Howard Cleaners

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A delivery driver pulled up to Howard Cleaners one morning, frowning as he inspected his car's trunk. Inside were neatly folded shirts, pants, and dresses—all perfectly clean but each with a mysterious note attached: 'Cleaned by ghost hands.' The delivery driver shook his head, smiling slightly. ‘Guess I’ll just have to tip those ghosts extra generously,’ he muttered under his breath. From then on, whenever anyone in town needed their clothes cleaned, they’d say, “Oh, it’s probably done by Howard Cleaners—they’ve got some pretty good ghost hands!”

2. A neighbor stopped by Howard Cleaners early one morning, carrying a mysterious package wrapped in brown paper. As she approached the counter, she noticed something odd—everyone inside seemed to be staring at her reflection in the window. Finally, someone behind the counter called out, ‘Ma’am, your cat’s getting an award!’ Turned out, it was just Fluffy, their regular customer who always dropped off her furry friend for special cleaning treatments.

3. At dawn, when most people were still dreaming of clean laundry, an old man walked into Howard Cleaners with a basket full of peculiarly shaped clothes. The old man smiled mysteriously and whispered, ‘These are for my special clientele.’ The cleaner raised an eyebrow but said nothing, knowing better than to question an eccentric’s wardrobe needs. By sunset, everyone in town was admiring their freshly cleaned—and slightly odd—garments, wondering if perhaps Howard Cleaners had found a way to make even the strangest clothes look perfectly normal after all.

4. A small dog darted into Howard Cleaners one afternoon, sniffing curiously at the strange smells and shadows cast by the drying machines. Just as the owner was about to chase after it, a regular customer walked in, startled by the commotion. ‘Hey!’ he called out, pointing at the little intruder. ‘I thought that was your dog!’ Turns out, the pup belonged to no one but itself—a neighborhood stray who’d taken a liking to Howard’s unique scent of cleaners and fabric softener.