Brookings-Harbor pilot., March 25, 1954, Image 7

WHAT!
A Laundromat - in B reakin g s?
They won't last six months . . .
. . . too many washing machines around here!"
T he friendly but pessim istic folks who said o r th o u g h t th a t
a y e a r ago had a point. An a u to m a tic laundry could have
failed in B rookings. O urs has kept right on going—because
it is unusual in so m any ways.
W e’ve m ade a specialty here of doing the hard-to-do thing s
What's So Different About
The Acacia Laundromat?
F irst, it offers a
g re a te r v a r i e t y of
services
th a n
any
au to m atic laundry’ we
know of — services
most of w’hich every
fam ily needs even if
it does all of its own
laundering. And it is
o u r policy th a t every
single one of th ese services m ust be b e tte r in one
or m ore specific w ays th a n those gen erally av a il­
able. O ur prices are com petitive, but o u r costs
are higher. O ur grow th has m ade th is policy
profitable.
Most im p o rta n t of all, we w ere d eterm in ed to
m ake th e A cacia L a u n d ro m a t ex actly th e kind
w e’d w ant to p atro n iz e for each of all th ese serv ­
ices if we w ere th e cu sto m ers instead of th e ow n­
ers. If you are in th e least dissatisfied w ith any
service we re n d e r -any tim e—we invite you to
give us at once a chance to undo the d issa tisfa c ­
tion. (W e, and those elsew here who perform s e r v ­
ices for you th ro u g h us, have m ade a few m istakes,
but w e’re proud of th e b a ttin g average.
6 Of The Reasons Why Homes
With Washers Are Among
Our Best Laundry Customers
1 F irst, of course, th e re are so m any m ore
fam ilies in this a re a w ith w ashers th an fam ilies
w ith o u t w ashers.
2 M any w ith h ard w a te r -or w a te r not d e­
pendably zero -so ft—h av e us do th e ir lau n d ry from
tim e to tim e to w hiten th e ir things. (Y ou’d be
am azed how m uch old soap our alw ays-zero-soft
w a te r gets out of m any w ashes last w ashed a t
home. (A nd y o u ’ll be even m ore am azed to see how
snow y-w hite we w ash W IT H O U T B LEA C H !)
3 M any housew ives w ith children, and m any
w o rking wives, a re often too busy to ta k e enough
tim e to w ash and dry ev ery th in g a load a t a tim e.
(W e have 19 w ashers, including one 2-load w asher
besides th re e 4-load flu ff-d ry ers and 2 e x tra c to rs
— can*w ash 194 pounds sim ultaneously.)
1 In cold or w et w eath er, m any w om en tu rn
to us not only to escape th e u n pleasant job of
o u td o o r o r b asem ent drying, but also to avoid w ind­
w hipping. freezing, soot an d dust. Once th e y ’ve
seen the fluffy perfection of o u r tum ble-drying,
th ey th in k of us often in good drying w e ath er, too.
The sun c a n ’t fade an y th in g in o u r dryers.
BROOKINGS
. . . th e little irksom e, nagging things w hich b o th e r so
m any housewives. W e’re proud of o u r u n u su al v arie ty of
services, o u r u n u su al sta n d a rd ot q u ality , and the u n u su al
t a c t th a t so m any of o u r cu sto m ers have w ashers, m any
of th em dryers.
O u r flu ff-d ry ers save so m uch ironing—up to
one half, especially if you have us fold th a t new
cu sto m ers are am azed. Add to th is all the tim e
you can save by ending th e d ru d g e ry of line^drying.
If y o u r lau n d ry is w ashed and dried here,
dry in g costs 35c per w asher load, m inim um 50c.
5 R ugs over 6 pounds m ay dam age an a u to ­
m a tic w asher. (W e use o u r big m achines.) And
m any o th e r heavy w ashables ju s t ca n ’t be line-
d rie d —o r dried in a sm all hom e d ry e r—to look
as nice as we fluff them in o u r big dryers.
6 M any a busy w om an—looking at o u r p rices
and at w hat she pays for hot w ater, soap, w ash er
re p airs and w ash er d ep reciatio n —finds h erself
w ondering how m uch of th e econom y of hom e w asn-
ing and drying com es from figuring h er tim e as
w orth very little. So, now and then, she’s likely to
do som ething she enjoys m ore th a n w ashing, and
leave h e r laundry w ith us. U sually she picks it up
th e sam e day, often w ithin a few hours.
