SELF-SERVICE LAUNDRY

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A 'self-service laundry' is a facility where clothes are washed and dried. They are known in the UK as 'launderettes' or 'laundrettes' - and in the USA as 'laundromats' (from the genericized trademark of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation). Facilities which have staff to wash the clothing are sometimes referred to as 'fluff-n-fold' or 'drop-off' services.

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Staffed laundries

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Staffed laundries

Some laundries employ staff to provide service for the customers. Minimal service centres may simply provide an attendant behind a counter to provide change, sell washing powder, and watch unattended machines for potential theft of clothing. Others allow customers to drop off clothing for staff members to sort and put the loads through the machines (termed "service washes" in Britain and Ireland).

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★ Laundry

★ Fulling, an ancient method of cleaning wool and cloth