Grey is the New Black
Posted by Stuart at 10:42 PM on June 01, 2003Unfortunately, my new apartment doesn't have laundry facilities. When I first moved in, my friend Nui helped me find a local laundry place on the other side of the klong from my building. They charged me 600 baht (US$14.40) for 60 pieces. They even offered to pick it up and return it to my apartment once a week.
Not a bad deal, I thought, but the very first load contained a pair of black pants that came back a few shades lighter. I don't know if the detergent was too strong or the washer was too rough. In any case, I wasn't happy.
Last week I washed my 60th piece and Nui and I went back out to find a new place to do laundry. We found one fairly quickly just down the soi from the first. The deal was similar: 130 peices for 1200 baht, plus delivery. We'll see what the quality is like next week...
