Doesn’t it feel good to walk past the laundry and know your laundry is up to date? For busy people juggling work and families, we’ve listed a few laundry hacks to make this household chore, which never goes away, as easy as it can it be.
Never lose a sock again! Use a laundry bag and throw all the socks in, or two laundry bags if you have a large family. This simple hack will save you from the sock thief that seems to lurk near every laundry basket!
It’s easy to throw everything into washing machine even if it doesn’t need a wash. Have a good look at the clothing or laundry item in the basket. Can it wait, can you wear it one more time? Or can you hang them in the sunshine for a freshen up?
Less washing saves time, money, and it means your clothes look good for longer.
You don’t have to press the same wash setting each time. If you have lightly soiled garments, don’t forget to use the quick wash cycle to save time. Often this is more than enough to wash lightly soiled garments.
Chalk is effective at removing small grease stains from clothes as it lifts the stain out of the fabric. Keep a piece of chalk in the laundry and rub over the grease stain, leave a few minutes and then add to the washing machine.
Don’t let the laundry pile up. Not only does it become stressful to look at, you’ll also end up creating hours of washing! Do a small pile regularly, even a small load each day before you head to work is a great time saver. The laundry will end up feeling it’s much less of a chore.
And if you have a big load, bring it to a Star Laundromat. You’ll get the laundry washed and dried within an hour!
Do you struggle to find matching sheets and pillowcases in your linen cupboard, especially if you have similar colours? This excellent laundry hack will solve that problem. Fold your sheets neatly and place them into the matching pillowcase – no more rummaging around in the linen cupboard!
Don’t throw the washing into the laundry basket once it’s dried. You may end up forgetting about it, doubling your workload with wrinkled clothes. Even worse, the kids will come along and add their dirty laundry on top and then you’ve tripled your workload with more to sort!
Fold the washing immediately when it’s dried, you’ll end up with less wrinkles this way and you’ll save yourself buckets of time.
If you get onto stains immediately, you won’t spend ages trying to remove them once they have set in and become stubborn. Spray and blot within the first 15 minutes and you’ll get on top of the stains before they get on top of your clothes.
You’ll find a Star Laundromat near you. Modern, clean and state of the art machines, with coinless and cash payments, free WiFi and free detergent. We even have a machine dedicated to pet items.
You’ll have the laundry washed and dried in less than an hour! Find a Star near you.
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