Washingguns

20/07/2019

Avail 30% discount on all drycleaning orders.

22/03/2019

Water is precious, Conserve when you wash something.
yes, we reuse water for sustainable development.



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21/03/2019

Holi is a special time of the year to remember those who are close to our hearts with splashing colours! Bura na maano holi to hai.
ye holi appke man ka mael dho daalo kapde dhone washingguns haai na.


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27/01/2019

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08/07/2017

Online laundry and dry cleaning services are creating a lot of buzz these days. They are claiming to provide all these services just at the tap of a button or by calling on some fancy toll free numbers just like you order a pizza.

Laundry is something which nobody likes to do on their own. Few years back there was only one option, go to your traditional dhobi where you were sure that your clothes won’t be treated in the right manner.

In last 2 years a number of startups have come out who are claiming to solve this problem in the right manner by using trained professionals and machines like Washer, Dryers, and Extractors. From them we can have accountability and hassle free experience like pickup drop at preferred timing, low turnaround time and quality as well.

Even today in India Cost factor is still the biggest parameter in deciding to use a service/product or not. So let’s do a quick cost analysis to find out the result:

Online laundry stores like Washingguns is offering a laundry package of 20 Kg @ ₹ 899 per month which is suitable for a family of 4 people in a month. This laundry package includes Wash, Iron, Packing, Home pickup and drop 5 times in a month. So a customer is getting all these facilities at just ₹45 per kg
Traditional dhobis charge ₹10 per piece for Wash and iron. But in this case the customer has to do pick and drop by himself. Also there is no guarantee of the quality of service and no commitment of turnaround time. In this case a customer has to shell out ₹ 40 for a kg of laundry (On an average 4 pieces of clothes constitute a kg).
Home laundry: Let’s take a look at all cost involved in doing laundry at home.
Average single load size = 5 kg

Number of clothes in a kg = 4

Washing machine cost: A fully automatic washing machine of capacity 8 kg will cost you around ₹15000. And you have to pay an additional ₹500 per year for machine maintenance. If machine is properly operated and maintained its life cycle would be of around 8 years. Assuming we operate machine once in a week then the cost of machine for using once would be:

Cost of Washing Machine = ₹15000

Maintenance cost = ₹500*8=₹4000

Number of years machine used = If machine is used once in a week and properly operated and maintained then it can last for 8 years

Number of times machines used in a year = we have assumed that we would be using machine once in a week so that equals to number of week in a year= 52

Cost of washing machine for single load (5 kg) = (Cost of Washing machine+ Maintenance cost for 8 years) / (Number of year’s machine used) * (Number of times machine used in a year)

=(15000+4000)/ (52*8)

= ₹ 45

Electricity cost of machine for single load= ₹10

Detergent cost for single load= ₹10

Total cost for washing clothes of a single load = Washing machine cost per load + electricity cost + detergent cost

= ₹ (45+10+10)

= ₹ 65

Ironing cost for 5 kg load (If outsourced, as most of people can’t do ironing by themselves) = Number of clothes in a kg * 5*Ironing cost of single cloth

= 4*5*5

= ₹100

Total laundry cost of a 5 kg load = Washing cost+ Ironing cost

= 65+100

=₹ 165

So a customer has to shell out ₹ 35 (165/5=35) for one kg of clothes.

In all this calculation we have not taken into account the time and effort put in by the customer himself, like doing washing of clothes, taking clothes for ironing etc.

Laundry Cost per kg (in ₹)

Online laundry (Washingguns)= ₹45

Traditional Dhobi= ₹40

Home laundry= ₹35

As we can see from the above table, if online laundry startups can work out on their unit economics and provide the quality of service as promised by them, the completely fragmented and unorganized laundry sector of size USD 33 billion is waiting for them

30/06/2017

Drycleaning is the process of cleaning clothes/fabric and removing stains without using water. It is used to clean fabrics that degrade in water, and delicate fabrics that cannot withstand the rough and tumble of a washing machine and clothes dryer
Unlike what its name implies, dry cleaning is not a 'dry' process. Clothes are soaked in a solvent other than water. Various solvent such as Perchloroethylene (PERC), Tetrachloroethene, Mineral Turpentine oil (MTO) Petroleum spirits are used to remove stains from fabric.
In earlier times drycleaning was done only with petroleum products, which left a pungent smell after the finishing of garment. But with advancement in research drycleaners now use chemical solvent like PERC, MTO or hydrocarbons which not only give better drycleaning quality but also don’t left any smell after drycleaning process.

Drycleaning is basically a four step process which is as follows:
1)Tagging and inspection: A drycleaner first inspects properly the fabric for any wear tear, damage, specific type of stain or missing buttons and chains. After this the fabric is tagged with customer ID.
2)Pre-spotting: In this step the fabric is treated with specific solvent depending on the type of stain. The stains can be of various types such as Tea, Coffee, Blood, Rust, Ink, Oil, color bleed by another fabric etc. The drycleaner applies chemical solvent, vacuum or heat on stains which help in removing stains during the actual drycleaning process.
3)The Drycleaning process: After pre-spotting the fabric is put into machine and treated with a non-aqueous solvent. The clothes are then rotated in a perforated cylinder where the cleaning solvent is released in a steady amount throughout the entire process, there the machine rapidly spins the clothes to get rid of any excess solvent and releases warm air.
4)Finishing: Once the cloth goes through entire dry-cleaning process, it is steam ironed to remove any wrinkles from it. The temperature in ironer is set depending upon type of fabric, whether it is cotton, silk, polyester or wool. After ironing the fabric looks crispy and brighter.

Dry Cleaning can be beneficial for garments made from fibers that don’t react well when exposed to water, like silk and wool. It’s also good for garments that shouldn’t be exposed to the heat of a traditional dryer for an extended period of time.
While the Dry Cleaning process can seem a bit mysterious to many, all in all, it’s not as complex as it seems once you break down the steps. Generally drycleaning is used for expensive and delicate fabrics while laundry is used for daily wear clothes.

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