Laundry by the kilo

Plenty of Thai rooms have no washing machine, and nobody minds: there's a ร้านซักรีด (laundry shop) in nearly every soi. You drop off a bag, it is weighed, and you pay by the kilo, commonly 30–60 baht for washing and drying, more with ironing; shirts and trousers to be ironed are often priced per piece. It's usually ready the next day, folded in a plastic bag. Say ไม่ต้องรีด if you only want washing, and point out anything delicate or likely to run. Coin machines in the building or next to a 7-Eleven cost roughly 20–40 baht a load. Count your items when you collect; socks go missing everywhere in the world.