It's a huge thing for us. We really needed something that wasn't going to break down. It'll be more efficient to have commercial laundry facilities, too.
The beads become, very literally, something they can hold onto.
That's difficult when you've got to go to work the next day and you have only a couple of changes of clothes or when your kids go to school and you've got to make sure they have clean clothes. Having a laundry machine that works and is readily available is really important.