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Belzeturtle t1_j248xbc wrote

Reply to comment by Ansuz07 in Eli5: Why are matress and laundromat stores often used for laundering money by Jojojoost010

I certainly agree that there are much better ways. I just didn't think water consumption would be the smoking gun.

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Ansuz07 t1_j2498fz wrote

It doesn't have to be a smoking gun - it just has to be odd enough to get noticed, which will prompt a deeper dive into the finances, which is the last thing you want.

The average laundromat has margins in the 25% range - if your margins are higher, that is going to draw some curiosity. If you run your machines more and your water usage is much higher than comparables, that is going to draw curiosity too.

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