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My tenants would run whole loads for a single pair of socks if there was no per-load cost. The charge is a barrier to waste. I hate counting quarters, though...
by kanadik 15y ago
My tenants would run whole loads for a single pair of socks if there was no per-load cost. The charge is a barrier to waste. I hate counting quarters, though... I'd welcome a better payment system.
- dalke 15y agoAn alternate system is to pre-book the time. There are a number of ways to work out the mechanics, but the simplest is a piece of paper with time slots for the month. You write your name in the time slot, and can wash during that time. (Better is if the dryer reservation is one hour delayed from the washer reservation.) It can be that someone frequently over-reserves wash periods. Here's a picture of a more complicated solution involving physical locks http://askersundsflickan.blogg.se/images/2011/dsc05064_133236936.jpg http://askersundsflickan.blogg.se/images/2011/dsc05064_13323... . You can only reserve a time with a lock, and you only have one lock. I have a friend who moved to Switzerland. He says that in his building your laundry times are pre-booked for the entire year. Don't miss your wash day!
- kanadik 15y agoActually yeah I did see this done in Sweden as well but didn't think of it before. I think it creates a sense of 'shared limited resource' which IMO is more widely understood in Europe than NA. An app for managing access to community/shared resources? Meeting rooms, ice rinks, laundry, coop cars, ??