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How to pack your laundry bag

What a kilo of clothes actually is, how to bag it and the three things to check before you hand it over.

By Auckland LaundryUpdated Nov 20264 min read

What the weights look like

WeightRoughlyPrice
4 kg4 tees, 2 shirts, 1 jeans, 1 shorts, 4 underwear, 4 socks, 1 towel$40
6 kgA working week: 5 shirts, 5 tees, gym kit, chinos, smalls$56
8 kgA week for one incl. a hoodie and a towel, or a long weekend for two$72
12 kgFamily of four for 3–4 days, including beach towels$104

Useful anchors: a cotton tee is about 150–200 g, jeans 600–800 g, a bath towel 500–700 g, a hoodie 500 g. Wet or sandy clothes weigh more — shake out the beach first.

Which bag to use

Anything that closes: the hotel laundry bag, a tote, a reusable supermarket bag. We return everything in our own sealed, named bag. Write your order number on the tag from your confirmation email, or on masking tape on the bag.

What to separate

  • Colours: not required — add Colour separation and we do it. Otherwise everything goes in a 40°C colour-safe wash.
  • Wool and delicates: put them in a small inner bag and tick Delicate; they're cold-washed and dried flat.
  • Two people: sub-bags per person plus the Sort by person add-on.

Three things to check

  1. Pockets. Cash, keys, passports, AirPods. We photograph bags on arrival but we're not liable for pocket contents.
  2. Labels. Dry-clean-only items come back unwashed with a note. See what we wash.
  3. Cut-off. Your confirmation gives the reception hand-in time for your hotel's run.

Ready to hand over the washing?

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