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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Isabella Lee

Australian cities are awash with luxury laundromats: ‘They’re popping up left, right and centre’

Reporter Isabella reaches into a basket of clothing at a laundromat.
Guardian Australia reporter Isabella Lee scopes out the ‘white, light and bright’ Tumble Club in Waterloo, Sydney. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

Travelling down any main street in urban Australia today, you may notice a sea of neon signs. These white, light and bright shopfronts are the new laundromats.

No longer dingy and sad, today’s laundromats have cleaned up their image. They are now “lounges” or “clubs” that offer a “luxurious” laundry experience that promises to make the sisyphean task of laundry enjoyable.

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