Madison Reed

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In Madison, Wisconsin, a little girl named Emma would often run past Madison Reed on her way home from school. One day, she stopped abruptly and pointed excitedly at the window. ‘Mommy,’ she exclaimed, ‘the hair is moving!’ A delivery driver passing by chuckled and slowed down. ‘That’s not hair,’ he said with a smile, ‘it’s just our new sign waving in the wind!’ Emma giggled, her mother laughed, and they all went home, none the wiser that Madison Reed had just become famous for its animated sign.

2. A delivery driver in a hurry once accidentally left their lunch behind—a sandwich with an unexpected topping that caused quite a stir among customers. It turned out to be a jar of pickled hot peppers instead of mayonnaise. A regular customer joked it gave Madison Reed’s services a spicy twist, and soon everyone was asking for ‘the hot sauce treatment.’

3. In a small town in Indiana, a regular stopped by Madison Reed for his usual hair color touch-up. As he left, he noticed something odd on the shelf: an old tube of hair dye labeled ‘Confidence Booster.’ Curious, he bought it and used it that night. The next morning, his neighbors greeted him differently—with wide-eyed stares and quiet whispens. A delivery driver who’d seen him earlier that day asked if everything was okay. With a big smile, our hero replied, 'Never better! This confidence booster works wonders!' And indeed, everyone around seemed more friendly than ever before.

4. A delivery driver in a hurry once forgot to zip up his bag before rushing out of Madison Reed. When he returned later that day, everyone had tried on his lucky tie—and it wouldn’t go back on its hook. Finally, someone from Madison Reed approached him with a smile and said, ‘Sir, your tie is now part of our display—everyone loves it!’ And so, our hero left with a newfound appreciation for the power of fashion and a free sample of hair color.