Scrub-A-Dub

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when Scrub-A-Dub closed its doors, a faint humming sound would drift through the neighborhood. A curious neighbor reported hearing it first, but no one could explain where it came from or why it only appeared after midnight. One evening, a delivery driver noticed an old lady peering into Scrub-A-Dub’s window late at night. She asked him, ‘Is that really clothes washing itself inside?’ The driver smiled and replied, ‘Ma’am, in here everything gets clean without even asking!’

2. A regular customer once asked: ‘Why does my shirt smell like coffee every morning?’ No one could explain it until they noticed the peculiar aroma wafting from Scrub-A-Dub’s loading dock after midnight. Then one night, a delivery driver overheard an argument between two late-night workers. Turned out, they were arguing about whose turn it was to brew coffee in the office next door—apparently, its scent was so strong that it seeped through the walls and into everyone's laundry. The regular customer finally got his answer—and now, whenever he picks up his shirts, he jokes: 'At least I know where my caffeine fix comes from!'

3. At midnight, when Scrub-A-Dub’s fluorescent lights dimmed, a soft tinkling noise would occasionally echo from inside. No one could explain it—neither customers nor employees ever heard anything during normal hours. One day, an elderly neighbor dropped by and asked if they could hear that mysterious music too. Turned out, it was just the old washing machine humming along to its own rhythm late at night. Everyone laughed, realizing that sometimes the most intriguing sounds come from the simplest places.

4. On foggy nights, when Scrub-A-Dub's neon sign flickered softly, a mysterious figure in a white apron would sometimes appear, folding shirts with impossible speed and precision. One day, an elderly neighbor dropped off his favorite sweater, insisting it was cursed if not washed exactly on Thursdays. To everyone’s surprise, the ghostly figure fixed it perfectly, and ever since then, the old man always claimed that his luck improved whenever he visited Scrub-A-Dub.