One Stop For All
These Services
LAUN D RO M A T LAUNDRY . . . a la c a rte ,
fast and snow -w hite. Your choice of w et-w ash ;
drying of hom e-w ashed lau n d ry ; e x tra c tin g read y
for y o u r m angle (all or p a r t) ; ro u g h x iry ; lau n d ry
folded so ca refu lly th a t m ost of o u r cu sto m ers m
longer iron sheets. (If you’ve though t of lau n d ry
as e ith e r rough-dry o r ironed, drop in som e day,
and look at exam ples of o u r fluff dried and folded
laundry th a t saves so m uch ironing. (Even creases
on sh eets as on ironed sheets!)
And w e’re proud to re p eat — snow -w hite
laundry, w ithout bleaching. (B leach has its uses —
for stain s, for exam ple, re-w hitening w hites th a t
th e m a n u fa c tu re r bleached in th e first place, and
as a d isin fectan t, but it is no s u b s titu te for good
w ashing.) We use bleach only if so instru cted ,
and we don’t believe in STR O N G bleach a t all,
ever. To the full cycle of o u r W estinghouse L au n ­
d ro m a ts longest cycle am ong w ashers g e n e ra lly
used in au to m a tic laundries we add a pre-w ash.
FOUR tu b fu lls of w a te r besides sp ray -rin sin g —
for every load we wash. O ur H O T w a te r is 150
degrees, m inim um .
W e don’t deliver (unless we fail to k e e p , a
prom ise) o r give credit. Rut o u r ca sh -an d -c arry
prices save you money. O u r fast service m eans
th at you can invest less in clothing and o th e r
lau n d ered articles. F ew er o u tg ro w n clothes, too,
if you have children.
W e use high-quality soap, for b lan k ets and
o th e r woolens, and a w onderfully efficient grease
solvent w hen needed.
W E N E V E R W ASH. E X T R A C T OR DRY
YOUR LAUNDRY W IT H ANYBODY E L S E ’S.
apply to as m uch as possible. You'll be am azed to
discover how m uch ironing becom es u n n ecessary
because of o u r flu ff-d ry in g and ca re fu l folding.
S H IR T S - As b ea u tifu lly finished sh irts as
you ev er saw ! Choice of th re e starch es, and no
starch . O u r sh irt business keeps grow ing every
single week. S h irts finished in one day.
40c for “office” s h irts or co tto n sport sh irts.
W e’ll ta k e one sh irt
of m en in y o u r fam ily!
o r 25. if you have lots
S P E C IA L O F F E R ! Leave one co tto n sh irt w ith
us. E x am in e it ca refu lly w hen it com es back. If
you don’t a g ree th a t it is as p erfec tly finished as
any one ev er done fo r you, th e re ’ll be no charge.
DRY C L E A N IN G — We d id n ’t o ffer d ry clea n ­
ing u n til finally we found a c lea n er gtxxl enough
for th e cu sto m ers we w a n te d to win. W e now act
as ag en ts for a leading cleaner.
RUGS . . . ANY size, w ashed or cleaned. Dyeing
of w ashable ru g s up to 16 lbs.
DYEIN G . . . D yeing by us We dye a fte r
hours so th a t a f te r w ashing th e a rtic le w? then
hours so th a t a f te r w ashing th e a rtic le we th an
can dye in w a te r fa r h o tte r th an we w ashed in
for e x tra color-fastness. W e’ve w ashed m any of
o u r own dye jobs again and again, w ithout fading.
DYES. . . W e stick 52 colors in th e big econom y
25c size. If you w an t to do y o u r own dyeing w e’ll
gladly advise you.
R E P A IR S , TOO. W e m end and re p a ir all kinds
of g arm en ts.
B E L IE V E IT OR N O T ALL T H E S E S E R V ­
IC ES, TOO!
W E ’VE E V EN W A SH ED GYM
S T U F F E D TOYS A N D NYLON OR
COATS AND SU ITS.
B E D S PR E A D S
BLANKETS
C U R TA IN S
SH O ES,
ORLO N
L au n d ered o r d ry cleaned.
L au ndered o r d ry cleaned.
O ne of o u r faste st-g ro w in g serv ­
ices.
D R A P E R IE S
GLOVES
Lai
F abric.
PILLOWS — Tick-
only $100. N ew tic k ­
ing AND f e a t h e r s
ing if desired.
PU R SE S F abric.
S L E E P IN G BAGS—
Down filled.
Q U ILTS - L au n d e r­
ed o r d ry cleaned.
S L IP CO V ERS —
L a u n d e r e d o r dry
cleaned.
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Special Note — We Suggest You ('lip
this ad as a guide to our services.
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IR O N E D LAUNDRY A w hole laundry, o r a
few pieces <a tablecloth, or a few blouses, sh eets
and pillow cases for e x a m p le .) F o r economy, sort
your th in g s so th a t o u r low er L aundro m at prices
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H o u rs; T uesday and T h u rsd a y 7:30 a m to
I 8 p m . O th e r D ays 7:30 a m . to 6 p.m.
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