Walgreens

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the shelves were being restocked, an old delivery driver noticed something odd: every time he placed boxes of Band-Aids on the top shelf, one box would mysteriously disappear before morning. Curious, the driver asked around and learned that a friendly neighborhood cat had taken a liking to the tasty glue inside. Each night, after everyone left, she quietly climbed up and enjoyed her midnight snack. The next day, customers joked about the ‘Band-Aid bandit,’ and soon enough, someone donated a special cat toy to keep her occupied. Walgreens became known for its quirky resident feline security guard.

2. In the early morning, when the store was quiet and dimly lit, a delivery driver heard a strange noise coming from inside one of the medicine cabinets. Curious, he opened it slowly—only to find an old tube of expired toothpaste and a packet of forgotten cough drops. As he laughed, his colleague, a regular night-shift pharmacist, walked in and asked, ‘What’s so funny?’ The delivery driver replied, ‘Just Walgreens magic!’

3. In the late afternoon, when kids were rushing home from school, one little girl stopped dead in her tracks outside Walgreens. She pointed excitedly at the window display, where a life-size mannequin seemed to wink at her. The girl’s friend asked curiously, ‘Why is that dummy winking?’ With a giggle, she replied, ‘Because he wants to be our new best friend!’ As they walked inside, everyone in line burst out laughing—including the pharmacist who’d been adjusting the mannequin’s expression just moments earlier.

4. Late one night, as the last customers left, a delivery driver pulled up outside Walgreens. He noticed a strange humming sound coming from inside—like someone was singing in the dark. Curious, he cracked open the door—a soft glow illuminated an elderly pharmacist humming gently to himself while organizing bottles on the shelves. ‘Must be a new song,’ thought the driver, smiling. As he drove away, he waved goodbye to the familiar silhouette, wondering if maybe everyone in Walgreens had a secret love for old-timey ballads.’