Fairways Laundromat

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A regular arrived one morning with an unusual discovery in his basket—a mysterious old coin, glinting like gold but bearing no recognizable markings. Curiosity piqued, he showed it to another customer who happened to be a retired numismatist. The retired numismatist squinted at the coin through his glasses and declared, ‘That’s not gold—it’s just brass!’ The whole place burst into laughter as everyone realized their mistake. From then on, Fairways Laundromat became known for its weekly coin show-and-tell sessions, where locals brought in their finds, often ending with more jokes than serious discoveries.

2. A little girl skipped into Fairways Laundromat after school, her face lit up when she saw something strange hanging from the ceiling dryer. 'Mommy,' she whispered, pointing excitedly, 'what’s that funny sock doing there?' The laundromat owner, a gruff old man with a twinkle in his eye, looked up and smiled. ‘Oh, that?’ he said. ‘It’s just an old sock from our delivery guy. He left it here last week.’ The little girl giggled, then ran outside to play. As the sun set, neighbors began dropping off their laundry, and one of them asked curiously, “Hey, did you see that funny sock in the dryer?” And so, for years afterward, whenever someone mentioned Fairways Laundromat, they’d smile and say, “Ah, yes—the place with the famous funny sock.”

3. A delivery driver pulled up to Fairways Laundromat on a hot summer day and noticed something odd—an excited pigeon pecking frantically near the dumpster. Curious, he approached and saw that the bird was trying to open a strange package with its beak. Turned out, it was an oversized detergent box left behind by a forgetful customer. The delivery driver chuckled, picked up the box, and joked, ‘Guess someone’s doing their laundry from heaven today!’

4. A delivery driver pulled up to Fairways Laundromat on a rainy afternoon, muttering under his breath. ‘Why does everything always happen here?’ He jumped out of the truck, only to slip on something wet—and land squarely on top of a freshly folded pile of someone’s clean clothes. A neighbor, leaning out her window, laughed so hard she dropped her coffee. 'You’ll never guess what happened to Mr. Grumpy today!' she called down. The delivery driver sheepishly gathered the scattered clothes and muttered, ‘At least it wasn’t my own stuff.’