New Richland Farm and Home Supply, formerly Gambles, owner Bruce Meyer opened what he calls a “basic and efficient” laundromat along New Richland’s main street earlier this summer. He says he is glad it was an option for those who had extra cleanup to do after recent flooding, and for those whose washers or dryers may have been damaged. He points out customers can accomplish their work more quickly at the laundromat because they can use more than one machine at a time.
Entry to the facility is right next to the entry to the Gambles store. Inside are four high-capacity washers, four dryers, and a raised counter for folding laundry. Meyer has observed that, over the two months it’s been open, the amount of use it’s receiving has been increasing.
The retail store, which offers a broad line of products for household upkeep and repair, is open Monday through Saturday until 3 p.m.
The laundromat has its own hours, with doors which are automatically controlled to be open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Meyer warns, however, that the lock engages at 7:30 p.m.
He mentions customers may want to be careful of a situation encountered by one customer who carried the first basket of her laundry to her car, then realized 7:30 had passed and she could not re-enter the space. Getting back in was accomplished with the assistance of the police department, who got in touch with Meyer.