The Found Sock Laundromat

I’ve been coming here off and on since I moved to Boston last September. I do have a laundromat in my apartment complex but if I didn’t have quarters then I would come to Found Sock to use their machines instead. It was also more convenient since I could do it all at one time. Today was the first day that I stopped in since the reno. At first I was happy to see an actual waiting area. The place has improved drastically. I had taken the time to get cash last week so was a little disappointed to see that there’s no longer a coin machine. But I thought, «Hey, at least I won’t have to mess with cash in the future.»
But then I saw that one load is $ 3.25. Uh, no. It is true that the machines are larger but there should be a mixture of smaller machines for $ 1.50-$ 2.00 and the larger capacity machines. Since I live alone, I typically have one load of each color. So maybe I could do two loads in one machine but I really have no desire to mix my towels with my regular clothes just because the prices are outrageous for a normal size load. I won’t be coming back.

Admittedly, I was a bit mad when I first went in after the reno and saw that the prices were doubled. However, the previous reviewer was right: the machines are bigger, better, and more efficient — therefore costing less at the end. It’s still more expensive than the «old» Found Sock (that one dryer that was 10 mins/​quarter was gold), but it’s less than the little place across Comm Ave. We used to use 3 washers & 2 dryers for 60 mins, and now we used 2 washers & 2 dryers for 30 mins, which came out to about $ 11 for a week’s worth of work & gym clothes for 2 people.
All that being said — it was completely empty on a Sunday afternoon. Dear new owners: every loyal Found Sock customer (and the place was always packed before, so there were many) is probably turned off by the sticker prices. You’re not likely to get them back unless you drop the cost a little bit, hold an event «grand opening» sale, or do SOMETHING… No one in this neighborhood is just going to shell out more for laundry bc you put in the nice seating area. Good luck!
PS — Sign on the door should say «surveillance», not «survivance». That’s not a word.

Haven’t been here in a year — what an improvement and convenience. Keep up the good work.

The Found Sock recently reopened after changing ownership, and the renovations went wonderfully. All of the washers and dryers are new, there’s seating, there’s free WiFi, and it looks a bit cleaner overall.
Prices are steeper for front load washers ($ 4?!) but I got out for less money overall; the top loaders are roomier and fit what would’ve been two loads at the old Found Sock in just one ($ 3.25). Dryers are the same as they were before management changed price wise, which is expensive ($.25 for just 4 minutes), but the dryers work way better now, so it might even out.
The biggest change may be that the machines are NOT coin op anymore, all credit card and Apple Pay. The instructions for working the dryers could be clearer, but it’s a convenient change. Happy this place is back!

I hate this place. It’s a filthy dump. Every time I go there, several machines have «out of order signs» on them. Out of the machines that are functioning, some work better than others. The owners should be ashamed of themselves. This place is just terrible.
There is one redeeming consideration; When one of the machines takes your money (and then doesn’t work), you can fill out a little form, drop it in the mail slot, and then get money in the mail fairly quickly.
If you can find a different laundromat, use it. This place is really, really terrible. Again, I hate this place.

They stole my clothes from here!!! TWICE!
I made the mistake to leave my clothes unsupervised. When I went to pick them up I noticed someone stole some of my clothes. in two different occasions. I never went back to that laundromat again.
The laundromat is always dirty, the machines are broken and not to mention they not even wash. You go in with your clothes dirty and leave with your clothes still dirty if of course nobody steals them.
Do yourself a favor and go across the street to the laundromat. It’s clean and much nicer.

$ 2 for wash, $.25 for 8 minutes of dry. There is a change machine that’ll break $ 1, $ 5, $ 10. Just your generic old laundromat. Not super clean, but not super dirty either. Open from 6am to 10pm.
If you’re interested in marginally more personal service, there’s a dry cleaner/​laundromat just across the street, next to the Thai place. It occasionally has a real human but is also a little more expensive.

I have yet to find a sock, but I haven’t lost one either.
This laundromat makes me feel like I’m in the 70s. Probably because the last time washing machines were available in the «harvest gold» color was forty years ago.
It’s a pretty awful place, but it’s close to my apartment and my clothes get clean.

Warning: Watch your clothes in the dryer.
One of their broken machines almost caused a fire and ruined a load of clothes and sheets. One extra star because they paid for the clothes – after much nagging and several weeks, when my husband managed to catch someone who worked there and showed him how broken the machine was.
I immediately went out and got a wonder wash and only go there now when absolutely necessary.

Three stars for proximity.
Zero stars for goodness. Seriously, this place blows, but it’s on my block and it’s empty at the times I like to do laundry. Also, I’m the kind of launderer who leaves my stuff, goes for a walk, then goes back for it. So far, no one has stolen my clothes, and I’ve even accidentally left them overnight — twice. So okay, one point for that.

My roommate and I have nicknamed it the Dirty Sock. I only went there once, and escaped relatively unscathed, but it’s not a place that inspires confidence. The atmosphere is certainly interesting; the glass in the door was shattered but largely intact from what looked like a bullet hole or two. The machines looked like they were probably new when «The Jeffersons» was still airing new episodes, and many of them were full of water and/​or other stuff. The other patrons were an interesting mix of recent immigrants, homeless people and other college students and recent grads who looked like they were in a similar hurry to get the hell out of there. Sketchy as the place is, my clothes were clean and dry when they came out which was both surprising and impressive. I haven’t been back.

My clothes came out dirty. They went in dirty, and they came out dirty. I think there was a piece of poop in one of the washing machines, which I picked out. It could have been dirt… but i washed my hands like 17 times when i got home.
My eardrums were busted by two screeching children.
Four out of the 16 washers were out of order.
It costs TWO DOLLARS per shitty load. I have to go back to dry the clothes. though maybe I’ll string up some sort of laundry line in my apartment to avoid giving these slumlords more money.
There is NO EMPLOYEE THERE. That’s right — if you have a problem, you can use the pay phone to call the manager, but don’t call for a refund or regarding a broken machine — they only take written refund requests stuck in the mail slot.
One star for closeness, and for a change machine that works. And because that’s the minimum Unilocal allows.
Though this place is less than a block away, I would be willing to take a bus to get to a better place to clean my clothes. Good thing I have a car.