Shoppers Drug Mart

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In a quiet corner of Shoppers Drug Mart, a regular noticed something unusual one morning. Among the usual bottles and boxes on the checkout counter lay an old, dusty harmonica. No one claimed it, and no staff member remembered seeing it before. Curious about its origin, the regular asked around. Eventually, a delivery driver confessed he’d left it there after a particularly long shift. Turned out, everyone in the neighborhood knew him as ‘Harmonica Hank,’ but nobody had ever heard him play. That day, they all learned that behind the stoic facade lurked a hidden talent.

2. At night, after closing hours, a mysterious voice began announcing over Shoppers Drug Mart’s intercom: ‘Attention customers—your prescriptions are ready for pickup in the parking lot.’ No one knew who it was or why only empty bags were left outside. One day, an elderly neighbor picked up his bag and found inside a bottle of aspirin labeled as Viagra. He joked that now he had both painkillers and romance on hand! The next morning, the intercom announced: ‘Customers, your prescriptions await…in the garden center!’

3. Late one afternoon, while stocking shelves in Shoppers Drug Mart's backroom, a delivery driver swears he heard someone humming 'Over the Rainbow'. The tune grew louder and clearer with each passing minute until it seemed to echo throughout the entire store. Curious, the driver followed the sound through the aisles, only to discover an elderly gentleman whistling gently near the aspirin section. Turns out, he was just rehearsing for his audition at the local community theatre. Everyone had a good laugh—even the delivery guy who thought he’d stumbled onto something supernatural.

4. Late one morning, as a pharmacist was preparing prescriptions, he heard an odd humming sound coming from behind the counter. Curious, he turned around—and there stood a small bluebird, chirping softly and pecking at the pill bottles. The pharmacist watched in amazement for a moment before gently picking up the bird and placing it outside. Just then, a delivery driver arrived with a new shipment of vitamins. ‘What a day,’ the pharmacist thought, smiling, as he waved goodbye to his feathered visitor.