How much are Cintas, Alsco,and Vestis really chargingyou in hidden fees?
Also works for Aramark, Unifirst, Canadian Linen, Image Wear, Quantum, G&K, Mission Linen, and any other commercial laundry or uniform-rental vendor.
Upload your invoice. In about a minute we'll show you what you're losing to fuel surcharges, environmental fees, loss/damage waivers, and contract lock-in — line by line, from your actual bill.
- Reads PDF or phone photo in seconds
- Raw invoice discarded after analysis
- Headline number is free — no signup to start
Drag your invoice here or click to upload
PDF or image (JPG, PNG)
A line-by-line breakdownof what you're paying for.
Headline loss + fee count are free. The full breakdown — fee categories, contract-exposure checklist, and your sunk-cost estimate — unlocks after you submit your email.
Sample teaser output
illustrativeYou're losing $X,XXX every year, in fees alone.
That's $XX bleeding out every week.
Submit your email to unlock the full report — fee breakdown, contract checklist, and 5-year exposure.
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The fee categoriesthat bleed your invoice.
Public industry data on the most common surcharges layered onto commercial laundry, uniform-rental, and linen invoices. Your invoice may include some, all, or none of these — the analyzer reports what's actually on yours.
Fuel / energy surcharge
6–18%
Floats with diesel; rarely capped.
Environmental fee
3–8%
Billed regardless of pickup count.
Loss / damage waiver (LDW)
5–12%
Insurance you may already carry.
Admin / service fees
$5–$25 per invoice
Often added under different names.
Minimum-volume charges
Variable
Triggered on light weeks.
The honest comparison.
National uniform and linen companies serve a purpose — but long-term contracts, minimum volumes, and bundled invoicing aren’t right for every business. Here’s how TLB compares.
| Feature | National providers | The Laundry Brothers |
|---|---|---|
| Contract length | Multi-year, often 5+ years with auto-renewal | 12-month price lock. Month-to-month after. |
| Rate changes | Annual increases built into contract terms | Locked for 12 months. No mid-contract changes. |
| Weekly minimums | Weekly floors charged regardless of volume | Pay for what you use. No floors. |
| Turnaround | 2–3 business days typical | Next-day delivery, standard. |
| Who handles your account | National call centre, route-based drivers | Local account manager. Same in-house drivers. |
| Invoice transparency | Bundled line items, surcharges | Fixed rate. No surcharges. No hidden fees. |
| Cancellation | Early termination fees apply | Month-to-month after year one. Leave when you want. |
Already with a provider? The analyzer above gives you the fee bleed in 60 seconds. For a written line-by-line comparison, send your invoice and we’ll return one within 24 hours — no obligation.
The fees you justhelped us name —we don't charge them.
Every account operates on the same terms — no tiers, no special treatment for big logos, and none of the buried line items the analyzer just walked you through.
Fixed pricing. No surcharges.
No fuel fees, no environmental levies, no lost-linen charges buried in the invoice. The fees we just helped you find — gone.
No long-term lock-in.
12-month agreements, month-to-month after. Cancel when we stop earning the work — no liquidated-damages exit penalty.
Volume that flexes with you.
±20% variance week to week without amending anything. No minimum-volume make-up charges if you have a quiet week.
Next-day delivery, standard.
Pickup today, back tomorrow. No 2–3 day waits. Every account, every week.
Same driver, same account manager.
In-house staff only — no subcontractors. The same faces show up every week.
The analyzer is freefor any operator, anywhere.
Our laundry pickup & delivery service runs in Greater Vancouver. The analyzer itself works on any vendor's invoice — use it even if you're outside our pickup area.
Not sure if we cover your address? Contact us and we’ll confirm →
About theinvoice analyzer.
What the tool does, what it doesn't do, and what happens when you submit your email.
Want to walk through it in person?
Submit the tool above and we'll reach out to book a free walkthrough where we go through your numbers and your contract together.
604-630-2263info@thelaundrybrothers.comIs this invoice analyzer really free?
Yes. Upload any commercial laundry invoice — Cintas, Alsco, Vestis, Aramark, Unifirst, or any other uniform/linen vendor — and get an instant on-screen breakdown of your fee bleed and contract exposure. No signup to see the headline number; we ask for your name and email only to email you the full report.
What hidden fees show up on Cintas, Alsco, and Vestis invoices?
The most common ones we surface: fuel surcharge (typically 6–18% of subtotal), environmental fee (3–8%), loss/damage waiver or LDW (5–12%), merchandise replacement charges, minimum-volume make-up charges, and admin or 'service' fees. Most contracts also include auto-renewal windows of 60–90 days and liquidated-damages clauses calculated as a multiple of remaining contract value.
What does the analyzer actually do?
It uses computer vision to read every line item on your invoice, classifies each as either a physical good (a uniform, mat, mop, linen — something with a quantity) or a fee (a surcharge billed on top), totals the fees, and normalizes that figure to a weekly, annual, and multi-year loss number. You see what you're losing in fees alone — not a quote, not a price comparison, just a mirror of your invoice.
Is my invoice data private?
The raw invoice file is processed in memory and discarded after the analysis runs — we never save the original PDF or photo. The extracted structured data (line items, fees, totals) and your name and email are stored privately in our own database so we can prepare your walkthrough and improve the tool over time. We do not share, sell, or train external models on your data.
Will the analyzer show me how much I can save by switching?
No, and that's deliberate. The exact recoverable amount depends on your contract terms, your volume, and your local market — we cover all of that in person at the walkthrough. The analyzer is built to quantify what you're already losing, not to quote you. That's a separate conversation.
How accurate is the fee extraction?
We use a vision-capable model to read your invoice. It does well on clearly typeset PDFs and well-lit phone photos. Blurry or partial photos can confuse it. If the model isn't confident, the tool tells you so instead of inventing numbers — you can retry with a clearer photo, or just send the invoice over and a human on our team will read it.
Does the analyzer work for Aramark and Unifirst invoices too?
Yes. It works for any commercial laundry, uniform rental, or linen-service invoice — Cintas, Alsco, Vestis (formerly Aramark Uniform Services), Canadian Linen, Unifirst, G&K, Mission Linen, or any regional vendor. The fee categories are similar across the industry.
What happens after I submit my name and email?
You see your full report on-screen immediately: sunk-cost estimate, five-year fee exposure, your fee breakdown line by line, and a checklist of clauses to look for in your contract. You'll also get the report by email and we'll reach out to schedule a free in-person walkthrough where we go through your numbers and your contract together.