Economy
Why We're Stuck With Coin-Op Laundromats
The only change that's coming to the growing laundromat industry is quarters.
This week's lamest app release might surprise you, yo. Because it isn't Yo—a service that sends a little "Yo!" to your connections and then maybe steals your phone numbers. The worst app of the week is Washboard, which steals your money instead.
For the relatively high price of $14.99, Washboard will mail you a $10 roll in quarters, the kind you find frequently in laundromats or sock-oriented assaults. This is a bad service. It would be cheaper to go to the bank, withdraw $10 in quarters plus three more dollars, and throw away the $3.