Fair Oaks Laundromat

BUYER BEWARE: Wish I didnt come here. These crap machines do NOT rinse your clothes. At $ 1.75 for their smallest machine, you have to rinse out your clothes manually because these ripoff machines spin cycle. Then, their incredibly overpriced dryers barely heat up enough to even warm your clothes. There is NO attendant. Instead there is a sign with a number to call in case you need a refund. However, the number is disconnected. None of the adjacent businesses have a phone number for the owner. So, I paid almost $ 10 for 2 loads of almost soaking wet clothes and no way to get a refund.

This is the worst place I ever been too, a machine took $ 2.75 from me all 50% of the machines are broken with out of order signs. I literally spent $ 10 bucks and my cloths are still wet, because the dryer barely works.

FUCKEN RIPOFF!!!
this is straight out stealing, defective machines that aren’t labeled broken, so they still takr ur. money with no refund, it stinks in here, and no one to complain to,

It’s sad to kno that this is even open in such a great neighborhood. No wifi no complaint phone line no radio not all machines work out of 30 washers 15 do not work properly u had to spend $ 4.50 to just wash one load felling very disappointed and cheated

This place is terrible. Change machines don’t work very well, dryer ate my quarters, disgusting bathroom smelled like a human litter box. The «out of order» sign was a paper towel wrapped around the handle of a dryer with «no work» written on it in pen. I will never go back unless I’m desperate. The only somewhat good thing about this place is that it’s open ²⁴⁄₇.

The place is so dirty. Someone took a big poop and folks have not cleaned it up. Unreal

Oh my. I pride myself on being a love-​positive Unilocaler. But sometimes a sister’s gotta sing. I’m singin here because this place is not only terrible technically, meaning their machines are ancient and awful. But this laundromat is also dirty and creepy. Truly awful machines. And isn’t that what doing laundry is all about? Putting money into machines that are supposed to make something good happen, right? I promise you. Nothing good is happening in this ancient joint. Get a scoop of ice cream at the 31 Flavors and then go find a nice laundromat. Like, maybe the other SoPas laundromat on Mission across from the Trader Joe’s.

I come here often for its 24 hour convenience but every time I come here I encounter some issues.
It’s dirty and poorly maintained.
I have to take chances with the washers and dryers as most are not labeled «out of order» and I have lost a good amount of money in these machines.
Some flood and don’t wash at all which gives me 3 options 1. Leave and wash else where 2. Dry them even though they’re dirty still and save the time I wasted 3. Spend more money to wash again.
Some machines give different times of wash and dry for what you pay. An example would be one dryer giving 12 minutes for a quarter and another dryer giving 8 minutes for a quarter.
The quarter machine is also an issue with its lack of taking cash for change.
This is a big headache cause if you need to dry again due to a dryer lacking capability, you kind of out of luck. I tried to get quarters from the business just next door but they have had enough with assisting the laundry mat.

I think theyre running a scam with the spin cycle. Your clothes is left completely wet the load finishes.
I think its their way of making people put more coins in the dryer.
This place has ancient machines and its pretty dirty in there
Gross place.

I guess this is the last time we will come here our washer broke down and ive known this place since 2000 but was very disappointed just like the others Sorry but we have to be honest. I hope they get this place in at least ok condition this is 2 thumbs down. I will pray for the owner to fix n update the machines God bless you sir!!!

I have been coming here off and on for the last 2 ½ years. The main reason is that it is conveniently located within 10 minutes of my apartment and that it is open 24 hours.
Some facts:
It is one of the worst kept laundromats in the area and if you don’t properly feed the machine or push the quarters with a little «zest» it will eat it.
They have both front and top loading washers. I do believe top loading washers do a better job of cleaning, though they use more water.
The people that lurk around the laundromat past 10pm are normally sketchy.
Sometimes homeless people sleep on their seating at the later hours.
During weekday day time hours there isn’t competition for washers/​dryers.
The heat settings on the dryers aren’t exactly accurate, so check your clothing.
Why go?
24 hour laundromat. Sometimes I just don’t have time during «normal hours» to get laundry done and I know you don’t either.
There is a Winchells and Starbucks next door. The Winchells is open late as well.
They have one video game machine that may or may not be working.

Piece of SHIT place!
Washers:
half dont work.
The other half leave bad smells.
Dryers don’t dry!
NO ONE CLEANS THIS PLACE.
The seats are a death trap.
Fuck this place!
I came here for the convenience.
Im going back to MISSION/​SAN GABRIEL.
Their shit works!
PS. You owe me $ 5.50… 2 washers took my cash.
PPS. You owe me $ 20.00 for the non-​wash and $ 50 for my wasted time…

This place needs a bit of a facelift and some TLC. A lot of the machines are out of service and definitely should be replaced. Small loads are $ 1.75 and larger loads are $ 2.25. Dryers are $ 0.25÷10 min and if you need laundry detergent (powder only) it’ll cost you $ 1.00. Not the cleanest place to bring your stuff but it’s the only laundromat in South Pasadena.

