How to Do Laundry in a Dorm
Laundry is not always fun no matter where you are but a dorm can make it an even more unpleasant. All dorms are different when it comes to location of the laundry, some being on your floor or some in the basement. Look on the bright side if your laundry is in the basement at least you will get your exercise.
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Things You'll Need
- Bag, basket or hamper
- Laundry detergent
- Fabric softener
- Dryer sheets
- Quarters (if required)
Instructions
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Purchase a laundry bag, basket or hamper. You can easily drag a bag down the hall, carry a basket on your hip or a wheel hamper on wheels to the laundry room.
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Check with your dorm to see whether the machines take quarters or another form of payment. Washers and dryers often take quarters, but some colleges have you use your student ID instead.
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Bring laundry detergent, fabric softener and dryer sheets from off campus. Many dorms have dispensers to purchase these items from but it can get expensive.
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Decide on a day to do laundry once a week, so your laundry doesn't get overwhelming. You'll want to pick a time of day when the laundry is least busy. Watch the first few weeks of school and see if there's a pattern so you can choose both the day and the time to set aside for your laundry.
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Sort your dark and white clothes before you go to the laundry room. Have two laundry bags and separate them as you take them off to eliminate this step.
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Follow the directions on the machine on how to use them.
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Set a timer so you can keep track of when your laundry is done. Leave your basket next to the machine in case you are not back when the timer goes off, otherwise the next person may put your clean clothes on the floor. Alternately, you can just sit in the laundry room and study while your clothes are washing.
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Tips & Warnings
Whatever carrying item you choose can be used to bring the dirty clothes to the laundry room and the clean clothes back to your room. Something that allows you to carry folded clothes in works well.
Fold the clothes as you take them out of the dryer to reduce wrinkles.
Locate the nearest cleaners and take your clothes there, or find out if your school has a laundry service, if you just can't bear to do your own laundry.
