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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                       CONSENT OF PEDERSEN & HOUPT, P.C.
 
     Pedersen & Houpt, P.C. hereby consents to all references made to it in the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of SpinCycle, Inc., as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on June 26, 1998.
 
                                          /s/ PEDERSEN & HOUPT, P.C.
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                                          Pedersen & Houpt, P.C.
 
Chicago, Illinois
June 25, 1998