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Re: Looking for advice on buying a clothes dryer

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From: David Clayton
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:29
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On Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:31:26 +0000, Mags wrote:

> 
> "Jonathan Wilson" <jfwfreo@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message
.......
>> If you can show me how to dry a full weeks worth of washing (5-6 pairs
>> of jeans, matching shirts, jumpers, underpants, socks) in a single day
>> when its raining outside (and really cold with lots of moisture in the
>> air) using a drying rack small enough to fit into a tiny 1-bedroom
>> apartment (with almost no available floor space), then I will go that
>> option.
>>
>> But since its not possible to do that (unless some magic device that I
>> havent heard about exists), a clothes dryer is the only suitable option.
> 
> Would it be an option to use a laundrette?  Have used that service many
> times when trying to dry big bulky items during rainy season.  Might even
> be cheaper too!

I used to do the big "full week's" worth of washing at a laundrette and
pay heaps feeding the washing machines and dryers.

Guess what, after buying an efficient front-loading washing machine - that
does a good job of spin-drying - I can now do 2 or 3 smaller loads each
week and dry them overnight (and it might take 50% longer in the middle of
winter - big deal) without needing a clothes dryer. The pay back for
buying and operating the washing machine was about 4 years, the rest after
that is pure savings.

If people want to remain brainwashed and insist on needing a dryer because
they can't see other ways of doing things then fine, it's their money they
are throwing away.

-- 
Regards, David.

David Clayton
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Knowledge is a measure of how many answers you have, intelligence is a
measure of how many questions you have.
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