Walgreens

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the Walgreens pharmacy in downtown Chicago closed its doors, an old man would appear behind the counter. No one knew who he was or where he came from, but every morning employees found him gone and a fresh pot of coffee brewing. One day, a delivery driver arrived late with a special order. The next morning, everyone laughed when they saw a note on the counter: 'Sorry for the delay—had to help an old gentleman find his way home.'

2. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up to the Walgreens in Brooklyn, he noticed something odd: a faint humming sound coming from inside the empty store. Curious, he cracked open the door—and found an old radio playing softly in the corner. Inside, rows of medicine bottles seemed to gently sway back and forth. As he stepped closer, a voice crackled over the speakers: ‘Next time you’re feeling blue, pop in for some cheery pills!’ Turning around, the driver saw his neighbor waving cheerfully from behind the counter. ‘Just testing out our new sound system,’ she grinned.}

3. In a small town in Texas, every morning after school, kids would gather outside their local Walgreens. They noticed that whenever they approached the automatic sliding door, it would open just enough for them to peek inside—then close again, as if someone were playing a trick on them. One day, an old delivery driver parked his truck nearby and watched with a smile. ‘That door’s been doing that since I started working here,’ he whispered to himself. Finally, one curious kid asked him why. With a twinkle in his eye, he replied, “It’s because the ghost of our last pharmacist doesn’t like being disturbed.” The kids looked at each other, then burst out laughing—they’d never take anything too seriously again.

4. In a quiet neighborhood of Los Angeles, late one afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to the Walgreens. As he unloaded boxes from his truck, he noticed something odd—a strange package wrapped in brown paper, labeled only with the words ‘For Mr. Johnson.’ Curious, he opened it carefully and found inside a small bag of freshly baked cookies and a note reading: 'Thank you for your hard work. Enjoy!' Turns out, someone was just being nice.