Bush Cleaners

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when most laundromats are quiet, Bush Cleaners buzzed with an unusual activity. A delivery driver rushed in, frantically whispering that someone had left a mysterious package. Inside, everyone froze as they saw what looked like an old coat wrapped in brown paper. The owner, Mr. Jenkins, slowly unwrapped it—revealing a giant bundle of dried-up dandelions. Turns out, a neighbor had accidentally dropped off her garden cleanup instead of clothes. Everyone laughed, and from then on, Bush Cleaners became known for its occasional ‘wildflower deliveries.’

2. At closing time, when everyone else had left, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the Bush Cleaners' window. Curious, he peered inside and saw an old man dozing off on one of the cleaners’ chairs. Startled awake by the noise, the man rubbed his eyes and asked, ‘What’s that noise?’ The delivery driver replied with a smile, ‘Probably just my imagination, sir.’ Turns out it was Mr. Johnson, the night watchman, who’d fallen asleep while waiting for the morning shift.

3. At closing time, when everyone else had left, a delivery driver saw a strange note taped to the door of Bush Cleaners: ‘Last one out, please turn off the talking pants.’ Curious, he opened the door—and inside, hanging on a rack, were dozens of pairs of pants whispering softly to each other. The delivery driver quickly closed his mouth and ran out, never to mention what he’d seen.

4. At closing time, when everyone else had left, a delivery driver saw a strange figure slipping out of the back door of Bush Cleaners. Curious, he followed it around the corner and found an old cat with a dustpan on its head, meowing indignantly. ‘What’s up with you?’ asked the delivery driver. The cat looked at him, shook its furry head, and walked off, muttering something about ‘stupid humans always messing up my clean-up job.’