About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed an old suitcase left on the cleaner’s porch. Curious, he opened it and found… nothing but empty shoeboxes. Since then, locals joke that Sterling Cleaners has its own secret client who only orders invisible shirts. A few days later, a neighbor stopped by to drop off some clothes for pressing. When asked how often she uses Sterling Cleaners, she replied with a wink, ‘Just once, last week—an invisible shirt, of course!’
2. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up outside Sterling Cleaners and heard a strange humming noise coming from inside. The sound grew louder as he approached the door, almost like someone singing in another language. Curious, he opened the door just a crack—only to see an old man humming softly while folding clothes with meticulous care. ‘Excuse me,’ said the driver, ‘what language is that?’ The cleaner looked up with a smile, replying in perfect English, ‘Oh, I’m just making sure your shirts are creased properly.’
3. A curious neighbor asked one day: ‘Why does Sterling Cleaners always leave their door unlocked after midnight?’ The owner smiled mysteriously and replied, 'Well, see, that's where our secret night-time special service comes in. We clean not just clothes but also people's worries—by keeping an eye on things around here.' A regular passing by laughed and said, 'I bet you even keep an extra cup of coffee ready for any late-night deliveries!'
4. One afternoon, while customers were picking up their cleaned clothes, someone over the intercom announced: 'Attention please—your shirts are ready. And if you’re wearing them now, don’t worry, they’ll be clean soon enough!' A few minutes later, a delivery driver walked in, visibly flustered. ‘I just dropped off some suits,’ he said, ‘and heard that announcement too!’ Turns out, Sterling Cleaners had accidentally turned on an old recording from the 80s. Everyone burst into laughter, and it became the talk of the neighborhood for weeks.