To take all our washing to the launderette once a week to escape the daily washing nightmare?

The issue doesn't seem to be the washing, it's the putting away that's the problem and the laundrette can't do anything about that

Most people pay for fertiliser, it's a free gift.

I’d rather the cat shit in her house than in someone else’s garden 🙄

Couldn't you just get a combo washer/dryer at home? We have one and I don't have to think about it beyond making sure everything is tumble dryable/I don't care enough about the item.

Modern lauderettes can be lovely. One near my daughter's flat is very insta-friendly and has an in-house coffee bar so I can see the temptation. But it wouldn't solve the problem of your lazy ass family not putting things away or of your cat shitting on things.

Whatever works for you.

Do you have space somewhere you could put a small kallax or something where everyone's clean laundry goes into their own box? Then at least it's easier for you to offload in one place and everyone can pick up their own pile when they run out of clean clothes in their floor pile

My machine broke down recently. I had to go to the laundrette. It was not the restful place you imagine. You could have run a comedy show from the individuals in there, the way they argued and interacted with each other. I was glad to get my machine back.
You need to get the others on board with the laundry. If they are all adults, I would wash and dry the clothes, then stuff them in the wardrobe. I would never iron anything.
I do one load a day and keep up with the family washing. I only have one washing basket we all use. I am now training my son to wash his work shirts.

Far from genius. Why would you choose to sit in a laundromat with a coffee after a gruelling work week than an actual lovely coffee shop. That's not clever at all.
The genius thing to do would be to get the people in the household to stop being lazy and useless, and do their own laundry.

Our winter duvets are taken to the laundrette in spring and then put away and the summer ones in September/October.
The mattress toppers go too.

Always check first that nobody has put animal bedding in and left hairs.

I think it sounds like more work to be honest, getting it all together, sorting it out, taking it there, waiting or having to then go back, then unlaoding it all again, it wont stop it all getting muddled up with the dirty stuff anyway

Can you get a cleaner that also does washing and irong? Tidying up as well

I know what you mean about the cat!

You could do, and in theory it sounds great. But unless the launderette also supply someone to come and put it all away you'll still have the same problem.

I love a trip to the launderette. Massive machines and a good book, all done in a few hours.

I don’t know what your budget is like - but if you have a washer and dryer at home - could you do it all - leave it in a giant pile somewhere the cat doesn’t have access to and pay someone to come in and fold / iron / put away. I bet it would only take them three hours maximum - and then you’re outsourcing the actually stressful bit.

Aside from that - something needs to be done about the cat - can he be contained to parts of the house that he won’t soil?

Yanbu. We used to end up at the launderette about once every two months when we became drenched in laundry (this doesn’t happen so much now my partner has taken over laundry duties).

My partner was away recently though and I thought about going to the launderette. I got stuck on the same load of laundry for four fucking days. I just couldn’t remember to take it out of the machine and put it in the dryer. I kept setting alarms, then the alarms would go off when I was absorbed in another task/ had left the house and then I would forget again.

Going to the launderette would have solved this issue. You can’t forget what you are doing because you are surrounded by washing machines. You can’t get absorbed in another task because there is nothing else to do there. You can’t go wandering off. You are there until the job is done! Launderettes are so much easier!

Maybe it’s just me though, I have ADHD, which definitely doesn’t help the situation but I’m not THIS useless at most tasks. Laundry is just it’s own special bell. Too many steps, too much time between steps.

Personally I'd be looking to delegate some tasks within the household before lugging everything to the laundrette and back every week.

The petrol station ones round here are great. They have enormous machines you could put 5 duvets in.

Why are you responsible for it all start getting them to do it and if a cat shits let them deal

How old are your DCs?

How sanitary is a washing machine if its used by loads of people only at 40 degrees? I'd never given it any thought until the OP mentioned her cat shitting on her laundry.

Why are you doing everything? Are you a SP of three? Your DH is disabled?

I feel I need more info here.

@head2toeinuniqlo absolutely to this. When my kids were younger and played lots of sport I used to get all their kit and uniforms together late Saturday afternoon and head up to our very old fashioned but brilliant laundrette, sadly closed now. I used to take a book and a drink and happily have a quiet hour or so getting everything washed and dried ready for the week.

I often used to do this but not for washing just drying as I have no drier.
But it sounds like the problem is your family. They need the riot act reading. As soon as my DS was 14 he did his own washing. If he chose not to then he had no clothes. He soon learnt. I won't do daily washing for anyone.

No, no, no - book a delivery for that time and he can put it away!

You've actually got me thinking this might be a better option! We have a laundrette nearby .. I might bag up what I have still pending and drop it down there.

Our washing machine broke and we had to use a laundrette for a weeks worth of washing and the washing and drying took us to over £80 which is fab if you can afford it, and I would for peace of mind, but it was so bastard expensive for us as a family of 3 adults and 1 child, and took 2 days as we kept having to swap and share washers and dryers with other people that came in to use them.

I think it would be much more efficient to hire a laundry collection service.

Nothing wrong with the approach@head2toeinuniqlo but it won’t teach anyone that your place is not to slave away for everyone while they do eff all. And please do something about the cat 😂