Need advice: Opening A Laundry Shop In Pattaya, Preferably In Jomtien

[yong2009]

Single story units near me are 18,000baht per month, about 12 meters by 3.5 meters, 2 storey but in the back roads about the same, then prices go up for bigger buildings, renting in Pattaya is cheaper plus there are actually some tourists there unlike here in Jomtien.

Hi dirtydog,
Thank you very much for the prices. May I know where you are located (roughly)? (Can't PM, not enough posts yet)
Yong

[SandMike]

My good lady wife has a couple of washing machines with coin operation boxes bolted on the side - maybe this is an idea for additional income from those people who don't want / can't afford full laundry service.

Location - if you're interested in passing trade then you need to be where people can see you - let's say soi ghopai in pattaya, where there's lots of traffic and apartments, for local business, and if you're interested in hotel laundry work then you can be anywhere.

Good luck with the venture.

[DaffyDuck]

Single story units near me are 18,000baht per month, about 12 meters by 3.5 meters, 2 storey but in the back roads about the same, then prices go up for bigger buildings, renting in Pattaya is cheaper plus there are actually some tourists there unlike here in Jomtien.

Yeah, I bet the Ladyboys have a lot of laundry needs.

One consideration in that area (Jomtien, Pattaya) is that the currently rising crime rates, and the very credible risk of having your business burglarized or robbery.

[Wayne Kerr]

Not sure what you guys pay for laundry but my guys in BKK charge 500 baht for 60 pieces (i.e. shirts, trousers) and have done for years. Market too competitive for them to up the rates.

So to cover DD's 18k rent Ms. Yong2009 will be washing, drying, and ironing 2160 pieces to cover the rent.

I guess the tourist market will be more lucrative but with all the russians and chavs in Pattaya these days I wouldn't be relying on them too much

[dirtydog]

I remember the days when it cost 300baht for 100 pieces and they used to collect and deliver every 3 days

[hopmad]

^^^Cutting edge stuff, guys. These are the out-there, beyond the boundary type of posts I log on to the Pattaya forum for...

[yong2009]

My good lady wife has a couple of washing machines with coin operation boxes bolted on the side - maybe this is an idea for additional income from those people who don't want / can't afford full laundry service.

Location - if you're interested in passing trade then you need to be where people can see you - let's say soi ghopai in pattaya, where there's lots of traffic and apartments, for local business, and if you're interested in hotel laundry work then you can be anywhere.

Good luck with the venture.

Hi Sandman,
thanks for your wishes! I have thought about the extra machines out in the front as well. I guess they would come at a later stage. To be honest, I have never used them myself, as I would have to hang my clothes and iron them in addition to the washing.

[yong2009]

Not sure what you guys pay for laundry but my guys in BKK charge 500 baht for 60 pieces (i.e. shirts, trousers) and have done for years. Market too competitive for them to up the rates.

So to cover DD's 18k rent Ms. Yong2009 will be washing, drying, and ironing 2160 pieces to cover the rent.

I guess the tourist market will be more lucrative but with all the russians and chavs in Pattaya these days I wouldn't be relying on them too much

This is definitely an interesting calculation, and I guess your price for the laundry service is about right. Although the guys wouldn't be to happy, if you only brought your trousers. I guess this is a mix of underwear, shirts, pants etc.?
So not an easy job and the 18 K is probably too high for the rent to make it sustainable.