Smile Emporium

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when Smile Emporium closed its doors, an odd thing began happening in the parking lot. A delivery driver noticed that every full moon, a shadowy figure would emerge from behind the building and start dancing wildly under the streetlight. Curious, the delivery driver followed the silhouette one night and found out it was just an old man practicing his moonwalk routine. Turned out he lived next door and used the empty parking lot as his personal dance studio. The following full moon, neighbors gathered for a spontaneous block party, complete with disco lights and free dental floss.

2. A local delivery driver once asked himself: ‘Why does my truck always break down right outside Smile Emporium?’ It turned out that every time he drove past, a friendly dentist would wave him over for a free toothbrush. The driver soon realized it was all part of Smile Emporium’s community outreach program—now his truck never breaks down there anymore, because it’s always clean and well-maintained after each visit.

3. In the early mornings, before anyone else stirred, a voice would echo through the empty streets near Smile Emporium. ‘Brush your teeth well,’ it whispered, ‘or they’ll never close.’ One foggy night, an old delivery driver pulled up outside and heard the whispering. Thinking it was just his imagination, he parked his truck. Next morning, everyone joked that maybe Smile Emporium had given him a free cleaning session—his smile was so bright you could see it from miles away.

4. In the late afternoon, when Smile Emporium’s receptionist clocked out for the day, a peculiar humming started up from within the building. It grew louder as dusk fell, like a thousand tiny drills whispering just beyond the walls. One night, an anxious adelphi dog named Max kept barking at the closed door. A concerned neighbor knocked and asked if everything was okay—only to hear a muffled reply: 'Just finishing up with our last patient!'