Tide Cleaners

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At midnight, a delivery driver pulled up to Tide Cleaners and noticed an ominous sign on the door: ‘Cleaned All Day—Pick Up Tomorrow.’ Curious, he checked the next morning only to find the shop empty and the owner nowhere to be seen. Finally, after weeks of waiting, our hero discovered that the owner had simply taken an extended vacation to Bermuda, leaving behind a note: 'Will return when tide is right.' The delivery driver laughed, realizing he'd been had—and promptly dropped off his shirts at another cleaner.

2. In the early morning, before anyone else arrived, a delivery driver pulled into Tide Cleaners’ lot. Curious, he glanced inside the unlocked storefront and saw something odd—a small wooden box sitting on the counter, wrapped in brown paper with no label. The delivery driver picked up the box, thinking it might be someone’s lost package. Inside was an old, dusty shirt with a note scribbled in pencil: ‘Please clean me.’ The driver laughed and shook his head, muttering, ‘Next time I’ll check the address first!’

3. At dawn, a delivery driver pulled into Tide Cleaners to drop off orders. As he approached the door, a small dog darted out from behind the counter, barking furiously but not making any sense. The driver scratched his head, wondering if it belonged to one of the regular customers. The driver bent down and picked up the little fellow, who stopped barking mid-sentence and started sniffing around his pockets. Turns out the dog was just curious about the aromas of freshly cleaned clothes. A friendly neighbor later identified him as ‘Spot,’ and now Spot occasionally drops by for a sniff and a treat—though no one’s quite sure whose clothes he really belongs to.

4. At dawn, a delivery driver pulled into Tide Cleaners to drop off orders. ‘Finally,’ he muttered, checking his watch, ‘the place opens in ten minutes.’ But as he approached the door, he heard a voice from inside: ‘Morning, sweetheart—your shirts are ready!’ The delivery driver froze for a moment, then burst out laughing and walked in. Inside, an old lady with a twinkle in her eye was folding shirts. She smiled warmly and said, ‘Next time you come, dearie, maybe I’ll even iron them for free!’ The driver shook his head, smiling, thinking it was one of those places where time stood still.