When Yvonne Bright’s washing machine packed up about five months ago, she had little choice but to find a good laundry.
The trouble was, there wasn’t one locally in Wellsford and those she visited further afield left a lot to be desired.
Yvonne was disappointed by a lack of cleanliness and frustrating swipe-card technology to operate the machines.
Running out of credit in the middle of a load would mean a trip to a nearby dairy to top up the card – a chore doubly irritating if the dairy happened to be closed.
These inconveniences persuaded Yvonne to set up Bright Laundry on 3 Station Road, Wellsford, and do things differently.
First, she says cleanliness is a top priority. Second, the laundry is staffed from Mondays to Fridays, from 7am to 9pm, so customers can easily use eftpos or secure change for the washing and drying machines.
It also means customers in a hurry can drop off their laundry in the morning, and have staff do the washing and folding for them, ready for it to be picked up in the evening.
Bright’s also operates from 7am to 9pm on weekends and even though there are no staff during these times, the machines are coin operated, with a change machine available. That means there’s no need to trek to a dairy to top up a swipe card.
Although new to the laundry business Yvonne has few jitters about it, saying Wellsford is the perfect place and the Station Road location is ideal, offering good parking just off the main road.
“And I’m not new to business and I’m not scared of a challenge,” she says.
In addition to providing a service for people without washers or dryers of their own, she anticipates the laundry will be a boon for campers travelling through Wellsford to destinations further north. It will also be great for rural residents, eager to conserve their supply of tank water during dry periods.
