Broadway Coin Laundry

I’d rather use a galvonized tub and washboard than ever go to this place again.
I walk in and every (ancient) washing machine in sight has an ‘out of order’ sign on it. I finally find one that doesn’t, load it, spend $ 1 on detergent because I forgot mine, proceed to dump it into the machine, put money in, close the door and nothing happens. I go over this process again to ensure that I’m not doing something wrong and come to the conclusion that this machine also does not work. Great! So, I call Joseph (who has kindly placed his number on the wall) and explain my situation. This guy is automatically mad at me and is being extremely rude on the phone – as if my plan is to rip him off $ 1.50 by intentionally breaking his machine. Then he wants me to go ask another patron of this crap hole to double check my work (because I’m not smart enough to operate a washing machine) – surpsingly, I did everything right and his other customer confirms that machine doesn’t work. When he finally shows up about 45 minutes later he goes to the washer and says ‘This machine works wonderfully,’ goes over and closes the door, locks it, bangs on the handle three times and it starts to run. My bad, the three bang trick rule wasn’t written anywhere. So then he starts arguing with me in the middle of the place because the machine works. He offers to give me $ 1.50 back for the machine and I’m so mad that he assumes I’m trying to rip him off (crap…he’s onto me – that is my retirement plan) that I refuse to take the stupid money. And then he tops it off with ‘It’s okay, you’re American.’ Exactly what the hell that is supposed to mean is beyond me but I was über angry.
Too bad nobody researches Unilocal before choosing their laundromat because I would really love for nobody to ever go to this place again.
On another note, besides all of the broken machines the place is a total dump and there are no chairs to sit while you wait for your laundry.

No chairs. What kind of laundromat has absolutely no seating?
It also wasn’t very clean & the machines looked approximately 900 years old. Vending machine contents definitely even older. I’m not entirely sure they make some of those foods anymore…
Washing machines worked ok but cost $ 5 for the triple loaders (laundromat down the street is $ 3). Dryers gave barely 10 minutes to the quarter & even on high took forever to dry small loads.
The only positive part is that they are open late — last wash doesn’t have to start until 11 PM. Might return if desperate, but otherwise I prefer Laundryland on Ridge at Bryn Mawr…
Yuck.