Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Somehow, over 60 years ago, I figured this all out by myself. I guess times have changed.

It is strange to be on dcum as an 80 year old.

Maybe. I find it fascinating. Like studying the beliefs and habits of an altogether different culture. I'm retired from practicing psychology, so it all kind of fits.

I predict that in 50 or 100 years dcum will be an invaluable primary source for study of early 21st century culture, history, etc.

Forever 21

OP does your child have any life skills at all?

My kid will not be attending an elite college but I am fairly certain they will figure out how to do their laundry.

Op, tell your DC that the laundry room is a good, low key way to meet potential dates.

There is laundry service and maid service in college. You just have to pay for it. Are you all living in the stone age? Peasants!!

You just download the app and it tells you when your laundry is finished. Parents are so out of the loop.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Somehow, over 60 years ago, I figured this all out by myself. I guess times have changed.

It is strange to be on dcum as an 80 year old.

Maybe. I find it fascinating. Like studying the beliefs and habits of an altogether different culture. I'm retired from practicing psychology, so it all kind of fits.

I predict that in 50 or 100 years dcum will be an invaluable primary source for study of early 21st century culture, history, etc.

DS is a junior. Has not had clothes stolen. Learned quickly not to leave stuff in the washer/dryer (clothes were taken out once and he never did that again - he was pissed that someone touched him clothes. Good lesson. ) He learned when the least busy times to do laundry were and does it then (NOT on the weekend..but between classes during the week.) The backpack hamper is great and he uses it to bring home dirty clothes when he comes home for the weekend.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Somehow, over 60 years ago, I figured this all out by myself. I guess times have changed.

It is strange to be on dcum as an 80 year old.

To the tune of Hotel California

Welcome to DCUM College
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
They're livin' it up at tDCUM College
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise)
Bring your alibis
Mirrors on the ceiling
The pink champagne on ice
And she said, "We are all just prisoners here
Of our own device"
And in the master's chambers
They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives
But they just can't kill the beast
Last thing I remember
I was running for the door
I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
"Relax, " said the night man
"We are programmed to receive
You can check out any time you like
But you can never leave"

Anonymous wrote:DC has a few questions about how laundry works in college dorms. Are there set times students can do laundry, or can they go whenever they want? How often do most students end up doing laundry? Are the laundry rooms usually crowded or hard to access?

Also wondering about theft — how common is it for clothes to get stolen or moved, and are there good ways to prevent problems? How long do clothes usually sit before someone removes them from a washer or dryer, and where do they typically get put afterward? Also, is it worth getting one of those rolling laundry carts or laundry backpacks?

DD's university offers a laundry service (for a fee, of course) - she drops off a bag once a week and her laundry is returned clean and folded. We offered this to her so she could use her time on studying and activities and it has worked very well.

Some drunk kid (in the very first week) threw up in one of the washers. My DS never did laundry in college. We were 30 minutes away and he was bringing/sending laundry home.

Anonymous wrote:Somehow, over 60 years ago, I figured this all out by myself. I guess times have changed.

It is strange to be on dcum as an 80 year old.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Somehow, over 60 years ago, I figured this all out by myself. I guess times have changed.

Did you use laundry washboards when you were in college eon years ago?

Actually the only things that have changed are the cost and use of credit cards. A basic life skill, kinda like taking a shower.

Anonymous wrote:Somehow, over 60 years ago, I figured this all out by myself. I guess times have changed.

Did you use laundry washboards when you were in college eon years ago?

Somehow, over 60 years ago, I figured this all out by myself. I guess times have changed.

Anonymous wrote:My son’s a junior now but I bought a laundry bag for him before his first year and they seem to be pretty common. I don’t think many students use rolling bags because laundry is not always on the same floor as their room.

This one is unavailable now but there are lots of similar styles.

https://a.co/d/02ZlvPGw

I had a bag that looked like this in the 90s. It worked great. No one ever stole laundry in the dorms but if it was left too long it would be taken out if someone needed the washer or dryer and dumped.

I also used this similar bag when I moved to a city after college. We stayed with our laundry at the laundry mat there because it could be stolen.