[Nfbc-info] My apartment complex got new washers and dryers

[Lauren Merryfield]

Hi,
When I was apt-hunting 3 years ago, I discovered that several apt complexes
have those card reader type systems which are inaccessible to us. I think it
is a growing trend so we need to do something decisive about it. At the
time, I figured I'd take my dirty clothes to a laundromat nearby but that
would cost more, including transportation. 
Thanks,
Lauren

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Subject: [Nfbc-info] My apartment complex got new washers and dryers

Hey there Federation peeps,
It took me 2-hours to  start a load of friggin laundry this morning!  Trial
and error, pushing little membrane buttons, swiping various cards, listening
to beeps, and then it finally ran.  My clothes were  wet and dirty at the
end.
Luckily, a neighbor  popped-in, and  showed me how  the machines work.
We got new electronic display washers and dryers in my apartment complex's
laundry room.  They don't take coins, but run on debit cards.
Since they are brand spanking new, I  told the owner and manager that  they
are defective, or they installed the wrong machines, since they don't talk.
The washers deduct $8-from my account, and  charge different prices
depending on how dirty I say my clothes are.  The prices may also change
according to variations in electricty pricing through the day.
The contraption has 2-displays:  one for the card scan gadget, the other
displays pricing, and then goes to a countdown timer.
NONE of this information is available to me.  Do I have a right to know how
much I am being charged?
Do the owners have to replace the machines, if I request it?
Thanks,
Fred at the beach, Carlsbad


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