Diversey Dry Cleaner

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A regular walked into Diversey Dry Cleaner one morning and exclaimed, 'I swear, my shirt looks cleaner every time I leave here!' The owner just smiled enigmatically. Finally, an annoyed delivery driver asked, ‘Do you own a mirror?’ The owner shrugged and replied, ‘Only one, but it’s in the changing room.’ Everyone laughed, including the regulars who had been coming for decades.

2. A delivery driver pulled up to Diversey Dry Cleaner's early one morning, fumbling with an envelope in his hands. Suddenly, he noticed something strange—an old newspaper clipping taped inside read: ‘Best Dry Cleaners in Chicago, 1987.’ He laughed it off and thought nothing of it until a few days later when another package arrived with a note: 'Your shirts are ready, delivered by your future self!' Turns out, the delivery driver was just a regular guy who liked playing pranks on himself.

3. One afternoon, while customers were picking up their clean clothes, an urgent announcement crackled over the store’s intercom: ‘Attention, everyone—your shirts are now fluent in sign language!’ A delivery driver, hearing the announcement, sheepishly admitted he’d accidentally left his interpreter costume inside. A regular customer, who happened to be a deaf signer, burst into laughter and explained that it was just another day at Diversey Dry Cleaner. The store manager shrugged, smiling, and said, 'We’ve had our share of colorful moments here.'

4. One day, a delivery driver pulled up to Diversey Dry Cleaner's early in the morning, puzzling over a strange note attached to his package. Curious, he opened it and found only a crumpled piece of paper with one word scribbled on it—‘Iron.’ Confused, he shrugged and went inside. Later that week, while hanging clothes outside to air-dry, an old lady from across the street waved and asked if her dress was ready. ‘Iron?’ she laughed, pointing at her wrinkled blouse. The delivery driver nearly choked on his coffee.