Danika Lee W.
One star. If I could give zero, I would.…
The laundry machine in my apartment building has been broken for over six months. I’ve called Coinamatic multiple times to report it. My neighbors have also called. My boyfriend has called several times too. Every time we reach out to our landlord, we’re told to call Coinamatic — and still, after half a year, the machine is broken. Coinamatic claims a technician has come out — but we’ve never seen anyone. At least twice we’ve been told a tech came and fixed it, which is clearly not true. When a service order is issued, we get automated email updates like: “The technician is coming today.” “The technician has arrived.” “The technician has solved the problem.” “The technician has left.” My boyfriend works from home. I have neighbors who also work from home. Every time a service ticket comes through, they watch the window all day, checking to see if anyone shows up. And no one ever does. So either the technician is a ghost, or they’re lying and marking the job as done without ever coming. The issue? You put coins in, the machine eats them, and… nothing happens. Even if you add more money, it still doesn’t start. Coinamatic sends a refund check in the mail, but that doesn’t solve the actual problem. I think a tech might have come once to “fix” it, but did they even bother putting coins in to test it? Because if they did, they’d know it still doesn’t work. Also — one of the dryers in the building completely died. Coinamatic replaced it, but the new dryer doesn’t dry. Even on the highest setting, with like six pieces of clothing, after a full hour your clothes come out damp. At this point I’m genuinely asking — does this company just hate us?? The machines are coin-operated, so we have to constantly scrounge for change just to do laundry, and then we risk losing our money. With only one washer and now one dryer that actually dries, doing laundry in this building has become a nightmare. This has been one of the main reasons I’ve wanted to move — but because of the housing crisis, we’re stuck. (I’m assuming that this could be a ploy to get people who are paying lower rent to move out?) We deserve working machines and actual customer service. Coinamatic, do better. Seriously.

