
Laundry Pickup in Vancouver: What to Expect
Book online, leave your bag at the door, get clean laundry back the next evening. That's the short version. Here's the full picture of what happens at every step — because most people have questions the first time.
How the booking works
We run 6 AM to 10 PM, seven days a week across all of Greater Vancouver. No fixed routes, no "we only service your neighbourhood on Wednesdays." You pick a 2-hour window that works for you, and we show up in it.
Booking takes about two minutes online. You pick your window, confirm your address, and you're done. You'll get a reminder the morning of your pickup.
First-time customers: we drop a branded reusable bag at your door before your first pickup — no need to have your own. One wash & fold bag holds roughly a standard week of laundry for one or two people. We also have linen bags and delicate bags for those items.
The pickup itself

On pickup day, fill your bag and leave it outside — front door, building lobby, wherever works for you. Our driver picks it up, scans it into the system, and you get a confirmation SMS. That SMS is your signal that the laundry is in our hands.
A few things worth knowing about our drivers: they're in-house employees, not gig-app contractors. This matters for consistency. Gig workers optimise for speed across multiple platforms — our drivers optimise for one job done right. Same team, same faces, same care every pickup.
What happens at the facility
Your laundry runs in its own dedicated machine — your order never gets mixed with someone else's. We use a cold wash by default (better for most fabrics and colours), with the folding style you set at signup.
You choose your preferences once and we apply them automatically:
- Wash temperature: Cold (default), warm, or hot for specific items
- Detergent: Standard, fragrance-free, or hypoallergenic
- Folding style: Flat fold, rolled, or hung for dress shirts
- Special instructions: Anything else — inside-out for dark colours, air-dry for specific items
If you have items that need to be separated — gym clothes away from dress shirts, for example — just note it at booking.
Dry cleaning: same loop, no extra trip
Dry cleaning doesn't need a separate booking. Leave your dry clean items alongside your wash & fold bag on the same pickup — just flag them in the app so we know to treat them differently. They go to our dry cleaning facility and come back the next day, hung on hangers, in garment bags.
Our dry cleaning service covers suits, blazers, silk, wool coats, wedding dresses, and anything else with a "dry clean only" label. Same flat-rate pricing, same re-clean guarantee.
Delivery and the guarantee
Most Vancouver orders are returned the next evening. You'll get an SMS 30 minutes before drop-off so you know when to expect it.
If anything isn't right — a fold that's off, a stain that came back, anything — tell us within 48 hours and we re-clean it on the next pickup at no charge. No back-and-forth, no fine print. That's the guarantee. Full details on our care guarantee page.
What it actually costs
We use a flat-rate bag system — you pay per bag, not per pound. One wash & fold bag covers roughly a week of laundry for one or two people. There's no minimum order, no subscription required to start, and no hidden fees.
See our current pricing before you book if you want the exact numbers. Most customers find it works out to less than the time it would take to do it themselves — especially once you factor in the drive to the laundromat.
Questions before your first pickup? We're easy to reach.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does laundry pickup cost in Vancouver?
- We use a flat-rate bag system — you pay per bag, not per pound. One wash & fold bag holds roughly a week of laundry for one or two people. See current pricing at thelaundrybrothers.com/pricing.
- What areas of Vancouver do you cover?
- We serve all of Greater Vancouver: Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Surrey, Delta, Langley, and Maple Ridge. Enter your address at checkout to confirm.
- How long does laundry pickup and delivery take?
- Most orders are collected and returned within 24 hours. You set out your bag one day, and clean laundry is back the next evening. We send an SMS 30 minutes before drop-off.
- Do you mix my laundry with other customers' orders?
- Never. Your laundry runs in its own dedicated machine for every wash. We don't mix orders under any circumstances.
- What if something comes back wrong?
- Tell us within 48 hours and we re-clean it on the next pickup at no charge. No exceptions, no fine print. Full details at thelaundrybrothers.com/care-guarantee.
- Can I set preferences for folding and detergent?
- Yes. At signup you set your preferred folding style, detergent preferences, water temperature, and any special instructions. Your preferences are saved and applied to every order automatically.
