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Laundries/laundromats are still a thing? I would have guessed they were a dying industry.
by NeoTar 4y ago
Laundries/laundromats are still a thing? I would have guessed they were a dying industry.
- toomuchtodo 4y ago$5B market in the US alone. Dry cleaning is on its way out, but lots of folks still without laundry facilities at home or where they rent.
- gregsadetsky 4y agoFascinating, didn’t know about dry cleaning. Found this article: https://www.npr.org/2021/03/31/982953808/coronavirus-pandemic-upends-the-dry-cleaning-industry https://www.npr.org/2021/03/31/982953808/coronavirus-pandemi...
- Overtonwindow 4y agoI thought the same thing until I had to wash a large comforter. I am very close to a major American city, is still in the suburbs. I went to my local laundromat and it was packed, with big screen TVs, free Wi-Fi, and vending machines. It was a pleasant experience!