Show HN: Uber for DryClean and Laundry Delivery Service in LA (opens in new tab)

Come to Oakland soon please. My girlfriend is tired of folding my laundry. Also, LA seems like a curious place to launch versus the bay area as it is sooooo much more spread out and seems to have a much lower concentration of people who would love a service like this.

Hi HN,

We’ve been working really hard these last few months to perfect the Washio experience-- but only so much can be done pre-launch. And that’s where you come in!

You’ve waited patiently to greatly improve the way you launder and dryclean your clothes, and as of today you can be one of the first to access the Washio ninja experience! We’re excited to offer the Washio service to our customers in Santa Monica, Venice and Marina del Rey.

We’re amped to get moving and bringing customer satisfaction to your doorstep, but please bear with us, as this is a work in progress.

Place your order now at www.wash.io. (Coming soon Washio iPhone/Android app!)

Please help us spread the news with your friends! (please! please!)

We look forward to making your life easier! Jordan, Juan & The Washio Team

So, its a service for dry cleaning and laundry with pickup. Cool!

But: What has this got to do with Uber?

As an angeleno , a 1 hour window is way to long for me to sit around waiting for someone to pick up my laundry. With 99 cent fluff and fold being very plentiful in the areas you're targeting, its really hard to justify along with the extra price. Its much easier to just drop off during work and pick up after, but I do agree it is subjective. Best of luck.

As a Venice local, I wish you guys the best of luck. Here's my observations:

a) Those testimonials are obviously fake b) There's an empty blue bar near the top d) Would I get to preview or choose who the dry cleaner is? That's not obvious and I don't trust some dry cleaners. e) Curious about how it works. Is it you coming to my house or the dry cleaner? f) Are the ninjas hot chicks? That might persuade me to use the service.

Holy shit, I need this and I would use it often! Please support DTLA soon! This is perfect for DTLA because there are few Wash-N-Folds nearby.

Basically you are just providing a general interface to dry cleaners with your apps. And simply taking a cut of each transaction. No need for overhead due to how most cleners already have pick up/ delivery service. Smart business model.

sure would be great if nobody mentioned ninjas or zombies ever again

$6 per piece is high for NYC if you plan on expanding here. You would do well here if you followed the seamless model and just provided the tech. Most of the time it is very difficult to understand dry cleaning staff over the phone.

Putting a

    maxwidth: 600px

on the form inputs, dropdown menus and order button makes the page much friendlier on the desktop, at least for me.

There's also something like that running here in Montreal Canada: https://www.nettoyeursexpress.com/en/ Good to see more of these!

I don't imagine a pleasant experience when I think of a ninja delivering my laundry. Great concept, though.

Looks awesome! FYI: When you ask for chrome to share its location it comes from washio.herokuapp.com

Looking great so far! I'm going to place an order.

just placed my order! thanks washio

Why is there a picture of Jay Parkinson in the testimonials section with a quote from "Mike L.". Did wash.io get permission from Jay to use his picture?