So I was doing laundry yesterday at the laundromat near my apartment. After throwing my clothes into the dryer, it came time to insert the quarters into the machine. I was thinking I'd only run the dryer for about 30 min. Looking at the label (pictured), I assumed it cost 25 cents for five minutes. I mean, the picture of the clock is clearly at the 5 minute mark and the price is right next to it. So I dropped 6 quarters, aka $1.50, into the machine. Wow, $1.50 for 30 min, that's expensive. After putting in the coins, I selected the middle temperature. And what happens? The machine is set to run for 1 hour. I overpaid, dammit. I wasted 75 cents. I could have bought a Twix with that. Not to mention all the wasted energy. All because of that label. I have an easy solution though, a sign that says $.25 for 10 min. Problem solved.
Haha wow man, I know I've done the same thing before. The thing is I've never seen a laundry machine like the one you encountered. I guess that laundry machines for mass use are all designed terribly. I usually find myself needing an extra 5 min of drying too, but never find a good way of just adding a few minutes. I usually just end up paying the full price for only like 10 min of drying. Bad design for the user, brilliant for the owners though...
ReplyDeleteYeah I agree.. They just want to take your money... They dont care if you overpay. I think they actually designed it like this so you DO overpay. More money for them!
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