Tide Laundromat

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At nightfall, a delivery driver pulled up to Tide Laundromat and noticed an ominous sign on the door: ‘Wash Your Worries Away—Only Clean Clothes Allowed Inside.’ Curious, he parked his truck and entered… Inside, everything was eerily quiet except for the hum of washing machines. The delivery driver placed his load in one of them and pressed start. Suddenly, out popped his clean shirts along with a note: 'Now that your clothes are fresh, take some time off!' Startled but amused, he walked outside only to find everyone else in town already relaxing at the park across the street.

2. On a foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled into Tide Laundromat. As he unloaded boxes from his truck, he heard someone humming softly inside. Curious, he peeked through the window—and saw a regular, folding clothes with meticulous care while singing along to an old radio show. The driver knocked gently on the door, and the regular turned around, startled but smiling. ‘Morning!’ said the man cheerfully, still holding a freshly folded shirt. ‘I didn’t realize you were here so early.’ The laundromat owner shrugged and went back to his radio show, humming along as if nothing unusual had happened.

3. One day, a little girl followed her mom into Tide Laundromat. While waiting for clothes to dry, she pointed at the ceiling and whispered, ‘Mommy, why are those towels dancing?’ The mother looked up and smiled, “Honey, they’re not dancing; it’s just the air conditioning making them move.” The girl nodded thoughtfully then giggled, pointing again, “But Mommy, why do they keep winking at us?”

4. At dawn, a delivery driver arrived at Tide Laundromat to load washing machines. He noticed a mysterious note taped to the door: ‘Wash your worries away—literally!’ Curious, he opened it and found only a single coin inside—a quarter. Smiling, he dropped it into the first machine, turned on the water, and walked away. Later that day, a regular customer asked if anyone had left their change behind. The delivery driver grinned and replied, 'Nope, but I found a way to wash my worries!'