Did you know?

The average household spends four hours a week doing laundry. This includes any prep time, washing drying, and the MOST dreaded task:

Folding.

Not to mention sorting, organizing, and any special care like hang drying certain items. Ope, looks like the detergent ran out 😬 so now you’re running to the store to pick some up, etc. The list goes on!

By outsourcing your laundry to Poplin––the ultimate laundry hack––you can cut that time down to about four minutes (or less). Just tap the app to place your order, set your laundry outside for pickup, dust your hands off aaaaaaannd: done!

You have four (or more) blissfully laundry-free hours….. Now what?

We were feeling silly so we asked Chat GPT how many quarters you could stack in four hours. Short answer: 1,440. Check the footnotes for the math behind the number.

Anyway....here are 22 real things you can do within four hours instead of laundry:

- Try a new restaurant

- Finally call your mom back

- Send that email you’ve been meaning to for the last 3 weeks

- Finish the latest season of Only Murders In The Building

- Choose an outfit for your sister’s wedding

- Take a LONG nap

- Watch The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition

- Host a bonfire

- Meditate

- Make your bed

- Snuggle your kids (or nieces/nephews)

- Get a massage

- Build a terrarium

- Go on a date

- Read a book

- Explore that obscure local museum you never get around to

- Play softball with your friends, and go out for food afterwards

- Catch up on all the memes your best friend sent

- Paint a landscape masterpiece

- Walk around your neighborhood

- Cook a special meal

- Learn how to say, “I’m never doing laundry again!” in different languages. Here are some to get you started:

• French: Je ne ferai plus jamais de lessive!
• German: Ich wasche nie wieder Wäsche!
• Spanish: ¡Nunca volveré a lavar la ropa!
• Arabic: لن أقوم بغسل الملابس مرة أخرى أبدًا!
• Japanese: もう洗濯はしない！
• Greek: Δεν ξαναπλένω ποτέ!

The possibilities are practically endless. Take some time to figure out what’s most important to you and go from there. If family connections are top of the list, hop on a zoom call with your siblings. Or put all the kids in the car for a mini-road trip to a state park.

If developing your mind takes the cake, sign up for an online course, or start a book club with like-minded friends.

Been wanting to get those creative juices flowing again? Dust off your old guitar from college, try a new recipe, or edit those architecture photos from your trip to Chicago 6 months ago (and post them on social media).

With laundry vanquished forever, your destiny is back in your hands!

Place your order with Poplin today.

*Quarter-Stacking-Math courtesy of Chat GPT

“The number of quarters you could stack in four hours would depend on various factors such as your stacking speed, the stability of the stack, and interruptions. Let's make a rough estimation:

Assuming it takes about 10 seconds to place and stabilize each quarter in the stack, you could potentially stack 6 quarters per minute (60 seconds divided by 10 seconds per quarter).

In four hours, there are 240 minutes (4 hours multiplied by 60 minutes). So, at a rate of 6 quarters per minute, you could potentially stack:

(6 quarters/minute) x 240 minutes = 1440 quarters

This is a very rough estimate and may not account for breaks, interruptions, or variations in stacking speed. Additionally, factors like fatigue could also affect the rate at which you can stack quarters. Keep in mind that this is just a hypothetical calculation for fun!”