Post your Laundromat Pictures

[cointech]

(anything inappropriate will be taken down)
show us your pictures of your laundromats, and your opperations, or yourself.
give it a try, we did:

jon hard at work...

[geoffryd]

Here's one on Grand Opening day..

[cointech]

1. Type your post as normal.
2. Click on the "Choose" box that's in the table labled "Attach file:"
3. Pick out a valid format of picture from your harddrive (gif, jpg, jpeg, png)
4. Submit your post.

[Kitty]

mat #3

[Kitty]

Mat #1 Number 2 isn't worth seeing.......:)

[Duane]

Only can do one file at a time.......

200 x 200 is small.

From my Web Camera

[Duane]

Another view.... From my camera system.

[Duane]

Last one......

[buddy]

Here is the view from other side of the MAT.

[IvQ]

Kitty,

What's that big box on the table in forefront of Mat # 1? Is it a suggestion box? (My eyeballs are aging, can't see what it says.)

[pete f]

my fire extingusier getting blown off by vandels..

[mike]

I must say I'm "blown away" by the quality of the larger pics in color.(from security cameras)

I guess it's time for me to join the 20th century, oops, 21st.

I guess I'll be looking to install a system.

[Kitty]

Ivy,

It was originally a suggestion box, however we never got any suggestions......so I made it into a free wash drawing box. I use this to determine where our customers are coming from. They must put their name and mailing address for a chance to win 10 bucks in quarters!

[IvQ]

I'm taking notes!
My future (soon, I hope) competition's free 19" TV promo's getting stale. Who wouldn't want a roll of quarters? Especially if they wind up back in your mat.

[Kitty]

coke man hit the building........1500.00 quote to fix

[Kitty]

the other view

[Kitty]

Customers loved the blue tops. The last of ours died a few years ago. Yours are still great looking!

[mike]

These pictures are great !

The pictures of Kitty's roof damage made me think about the great possibilities of pictures of parts, or any problem with venting or plumbing or whatever can be explained AND shown on the board !

Kitty,

Digital camera ? How many megapixel ?

[Kitty]

My new present to me!!! 399$ Kodak easyshare LS430, comes with docking station. EASSSSSSYYYYYYY!! 4.0 megapixels and 10x zoom

[geoffryd]

Pete,

What kind of camera system do you have? Your pics. look great

[pete f]

Geoff and mike, et all...
The first pic of the girls blowing the f'ext were a cam pic, I can give you the brand if you want. The second pic was my cheapo Intel camera (Sams, about $50)


Kirby.. my 2nd store was named Washing Well...for years
now Pete's Coin Laundry

[Kitty]

Kirby, your store had a significant outer make over, how did sales and revenue behave during the transition?

[Andy]

This is a picture of a cell phone I found jammed in my toilet trap, no amount of snaking or draino would dislodge this puppy.

[Andy]

What was your phone number?

The only problem was I didn't know what was in there until I pulled the toilet, but if she is willing to explore the trap next time she's got the job!

[Gary C]

I am going to give posting a pic a shot. The first two are before. The way I took posession of the building and the after shot is when I was done. It took me 7 weeks to do.

[Gary C]

I have sense added on to the mat and almost doubled it.

[Andy]

Gary, what was that facility used for in the past?

[Kitty]

All these store pics are great!!!!

[Gary C]

first it was a KFC then a bottle redemption then vacant for five years. It was a real mess when I took it over.

Gary

[CharlieS]

Gary - Love our Vision! Lots of people would not have seen the potential. Nice Job!

Charlie

[Gary C]

Thanks Charlie. I worked 18 hrs a day for 7 weeks no breaks to do it. I am proud of it.

[Kitty]

You should be Gary, kudos to you!

[Gary C]

P.S. at times I thought I must have been on drugs when I was doing it. An LSD vision maybe? :) However in the end it worked out well.

[Senior Sudsy]

picts

[Senior Sudsy]

more pics

[Senior Sudsy]

last one

[Kitty]

Not dumpy, he's got a good thing going and he offers good services.

A bright and new mat cannot capture expect to capture the market share in a market adequately served. Although my former employer offers a mat that is not at today's standards, he meets the customer expectations and provides excellent customer service. In the past few years competetion has come to his market all the while unable to gain market share......dumpy to some standards is dominant in the right location and market.

Markets that cannot consume their pies is not an area I want to bake more pies in........:) I'm still looking for the right location, I will find it.......

[JBTcajun]

If my comp. looked like those" dumps "I wouldn't be getting in business. You guys ain't seen a dump.

[Kitty]

LP2,

I worked hard for my former employer and I was proud of the mat and the services we provided. So, I am a slightly offended at your statement of his mats being 70's dumps. The pictures do not do justice but you are entitled to your inadequate assumption of his laundries.

