Why Procter and Gamble Is Testing a Home Delivery Laundry Service

[stricklybojack]

"It's like taking Uber and Dollar Shave Club and making that work for laundry. Sound good? Procter and Gamble hopes so, and it's testing the service now."

http://www.fool.com/investing/2016/...g-a-home-delivery.aspx?source=iedfolrf0000001

 

[tomturbomatic]

It just proves that what goes around comes back around. I remember when laundry trucks drove up and down the streets of our city and suburb. Many older people did not have washing machines or had been forced by financial situations to give up domestic help and maybe could not get downstairs to the basement to do laundry. As automatics took over, the day of the big laundries waned. Now families are too busy to do laundry. I would bet that money could be made by placing a want ad to do laundry for people even without ironing. I would consider doing that in my retirement if I ran out of things to do (as if), but if someone needed help with that, I would volunteer.

 

[earthling177]

I was under the impression that P&G had tried that already about 10 years or so ago but under the Dryel brand or something, no?

 

[tomturbomatic]

And then there are their disaster trucks that visit hurricane, tornado and similar places to do laundry for folks for free, bless their hearts.

 

[jamiel]

They had a multi-location test of this in Atlanta 11 or so years ago called Juvian. I used it for shirt laundry. They sold them off to one of the local dry cleaners....thought it provided the basis for Tide Dry Cleaners which I see advertised on satellite radio.

 

[joe_in_philly]

I suppose it is a trend that P&G doesn't want to miss out on. Philly has different laundry services, some several years old. Sometimes I see guys riding bikes pulling a trailer for an eco laundry service. Here are a few:

http://www.washcyclelaundry.com

http://www.washclubphilly.com

http://www.gotlaundrydelivers.com

http://www.ezelaundry.com

This one works with area universities to help cater to students...perhaps they will never learn to do their own laundry!

http://www.wewashitlaundry.com