Washing clothes at the University of Warwick

Not much to explain here, just some hard information for you.

There are several launderetes around campus. The ones I know are the one at in the Lakeside 4 building (pictured below) and the one behind the students' union next to the mail room. There are others, of course.

The first thing you'll need is soap or detergent. You will have to buy this at Costcutter or Tesco, there is none available at the launderetes.
Then you will need coins. Washing is 2 pounds, drying is one pound and you might need an extra 20 pence.
A big bag. You'll need it to carry your clothes and people usually use the green recycling bag you get in your rooms.

The washing machines are big and strong. That means that you can collect clothes for a long period of time and wash ever 2 or 3 weeks only. Or you can share the washer with a colleague. As written before, it costs 2 pounds per washing and an extra 20 pence for a longer cycle. Not sure if those extra 20 pence do any good. It takes around 50 minutes to wash your clothes.

Then you have to dry them. For 1 pound you do that. Follow the instructions on the wall and transfer your clothes from the washer to the dryer. it works pretty well without creasing the clothes too much. It also takes around 50 minutes.

Go during the week during the day, you won't have a problem in finding available machines. On weekends you might have to wait until somebody's clothes are ready to use the machine. Then, if they are not there to free up the machine, be merciless: get their clothes out, store them somewhere, put yours in and go continue studying OB.

You will find chairs for the wait and even a Coca-Cola vending machine.
So, remember:

• Coins in the correct amount: (2 pounds + 1 pound + 20 pence).
• Detergent
• Good planning ;-)

BTW, good place to meet that cute girl from the opposite flat...