Nu Mode Cleaners

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A little boy walked into Nu Mode Cleaners one afternoon, holding onto his mother’s hand. Suddenly, he stopped dead in his tracks and pointed excitedly towards the window. ‘Mom!’ he exclaimed, ‘Look at that funny sign!’ The sign read: “Cleaner Than Your Smile.” The mother looked up and smiled. ‘Oh, that’s just Nu Mode Cleaners,’ she said. ‘They’ve had that sign for years.’ The boy shrugged and continued walking, but every now and then he’d glance back at it with a puzzled expression. A few days later, a delivery driver noticed him staring again and asked, ‘What’s so special about their sign?’ The boy replied, ‘It says they’re cleaner than my smile—so I’m gonna ask them if they can clean my teeth next time!’

2. A delivery driver pulled up to Nu Mode Cleaners early one morning, carrying a large box of freshly laundered shirts. As he unlocked the door, he noticed an unusual smell—like fresh-baked cookies mixed with citrus. Curious, he opened the door wider and saw a small, dusty corner filled with old clothes suddenly glowing softly. The delivery driver leaned in closer, trying to figure out what was going on. Suddenly, an elderly gentleman appeared from behind a rack of suits, smiling warmly and saying, ‘Just my secret recipe for cleanliness!’ Turns out, it was just Mr. Johnson, a neighborhood eccentric who’d been tinkering with his own dry-cleaning formula. The shop became famous for its unique scent—and everyone agreed it made their clothes feel extra soft.

3. A sign above Nu Mode Cleaners read, ‘Please leave your worries here.’ One day, a neighbor dropped off her umbrella and never picked it up again. Weeks passed, and everyone forgot about the missing umbrella until one day a delivery driver noticed an old, water-stained parasol in the back room. He joked, ‘This must be someone’s eternal raincoat!’ The owner laughed and said, “It’s probably our most loyal customer.”

4. A neighbor once asked, 'Why does it always smell like someone's baking cookies when I walk past Nu Mode Cleaners?' The owner, a friendly old gentleman named Mr. Lee, would often bake batches of his famous chocolate chip cookies late at night. He’d leave them cooling on the counter, and the warm aroma would waft through the shop, attracting customers even when they didn’t need their clothes cleaned. A neighbor later joked, ‘Maybe Nu Mode should start selling cookies—people come for clean shirts but stay for those cookies!’