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Life in the USA Public Services II Stores and Services
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Cleaners and Laundries
Cleaners and laundries are of basically three types. Dry cleaners are expensive, specialty establishments that clean individual garments chemically and package them for you carefully. They might offer services such as pickup and delivery, charge accounts, tailoring and alterations. Commercial laundries will do ordinary laundry in washing machines, often charging by the pound. They will fold and sort clothes for an extra fee. Both types of establishments offer shirt services, where men's shirts are washed and ironed for a per-shirt charge. Self-service laundries, or laundromats, offer coin operated machines so you can wash your clothes yourself, though many laundromats have service departments that wash the clothes for you by the pound. Hotel laundry services, which charge by the piece, are extremely expensive. Next Section: Video Rental Stores Public Services II: Chapter Home
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