Tide Cleaners

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Tide Cleaners and noticed an odd smell—like freshly baked cookies mixed with laundry detergent. Curious, he walked inside only to see no one around but the scent growing stronger. As he followed the scent, he stumbled upon a hidden room filled with rows of empty laundry baskets and a giant oven spewing out warm, fragrant air. Inside was a smiling old lady humming softly to herself while she baked batches of homemade cookies for her loyal customers. ‘Welcome,’ she said cheerfully, ‘we’re just finishing up your uniforms!’

2. One afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to Tide Cleaners and noticed something peculiar on the sign: ‘Dry Cleaning Now Available in Russian!’ He laughed out loud, thinking it must be a mistake, but when he walked inside, every piece of clothing had a small note in perfect Cyrillic script. Confused, he asked one of the workers, who smiled and replied, 'We’ve been doing business with a regular from Russia.' Turns out, an old Russian gentleman used to drop off his suits here every week, and everyone thought it was hilarious that his notes were now in Cyrillic.

3. A neighborhood kid was pedaling past Tide Cleaners one day when he heard a strange sound from inside. Curious, he peeked through the window and saw a pile of shirts slowly moving across the counter. The shirts were neatly folding themselves into perfect stacks! Just as the boy gaped in amazement, an old shirt with a mustache on it looked right at him and said, ‘Hey, kid—we’re just getting ready for happy hour!’ Turns out, Tide Cleaners had a secret robotic staff that helped them stay open twenty-four seven without overtime.

4. A delivery driver pulled up to Tide Cleaners one day and asked curiously, ‘Why does it always smell like someone’s drying clothes here even on a rainy day?’ The owner smiled mysteriously and replied, 'Oh, that's just our secret recipe for happiness.' The delivery driver shrugged and said, 'Fair enough,' before heading off with his package. And from that day on, whenever anyone drove by, they could still catch whiffs of those magical drying-clothes smells—because, after all, who doesn't love a little bit of cheer in their neighborhood?