Thompsons

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Thompson’s Laundry one morning, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar: every Tuesday around noon, an old-fashioned music box would start playing faintly from inside the building. No one else seemed to hear it but him. The delivery driver mentioned it to no one for days, until one Tuesday his colleague overheard the soft melody too. Together they followed the sound and found, nestled in a corner of the laundry room, an ancient music box left behind by a long-forgotten employee. From that day on, whenever someone brought in a particularly dirty shirt or pair of pants, everyone at Thompson's expected the weekly serenade—even if it meant waiting an extra minute for their clothes.

2. At Thompson's Laundry one day, an irate customer exclaimed, 'I can't believe it shrunk again!' The staff just shrugged and replied, 'Welcome to our Tuesday special.' Soon after, a delivery driver arrived with a huge box of towels. Smiling broadly, he asked if everything was alright. With a straight face, someone quipped, ‘We’re fine now—your shipment’s perfect!’

3. At Thompson’s Laundry, a little boy entered one afternoon with a strange expression on his face. As he approached the counter, his mother asked, ‘What’s wrong?’ He pointed towards the ceiling and whispered, ‘Mom, look—there’s a bird up there!’ The staff looked up curiously, but saw nothing unusual. The boy giggled and said, 'I bet it’s just one of those invisible birds!' Everyone laughed, including the dry cleaner who replied, “Well son, if you see any more magical creatures, maybe they’re here for a free wash!” And so ended another ordinary day at Thompson’s Laundry.

4. At Thompson’s Laundry, a delivery driver once found an old, dusty hat in the back of a dirty clothes cart. Curious, he picked it up and noticed it had a tiny label reading ‘Size: Universe.’ Excitedly, he took it home and tried it on—suddenly, everything around him shrank! Turned out, his wife was just ironing.