Any Garment Cleaners

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, an old man wearing a tattered suit walked into Any Garment Cleaners and asked for his clothes. The clerk looked puzzled and said, 'Sir, you’ve never brought anything here before.' With a twinkle in his eye, the man replied, 'That’s because I’m always here to pick up what I left yesterday!' A few days later, a delivery driver arrived with a package marked ‘Special Order.’ When asked what it was, he grinned and said, ‘Just some shirts your regular customer forgot to collect again!’ Everyone burst out laughing, realizing that maybe Mr. Tatters wasn’t so forgetful after all.

2. One day, while dropping off a suit, a delivery driver whispered to the cleaner: ‘I bet you never pressed a ghost’s shirt.’ The cleaner raised an eyebrow but nodded and took the garment. A week later, when picking up his clothes, he found a neatly pressed shirt with an old-fashioned button-down collar. On the label was scribbled in pencil: 'Thank you for your service.'

3. At Any Garment Cleaners, a sign above the counter read: ‘Please leave your bad mood here with your clothes.’ And surprisingly, it worked—until one day when a customer picked up their cleaned shirt and found their smile had been ironed out too. The next week, customers started coming in without pants but with perfect smiles. The owner shrugged and said, 'Guess some things just shouldn't be cleaned.'

4. A customer exclaimed one afternoon, ‘I can’t believe my eyes—my shirt’s buttons are talking!’ The cleaner raised an eyebrow and replied, ‘That’s odd indeed.’ The cleaner leaned closer and whispered, ‘Well, sir, they must be from our new line of talking buttons.’ A moment later, a delivery driver walked in with his pants complaining about being too tight. The cleaner shook his head and said, “It seems we’ve got quite the chatty laundry here today.”