No, the title of this blog isn’t a joke. It’s no secret that having Simply Laundry take care of all your laundry and dry cleaning needs saves you time – but exactly how much? Well, we decided to find out! For an entire week, we did our own laundry and dry cleaning (yes, it was a horrendous experience, we’re dedicated professionals) and fastidiously tracked how much time we wasted completing those tasks. Here’s what we discovered:
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DAY |
TASK |
TIME WASTED |
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Monday |
Drop off suit at dry cleaners for Friday meeting |
45 min. (15 min. to dry cleaners, 15 min. waiting in line, 15 min. home) |
|
Tuesday |
No laundry or dry cleaning, yay! |
0 min. |
|
Wednesday |
Load of laundry for basics, i.e. towels, socks, underwear |
2 hrs. (10 min. loading washer, 30 min. killed waiting for washer, 10 min. loading dryer, 45 min. killed waiting for dryer, 15 min. unloading dryer and folding and putting away clothes) |
|
Thursday |
Pick up suit from dry cleaners |
35 min. (15 min. to dry cleaners, 10 min. waiting in line, 15 min. home – and, oh yeah, had to walk home with my suit slung over my shoulder, very inconvenient) |
|
Friday |
No laundry or dry cleaning, yay! |
0 min. |
|
Saturday |
No laundry or dry cleaning, yay! |
0 min. |
|
Sunday |
Sorting laundry to be washed for the rest of the week, doing laundry |
2 ½ hours (30 min. sorting clothes for washing, 10 min. loading washer, 30 min. killed waiting for washer, 10 min. loading dryer, 45 min. killed waiting for dryer, 15 min. unloading dryer and folding and putting away clothes |
|
TOTAL |
5 hours 50 min. |
Wow! Even we were surprised by that number – 5 hours and 50 minutes a week wasted on laundry. Can you imagine what you could do with that time if you had Simply Laundry take care of all your laundry and dry cleaning needs for you?
Here’s a list of the top 10 things we came up with that you could accomplish by adding an extra 5 hours and 50 minutes to your week:
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Sleep in an extra hour and 10 minutes every week day (or the full 5 hours and 50 minutes one day of the week, if that’s your style!)
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Binge watch 55% of Netflix’s Making a Murderer (have you seen it yet? You really need to)
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Read an entire novel (may we suggest Robert Greene’s 48 Laws of Power, one of our favs)
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Take your dog (or significant other!) for a 1 hour and 10 minute walk every weekday
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Put in an extra hour and 10 minutes at the gym (or find time to go at all, if you’re anything like us!) every week day
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Spend those extra hours feeding your creative side, e.g. writing that novel you’ve always wanted to get to, learn how to make pottery, etc.
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Take up a sport, or get back into your favourite sport from high school
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Binge watch 2 out of 3 Lord of the Rings movies
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Spend an extra hour and 10 minutes a day at work and get ahead of the game
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Spend your extra hours on quality time with those you love
There you have it, our top 10 list of things you could do with all the time you’ll save having Simply Laundry take care of your laundry and dry cleaning needs. If you haven’t already, sign up today by visiting Simply Laundry and start thinking about what you’re going to do with all that free time!