The oldest and most successful business was, without doubt, thelaunderette.
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Buildings created in this way are likely to join the increasing register of nonplaces sandwiched betweenlaunderetteand motorway.
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It is easier to shower than to take a bath, and it is easier to use a washing machine at home than go to alaunderette(a self-service laundry).
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We are also spending £100,000 on launderettes, bowling alleys, sauna baths and squash courts, some of which have already been completed.
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This excluded the older type oflaunderette, which required attendants for the machines and the giving of change, and similar services.
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It is conceivable that close to or on the periphery of a caravan site might be a newsagent, a locallaunderetteor something like that.
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The coin-operated launderettes cannot half wash a bundle of clothes.
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Thelaunderettebusiness has expanded considerably over the years, and there are now about 2,500 of them, of which about 800 are unattended.
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There is the case where items were stolen from outside alaunderette.
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The scale of trade effluent charges levied on launderettes is a matter for individual water authorities.
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A pensioner needs alaunderettejust around the corner.
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It is true that the trade effluent charges are not the only water charges levied on launderettes.
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In addition, many old people's homes are not modern enough to have washing machines and therefore launderettes are important to them.
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Since then, with their leadership, the community has built a café, a creche, alaunderetteand a new church.
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He will be aware that anomalies are confined to machines like launderettes and weighing machines.
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