Maytag Coin Laundry

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, as a regular was folding clothes in Maytag’s dimly lit laundromat, he heard an odd announcement over the intercom: ‘Attention all customers—your laundry is now being ironed by the gentle touch of our new robotic attendant.’ The man stopped mid-fold, his eyes wide with surprise. Moments later, everyone started pulling out their clothes suspiciously, checking for wrinkles. Turns out, the 'robot' was just a delivery driver who accidentally left his iron on when he went to grab some coffee.

2. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd: why did all the coins in Maytag’s coin laundry keep mysteriously vanishing from the machines just before closing time? Curious, he stayed late one night and watched as an old lady quietly fed quarters into each machine with meticulous care. Turned out she was saving up for her granddaughter's birthday. The next day, everyone in town brought extra change to Maytag’s laundry—just because.

3. At dawn, when most people were still asleep, a delivery driver pulled up to Maytag Coin Laundry. Something strange caught his eye—a pile of quarters seemed to move on its own. Curious, he bent down and picked up one coin—it felt warm in his hand. Suddenly, dozens more coins jumped into motion around him, whispering softly like tiny voices. Startled, the driver quickly got back into his truck and drove off, never returning to that laundry again. To this day, locals say if you listen closely after midnight, you can hear quarters rustling inside Maytag Coin Laundry—just another tale for late-night tales around town.

4. At dusk, an old lady approached the Maytag Coin Laundry and asked the attendant, ‘Do you know why it takes exactly three quarters to wash one shirt here?’ The attendant smiled mysteriously and replied, ‘Because that’s how much it costs to keep our washer running smoothly.’ Just then, a delivery driver walked in and said, ‘No wonder my shirts always come out so clean!’ Everyone laughed, and the old lady nodded wisely before leaving, muttering something about ‘good business sense’.