Pearl,
If you are going to store your scope in the laundry beware of moisture collecting on the mirrors from Clothes dryer etc. Laundry wouldn't be my first choice but you have to fit it somewhere I guess.
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<b>Edit: Before everyone jumps on me about the moisture bit - Laundry moisture carries Gazillions of microscopic fluff particles.</b>