I live in an apartment complex. I did a load of all my towels and jeans last night and then had to go to the hospital with a friend. The clothes stayed there all night and when I went to get them this morning, they were gone. Now I have no jeans :( Also, I've noticed when I've paid money to put my clothes in the dryer, someone will come behind me, open the dryer to see if it's empty, close it, and then not restart it, thus wasting my time (hoping for dry laundry) and my money I used to start the dryer. Shouldn't there be laundry room etiquette?
2006-07-22 13:02:47 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Nelson, I didn't intend to leave them there all night. Got a call from a friend I had to go watch her kid cuz she was going to the emergency room. I didn't think she'd be gone all night, when I finally got back home, it was the next morning and the clothes were gone. I mean it wasn't like a laundromat, but my own apartment complex. How rude.
2006-07-22 13:09:27 · update #1
There is laundry room etiquette, but many don't know about it. If you have a printer, type a list of etiquette tips, put it in large, bold font, and tape it to the wall of the laundry room. Be certain that everything is spelled correctly and is grammatically proper, and above all, be polite. What those people that live in your building is wrong. Oh - make sure you save the document to your hard drive, because you will probably have to reprint it from time to time, as vandals will take it down or scribble on it. Good luck, bohemianboi!
Let me add - the poster above me mentioned that clothes can be removed if the owner hasn't returned within 5 minutes. I won't quibble on the grace period, as that varies from person to person, but if you make the sign, you could include something like this:
"If the owner of the clothes in the drier you wish to use hasn't returned within 5 or 10 minutes of the end of the drying cycle, you may remove clothes from the drier with care. Please treat them as if they belonged to your best friend, and eventually others will do the same for your clothes."
2006-07-22 13:08:38 · answer #1 · answered by Iamnotarobot (former believer) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there should be laundry room etiquette. When I lived in a complex in New Mexico. We could leave our stuff in the washer and if we have to leave for a moment we would leave an envelope with the coins for the dryer and people would move our clothes around for drying and folding. It was a community and it was a good community where everyone respected each other. In your community it seems that no one respects anyone else. I think your best bet is to sit there with something to do and guard your stuff. Report the theft to the manager maybe he/she can help you retrieve your items. If you have to leave, take your stuff with you. If you have a lot to do. Take over as many of the machines as you can so you can do it all at once.
2006-07-22 13:21:51 · answer #2 · answered by mom of girls 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree there should be. But I rarely find it so instead of using the machines at my apartment I drive to a laundromat that is clean and friendly and read while my wash is going and read while the dryer is running and I always get to leave with my clothes and a smile on my face. It takes about 90 minutes to do this, but in the long run I've found it worth it...and I'm catching up on my reading.
2006-07-22 13:08:09 · answer #3 · answered by J Somethingorother 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, stealing all your clothes goes beyond etiquette, that's just wrong. I don't suppose there's any way to find out who stole them? Ask other people and see if they saw anything. But if people can't see that the dryer is going, they're just stupid. Maybe you need to go down there and camp out. Take a book, your cell phone and find something to do while you're watching your clothes, since you obviously can't trust the other people who use that laundry room.
2006-07-22 13:10:06 · answer #4 · answered by Tim 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are there when your washer or dryer stops and remove clothes so other people can use the machines. If the machine has stopped and the owner of the clothes isn't there or shows up within 5 minutes of machine stopping, clothes can be removed.
If a machine is running you do not touch it.
Remove lint from the dryer filters.
2006-07-22 13:08:11 · answer #5 · answered by older woman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would not do my laundry there any more. Wait till you can take time and go to a Laundromat and do you laundry a lot faster with larger machines and more of them also the tables to fold them on. If you don't have time to do your laundry then you can drop them off and for a fee the Laundromat attendants will do them for you.
2006-07-22 13:10:46 · answer #6 · answered by G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but you shouldn't have left your clothes in all night. That is no excuse for someone stealing them though, and it is certainly very rude for someone to turn off your dryer and not restart it.
2006-07-22 13:06:39 · answer #7 · answered by Nelson_DeVon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ugh! that is terrible!
I have had that happen, actually. I went to the store to get change, (changer was broken) and came back and they were gone. I watch my stuff like a hawk now.
2006-07-22 13:46:12 · answer #8 · answered by Hippie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just don't sniff the panties of others. That's creepy. Etiquette isn't really required, just common sense. Sorry you live with idiots that don't have any!
2006-07-22 13:07:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
pay a friend to wash & dry or something. i would hate to catch em.
2006-07-22 13:09:02 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