Your assumption of providing a new and improved version of todays laundromats killing yesterdays version is not totally accurate. As we continue to discuss different market types, the new and improved version of laundries are popping up left and right, saturating markets and ineffective at gaining market share even though they are new. These new versions have the gleam and shine, but most lack in other areas, customer service being the biggest lack of talent. The seasoned veteran operator capitalizes on the inefficiencies of these new versions and are very capable of retaining their market share. The older stores should not be underestimated.

[Andy]

#1

[Andy]

#2

[Andy]

#3

[Kitty]

Nice mat Andy........are those Huebsch machines? What is your flooring? How old is the mat?

[Anonymous]

Andy great lookin mat. Is that wall paper or paint on your walls.
Thumbs uP!!!!!!

[fluffy]

I want to play this game! Not sure if my pics are small enough to post, but here goes...

[fluffy]

Oh well, guess you all miss out! I've tried three times and can't get this to work...I'm sure it's on my end (can't seem to get the files small enough...enough though they say they're small enough on my PC now).

I had a professional photographer take some photos of my mat, but all the files are over 3MB and I always have a hard time trying to edit them down, etc. Don't have any software for it other than MS Paint, which doesn't seem very robust.

[Kitty]

Email the pics to Jonathan........email the pics....do not send an attachment.

Send to:Pictures@Coinwash.com. He may be able to reduce them and post them for you.

[Anonymous]

Excuse me if I get exuberant with the pictures.... I'm in the process of attempting to build a little website and I have tons of pictures to choose from! Here's a few!

FYI We bought the place in Jan and have fun "spiffing and streamlining" We are fully attended and 1200 sq ft. It's been a great experience so far!

[Anonymous]

#2

[Anonymous]

#3

[Anonymous]

#4

[Kitty]

Very very nice......how do your rate your investment thus far? Good return?

[Anonymous]

#5

[Anonymous]

#6 That's it!! Bonnie

[Anonymous]

Hi Kitty,

I think you were talking to me!

We've had alot of learning experiences and alot of enjoyment so far. We're very happy with the investment and the productivity of such a little store. Biggest expense is emplyoyees though... someday we may be working it but for now we oversee it and go in periodically but have wonderful attendants that keep it clean and friendly.

[Andy]

thanks Laundrypro2000,

The bubbles and graphics on my walls are actually large decals. I have a buddy who owns a vinyl graphics shop, who did all the work. I have always wanted to go one further by painting bubbles on the floor as well, but that will probably never happen.

[pete f]

Hey, pics are great!
You got a permit for the FREE WASH CLUB sign?
And according to a CLA report, using plastic chairs (which you have out front) lead to lawsuits by very, very overweight people who sit in them and break them...hehehe welcome to laundry land.. seriously, your place looks great, I wonder were all the bounce sheets on the floor are though...If you are a sign guy I will be contacting you in a few months.

Andy, great pics, I want more of that big A## washer! Most of us do not have that type of iron.. really looks like a great store. Maybe we can have a 4 3/4 star program...without the fluff cost

[Jonathan]

Posted for Member

fluffy's

Laundromat

phoenix, arizona

[Kitty]

Pete, email to pictures@coinwash.com and we can reduce the size without losing too much.

[Jonathan]

Posted for Member

Pete F.

fixer upper

[pete f]

this building was permitted in 1956 as a "self service laundry and two rooms and bath apartment" cost $8500. 6 1/2 hp. washers, 6 1/3 hp dryers, according to the property card. It seems they added 3 dryers not long after. It is 1650 SQ ft, and the shower stall is still there, sort of..I think the doors are original, just open up every day and ready for business. It became a TV repair shop in 1965, then in early 70's a produce market. As you can see the original roof is shot. " diamond in the rough" or "money pit" we shall see....
It is in an area that is "blighted", so to speak...

Any historians want to guess as to what equipment might have been placed in 1956?? I see the washer drains, but can not figure were the dryers were put in yet..

[Anonymous]

sharp looking mat.

[coinman]

Outside pic

[coinman]

Inside pic

[coinman]

One More

[pete f]

Tbenno.. are those clothespins? Great idea!

My mat #2

[pete f]

another shot

[srhaz]

tbenno,
Those clothes pins are a great eye catcher. How the heck did you do that?
Whats your floor maint. routine - they look perfect!!
Great Job.

[coinman]

Thanks, about the clothes pins I was lucky! They were made out of gal. sheet metal back in the 70's. I got the mat in 86, I have just maintained them. They are like a local landmark "The Laundromat with the clothes pins". Thanks for the complement on the floors, that is a on going project. I know a great floor guy, I had him train one my attendants husbands. I bought a high speed floor buffer and a used floor scrubber. He comes in after hours twice a month, but it's real hard to keep the floors looking great. I feel the floors are the first thing the customer notices, if other floors look bad it reflects on the whole mat.

[Andy]

We wash diesel engine cylinder liners for DaimlerChrysler's heavy truck diesel engine manufacturing plant in Detroit. Sorry for the confusion, this machine is not for laundry but the point is the same washing principals apply. This washer belongs to my other business which is entirely seperate from the laundry. And yes it washes and drys with one press of a button.

