Missing Sock Laundromat & Dry Cleaning

It is a decent laundromat. nothing bad or special about it. They have lots of washers and dryers at least.
just average…

No nonsense laundromat; owned by asians, as are most of the laundromats in this area.
Not a lot of machines, but my guess would be around 20. 3 dollar per load to me is on a higher side when you can fit a max of 15 pounds in a load. That aside, fairly okayish service with non-​smiling but helpful owners.
Dry cleaning is also not bad with average they took for my clothes was between 2 – 4 days. Meh, not too bad.

I usually only use this place if I need my laundry the same day and don’t have time to do it on my own. It’s not bad for a dollar a pound but I’m not sure they use great soap because my clothes never smell like detergent. They’ve never overly shrunk my clothes but it could just be what I wear, but my boyfriend’s and his roommate’a clothes almost every time they’ve gone there.
If you have the time to drive and more time to do laundry there are much better places, but when you’re in a bind it works for small work clothes loads.

While living in Cleveland Circle for 4 years, my husband and I used The Missing Sock every other week or so. At first, we did the usual laundromat «do it yourself» approach, but after a while, we got lazy and opted for their drop-​off /​pickup service. While some may see this kind of thing as expensive at $ 1 per pound, it was well worth it to us with crazy schedules. Over the years they did our laundry for us weekly, they were always incredibly reliable and did a superb job. Contrary to the name, I don’t believe even a sock was ever lost! We’ve since relocated to live abroad and I’ll miss their services!

I really like this place. Switch to it from Henshaw across the way when they messed up a shirt of mine.
They check the clothes here when you drop them off for dry cleaning, prices are reasonable, and the woman is really nice. Can’t really complain. Turnaround time is outstanding as well.

I’ve been a customer here for about 2 years and I think this place is wonderful! I’ve done by laundry and have had things tailored here. The prices are reasonable compared to a lot of other places. The dry cleaning is a decent price. I’ve gotten by pants and shirts dry cleaned at some other local locations and they’d cost be $ 7.50 a piece so this place is practically a bargain. I drop off my laundry every week or so and I’ve never had any complaints. My clothes come back clean and fresh every single time.
Perhaps some of these other customers should stop raising their standards. Their mothers aren’t the one’s washing their underwear and cleaning out every single stain anymore. These people want the best service but aren’t willilng to pay the extra money.
This place is absolutely amazing. The employees are friendly and the place is kept well. It has a very comfortable atmosphere if I might add. There are also refreshing beverages and candy that are sold as well. When I used to do my own laundry, I’d always bring my laptop to do homework or to browse the web. They DO have free wifi but it is protected so all you need to do is ask for it. I can’t blame them for protecting their password, I bet a bunch of residents from upstairs who aren’t customers would steal it. Overall, I love this place. I will be getting my clothes done here for as long as I can.

I was always against paying to get my laundry done, but this place is amazing and I feel like a prince! Nothing better than picking up my clothes the same day and all my shirts are pressed and hung for me; they even press my boxer shorts ! I recommend this to all those non believers! Customer for life!

Not a huge fan of the establishment, but in the winter I guess I’ll go here more, since it is so close. The machines aren’t that big, and the high efficiency washers are tiny… which sucks, and they are more expensive. All machines are quarters only, no card to recharge or anything. No wifi, and the staff are well interesting.
is okay, but I wasn’t a fan that she stopped my laundry from going because it was «rattling the machine too much». The other guy, had never stopped my laundry, and it was the same size. So that cost me another 2.75 to get another machine, and split the load 3 ways (i had it pretty evenly split between 2 washers). She was a little rude telling me all this, not sure if it was a cultural exchange thing or not. She did fix one of my shirts, but it was just standard… not really anything to write about here.
Anyway, I go to brighton laundry, a little bit further so i need to use my car… but free coffee, wifi and better washers so I find it to be all around better. Plus they have a television, not some crazy static infused Vietnam talk radio in the background.
If you are looking for a simple, hole in the wall laundry place then this might be for you.

