I send my laundry out...costs about 20/25 bucks which is probably close to what I would pay taking in account the quarters for the washer & dryer and the price of detergent, bleach and softener. They come back folded so beautifully, that they belong in a museum. There is also a matter of my precious time saved...there is no dollar amount to match that. Try it, you will feel the chains being cut from your ankles!