This place is horrible. The machines here have eaten at least $ 5 of my quarters. Most of the dryers are broken, but the problem is, you don’t KNOW that until you put money in, because most of the broken machines have no signs on them, and there is NOBODY there managing the place, ever. DO NOT GO HERE and waste your money. The one time the machines didn’t eat my quarters, the washer I was using QUIT BEFORE THE SPIN CYCLE, leaving a full load of laundry sopping wet, dripping water everywhere as I lugged my soupy clothes to another machine. I went here 3 times. I will not be back.
It’s a shame, because it is located in a nice shopping plaza with Starbucks, Osh, Baskin Robbins, etc. South Pas is such a nice town, it deserves a better laundromat than this. If someone with capital was smart they would open up a clean, maintained, non-​brokeass laundromat on Fair Oaks, so as to expedite the death of this place.

My girlfriend and I had 15 loads of laundry to do, so decided to go the laundromat route. I wish we had checked this places reviews first.
The place looks like it was built in the 60’s /​70’s and barely maintained since. It’s dirty, many of the machines were out of order and there were gnats everywhere. Will not return!

STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE. DON“T WASTE YOUR TIME!
We just moved into the Raymond hill area last October 2014. My boyfriend woke up early one Saturday to wash clothes here one day. He came home quickly, stating the place was filthy and he said everything was cigarette stain yellow. And, he felt his dirty clothes was cleaner than this place. I thought I go and check out the place myself this morning.
So, I went in and I saw this middle-​aged man looking at me as I went over to the change machines. I was staring at them to see if they worked. I was concerned they might not, they were so outdated. The rude man/​owner stated:” Our machines are down today and anyways they are only for the laundromat customers.” I was stunned at his rudeness and I don’t deserve to spoken to that way. He just lost another potential customer. I just immediately left and stated, «Ok, thank you» and walked out.

Had an emergency «dryer» need past midnight, always passed by this place as I frequent the Starbucks and OSH in the same area so I knew the 24 hour laundry existed here.
So this was the first time I used it and was just going to pop in there when I decided to read Unilocal and saw all these 1-​star and 2-​star reviews.
So my review is 2 stars which in Unilocal terms means «Meh. I’ve experienced better» (although I could have put 3 stars «A-​OK» also and you’ll see why)
A few comments/​responses to other reviews:
DIRTINESS?
It wasn’t THAT dirty: Granted, I haven’t used public laundry for at least 5 or 6 years so maybe I’m not up to date on how today’s laundromats are supposed to look. I didn’t think it was THAT bad. Granted I wouldn’t want my clean laundry to drop on the floor.
OLD MACHINES?
Yes the washers and dryers all look very old, but if they work, nothing wrong with that and some would say a lot of stuff built earlier seems to work longer.
BROKEN DOWN MACHINES?
Then came the test, do these actually work? My wife actually has been here and she witnessed a lady feeding a machine quarters in a dryer and starting it. And then realizing 5 minutes in that the dryer was not generating heat. So my wife warned me and said «just put a quarter in, let it run a few minutes, and then if you feel heat you know it’s working». This is what I did, and I felt the door and the heat was working so I put more quarters in to finish my cycle
WOULD I USE THIS PLACE AGAIN? Yes in an emergency situation — this is very very close to our house and it is open 24 hours. Outside of that situation, likely not.
WHY 2 STARS:
So my experience really lends to a 3-​star review «A-​OK», I had no problems in my sample size of one emergency dryer situation. I am putting it as 2-​stars based on what my wife told me. I don’t usually let hearsay influence my Unilocal reviews but in this case I 100% trust the source of my wife :) :) (what a good hubby right?) and so I include what she said in my review

When my husband & I first got married we would come here on a random Friday night at midnight to do our laundry. Thankfully we eventually got a washer & dryer so we haven’t been back in years…
We recently came back to wash our giant comforter & to reminisce. Let me tell you, I don’t remember this place being so damn gross. It’s filthy and not kept up. The only draws are that it’s open 24 hour and there’s a Winchelle’s & a bar next door. The machines are old AF and still take quarters and the dryers seem to need a grip of coins to actually dry your stuff. I’d say avoid this place unless it’s a mega emergency.

1 star cuz the place is open. That’s it.
It’s filthy, more broken than working machines… even the change machine says «out of order»! Someone else please open a 24 HR laundry place so this one goes away or someone starts to care to clean it.

I’ve lost a lot of money here but it’s really close to my house, so…
Don’t ever use the restroom… EVER