It wasn't until recently that I had to start going to the laudromat to do my laundry. I know how fortunate I was to have free laundry right in my building. My best friend lived in a unit nearby and had a washer and dryer that I could use whenever I wanted. Then she moved. And now?
I have to dig around for quarters and lug my laundry somewhere else.
I know that other people, especially those living in the city, have to do the same thing. How fun I thought it would be to supply a laundry-doer with quarters for their weekly task!
Date: Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Location: Econ-O-Wash, S. Highland Avenue, Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA
Time: 5:18 p.m.A few weeks ago, I went to Giant Eagle's Customer Service desk and asked for two rolls of quarters: one for me and one for a mission.
Turns out, I needed a roll and a half for my own laundry, which left me with $5 for today's mission. Better that than nothing at all, right?
I put the quarters in a little bag and put the bag in a little box. I also included a little note to let the recipient know that I wanted to help with their laundry.
I wrapped it all up in my signature pink and green, and included a little card explaining why the recipient was receiving this gift.
Tonight on my way home from a meeting regarding
#helloSAL, I decided to swing by my neighborhood laundromat. As I drove by, I took a peek in the front window.
The laundromat is divided into two halves. The right half had a lot of people in it. The left half, however--the half with the change machine--was empty with the exception of one woman way in the back.
I walked in, pulled out my gift, placed it in the bucket in the change machine, snapped a few photos, and left.
Easy peasy. A nice, clean mission.
No pun intended.
I'm so excited to unveil the newest addition to the Secret Agent L Project: a magnet from Quotable Cards in NYC!
Date: Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Turns out, I needed a roll and a half for my own laundry, which left me with $5 for today's mission. Better that than nothing at all, right?
I wrapped it all up in my signature pink and green, and included a little card explaining why the recipient was receiving this gift.
Tonight on my way home from a meeting regarding #helloSAL, I decided to swing by my neighborhood laundromat. As I drove by, I took a peek in the front window.
The laundromat is divided into two halves. The right half had a lot of people in it. The left half, however--the half with the change machine--was empty with the exception of one woman way in the back.
I walked in, pulled out my gift, placed it in the bucket in the change machine, snapped a few photos, and left.
Easy peasy. A nice, clean mission.
With the blistering heat we've had here this week, it occurred to me that the guys working on it could probably use a little refreshment.
I took pictures of the site while I was out, just to minimize the amount of time I'd be doing anything suspicious this morning when people might see me. I put the gift cards inside some notecards.
Then I wrapped them up just to make them fancy, because if there's anything that construction workers like, I'm sure it's something fancy. Especially if there's a pink ribbon involved. At least I used some brown wrapping paper to make it a little more masculine. 
I arrived in the parking lot around 7:00 this morning and did my best to be stealthy as I scurried around, leaving the packages on a few of the cars and getting a few pictures. I was very, very nervous that I would get caught.....and then very, very relieved that I made it out of there before anyone came outside. I suspect that someone might have noticed me, though. 
After running another errand, I drove by again (at a distance this time) and the owner of one of the chosen vehicles was sitting there with the door open, presumably opening the package I left on his windshield. Here's hoping he likes smoothies! I'm already looking forward to my next mission, where hopefully I'll be a little less conspicuous!
We can't wait for your next mission, Affiliated Agent H!! Well done!!
At the McDonald's in Aliquippa, PA, we left a children's book (Mama, Will You Hold My Hand? by Anna Pignataro) and a card (and the Secret Agent L business card) resting on top of the diaper-changing thing in the women's restroom.
We'd intended to leave the book and cards inside the changer, but the bunch kept slipping down (and I'd forgotten tape), so we put it on top.
This is fun - thanks for all the work you've put into it! 
The way that this was kept anonymous is that I went to my PO Box, and selected the neighbor to my right, wrote their address on an envelope (without a return address) and plopped it in the mail box outside the post office.
It felt really good to know that someone is going to open their PO Box and find something from a stranger. 
RAOK YOU MAKE MY DAY!
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