Over the past year, I’ve dropped my laundry off here a few times. I want to like this place, because it is very close to where I live, and the people are friendly. Regrettably, after I pick up my laundry, I inevitably discover that it’s not really clean. It’s as clean as if it had been washed by a teenage boy – that is, like it was washed in cold water with no soap.
I use cloth napkins at home, and that is where the deficiency is most obvious. Food stains don’t get completely washed off.
Also, my cotton clothes come back without that fluffy, soft feel they get when washed correctly. If I do a load of laundry in HOT water, with detergent, the cotton gets soft and fluffy, and the napkins should come back very clean. This place is okay, but not worth paying for.
Also, I once had then re-​sew several buttons onto an overcoat, and they did that wrong. They sewed the buttons flat onto the fabric. But if you go look at the way a button is attached, especially on a coat made of thick material, it hangs away from the fabric by a couple of millimeters. It may seem like a minor complaint, but now I am annoyed by this every time I put on this coat. It makes the coat look weird – it binds, and it hangs incorrectly – when I put it on. At some point, I will take it to my regular tailor and get it fixed.

I have only been here to do my own laundry.
Pros:
Not too busy.
Quarter machine.
One couch.
Snacks.
Cons:
Overpriced, especially those tiny side-​loaders that cost $ 3– I can never fit a whole load in there, so I end up splitting it into two washers, paying $ 6 just to wash.
Dryers are big, and 25 cents for 5 mintues, so you save a little there.

The Missing Sock has always met my laundry needs, although the fancy new washers are an exorbitant $ 3/​load. The staff is generally friendly, and it’s never too crowded. I’ve never gotten anything tailored there, so I can’t comment on that.
The Found Sock is just a few blocks away. Ha.

I love this place. Lots of washers, lots of dryers, and cheaper than any other place I’ve found. The ladies are friendly, there’s comfortable seating, and carts that you can use to transfer your wet clothes to the dryers, or to hold your dry clothes while you fold.
Their tailoring and dry cleaning service is top notch. I’ve had jeans and slacks hemmed there, and you can’t even tell that they’ve been shortened. Also, I sat in blue gum in a pair of my black slacks and did everything to try and clean them. Ice, peanut butter… you name it. The ladies at the Missing Sock got that gum out without a mark. I’m still in shock.

I’m reviewing this place purely as a laundromat — not as a tailoring service. Anyway, they are decent enough — plenty of machines, which are usually in decent working order, and an inexpensive shirt pressing service. One touch I like is all of the old books and magazines lying around the facility; it’s not a bad place to wait around.
I take a star off because most of their washers are those side-​loading types that fit less laundry and cost more, and a further star for the very cramped layout. But if all you want is a place to wash your stuff, the Missing Sock works fairly well.

I brought in pair of brand new white shorts that needed to hemmed up 2 inches. When I came to pick it up on the day they told me to come in, the shorts were returned, but instead of being hemmed, they were dry-​cleaned (they mixed up the order even though it was written clearly to hem them 2 inches)…since the shorts were brand new, the tags (black!) were still on them and the dry-​cleaning made the tags bleed all over the pants, turning them from bright white to gray (also left a really dark black ring where the tag was attached). They ended up keeping the shorts a few extra days to hem them, but they still made me pay for the service, even though the ruined the shorts. NEVER AGAIN will I return here !!

This place is so convenient to my apartment, I so wanted it to work out. The dry-​cleaning always seemed acceptable enough, a little on the sloppy side but fine. However, I recently brought a shirt in for a very simple repair (slight rip right along the hem). I generally bring repairs up to a place on Newbury Street, but this one was just so basic, I figured Missing Sock would be a quick, cheap alternative.
Wrong! The repair was so poorly done, my regular tailor will have have to perform serious surgery to fix it. I mean, she butchered it. There is no way any reasonable person would have found it acceptable, and it’s insulting that they would even try to pass if off as ‘repaired’. It actually looked much better with the hole in it. When I confronted the seamstress about the work, she just muttered something semi-​incoherent about not having a sewing machine and charged me for it anyway.
With the abundance of alternatives in the area, there is no reason to give these folks your business.
UPDATE: Since this review, I have been going down the street to Cleveland Circle Cleaners and am very happy with it. The attendant (who I assume is the owner, because he’s the only one I’ve ever seen) is incredibly friendly and accomodating. I had him replace a zipper on my jeans and it was an excellent repair.