I lived in Russia for 10 years (1998-2008) and I never once saw a coin-operated laundrymat/launderette.
If you think about it, it's pretty impractical, given the denominations of Russian coins. Although there are some 10-ruble coins floating out there, the everyday max is overwhelmingly five rubles. My local coin-operated launderette in Berlin costs 3.50 euros per load, so in the ruble equivalent, imagine having to pump a machine with 26 or more coins at one go! In St. Petersburg, I did once use a launderette with ordinary, consumer-grade washing machines where you could pay for an inexpensive service wash, but you could not wash the clothes yourself. There are cleaners where you can have a service wash done, such as the Diana chain, if they're still around. Apart from that, your first respondent is right -- either learn how to do your laundry by hand or bite the bullet and get a washing machine set up in your flat. Kirill. > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:53:27 +0400 > From: "William Yoder" <[email protected]> > Subject: Expat List Laundrymat > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <001801cb094b$f1c4b9f0$1d00a...@wiliam264446fa> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Is there something like a coin-operated laundrymat anywhere near Moscow where > people can wash their own clothes? > > William Yoder _______________________________________________ Expat mailing list [email protected] http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/
