$!0K a year! ??
Wow......how many employees??
My "uniforms" consist of Black walmart jeans and black FOTL (Fruit of the loom) T shirts.
Add black (surprise!) sweatshirts in colder temps..... They get washed, but they don't show the
permanent grunge and grease stains that linger with lighter colors.
Plus today's laundry detergents are just amazing at cleaning tough dirt and stains.
I use the red shop rags from Sams, mostly for wiping my dirty hands and other stuff that's
not real nasty. Keep 100-150 on hand. For the real nasty stuff, I also have the Blue paper shop towels around. I use the Blue towels after i wash my hands, and let them dry & re-use several times, then if I need to clean up some real mess I pick from the 'used' pile first.
Once or twice a year the shop wash sink gets cleaned, then the mildly dirty red rags go in for a soak & rinse. Bad ones get tossed. I'm just mostly a one guy show so they last a while.
The Coyne or other 'industrial laundry services' are a huge ripoff IMO.
They used to come around wanting to 'rent' me shop towels, bring 100 per month (minimum) for .50 each. I said I hardly use 100 a year. Guy says 'no problem, we'll bring you 100 a month anyway no matter how many you use' (and they charge for 100 each month regardless......
I suspect with employees, you're probably supplying all the home garages and shops with shop towels as well?
I can't afford anything in the Uline catalog!
I think you can buy anything in there cheaper elsewhere
You'll never pay more.....
dk