Sparklean Laundry

I read The reviews on Unilocal and decided to bring my laundry here. I usually drive from Irvine to Huntington Beach to do my laundry. However, I didn’t have a lot of time and I had a lot of laundry. I had come down with the flu and had an insurmountable amount of laundry to do. I am a single mom of three children and could not get away with waiting. So when I went in with five huge bags of laundry I thought I would ask how much it would be to do two of my five bags of laundry for me. I went in on a Saturday around 4 PM. I decided to let them do those two bags of laundry which came to 30 pounds total. She asked me if I wanted it back the next day, I stated I would be out of town and could pick it up Monday morning. I filled out the ticket and circled Monday. I arrived Monday at 2 PM because I could not get there in the morning. My clothes bags were shoved under the table and were not done. Other tickets that had come in after me were finished. And the woman told me that they were very busy over the weekend. She told me she would start it then and have it ready by tonight at 6 PM. This was not acceptable as I work at night. I pay a babysitter to watch my children at night and can’t take extra time to come and pick up my laundry. I asked her if she would give a discount because of the mistake. I was told ‘no’ that she couldn’t do that. She called the woman that normally does the laundry and she also denied me a discount. So I took my bags of laundry and left. I will not be going back and I do not recommend this place.

Doing laundry while on vacation is a pain in the tuchus. So while we were visiting OC, we decided to just have our clothes cleaned by someone other than ourselves. I found Sparklean on Unilocal and gave it a go.
This place is a lavanderia with a tiny office at the front and a lady sitting on a bench just outside the door. I didn’t even know that she worked here until she saw me looking confused and asked if she could help me. She took my bag of clothes and weighed them, then quoted me $ 36. I must have looked surprised. (I don’t know what I was thinking it was going to cost — maybe $ 10? $ 15? I felt like Lucille Bluth from Arrested Development when she didn’t know the price of a banana.) So then she said that she’d do it for $ 30, so I was like OK. I mean, I was going to do it for $ 36, but I like saving $ 6.
She wouldn’t give me a receipt, and I kept confirming with her that she’d be there to give me my clothes when I came back. Because how would someone else know those clothes were mine? It was kind of confusing. But she got them done in less than two hours, and she even called me when they were ready to be picked up.
The best part is that all of the clothes, from the underwear down to the socks, were folded so neatly! I never, ever do that good of a job. My experience with Sparklean was great, and I wish I could afford to have someone do my laundry all the time.

Found this place on Unilocal since our washers were broken. So came here due to how close it is to the house and the good reviews. It’s a laundry mat. It’s nothing that I haven’t seen before during my single years. The main difference I did notice is that it’s change free which is nice. You have to get a card from the attendant place some cash in the machine and that money is transferred to the card. There’s a $ 2 change but it’s refundable. There’s always someone working because they do laundry service also. There’s plenty of washers and dryers. There’s vending machines, a bathroom, and a little thing to get your detergent. But, it’s right by the 99cent store which is great if you forget your detergent or softener. There’s even tvs there to help pass the time. The only issue I have is that there’s not enough sitting areas. But it’s no big deal. I’d come here again. It’s great prices and strong dryers. I would wash my clothes here again

I love this laundry place, it’s always clean and always have someone here to help you out. The ladies who works here are very sweet and helpful especially Angela. She helps me out with my laundry and I comeback to pick it up its ready and neat! New in the area? Come and check out this place!

I don’t understand all the negative reviews — keep in mind this is a laundromat. The facility is clean, well-​maintained, and has plenty of parking, Angelica was extremely helpful explaining how to get the laundry pay card, to load additional cash onto it, and how to add time to the dryer. I got some take-​out shrimp ceviche to have lunch while waiting for my wash/​dry instead of playing with my iphone or watching TV. I was very pleased with the overall experience and would recommend it to anyone. Thank you!!!

So recently moved in the area with a sad heart to leave my fabulous fluff and fold in Pasadena… found this place on Unilocal. I already feel better about this move. At $ 1.25 per lb, their prices were similar to my «find» in Pasadena. Dropped off my 25 pounds of laundry and picked it up a couple of days later (it was ready the next day). They could use a larger office area, but Everything was there and it was clean and nicely folded.

Wow — someone please replace the laundry mat attendant! I sometimes come here to wash big articles of clothing when it doesn’t fit in our washing machine. You have to buy this card for $ 2 and then buy credit on it which is fine. The big washing machines charge $ 6.25 for a 20 minute wash which is fine. But the lady who is there full time as an attendant is downright RUDE! My first experience with her is saying hi and she just looks at you like she is pissed at the world! From then on, it goes downhill because if you leave even the dryer sheet in the machine, she gives you the 3^rd degree. When you sit down to wait for your clothes, she sits and stare at you the whole time… strange!

Couldn’t even try the place out because they only do money cards and the card generating machine was broken.

I go during the week around 8:30, after my dinner pretty much. It’s never crowded and clean. Also, free wifi!
The dryers are amazing. It gets super hot that I use on medium setting for some of my clothes!
Andddd $ 1 for bottled water from their vending machine! Cheapest water bottle I ever purchased.

The facility was clean, the machines were clean and seemed well-​maintained, and the attendant was helpful and patient – even with a slightly confused, first-​time laundromat user (me). While I was there, the attendant began a round of cleaning, though the machines seemed clean enough to me, scrubbing out the receptacles for detergent, bleach, etc. and wiping down the exterior of each machine.
The washers seemed to do a good job of cleaning my clothes, though my laundry is not usually very dirty, and the dryer fully dried the clothes I put in it. Best of all, everything was cleaned and dried in much less time and for less cost than it is at the facility I normally use in my condo development, where some of the machines are almost always broken and all are usually somewhat dirty.
I’ve only been there once but, based on that experience, I would return and I would recommend the place to others.