[Anonymous]

Is that really a picture of Johnathan? Looks like Michael Moore.

[Coinwash]

Yes that's me.---NOT LOL ha ha

[Coinwash]

Post Pictures of your Laundromats
This part of the forum is for Pictures of your laundromat and its internal configuration. Anything posted in bad taste will result in getting you banned.

[DuboisLaundry]

will try several pictures I took today of the inside.
I'm quite happy with the new folding tables, but still have a lot of work to do to spiffy up everything and add showers.

then a few more of the outside.

[DuboisLaundry]

Here's a few from outside
theres the same or similar and some other ones.


Here are some more Pictures, Please Click here.;) (http://www.dteworld.com/~cbryant/laundromat)

[DuboisLaundry]

the expansion is occuring in the area immediately behind the buffalo skull as seen from outside, connected through these 2 doorways: boarded up behind the 2 tops, and with the door open. There are 3 showers almost finished, a place for 4 dryers, and room for 4 neptunes. The doors will be totally removed so that the 2 rooms are connected by 2 wide open archways. Each of the 3 shower/dressing area will still have its own door, of course.

[Sunflower]

Great folding tables! Perfect for you area (and mine). Can you come over and build me some???? ;) Did you make the skull entrance? Your place looks bright and clean! When does your tourist season start? Anna

[Coinwash]

Thank you Keep them coming

Coinwash.com Staff

[DuboisLaundry]

Thanks!
the pictures don't do it (in)justice. it actually is a bit grungy, but a lot cleaner than the driftwood, about 80 miles east - my "nearest" competitor excluding a few toploaders in some campgrounds.

I didn't make the tables. A cowboy/outfitter near here made them for me. The table tops used to be the "paneling" in the expansion area. I don't know where he got the legs. The previous owners made the buffalo skull. There used to be a giant Moose on top of the carwash, but they took it to their house just before we closed escrow.
Our seasons are as follows:

Winter - November into March
Mud - March into May
Tourism - May into September
Hunting - Late September into November

[Sunflower]

How many sq ft did you say your place is? (I wish we could take the dryers out of the middle of our building.) P.S. Here's that gem of a car wash I was tellin' you about!

[DuboisLaundry]

the laundromat is just over 1200 sq ft, with the expansion area being
about 450 sq ft. In my apartment the boiler room is about 130 sq ft and I didn't count it or the office as part of the laundromat.

that's a sad, sad carwash
probably prohibitively expensive to repair/rebuild.
Some of my customers use the vacuums without bothering to wash thier car. maybe replacing that carwash cabinet with a vaccum makes sense.

If the sump & drain for the carwash still work maybe ripping out the cabinet there and trying something else. Sometimes I drive by a laundromat with just a coin acceptor/ selector knob and boom mounted on the side of the building. I'm guessing their motor, pump, soap, etc is in the laundromat building. I'll try to check it out next time I'm in that area.

boom on the side of the building style might use your real estate better than that freestanding cabinet thing.

[Sunflower]

Yes, we are thinking of the boom idea. Keep your photos coming!

[Kitty]

Pictures are worth a 1000 words, please share your store with us...If you do not know how send Jonathan and email and we will be glad to teach you how!

[Von Hef]

We have owned this for about a year, and have invested much of the profits into "fixen" her up. The bathroom has been completely remodeled, new furniture, camera system, painting (still painting dryers). I have almost completed the automation project (doors, boiler, lights, etc...) and we will have porcelain on the floors in a few weeks. Been a long year, but rewarding :^)

[Boxer]

Very cool I noticed the editorial page too.

Who's the good looking Women;)

[DaveLevenson]

Saw this as I drove down the street, thought it might amuse this forum.

[Von Hef]

Is this yours...or is there an imposter in NJ? :)

[Sunflower]

Dave, Did you go in it? :)

[Kitty]

I think Dave made a funny... Dave darling did you computer generate this?

;)

No plans in the air for a mat for me these days... but I am always looking!

[DaveLevenson]

I think Dave made a funny... Dave darling did you computer generate this?

No, Kitty, no computer funny stuff here... just snapped the photo as I drove by, while stopped in traffic. Didn't have time to find parking and go inside. If anybody wants to check it out, the mat is in Somerville, NJ, on South Bridge Street, one block south of Veterans Memorial Drive.

[Coinwash]

LOL LOL Kitty we should sell them the logos our Art dept made ???

$$$$ lol LOl

Jonathan ;)

[epic02]

Pics of my mat

[epic02]

Parking lot

[Anonymous]

Oh my goodness, that damage is from the coke man?? Will he be paying the cost to repair?

The $10.00 in free quarters is a great idea. Do you mail them out?

James

[Anonymous]

Great looking pics of the mats everybody. I really enjoyed seeing them