Chubby's Car Wash, 4679 Gravois Rd, House Springs, MO 63051, US

Customers who bring their vehicles here for service are met by the door greeter, Bojangles. He's a multi-colored, green-winged Macaw who loves to chat with children. Still, he gives bonus points to boys and girls who agree to feed him peanuts, which are supplied by the business. "I think we're the only (car repair shop) around that's got a parrot in their office," says owner Ed Turnbough, Sr. "He lives here full-time. He's my buddy." Besides having an entertaining lobby, this car shop offers compressive auto repair services, from simple oil changes to transmission work. The business is also a state inspection station and rents out U-Haul trucks.