A 24-hour, self-service laundromat at 147 Toi Toi Street in Toi Toi, Nelson, run by a New Zealand family-owned company. It has large and small washers and dryers, and it is cashless. Customers pay with a Liquid Card, which costs $1 once and is topped up at the kiosk by EFTPOS or notes. For every $100 added to the card, the company adds a $5 bonus.
The washers come in sizes to suit the load. The largest, rated 28kg, is the one the site recommends for king duvets, mink blankets and curtains. Cold is for dark colours and delicate items, warm for synthetics and moderately soiled clothes, and hot for heavy soiling, bedding and towels. Pet blankets are washed in dedicated pet washers, not the machines used for clothes. Powder is brought from home or bought in single-serve packs from the vending machine. A wash cycle takes roughly 25 to 30 minutes.
The dryers are large, and the site advises low to medium heat for mink blankets. The laundromat is bright and clean, and the high-spin washers extract more water, so clothes dry faster.