When is your laundry day?

Mine is actually on Saturdays, like most people I suppose. But the bigger question is: who does your laundry? We did say we wanted to be independent, right? I know, I know, it's cheaper getting your laundry done in your parent's house and simply picking it up the following weekend when you go home again.

If you're like me, a guy, who doesn't have a clue how to use a washing machine - then you go to a laundromat. And you'll find a lot of them where you stay. If you live in a condo or an apartment building, there's bound to be one in the ground level. But it's always good to scout for the next best laundromat in the area, right? Now why shouldn't I stick with the nearest one, you may ask. Because not all of them are that good. They may be cheap, but your sock may lose its twin if you're not too careful. And you don't want them to lose that lucky shirt you always wear on a first date either.

Some laundromats can finish your laundry in less than 24 hours, provided you give them an extra fee. I don't mind getting my clothes after two days, though - I just make sure that I have enough clothes to last me for another week or so. Having said that, you might want to just buy a new wardrobe altogether.

Anyway, back on-topic. I've been going to this laundromat in Salcedo Village for years and it was located at the ground floor of the former Blanco Apartments. Sad to say, they left when the apartments were going under construction and I haven't the slightest idea where they're located. And when I moved from Makati to Mandaluyong, I had to find a new laundromat as well. I remember this one incident where I snuck my iPod Shuffle into the front pocket of my jeans and they returned it when I came to pick up my clothes. It happened again of course (these devices are just way too damn small!) and they returned it to me again. It's hard to find that kind of trust from other people and finding a new laundry place was just as difficult.

There's a laundry place inside Dansalan Gardens, but they're always a day late and my clothes still smell like me on an afternoon under the sun playing football. Not good. So, I went around and found Lavandera Mo (really, they're another company of Lavandera Ko). The girls who run the place are nice and you really want to be nice to them as well since they do your dirty laundry. Some laundromats are merely stations where you can drop-off or pick-up your clothes, because they send it to a factory where your stuff goes through some heavy-duty cleaning and pressing, but the Lavandera Mo girls do your clothes right inside the shop.

They have one parking space reserved for their clients, so you can have the luxury of picking-up your clothes without having to worry about your car getting towed (happened to me once when I was dropping off my laundry, when I got to my car it was already being towed away - especially if you're in Makati). Anyway, this post isn't really about my laundromat, but it's how you find yours. If you have to run a test, why don't you drop 3 kilos worth of clothes in two laundromat shops, find out who gives you a better service or who can even deliver to your place. You have to remember that you're not simply dropping off dirty laundry but these clothes are part of who you are and you really have to find people you can trust to keep your secrets secret. Ha ha.