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PeteJB
Joined: 06 Jul 2007
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 Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 2:07 am Post subject: Washing Woes |
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So, I'm curious.. This is really aimed at people living in studio apartments and small rented accommodation.
1. How many apartments actually have a washing machine and/or dryer?
2. If you wash clothes at home, where do you dry them?
3. What about more complicated things, such as bed clothes?
4. Ironing? |
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Dodgy Al
Joined: 15 May 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 3:47 am Post subject: |
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1. How many apartments actually have a washing machine and/or dryer?
I've always had a washing machine. Never had a dryer.
2. If you wash clothes at home, where do you dry them?
On a clothes horse in the apartment. Some people dry them on the floor during winter. I don't.
3. What about more complicated things, such as bed clothes?
They can fit in the washing machine if it's a big loader. Mine's 9kg, and does the job fine. Launderettes are everywhere, and cheap as chips.
4. Ironing?
Ironing? I haven't ironed anything since 1993. Non-iron shirts are the future my friend!
I'm off t'pub. Happy washing!  |
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Billy Pilgrim
Joined: 08 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 3:50 am Post subject: |
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| Dodgy Al wrote: |
1. How many apartments actually have a washing machine and/or dryer?
I've always had a washing machine. Never had a dryer.
2. If you wash clothes at home, where do you dry them?
On a clothes horse in the apartment. Some people dry them on the floor during winter. I don't.
3. What about more complicated things, such as bed clothes?
They can fit in the washing machine if it's a big loader. Mine's 9kg, and does the job fine. Launderettes are everywhere, and cheap as chips.
4. Ironing?
Ironing? I haven't ironed anything since 1993. Non-iron shirts are the future my friend!
I'm off t'pub. Happy washing! |
Pretty much same for me, word for word, except my current apartment has a washer-dryer combo. Never use the dryer, to be honest. |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 4:57 am Post subject: |
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| The secret to not ironing shirts is to take them out of the washer immediately (so they dont get chance to wrikle), shake 'em out, make sure the collars are straight and put them on plastic hangers to dry (metal rusts). Pants are much the same except for no hangars - just make sure they're 'smoothed out' (one can do this on the couch or bed) and carefully placed on the drying rack. |
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therooster
Joined: 11 May 2007
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:04 am Post subject: |
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| I've resigned myself that it's impossible to keep my tiny little room clean , given I have to wash clothes , dry clothes in there , cook , manage my trash , find place for my books etc etc...I suppose I'll let chaos reign and just never invite anyone over . . |
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kimchi story
Joined: 23 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:11 am Post subject: |
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| cruisemonkey wrote: |
| The secret to not ironing shirts is to take them out of the washer immediately (so they dont get chance to wrikle), shake 'em out, make sure the collars are straight and put them on plastic hangers to dry (metal rusts). Pants are much the same except for no hangars - just make sure they're 'smoothed out' (one can do this on the couch or bed) and carefully placed on the drying rack. |
I totally agree - and a trick I learned here on the forum is to use fabric softener. |
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liverpooljohnny81
Joined: 18 Jun 2007
Location: Incheon
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:55 am Post subject: |
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| I have a washer/dryer in the kitchen space...the washer works well, but the dryer is crap. Twice dirty water has pooled on the floor. And if I try to dry something a second time it's often wetter than when I started that second cycle. Yes I've read the manual 5 times. Come by on laundry day and stuff will be hung wherever possible. |
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beachbumNC
Joined: 30 May 2007
Location: Gumi
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:56 am Post subject: |
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| therooster wrote: |
| I've resigned myself that it's impossible to keep my tiny little room clean , given I have to wash clothes , dry clothes in there , cook , manage my trash , find place for my books etc etc...I suppose I'll let chaos reign and just never invite anyone over . . |
true for me too. the good thing is that i can have my little space spic-and-span in about half an hour. the bad thing is that only lasts for about a day. it's almost like a dorm room.
anyway, i have a washer and no dryer. so i wash and then i hang everything on two shitty drying racks. i usually do all the cleaning at once so i have a nice clean floor, a clean bathroom, and the smell of clean clothes in the air all at the same time. usually this happens early in the day on Saturday.
by Wednesday, the place looks like a dump and smells bad too.
my students tell me that i need a Korean girlfriend to come over and clean for me and cook delicious meals....hmm....the receptionist at my school is awful cute.... |
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ella
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:52 am Post subject: |
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| Laundromat and a good dry cleaner. |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 9:08 am Post subject: |
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| ella wrote: |
| Laundromat and a good dry cleaner. |
Yeah, or even better - pay your local ajuma to do it for you.  |
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sojourner1
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Where meggi swim and 2 wheeled tractors go sput put chug alugg pug pug
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 9:55 am Post subject: |
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| Yea, I noticed I need help too with my living needs as I am working allot, tired, exhausted, and then relaxing on my off time, while not wanting to take the effort to keep everything in convenient order though I do my laundry, dishes, and trash at the last critical moment. We need maid service here. |
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KumaraKitty
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Location: Bucheon
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| Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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| sojourner1 wrote: |
| Yea, I noticed I need help too with my living needs as I am working allot, tired, exhausted, and then relaxing on my off time, while not wanting to take the effort to keep everything in convenient order though I do my laundry, dishes, and trash at the last critical moment. We need maid service here. |
Hire an Ajumma then to clean! Our Ajumma cleans from top to bottom, scrubs floors, does all the laundry, dishes, dusting, recycling, trash, EVERYTHING. And she cooks for us too! She costs 30,000won for 4 hours of solid cleaning. It was the best thing we ever did for our life here!
As for laundry, we use a drycleaner for all our ironing and work clothes. it costs 900won for a button up shirt. The rest gets hung to dry in the home. |
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