Metro Cheapo» Laundry & Dry Cleaning http://metrocheapo.com Urban home economics: thrifty tips for city dwellers Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:05:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Freebie Friday: Purex Complete 3-in-1 Laundry Sheets http://metrocheapo.com/freebie-friday-purex-complete-3-in-1-laundry-sheets/ http://metrocheapo.com/freebie-friday-purex-complete-3-in-1-laundry-sheets/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 17:27:35 +0000 Metro Cheapo http://metrocheapo.com/?p=656 Purex Complete 3-in-1 Laundry Sheets are not your mom’s dryer sheets. In fact, they’re not merely dryer sheets. Each Purex Complete 3-in-1 Laundry Sheet provides a load’s worth of detergent, fabric softener plus an anti-static dryer sheet all in one mighty little piece of polyester. Try it! Fill out a short form online and get [...]]]> http://metrocheapo.com/freebie-friday-purex-complete-3-in-1-laundry-sheets/feed/ 0 Cheapo Challenge: Doing Laundry http://metrocheapo.com/cheapo-challenge-doing-laundry/ http://metrocheapo.com/cheapo-challenge-doing-laundry/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:22:30 +0000 Metro Cheapo http://metrocheapo.com/?p=86 Welcome to my nightmare. (Photo: gregparis/Morguefile)

The second in a series of Cheapo Challenges: comparing the most expensive/convenient way of doing something with the least expensive.

Aside from moving to a new apartment, doing the laundry is my least favorite activity in the world. It is invariably a hassle: finding time, usually two hours or more, [...]]]> http://metrocheapo.com/cheapo-challenge-doing-laundry/feed/ 0