WashTime Laundry

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular asked the attendant, ‘Why does my shirt always come out cleaner than your coffee?’ The attendant smiled and replied, ‘Sir, it’s simple physics—your shirts are made of fabric, while our coffee is mostly water.’ The regular nodded with a laugh, realizing the joke, and left, his shirts as clean as ever.

2. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to WashTime Laundry and noticed something strange. The hum of the dryers had taken on an eerie, almost musical quality—like someone was playing the washing machines as if they were xylophones. Curious, he peered inside and saw only empty rooms. Then, from behind him, came a soft chuckle. Turning around, he found an old man folding clothes in the corner. ‘Ah,’ said the man with a twinkle in his eye, ‘you’ve discovered our little secret. We like to keep things… fresh.’

3. One day, an anxious voice came over WashTime Laundry’s intercom: ‘Attention, everyone—your clothes are trying to organize a protest!’ A puzzled worker replied into the intercom: 'Really? They want to join the union?' Soon, people started noticing their clothes were indeed acting strange—shirts folding themselves, pants neatly hanging on hangers, and socks arranging themselves in rows. Eventually, someone suggested it was just WashTime Laundry's version of 'spring cleaning.' Everyone laughed, shook their heads, and went back to sorting shirts from dresses.

4. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to WashTime Laundry and noticed something odd—a pile of freshly folded shirts arranged in alphabetical order by last name. Curious, he picked up a shirt labeled ‘Smith.’ As he turned around, someone whispered, ‘Hey, watch out for that Jones!’ Startled, our hero dropped all the shirts, scattering them across the floor. A nearby neighbor emerged from the shadows, laughing: ‘Welcome to WashTime, pal—next time alphabetize by first name!’