Doing Laundry at the Campgrounds Really Has Changed!

When we arrived in Houston, it was time to do a little bit of laundry. Off to the laundry room I went, detergent, laundry and roll of quarters in hand. What a surprise when I got there! No coin, slides on the machines, just a machine on the wall, begging for me to put a credit card in it. So I did. And I got me a shiny laundry card complete with a chip in the card. Woo hoo, let’s get these clothes washed. Woah there partner, you just bought the card…..now you need to put some money on the card. Oh good Lord, all I want to do is wash these clothes! Several more donations to the box on the wall and I finally got the laundry finished. Oh and I got the keep the laundry card. Perhaps there will be another laundry room where I can use it.

Once in San Antonio, there was more laundry to do. Off I went again to the laundry. What would I find in this campground? Here, the machines took credit cards directly. However, I noticed someone using their phone to start a washer. Oh this, I definitely need to check out. How did they do that? I noticed some signs on the washer for an App. I downloaded the App, provided and email address and boom, $5.00 in my account. No credit card required. Oh this is awesome I thought. But it gets better. Here is a screen shot of the App

With the App, you know if there are machines available before you leave the motorhome. This is great for rainy or cold days, of which we have had a few. You also know exactly how much time is left in the cycle and you get a text message when the cycle is done. How cool is that! What a great use of technology! Laundry at the campgrounds sure has changed!