If you live in an apartment, chances are you don’t have in-unit laundry facilities. I have to lug my clothes to the laundromat every couple of weeks to do a load —between washing, drying, folding (and trying not to shrink my clothes) it can certainly be a chore.
Some buildings have a laundry room in the basement, but having to carry your washing down every time you need to use it is equally as inconvenient. And then there’s making sure you have the correct number of quarters to both wash and dry.
