Henshaw Laundry

I’ve been an avid fan of this place since moving close to it, but today I noticed a loss of color/​discoloration on a light purple shirt. It turned the collar area and part of the shirt pink. I went in and it ended up being two woman yelling at me in broken English and one man sitting in the back saying he would try to fix it. The woman weren’t having it at all and said it was my fault, that I sprayed or put something on the shirt that caused it. When I explained none of my other shirts were like that and it wasn’t like that when it was dropped off, she explained that they are professionals and apparently this means they do not make mistakes. I remained calm and said «maybe you guys made a mistake» to which she said «no». $ 40 shirt, rendered useless, with no one (that should be) taking responsibility.
I’ll walk 10 minutes to another dry cleaner instead of the 40 seconds it takes me to walk here, no question about it.
Sorry buddy, you lost my business. I came here twice a week and spent nearly $ 80/​month on dry cleaning, but not anymore. Will take my money elsewhere.

Not particularly impressive. None of the coin or detergent machines work — you have to go to the convenience store two doors down to get either quarters or detergent. The machines are old, low-​efficiency, and not often cleaned. They’re pretty cheap, however.
No wifi, not even more than one or two old nailed-​to-​the-​wall chairs and dust EVERYWHERE — woe betide you if you drop a sock, you might as well throw it in for another wash cycle.
They will do your laundry for you for $ 0.85/lb but when they did my comforter they returned it to me still damp. The same day service is nice but the hours posted that they are open to take wash-​dry-​fold drop off seem (at best) a guideline — I’ve hauled my laundry over there a few times during those hours with the window locked and closed.

I have never actually brought my clothes here. However, I feel qualified to write a review anyway. I live a couple buildings down from this location, so I walk by it every day on my way home from the T stop. Yesterday I took a photo that documents why I will never take my clothes here. I’ve uploaded it here. Yep… they leave piles of laundry just sitting there on the sidewalk, exposed to dirt, insects, and weirdos walking down the street. This wasn’t an isolated incident, I see it about every other day. It was a few weeks before I decided to finally take a picture and Unilocal about it.

I was laughing so hard it was so bad. Machines were knocking. Some machines took forever to fill up. The hot water was luke warm. I agree that with the previous person. My clothes felt dirtier then when I brought them in. I ended up washing all my clothes again somewhere else. They need to clean up this place and upgrade their machines. Total hole.

I am noticing more things that they ruined from that time. I think it’s some sort of a toxic detergent because everything that they returned to me appears to have a starched feel to it! I dislike them so much!

Ugh… Fiilthy!
I went in to wash a comforter in one of the giant machines… I think it was absorbing more dirt from the second we walked in. The woman working was nice, but the place is filthy and looks like it was last cleaned in the 1970’s. Many machines are out of order, two were marked «cold water only», and it was just plain scary.

I wish I didn’t like to smell nice. Then I wouldn’t have to do laundry! For example, my brother went to the Bahamas for 3 months and took approximately 3 fresh water showers and probably never did his laundry (he only had 4 t-​shirts and 3 board shorts). «Showers cost like $ 5, man!»
I digress. Henshaw Laundry is the solution for all those who hate doing laundry but like being clean. They have self serve machines, or for just $ 0.80 a pound, the little asian lady will do your laundry for you. That’s right. They will wash, dry, and fold your laundry for you in just 24 hours. If you have stuff that can’t be dried, separate it out and they will hand it back to you wet (but folded).
I was skeptical. $ 0.80 a pound translates into how much total? Would they mess up my clothes? Would all my socks come back? On average, I spend about $ 22 each visit for about 4 to 5 regular loads of laundry. It probably costs me about $ 4 more than going to a laundromat. They do not mess up my clothes. All my socks do come back — MATCHED!
Henshaw Laundry is easily the best thing that happened to me in 2007, besides meeting my lovely boyfriend, going to Puerto Rico twice, going to Martha’s Vineyard, getting a bonus, buying new skiis, renting a ski house, eating a lot of good food,. ok. So it was easily one of the things that made 2007 great.
If you don’t have a lot of time or just hate laundry, try Henshaw Laundry (right next to Bluestone Bistro). Cash only, but worth every cent.