Ecotex (North Heights Linen Service)

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the laundry basket he was loading. Among the neatly folded towels and sheets lay an old, dusty book with no title or author’s name. Curious, he brought it back to the counter. The manager flipped through its pages, finding only strange symbols and cryptic drawings. As days passed, more and more employees claimed they’d seen strange things—like socks that paired themselves or shirts that changed colors mid-wash. Eventually, someone joked that Ecotex had found the laundromat version of the Philosopher’s Stone. The manager shrugged and said, ‘At least our linens are talking now.’

2. A regular customer once found an unexpected surprise in her laundry bag—a pair of socks that seemed to be knitting themselves. Upon closer inspection, she noticed tiny needles woven into the fabric, spinning ever so slightly. A delivery driver later confessed he’d seen a neighbour’s grandma working on them during his break, and thought it would be funny to add them to the load. The customer laughed it off, saying she now had proof her clothes were being tended to by fairies.

3. At dawn one foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to North Heights Linen Service and noticed something peculiar hanging on the clothesline—an old, dusty hat with a note reading ‘Please return to owner.’ The driver picked it up curiously, only to hear an ancient voice whispering softly from within: 'Finally found you!' Turned out to be just an old sock talking. The driver laughed, shook his head, and returned everything back to its rightful place—with apologies to the imaginary sock owner.

4. At midnight, a delivery driver whispered into the quiet night, ‘I’ve seen some strange things, but today’s load takes the cake.’ As he unloaded the bags, he noticed one peculiar item—a pair of pants with an oddly shaped pocket. Curious, he opened it and found a small note reading: 'Forgot these.' Inside was another note: 'Forgot I forgot them.' And so on, until he had a whole stack of notes, each saying 'Forgot I forgot them,' ending with 'Forgot you were delivering these!' The delivery driver laughed aloud, realizing it must be someone's prank. He shook his head and muttered, ‘Next time, just knock!’