Smart Stop Market — Local services in Redding

Smart Stop, Spin City Laundry and Vapeshop/Check Cashing (yes, a vape shop and check cashing in one!) are all owned by one chain smoking, understaffed man who has to leave and lock one building to service customers in another. Its also constantly being foraged by benign but still off putting oddballs and homeless people looking for food, change, clothes people trashed and to use the restroom. The laundromat is the most basic but the machines work at least. The worst is the grimy sink that doesnt work, the machines are overpriced, its dirty and there is no toilet paper in the bathroom that someone actually stole the mirror off the wall of. The good news? There was a random sweet older woman with maybe a German accent who came in and kind of tidied up for a moment. She was really nice to us and my little girl. I hope she actually works there. I'd like to see her again. Also, Machines are always available because no one really comes here. Moreover - I still prefer this dump to H & H Laundromat with the overbearing, micromanaging crazy Russian lady who works there and HATES children. She threatened to throw us out because I let my very responsible 7 year old insert a quarter into the machine. At least I am in peace at Spin City and no one bothers me or my family. Oh, and no one cared I brought my dog in. So, if you don't mind grime. If you ljke solitude or brief chats with homeless people. If you dont want to wait for a machine. If you like vaping at the same time as cashing checks, this...

I totally get not wanting to give out all of your change all the time, and i get that being so close to the laundrymat that folks want cash back with a purchase an awful lot, but maybe you would get more stars if i didnt have to use the atm and pay $6.50 in atm fees and card fees. Times are hard for everyone last i checked, and its not just a me problem, and i had not factored that $6.50 into my budget for this month. So, as much as i would like to support my local stores, i will not support this one. Do better Smart Stop, and you might get a decent review from someone without...

Support your local stores, atleast I do whenever I can. I go here everyday and talk to the owner and he is always nice to his customers and is not the problem of the Homeless, it's the area where the drugs are and police not cracking down on it. I will miss you and your bird and talking about sports. Thank you for being kind to my son and giving him...