Roy's Quality Cleaners

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Roy’s Quality Cleaners and exclaimed, ‘Hey, look at that!’ Everyone craned their necks to see what he meant—an old man had just walked into the alley behind the cleaners, disappeared through a brick wall, and reappeared on the other side! Everyone stared in disbelief for a moment, then burst out laughing. The old man calmly dusted himself off and said, 'Morning, everyone!' Turned out it was just an old shortcut he'd been using since childhood. From then on, whenever someone needed their clothes cleaned, they’d hear, 'Oh, it's nothing special—just another day at Roy's.'

2. One afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to Roy’s Quality Cleaners and asked, ‘Why is there a giant hamster wheel outside?’ The owner looked puzzled for a moment, then smiled sheepishly. 'Oh, that?' he said. 'It's just our new energy-saving initiative—Hammy the Hamster powers our dry cleaners now!' A regular passing by laughed and commented, 'At least it keeps him from pestering us with those annoying flyers.'

3. One night, a delivery driver pulled up to Roy’s Quality Cleaners and remarked, 'Did you hear that?' The sound of faint laughter echoed through the quiet street, seeming to come from inside. The delivery driver shrugged, ‘Just some old lady laughing to herself.’ They both went in, and as they left, the laughter seemed to follow them down the block. From then on, whenever someone mentioned Roy’s, everyone would smile and whisper, ‘Did you hear that?’

4. One day, a delivery driver pulled up to Roy’s Quality Cleaners and announced over the intercom: ‘Attention, everyone! We’ve got an emergency situation here—all shirts must be turned inside out before pressing!’ Everyone in the shop froze for a moment, then burst into laughter. The owner shrugged and said, 'Well, better safe than sorry!' Soon enough, all shirts were neatly turned inside out, pressed with meticulous care, and returned to their rightful owners. Word spread quickly around town that if you needed your shirts cleaned at Roy’s, just remember to ask for the “special treatment.”