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Prim (YC S13) Does Your Laundry. Pickup, Wash, Fold, Delivery, Awesome

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Re: Prim (YC S13) Does Your Laundry. Pickup, Wash, Fold, Delivery, Awesome

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Post by nknighthb »

anigbrowl wrote: post #127
jmduke wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Let's say I'm an entry-level freelancer who bills out at $100/hr. It's 5PM on a Wednesday. I need to do the laundry because I have a client meeting tomorrow and they usually look at me funny when I wear crumpled tee shirts that smell kinda funky. I could do one of two things: 1. Work for an hour, generating $100, and spend 20% of that getting someone else to do my laundry. (Plus, I get to drink beer when I'm working…

Dude, it doesn't take an hour to do the laundry, that's like arguing that you could pay someone to wash you at your desk instead of taking a shower. For a single guy (which means probably everything is cotton and colorfast) it's maybe 10 minutes because nobody expects you to actually iron anything. For women (who actually think about their clothes and whose clothes are more complicated in terms of mixed fabrics, spec…

> it doesn't take an hour to do the laundry

Context switches are expensive. Moreso for some of us than others. Laundry can easily kill an hour of my productivity.

Re: Prim (YC S13) Does Your Laundry. Pickup, Wash, Fold, Delivery, Awesome

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Post by cbhl »

prodigal_erik wrote: post #98
cbhl wrote: post #25

I'm confused. Purple Tie does laundry at $1.69/lb (10 lb minimum, so $16.90 minimum) and also does pick-up at home. How is this better?

Purple Tie doesn't have 24-hour turnaround and doesn't serve my office every day. It's not that hard to make sure I send an order while I still have several days' worth of clothes left, though.

I find this confusing. Do brick-and-mortar laundromats typically have <24hr turnarounds?

Re: Prim (YC S13) Does Your Laundry. Pickup, Wash, Fold, Delivery, Awesome

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Post by philwelch »

foobarbazqux wrote: post #203
philwelch wrote: post #122

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They do have laundry robots, they just sit on the floor and you turn dials to configure them and dump your laundry into them.

I think you probably missed what I said higher up. > I'm thinking of a third robot that interacts with our existing and totally fabulous washing machine and dryer robots instead of a human.

I think you probably missed the wry ironic subtext in my comment. How fucking entitled are we as people that it isn't enough to have machines take care of the hard part of laundry, they have to do the easy part, too?

Re: Prim (YC S13) Does Your Laundry. Pickup, Wash, Fold, Delivery, Awesome

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Post by foobarbazqux »

philwelch wrote: post #213
foobarbazqux wrote: post #203

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think you probably missed what I said higher up. > I'm thinking of a third robot that interacts with our existing and totally fabulous washing machine and dryer robots instead of a human.

I think you probably missed the wry ironic subtext in my comment. How fucking entitled are we as people that it isn't enough to have machines take care of the hard part of laundry, they have to do the easy part, too?

Oh. Yep, I basically agree with you.

Re: Prim (YC S13) Does Your Laundry. Pickup, Wash, Fold, Delivery, Awesome

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Post by prodigal_erik »

cbhl wrote: post #212
prodigal_erik wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Purple Tie doesn't have 24-hour turnaround and doesn't serve my office every day. It's not that hard to make sure I send an order while I still have several days' worth of clothes left, though.

I find this confusing. Do brick-and-mortar laundromats typically have <24hr turnarounds?

I have the impression it isn't common, though I've seen a few signs with offers like "in by 9, out by 5". https://getprim.com/FAQ#return says they commit to two days but their average return time is next day.

Re: Prim (YC S13) Does Your Laundry. Pickup, Wash, Fold, Delivery, Awesome

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Post by nilkn »

jmduke wrote: post #76
nudetayne wrote: post #71

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I'm sure it'll make money since it's exploiting the lazy. The folding is a nice touch, but it's essentially useless since it puts unwanted creases and wrinkles in clothes. They aren't following tag instructions, either. Based on this, here are the steps that are actually useful: 1. Separate white clothing from non-white clothing. 2. Place white clothing in washer and add soap. 3. Place white clothing in dryer. 4. Pla…

Let's say I'm an entry-level freelancer who bills out at $100/hr. It's 5PM on a Wednesday. I need to do the laundry because I have a client meeting tomorrow and they usually look at me funny when I wear crumpled tee shirts that smell kinda funky. I could do one of two things: 1. Work for an hour, generating $100, and spend 20% of that getting someone else to do my laundry. (Plus, I get to drink beer when I'm working…

If you have your own washer/dryer, you could also just spend a few minutes doing the laundry while you still work or play or do whatever you want.

Also, there's more to life than money, although I understand how one could become obsessed with it if people making $100+/hour can't afford a place with their own washer/dryer in-unit.

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