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Show HN: Uber for DryClean and Laundry Delivery Service in LA

wash.io

41 pointsJmetz147 comments

Hi HN,

We’ve been working really hard these last few months to perfect the Washio experience-- but only so much can be done pre-launch. And that’s where you come in!

You’ve waited patiently to greatly improve the way you launder and dryclean your clothes, and as of today you can be one of the first to access the Washio ninja experience! We’re excited to offer the Washio service to our customers in Santa Monica, Venice and Marina del Rey.

We’re amped to get moving and bringing customer satisfaction to your doorstep, but please bear with us, as this is a work in progress.

Place your order now at www.wash.io. (Coming soon Washio iPhone/Android app!)

Please help us spread the news with your friends! (please! please!)

We look forward to making your life easier! Jordan, Juan & The Washio Team

Can't wait until your in WeHo! I hate doing my own washing haha.

Coming soon to weho Matt

i'm a local startup founder too, just placed an order. couple of suggestions

* confirmation email from noreply@wash.io should have an actual reply address that someone reads

* i think something might be wrong with the confirmation page after clicking order, it popped up the confirmation dialog box, but then a blue stripe at the top with a white ">>" at the very left appeared that seems to be empty. i'm on latest safari/osx.

good luck guys.

thanks for your order

As an angeleno , a 1 hour window is way to long for me to sit around waiting for someone to pick up my laundry. With 99 cent fluff and fold being very plentiful in the areas you're targeting, its really hard to justify along with the extra price. Its much easier to just drop off during work and pick up after, but I do agree it is subjective. Best of luck.

we are working to perfect that time window. hopefully we can be there in 15 min... soon.

fyi when they filled my order they were within 10 minutes of the pickup and dropoff times.

sure would be great if nobody mentioned ninjas or zombies ever again

how about vampires?

$6 per piece is high for NYC if you plan on expanding here. You would do well here if you followed the seamless model and just provided the tech. Most of the time it is very difficult to understand dry cleaning staff over the phone.

prices are based on a per market basis...we will be coming to NYC soon enough

As a Venice local, I wish you guys the best of luck. Here's my observations:

a) Those testimonials are obviously fake b) There's an empty blue bar near the top d) Would I get to preview or choose who the dry cleaner is? That's not obvious and I don't trust some dry cleaners. e) Curious about how it works. Is it you coming to my house or the dry cleaner? f) Are the ninjas hot chicks? That might persuade me to use the service.

Our ninjas come to your house, pick everything up, take it to our partnered cleaners and then bring it all back. Ninjas can be hot girls, just depends on who you get. ;)

>f) Are the ninjas hot chicks?

I trust this is a joke (as a girl I certainly wouldn't want to work for a service where the clientele may have ogling expectations).

Putting a

    maxwidth: 600px

on the form inputs, dropdown menus and order button makes the page much friendlier on the desktop, at least for me.

done.. thanks for the advice.

Holy shit, I need this and I would use it often! Please support DTLA soon! This is perfect for DTLA because there are few Wash-N-Folds nearby.

There are many delivery & pickup laundry services in the LA area, and elsewhere. Here's one that covers downtown: www.soapyjoes.com/laresidential

I tried a different service in the south bay and was happy with it, except for the cost ($45 for three weeks' laundry and a few items dry cleaned).

We control the entire supply chain from pickup, cleaning to dropoff. Give us a try. ;)

Come to Oakland soon please. My girlfriend is tired of folding my laundry. Also, LA seems like a curious place to launch versus the bay area as it is sooooo much more spread out and seems to have a much lower concentration of people who would love a service like this.

"a curious place to launch"

this may come as a surprise to you but there are people who live in LA and start businesses here because this is where we live, not because we are choosing to "launch" here.

i just checked out the site, they service SM, venice, MDR, basically where all the startups are.

"this may come as a surprise to you but there are people who live in LA and start businesses here because this is where we live, not because we are choosing to "launch" here."

I get that snark is more important than facts or logic, but it might surprise you that businesses often choose to launch in markets most suited to their product, not where they live.

it's not that snark is more important, just more fun.

plus it makes you come off a lot worse too, which is great.

WE <3 LA

Oakland, San Fran and the Bay area coming soon

You might want to check out www.laundrylocker.com, its all over the bay area.

Basically you are just providing a general interface to dry cleaners with your apps. And simply taking a cut of each transaction. No need for overhead due to how most cleners already have pick up/ delivery service. Smart business model.

We provide full pickup and dropoff as well, we DON'T send your order to a 3rd party provider, EVER

So, you are handling pick up/ delivery yourself?

YUP. Our ninjas come by pick up your stuff, and bring it back ready to wear.

So, its a service for dry cleaning and laundry with pickup. Cool!

But: What has this got to do with Uber?

just that its on demand and we come to you. just for explanation purposes

So, its in no way like Uber, but Uber is cool.

Sorry, but I think that "on demand" and "pickup" explain stuff much better than a bad comparison with another company.

I was left puzzled.

Calling it "Webvan for drycleaning" might not present the best image. :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webvan

There's also something like that running here in Montreal Canada: https://www.nettoyeursexpress.com/en/ Good to see more of these!

Respect to Canada ;)

Why is there a picture of Jay Parkinson in the testimonials section with a quote from "Mike L.". Did wash.io get permission from Jay to use his picture?

I don't imagine a pleasant experience when I think of a ninja delivering my laundry. Great concept, though.

Thanks.. Our Ninjas, are quick, silent and agile. We can come by anytime.

Looks awesome! FYI: When you ask for chrome to share its location it comes from washio.herokuapp.com

we are working on moving to our own server for that.. thanks for the heads up

Looking great so far! I'm going to place an order.

Thanks Joe, we are happy to fulfill it.

just placed my order! thanks washio

great... thanks for the order.. see ya soon

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