Always Check Your 100‑Yen Coins Before Going to the Coin Laundry: A Real Experience of What Happens When You Forget

Always Check Your 100‑Yen Coins Before Going to the Coin Laundry

Today, I had decided it would be a laundry day at the coin laundry, so I went.

I inserted 300 yen and started the washing machine.

About 23 minutes later, the washing cycle finished.

I moved the wet laundry into the dryer, took out my wallet, and looked for 100‑yen coins to run the dryer--but couldn't find any.

I thought, "Alright, I'll just exchange money," and looked for a 1,000‑yen bill, but couldn't find one.

I had several 10,000‑yen bills, but no 1,000‑yen bills.

I had ten 10‑yen coins, but asking strangers in the coin laundry to exchange them for 100‑yen coins felt inappropriate, especially since everyone seemed to be resting with their eyes closed. I didn't want to disturb them, so I gave up.

I took the wet laundry out of the dryer and brought it back to my apartment to air‑dry indoors.

Two hours have passed since I hung the laundry, but it still hasn't dried.

Of course.

Lessons Learned from This Experience

• Always check that you have enough 100‑yen coins before going to the coin laundry.
• Break 10,000‑yen bills into ten 1,000‑yen bills whenever possible.
• If you cannot use the dryer, indoor air‑drying takes a very long time.

Next time, I will make sure my wallet has plenty of 100‑yen coins before heading to the coin laundry.

Since I often go on weekends, I need to make sure I don't run out of 100‑yen coins on Saturdays and Sundays.