A laundromat can be an excellent investment for a savvy entrepreneur. You must spend money to make money, however, especially if you want a competitive laundromat in the modern marketplace. What laundromat supplies should you be factoring into your budget?
How to Use a Laundromat Like a Pro
As a laundromat owner or manager, you want your customers to be completely satisfied with your products and services. While many of them have likely been using laundromats for years and understand how they work (they might even have their own personal preferences in the process – such as a favorite fabric softener or a …
How Much Does a Laundromat Make?
When you’re creating a budget for your laundromat, you need the financial facts that will help it work for your business. If you’ve never done it before, you might be wondering how to find those facts. For example, how much does a laundromat make, and how can you use that information in your business planning?
Laundry Symbols Explained
Have you ever noticed those little symbols on the back of your clothing tags? Believe it or not, those tiny pictures are actually meant to help you take better care of your clothes. If you’ve ever needed laundry symbols explained, this post is for you.
10 Laundromat Rules
Like any public space, the laundromat is full of unspoken social contracts. As a laundromat owner, things like judicious machine use and trash disposal might seem like no-brainers – still, some customers need reminders. If you want to keep your laundromat clean, harmonious, and conflict-free, check out our 10 laundromat rules for owners and customers.
Where Does the Dirt Go in a Washing Machine?
After a long week of camping and hiking, you come home and throw your clothes in the washing machine: pants speckled with mud, shirts that reek of BO, sweat-stained socks with a layer of dirt at the ankle, and a hoodie with a splotch of dry peanut butter on the arm. An hour later, at …
How Long to Dry Clothes at the Laundromat
So you’ve just washed a load of laundry at the laundromat and rolled it over to the dryer. You throw your wet clothes into the drum and begin inserting quarters, but you realize you don’t know how long your clothes need to stay in the dryer in order to become fully dry. You don’t want …
Is it Safe to Leave Clothes Alone at a Laundromat?
For newcomers, laundromats can present a somewhat confusing set of unspoken rules. Do you tip the attendant? Can you bring a snack? Maybe most importantly, is it safe to leave clothes alone at a laundromat? Typically, leaving your clothes unattended at the laundromat is frowned upon. Find out why you may need to keep a …
When Are Laundromats the Busiest?
Whether you’re visiting a laundromat for the first time, you’re trying to improve your weekly laundry experience, or you’re considering buying a laundromat, it’s helpful to know when laundromats are most likely to be packed to the brim. If you’re a customer, this will let you know which times and days of the week to …
How to Attract Cost-Conscious Customers
As the owner of a small business, you’re always focused on the bottom line. Where can you save money? How can you boost your revenue? Is it time to raise your prices? Laundromat owners provide an indispensable service but because many laundromats offer nearly identical services, consumers often choose which laundromat to frequent based on …
