Amarillo Laundry Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn one morning, an Amarillo Laundry Center employee noticed something peculiar hanging on the line: a neatly folded pair of pants with a note attached in perfect cursive script. Upon closer inspection, he found that the note read: ‘Please iron these pants for my date tonight.’ The employee chuckled and thought, ‘Who irons their own clothes nowadays?’ He carefully pressed them and returned them to the same spot. Later that day, a delivery driver picked up the pants, thinking they were his own. As he drove away, he exclaimed, “Finally, someone else does my laundry!”

2. In the early hours of a Sunday morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the Amarillo Laundry Center with a fresh batch of linens. As he unloaded boxes from his truck, he noticed something odd in the corner of the loading dock—a small, neatly folded stack of dollar bills. Curious but cautious, he picked it up and counted—just enough for a good breakfast. Smiling, he thought, ‘Whoever left this must be a regular.’ Later that week, when delivering linens to another client, he casually mentioned it over coffee. A neighbor chimed in, laughing, ‘That’s not a tip—it’s just how they pay their dry cleaning bill here!’

3. At midnight, a laundromat attendant heard a strange voice over the intercom: ‘All whites must be dry by sunrise or face a hefty penalty.’ The next morning, when the attendant checked the machines, everything was perfectly dry—even though no one had been there all night except for an old sock that kept whispering ‘whites’ in the dryer. Turns out, it was just the owner’s new AI laundry assistant trying to impress customers. Everyone laughed and decided to keep him around.

4. At nightfall, a delivery driver pulled up to Amarillo Laundry Center with a truckload of sheets and towels. As he unloaded, he noticed something odd: every basket seemed heavier than it should be. Curious, he opened one basket and found nothing but tiny socks and underwear—all neatly folded and labeled ‘Management’s Special Request.’ By morning, everyone in town was laughing as the mystery turned out to be a prank from an overzealous cleaner. The delivery driver became a local hero for his stoic reaction.