Card Systems

Card operated laundry equipment was originally developed for the multi-housing market (ex. apartment complex laundry rooms) in an effort to solve security concerns with the equipment, create employee accountability and provide documentation on usage for accounting purposes. Employing card vended systems instead of coins in the self serve laundromat has proven to provide these same advantages and more. 

Card systems in self serve laundromats started out being revolutionary, exciting and a demonstration of the latest technology!  With time, many improvements where made in not only the card systems themselves but also in the washers and dryers ability to function as one with the card system.  We now have different types of card systems to choose from and each has a wide variety of possible configurations that allow us to provide for most conceivable needs and wants plus a few surprises.  Therefore, card systems are normally customized to the store based on specific desired features and advantaged.

Some of the most well know advantages of a card operated self serve laundry include:

• Convenience – Customers enjoy quicker vending and not managing a hand full or pocket full of loose change.  Store owners benefit from dealing mostly in paper money taken from one vending machine rather than loose coins retrieved from many coin boxes.
• Security – Cashless washers and dryers are a turn off for thieves.  Collecting income from the store is a less obvious and tempting process as well.
• Reduced Fraud – Customers can no longer use slugs or other methods to get a free wash.
• Flexible Pricing – A card system allows for price changes by the penny rather than a whole quarter.  
• Maximum Accountability – With easy to use Windows based software, card systems include an array of management tools like detailed audit reporting, an employee time clock, equipment maintenance logs, a point-of-sale interface and customer rewarding marketing programs based on stored and retrievable customer usage information.
• Customer Loyalty – With value left on the card and the ease of use, the customer has no choice but to come back to your store.


With all of these positive attributes and more, card systems continue to be a powerful and attractive alternative to handling coins.  If you are in the process trying to determine what is right for you, please give us a call and we will help you evaluate the compatibility of a card system with your goals and market area.