<p>hockeymomofthree - I’m a current BS student and laundry is really not that big of a deal. Kids will complain and say that they have no time to do it, but honestly most of the time they are just lying.</p>
<p>And plus E&R loses way to many items to be paying them the amount of money people do.</p>
<p>SCHOOL LAUNDRY SERVICE, HANDS DOWN!!!</p>
<p>Upon his return from a summer BS program, I notice that my son had “acquired” six or seven pairs of pastel tinted sports socks?! Clearly, he must have shoved a bunch of clothes in a washer and ran off. And this, after repeated assurances that he knows how to sort and “handle” laundry. pffh.</p>
<p>Haha, I didn’t even bother showing my parents the laundry services brochure when it came in the mail, while applying for boarding school I had already accepted the fact that I’d be doing my own laundry. I don’t think it’s a big deal, I consider it part of the boarding school experience. Plus I’d rather be doing laundry than washing the dishes or mopping the floor, haha, my personal opinion.</p>
<p>I already do my laundry, so I’m on the same page as intrigue. No more “chores”? SCORE!</p>
<p>same here! no more washing dishes or cleaning toilets. HAHA, ALL I HAVE IS WASHING CLOTHES.</p>
<p>do the clothes from E&R really come back discolored and in bad condition? Also i read in their brochure thing that they have something called valet service which means they sew minor tears and replace buttons…how accessible is that?</p>
<p>Is E&R really that bad or could a few of the students be mistakenly blaming their missing clothing on the dry cleaners? My son has lost more articles of clothing than I care to count, all while living at home…I really don’t want him to have the excuse “E&R lost it” while at school! That said, does anyone know if E&R will reimburse for the cost of a lost item?! </p>
<p>Also, does anyone know if the practice sports clothing (which the school hopefully washes daily) includes their “compression shorts” at Exeter?</p>
<p>At many schools, you may have some form of dorm duty. Also, some have work requirements as well, where you may be assisting in the library, athletics office, etc. So, just because you are away from home, there is no free ride from being responsible. ;)</p>
<p>My daighter used E&R service last year. She lost a couple of clothes, but they sent them back later after they found that those were misplaced. Other than that, we were pretty happy with the service. At Saint Mark’s, school washes all the sports uniforms that kids wear in the games. But kids are responsible for practice clothings since they wear their own clothes for practice while they wear school uniforms for games.</p>
<p>:/
I’ve been doing 40 loads of laundry a week for the last 9 years, not to mention making meals and doing dishes and other cleaning jobs. This is on top of a full load of AP/Honors/junior college classes, a sport, and a job. I always desperately wanted to go to BS but I pushed it away as a Cinderella fantasy. Wish I was that privileged. :(</p>
<p>I am not at boarding school, so take what I say with a grain of salt, but if I get accepted, I’m pretty sure I want to do my own laundry because I love my clothes. It would be horrible if anything got lost, especially if it were something expensive. Therefore, I have practiced washing my own clothes, and it is very easy. Just toss them in, some detergent, and press the appropriate buttons.</p>
<p>BTW, I’m a thirteen year old girl</p>
<p>So far my son is happy with the laundry service- he has the basic service where they wash and dry everything- then the shirts get ironed and come back on hangers so he can just put them right in the closet- nice!</p>
<p>Only negative so far- he says he can’t fit all his dirty clothes into the smallish bag they give him!</p>
<p>Laundry service isn’t an option at my son’s school. When my wife learned this she was a bit panicked at the specter that all his clothes would become an assortment of monochromatic threads. But it’s actually been a good thing and he’s learned another life lesson in self responsibility.</p>
<p>how much does laundry service cost?</p>