This place is perfect! I used the large capacity washer and combined 2 loads, which saved me $ 0.50 per washer! The lady that works there is super helpful. Lots of machines and plenty of parking. Use the restroom at Burger King.

The machine dispensed us the wrong item… twice.
The washing machines (normal) are $ 1.50.
The heavy duty washing machines are $ 2.50.
HOWEVER my biggest issues is the fact that the DRYERS SUCK!
It costs $ 0.25 (a quarter) for 10 minutes. It takes such a LONG time to dry, and on top of that I have to renew.
THIS IS RIDIC.

Just the basics. Buy the Laundry Card for $ 5, do your laundry, watch some telenovelas on the TV there or play on your phone, return the card to the older gentleman who runs the place for a refund on the $ 2 card deposit. Rinse, wash, repeat. I came in during the evening, and parked right out front.

So glad this place is here! Our dryer broke so had 6 loads to dry and the price was reasonable — $ 0.50 for 20 minutes for 4 dryers and it was all dried! :)

I have come here half dozen times and I would give them 3 stars for cleanliness. The floors are clean but the bathroom is always nasty. The machines are clean. If you are going to use the $ 2.50– $ 3.95 wash, be sure to check holding tanks before you load your clothes. Some have old detergent in them. No ATM so bring cash! A small annoyance is that the television is ALWAYS on a Hispanic channel. From what I have observed 90% of the time there is English speaking customers because of it’s proximity to Irvine & Tustin but the staff wants to watch what they want to watch regardless of the customers. I wish this place was nicer and it would only take a few tweaks to turn it around but it seems the staff does just enough to get their paycheck and cleaning the bathroom us obviously below their pay scale.

Good, clean laundromat.
Went in on a Saturday afternoon and it was empty. They say to park in the back, but if it’s empty — it’s fine. Used a big load washer for about 5 – 6 blankets and it washed perfectly fine. One big dryer was good for all too.
This isn’t a coin laundry so you’ll need to buy a laundry card. $ 5 minimum for a brand new card with $ 2 charge for the card (this is refundable if you just give it to the people up front). The big load washer was $ 3.95 for one load. Dryer I believe is $.10? Super cheap.
This place is fast. Washer takes 24 minutes and dryer is about 10 minutes. We did two drying cycles to make sure everything was dry. Overall good place to check out if you’re in the Tustin/​Irvine area and need to wash things since there’s like no laundromats in Irvine area.

$.25 for 10 minute dry, $ 1.25 regular washer, $ 2.50 industrial washer. Additional parking in the back. Bathroom and vending machines available. Overall the facility is clean, affordable and plenty big.

This is for their drop off «fluff and fold» laundry service. At $ 1 per pound 10lb minimum (no blankets or sheets) this service is affordable even on a tight budget. Their hours allow for really early drop offs and late pickups and there is no additional charge for next day pickup. Clothes are bagged and meticulously folded. They also sort the items like all short sleeve shirts together or all jeans together and all sweat pants together. I’ve never had an issue with items shrinking/​fading and they always smell really good.
I’ve been going here for about a year and never noticed a missing item.
The women that work here are always really pleasant and helpful. A few of them have limited English skills but this has never been an issue. They weigh your clothes in front of you so no shady up charges. I know they will also hang certain items if you ask. I usually bring my clothes in a trash bag and that makes for easy weighing.
This is a no frills laundry mat, I wouldn’t recommend this if you have special laundry needs or really expensive clothing. This is just a budget friendly way of saving time and having perfectly organized drawers.
CASH ONLY but a bank is next door. Parking never a problem.

So I just moved into a new pad and I came to find out that the washer is broken but the dryer works… Okay? So much for laundry being included… But now I’m getting off topic.
So I’ve never been to a laundromat before so I was kinda nervous myself to even go. First I was planning on where to get coins and that big hassle… Occasionally I carry cash but not always. So I use Unilocal religiously and found this place. It’s close and convenient. I didn’t really know how the whole thing worked, so I asked the lady that was there.
You go up to this machine to get your laundry laundry card. There’s a $ 2 deposit which isn’t that bad. So I put in $ 5 and got $ 3 on the card. The small white washers (lid on top/​traditional old school ones) are a $ 1 per load. And it 25 – 27 minutes for it to be done. If you have a huge family load, then use the bigger washers for $ 2 – 2.50. To dry, it’s $ 1 per load.
The laundry card is re-​loadable. So I suggest you keep it if you need to use a laundromat for your laundry. The machine to reload money is CASH ONLY. But there is an ATM machine if you forgot.

My washer is on the fritz, and there aren’t any laundromats in Irvine, so I come here.
I wouldn’t really call it clean. I’d say adequate but nothing exceptional. The conventional washers are $ 1.00 per load, the front loading machines are $ 2.50, and the dryers are 25 cents for 10 minutes. I find that an average load dries in about 30 minutes.
No coin whatsoever at this laundromat, and you have to buy one of their cards. They have a machine with single load detergent etc for 75 cents each, if you sometimes go unprepared like I did today. :)
They also have coffee (cream and sugar only) which is a nice little touch.
I live in University Park in Irvine, so I take Michelson to Harvard and Harvard to Walnut so I don’t have to drive down Redhill through Tustin. Roads are better in Irvine and I feel safer.