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njamesd · Joined: 25 Sep 2006

Hello all,

Just moved to Seoul, living in Gangnam area. The place I'm moving to doesn't have a washing machine yet (that is, until I find one). In the meantime, can anyone tell me if there are any laundrymats in the Gangnam area? Specifically near by the Gangnam subway stop, somewhere by exit 7?

Any help ould be appreciated.

Also, anyone in the previously mentioned area looking to part with a laundry machine? Or refrigerator for that matter? (Need one of them too)

Thanks for any help

CentralCali · Joined: 17 May 2007

I don't think I've ever seen a laundromat in this country other than on the US bases.

I'm kind of surprised that a place in Gangnam doesn't have a washing machine.

thematrixiam · Joined: 31 Oct 2007

is this a place you are renting on your own??

or that your school is providing...

you'd think if it was ur school they'd give you one. If that's the case I'd be bitching as soon as I walked in the room.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

There are used furniture/appliance shops all over. They will have a washing machine and refrigerator and will deliver and install, often free.

Ask at work for the location of one in your area. The school should be willing to help you. If nothing else, the secretary (or someone) can call the phone company and ask for the address of one.

Pooty · Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Location: Ela stin agalia mou

12 years ago, when I was still single, I used to take my laundry to a shop and drop it off. It would be clean and even folded for me the next day. It was usually 10 man won (10 bucks) for a large bag. Don't know if these places still exist.

seoulsucker · Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:22 am Post subject:

Ask around for a 빨래방 (bballae-bang) and you might get lucky.

There are a few around the Ewha/Sinchon/Hongdae area run by the same company. Full-on washers with great dryers and fabric softener (liquid and sheets) are a Godsend in this country.

thematrixiam · Joined: 31 Oct 2007

Pooty · Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Location: Ela stin agalia mou

legalquestions · Joined: 25 Mar 2007

There are three coin laundries near my apartment in Dongdaemun. Two are located on one of the small streets between HUFS and Kyung Hee Universities. Brand new, very clean, both washers and dryers, open 24 hours, fantastic!

The owner lived in the US for several years and decided it was time for Korea to enter the 20th century. So he did the Korean thing and simply copied the American washeterias (he even installed bill changers and coin operated laundry soap/bleach dispensers).

Look for this trend to continue for the next several years, and then for everyone to eventually get home washers AND dryers (just like in the USA back in the 1960's and 1970's).

Korea is about 30-50 years behind the US in most regards (much longer in other regards, unfortunately). It is interesting to see things becoming popular here that became popular when I was a kid in the 60's in the rural US: washers and dryers (as mentioned); air conditioners (almost none when I came here in the 1990's); gas ranges (with full sized ovens attached), and so on.