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Since I moved to a place where the nearest laundromat is 2 blocks uphiilll and pricey ($5/load), I admittedly did take a quick look into Washio, but noticed there was a minimum order of $20. It was a luxury service, or a good for fresh graduates who believe too much in the "your time is money" mantra.

If you want another "wtf, do we need this" service, check out TrashDay.co, saving us the indignity of taking out our own trash.

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> If you want another "wtf, do we need this" service, check out TrashDay.co, saving us the indignity of taking out our own trash.

One more startup that makes the statement "assisted living for the young" that much more true about SF.

Wow. Who funded that?

...saving us the indignity of taking out our own trash.

It seems possible that this inconvenience is mostly caused by municipal garbage monopolies? I can haul my own bins, but contracting for trash service in monopoly areas has consistently been more trouble than doing so out in the countryside.

My laundromat has free pickup and drop-off. It has a minimum order of $20, too...but that's at eighty cents a pound, so it's a lot of laundry. I just bought more clothes and let it build up a little longer.

Yeah, if I could get a couple roommates/neighbors in on it, the $20 minimum can easily be met. I don't remember the price/pound of Washio, but it was probably higher than 80 cents.

Also, I hope you're still washing your clothes semi-frequently, or at least your workout clothes.

I moved to a place with a basement washer/dryer.

Ah you're one of the lucky ones.

It's a lot easier to be "lucky"--and this applies to life, not just a few normally-cheap creature comforts--when you live in places that aren't...how do I put it...gross.

The next competitive advantage for hiring is going to be "doesn't force you to live in the bowels of San Francisco or New York".

If you really don't want to take your trash out, you can pay Recology (who does pickup in SF) to get your cans out (usually from a locked garage). Though that might only be for apartment buildings...

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