Leaving home

First load ever on a machine I have never seen, and a way to check it worked.

$12 kit

Leaving-home kit

For the one leaving: a wall card for the dorm or the apartment, the care-symbol decoder, the phone card for the building's shared machines, and a roommate sign if you want one.
A two-minute first-load video with captions and a transcript, a five-question self-test, and an 'already shrunk it' page for the first mistake.
For the parent buying it: their name on the wall card and a note from you, at no extra charge. Print it at home or at any print counter, or send the link to their phone. Nothing is mailed; the kit is yours to print as many times as you like.

Pay once. 14-day refund, no questions. Nothing monthly; the optional $4 plan (a text when a load has sat wet too long) is a separate choice later and is never ticked for you at checkout. No account, no email, to print the free card. Your answers stay on your device.

A sample dryer card, as real text. Yours will say your own cycle names.

DRYER

Five steps, then the never list

Step 1: Clean the lint screen first.Pull it out, wipe it, put it back.
Step 2: Check the NEVER list below.Hang those on the rack instead.
Step 3: Load loosely. Half full dries faster.
Step 4: Heat: Low for most things, Medium for towels.Never High for anything with print or stretch. Coin dryer with a timer: Medium, 30 minutes, check, add 10.
Step 5: Take it out while it is still warm. Fold or hang.

NEVER IN THE DRYER

Never: Anything whose tag says do not tumble dry, line dry or dry flat
Never: Anything still stained (heat sets it)
Never: Anything with print or iron-on numbers
Never: Wool sweaters
Never: Leggings, swimsuits, sports bras
Never: Rubber-backed mats and anything plastic-coated
Never: Anything that had oil, grease, gas or solvent on it, even after washing (dryer fire)
Never: No label? Line dry

Did it work? The lint screen is clean and nothing on the NEVER list is in the drum.

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