no more quarters

Student Lounge College Life
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<p>Has anyone seen the washer/dryers that take student ID's, debit or credit cards? They are fabulous. I wonder what schools have them and how I can get them at my school! </p>

<p>They also send you an email when a washer/dryer is available. Or when your wash is done! No more waiting around, I could start a load and not worry about it until I get the email.</p>

<p>I think all schools should have this type of setup in the dorms!</p>

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<p>My school (Southern Illinois University - Carbondale) has them. Ours don't email us though, that'd be a nice addition.</p>

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<p>I was watching Discovery Channel a few weeks ago, and they showed a vending machine made by grad students at UCSD ( I think).
It had voice recognition, facial recognition, hand scan, etc. It also took regular money like a regular vending machine. It even had an online ordering system. You could buy a pop from your room over the internet, and a robot would actually deliver it to you.
It was pretty awesome.</p>

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<p>here:
<a href="http://www.cr80news.com/library/2006/07/31/grad-students-in-san-diego-build-biometric-vending-machine/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cr80news.com/library/2006/07/31/grad-students-in-san-diego-build-biometric-vending-machine/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>We've had the id-accepting machines for awhile, I think, but over the summer, Richmond is upgrading to the machines that email you. Laundry is being added to room and board.</p>

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<p>Ours doesn't have that kind of technology but that's alright with me. We also don't pay for our laundry! We have unlimited access!:)</p>

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<p>We have the ID payment for laundry (and vending machines) at the University of NH. No emails though</p>

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<p>Ours take coins or ID cards.</p>

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<p>USC has ones in our apartment that take your student id (which has discretionary money on it)...so no more quarters are needed</p>

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<p>some even have them hooked up to a computer and bill you directly!</p>

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<p>Our washers and dryers are free. and we have a nifty site (<a href="http://www.laundryview.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.laundryview.com&lt;/a&gt;) to see if there is machines available and if not how long it will be until the next one is :)</p>

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<p>ucsd has that</p>

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<p>my school will have free laundry.</p>

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<p>i think my school U of I makes me pay w/ quarters to get us ready for the real world. but thats just what i think, another part of me just says we're too damn poor to afford decent washers and dryers</p>

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<p>My school uses ID. They give $10,000/year to every on-campus student somehwere in the room and board fee. Who could possibly do $10,000 woth of laundry, seriously?</p>

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<p>Some of them at my school take student ID cards as long you have Tech Express on it...same with some of the vending machines. </p>

<p>Ours don't do the email thing, but I think it'd be pretty awesome if they emailed you when your clothes were done. Oh well.</p>

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<p>I wish ours ran on quarters, it would make life easier. We have to buy a $5 laundry card and keep money loaded on it.</p>

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<p>What USC has a machine that takes ID cards? wtheck! I didn't know that.</p>

<p>The one I had in my dorm took laundry cards, and you added money with your credit card.</p>

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<p>and at Stanford washing is free (well, free after you pay $50K to attend). See <a href="http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2007/3/7/freeLaundryShapesWashingHabits%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2007/3/7/freeLaundryShapesWashingHabits&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>We pay $1.25 for washing, and ditto for drying at my college. So expensive! Takes IDs and quarters. Not networked though.</p>