Ok, you’ve probably heard that Laundromats are great pick up places,
better than a singles bar – that’s because they are! Maybe not better,
but certainly a great alternative that’s just as good. You can pretend
your entire motive is to wash clothes, and that you’re not on the make.
The woman won’t have that feeling like you’re just trying to pick her up
if you strike up a chat here – even if that’s exactly what you’re
doing!
What really helps you out here is that women like to talk, and they
love to give advice – especially to “helpless” men! First of all, pick a
good Laundromat – meaning one where you’ve seen lots of attractive
women who aren’t dragging a bunch of kids with them or wearing wedding
rings.
Basically, pick one in a neighborhood with lots of young, single
women – they’ll be using the Laundromat close to home. And don’t worry
if you already have a washing machine at home, it’s worth the trip out
and a little change to meet women! If you meet someone that eventually
makes it back to your place and discovers you have a machine at home,
just tell her it was broken, or better yet, be honest and say you went
to the Laundromat hoping to meet someone, and that was the best decision
you ever made because you met her.
But let’s back up, first you’ve got to meet her! So go to the
Laundromat with your basket of clothes – no detergent. Make sure you
don’t bring anything a woman might find disgusting – like really dingy,
holey underwear, badly stained
T-shirts, or socks that used to be white but now look like you walked
through mud in them. However, something slightly stained won’t hurt –
like a grass stain on your jeans or chocolate sauce on a shirt. You can
use this later to help with the conversation
Go in, plop your laundry basket down on a machine near one or more
ladies you wouldn’t mind picking up, and start digging through the
basket like you’re looking for something. Then say out loud to yourself,
“Oh, man, I forgot the detergent!” Laundromats usually have a vending
machine selling detergent, so go over and start browsing. Act like you
don’t know which one to pick, then go to the woman you want to chat up
and say, “Excuse me, they don’t have my regular detergent here and I
don’t know what to use. Can you help me pick one out?” Women can’t
resist an opportunity to give advice, and they love the idea that men
might be helpless when it comes to some chores, like laundry. This is
where, if you’ve got the grass stain or whatever, you can bring that up
and say you don’t know what to do to get it out. She may come over and
show you how to rub detergent on the stain, etc.
After you get the detergent, go back to your machine, fumble around,
and go back to her and say, “I’m sorry to keep bothering you, but these
machines are different than what I’m used to and I don’t know what
setting to use. Could you give me a hand? I’m sorry to seem so
helpless.” Milk the helpless bit for all it’s worth. Ask her how much
detergent to use, what colors you can wash together, and what
temperature to set the water at – whatever you can think of.
Also, if the Laundromat doesn’t have a vending machine for detergent,
ask the woman if you can borrow some of hers. Insist on paying her back
by paying for her washing or dryer use. Either way, once you’ve got her
talking, keep chatting about clothes as long as that stays interesting –
once it starts to get lame and boring, ditch the topic!
Make sure and introduce yourself and get her name, then start asking
her about herself. Find out where she works, what she does for fun, what
movies or bands she likes, what her favorite types of food are. You can
use that info as she’s packing up her clothes to leave – Say, “Thanks
so much for the help. I’d love to pay you back by taking you out for
some Italian food (or going to hear that band you like, or see that
movie you said you’d been dying to see.)”
And one last thing, be ready with an explanation of why you’re using
this particular Laundromat if it’s not in your neighborhood, just in
case she asks. Make sure you pick one that’s not too far from home, and
just say the one in your neighborhood was full and you didn’t want to
wait for a machine. Now grab some change, a pile of dirty clothes, and
get ready to bag that babe!
