I have never in my life used an actual "laundry list" but I know what they are. I hate when a client comes in with a "laundry list" of items they think they MIGHT want, and I have to do all the work to prepare estimates for various quantities of 15-20 items, and then they only want ONE ... or none.
When you took your laundry to a commercial laundry establishment, you had to make a record of what you'd sent; this ensured both that you got back what you'd sent, and that you paid for what got washed.
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Shirts
Socks
Bloody rags
Etc
2. No, it is too much
From Merriam-Webster:
When you took your laundry to a commercial laundry establishment, you had to make a record of what you'd sent; this ensured both that you got back what you'd sent, and that you paid for what got washed.