Mark Vlaskamp

We sold our company! A few weeks ago, 2U Laundry acquired The Folde. They build beautiful laundromats through their laundromat franchise concept - LaundroLab. Now we’re helping them launch delivery laundry service out of these laundromats - all over the country.

On time and on budget in Fort Worth. First inspections are next week. In a few months, this will be a beautiful laundromat...

@arthurk192 Yeah. We have a couple options - this being the base option. Epoxy is the premium. Personally, I like the lower entry cost and lower maintenance & replacement costs. But, it sure doesn’t pop the same as the pink epoxy flakes.

@markvlaskamp Is the flooring glue down LVP?

Three weeks out. Two weeks out. One week out. We’re almost open in Jacksonville.

Everyone wants to own a laundromat but nobody wants to clean a lint trap…

We gave away 18,000 pounds of free laundry to over 450 folks at our grand openings in Dallas last week. Awesome stores. Awesome operators. I’m excited for Dallas.

@KenBarrettHQ @TylerPurcell24 Charge them double for calling it 90’s style! Ha

Not sure what they’re trying to say here but I guess I can never retool now because it’s become a TikTok and Insta destination. @TylerPurcell24 @markvlaskamp

More laundromats open. More hype music in grand opening videos.

@guessworkinvest I got into this show late, I suppose. Shame on me. It’s really great. Glad you’re doing it.

This is a fun convo, excited for this ep to drop tomorrow.

@WadingSmith I’ve got bad news for you…

One of the most prized possessions in our household hails from Ripon, Wisconsin. Manufactured there since 1908. I hope they are never hollowed out by private equity.

What’s up, @TBLightning?!?

One of our fleet managers is on a bit of a road trip moving a van from Phoenix to Austin. He’s having fun. And he’s keeping us updated along the way with some pretty great photos.

@BillDA You should know I’ve told this story about you many, many times over the years. Such a good idea. Will forever be a play in my playbook.

Met a guy who cancels all his employee credit cards randomly, once a year. He finds that 50% of expenses disappear. All kinds of stuff is on auto-bill and silently cancels without anyone caring. Claims to save six figures / year every time he does it.

I think there is an unwritten rule for General Contractors to never send photos larger than 450 pixels.

I've been out of the game too long. I'm turning into a suit. The drivers are going to flame me for this one in the morning...

We're getting good at cutting these ribbons!

We work really hard to get custom requests detailed in writing, photos/videos taken as part of onboarding, and stored to a customer-level page that our team can click in the apps. Sometimes it is how to fold. Most of the time it is exactly where to deliver. Front desk folks love to complain that we set the laundry bag on the right side of the closet, not the left... Laundry is probably a bit different because we don't unpack the bags for the customer. But, I highly recommend photos and excessive notes. Though, even our "click to learn more" buttons in the employee app that lead to a customer-level Notion page only work about 70% of the time. There is still a real reliance on 1) the employee clicking it and 2) the employee doing it as the photos/notes say. Oh, and we charge for it. It's a premium offering. You get it our way and if you want it different we will give it a shot - for a higher price. No hotel towels folded as swans though!

@markvlaskamp How did it end up?

Customer was angry because our cleaner folded the towels the wrong way (see before and after)

moms kids 🤝 a laundromat that doesn’t suck

What a day. Lines out the door and around the corner for Free Laundry Day last week in Austin, TX. We’re going to need a bigger laundromat soon…

Look at it now! What a beautiful laundromat…