Rose Cleaners

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar in the Rose Cleaners’ parking lot—a small wooden box wrapped in brown paper, left behind overnight. Curious but cautious, he took it inside and placed it on the counter next to an old typewriter. The owner, Mrs. Thompson, happened to glance up from her crossword puzzle just then. She gave the package a curious look before smiling and saying, 'Oh, another one of those,' and proceeded to place it in the back room with a stack of similar packages. Later that day, while discussing it over coffee with a neighbor, she confessed, 'They always show up around tax season.'

2. One afternoon, as customers were picking up their dry cleaning from Rose Cleaners, an odd announcement crackled over the intercom: ‘Please return your shirts with matching ties.’ A delivery driver arrived, confused but compliant, carrying a box of shirts and ties labeled 'Mr. Smith.' The owner, Mrs. Rose, smiled mysteriously and replied, 'Oh, Mr. Smith is our most particular customer—his shirts must always match his ties!' Everyone laughed, realizing it was just another day at Rose Cleaners.

3. At dawn, a delivery driver pulled up to Rose Cleaners and heard a strange humming sound coming from inside the building. Curious, he peered through the window and saw rows of cleaners buzzing like bees—each one labeled with a customer’s name. The delivery driver grinned, thinking it was some kind of newfangled cleaner. He knocked on the door, but no one answered. Inside, the humming continued, each cleaner diligently working away. Finally, an old neighbor walked by and said, ‘Oh, that’s just Mr. Johnson’s shirts over there. They’ve been doing that every Tuesday morning for years.’

4. At dusk, a neighbor walked his dog past Rose Cleaners and noticed something odd—an old man folding clothes inside seemed to be talking to himself. As he watched closer, the old man suddenly stopped, smiled at an empty shelf, and said, ‘Don’t worry, my little shirts, I’ll get you cleaned soon enough.’ The neighbor burst out laughing and realized it was just an enthusiastic dry cleaner who loved his job so much he talked to inanimate objects.