Wash Em Up 4

The word around Midland on Wash Em Up 4 is a bit split, but plenty of folks keep coming back to do their weekly loads here, and it holds a solid reputation across town. It's a self-service spot with washers and dryers running from standard front-loaders up to jumbo machines that swallow comforters and big bulky loads, so if you've got blankets or a heavy family wash, this is a place people point you to. There's an attendant on duty, and we've heard from more than one first-timer that the manager and her crew jumped right in to help someone who hadn't set foot in a laundromat in a while. One newcomer put it simply: they made the whole trip easy.

Locals will tell you the value is fair here, and it doesn't eat your money on a wash. Beyond self-service, they run a drop-off wash-and-fold service and take on commercial accounts for local businesses, so it's the kind of place that handles both a quick load and a standing weekly arrangement. If you do use the drop-off, regulars suggest counting your items with the attendant at the counter so everyone's on the same page, since a few people have had trouble tracking pieces through the fold service. A nice bonus some mention: a couple of ladies out front selling homemade Mexican food.

The place keeps daytime-into-evening hours, open early and late seven days a week, though the word from regulars is to skip the weekends and the after-six rush during the week if you can help it, since it fills up fast and the wait for a free machine gets long. We've heard the odd grumble too, mostly about dryers that could dry quicker and machines that need attention, and a handful of folks have run into a staff member having an off day. Fair to say opinion runs a little mixed on those points. Still, for a well-reviewed laundromat in Midland with big machines, a helpful attendant, drop-off service, and prices people call reasonable, Wash Em Up 4 earns its regulars.

Go at an off-peak hour and you'll likely have your pick of machines.