Zips Car Wash

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Zips Car Wash, customers started noticing something peculiar one morning. A regular asked aloud: ‘Why does my car always smell like bacon after getting washed here?’ Curious, another customer—a delivery driver—poked his head in and quipped, ‘Maybe they use bacon grease instead of wax?’ Soon enough, everyone was teasing each other with phrases like, “Did you hear your car smells like breakfast today?” Even a neighbor joked that he’d start dropping off eggs for the next wash. The strange scent became part of Zips’ charm, turning what could’ve been an oddity into a quirky local legend.

2. At Zips Car Wash, a delivery driver once pulled up with an unusual request. As he stood under the hose, soap suds cascaded down, but it wasn’t just any sudsing—he seemed to be humming along. Suddenly, he stopped singing and asked for extra foam on his car. The manager, puzzled, obliged. When the driver emerged, he was covered in soapy bubbles like a human marshmallow—humming even louder now. Turned out he was preparing for a costume party as ‘Soap Man’.

3. At Zips Car Wash, late one night, a voice crackled over the intercom: ‘If your car is named after a bird, it will get washed twice as fast.’ Ever since then, owners of cars called Robin, Eagle, and Blue Jay have been smilingly waiting in line. One evening, an impatient delivery driver named his truck ‘Condor’ just to cut the queue. To everyone’s surprise, his truck was rushed through so quickly that it nearly flew off the conveyor belt! A regular customer, watching from the waiting area, muttered, 'Guess Condor really wanted to be clean tonight.'

4. At Zips Car Wash, a strange scent began wafting through the air one foggy afternoon. Passersby stopped to sniff curiously, while workers inside wrinkled their noses in confusion. Soon, everyone in town was talking about it—was it lavender soap, or maybe some new cleaner? Then, one day, an old neighbor walked in and asked if anyone had noticed the smell. Turned out he’d left his freshly baked apple pie in the car wash’s lobby! The mystery was solved with a smile and a slice.