There's no way to really ration dirty laundry. It's there every week, and it has to be done. It's not like you can stockpile your laundry and wait for prices to come down.
Coin laundries have an innate sense of community. People have a lot of time to talk while waiting for their laundry to get done. The best place to get a community perspective on current events is at the coin laundry.
Really what we're providing is a basic public health service. The fact of the matter is, dirty laundry has to be done. It's not something that can be rationed or put off until energy prices come down.
Today's average coin laundry features approximately 3,000 square feet of space. That's about 1,500 more square feet than 20 years ago. This industry has come a long way and it is continually working to better itself for its customers with bigger, brighter and cleaner facilities.