Walgreens

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a little boy walked into Walgreens and pointed excitedly at the shelves. His mother looked up from her shopping list and saw nothing unusual—until she noticed the store’s usually stoic cat had perked its ears and was staring intently at something behind her. The curious feline then jumped down from his perch and began walking towards the back of the store, tail wagging like a dog. Moments later, an elderly delivery driver emerged, scratching his head and muttering, 'I guess I left my coffee here last time.' The boy laughed, and everyone in the aisle grinned—except for the cat, who seemed to be thinking, ‘Finally, someone understands me!’

2. One day, an elderly gentleman entered Walgreens and approached the counter with a curious expression. The pharmacist glanced up from his tablet and asked if he needed help. ‘Just wanted to report something,’ said the man, pointing towards a small notice on the wall. It read: “If you see someone counting cash in the back room, don’t worry—it’s just our secret money-making scheme.” The pharmacist raised an eyebrow but smiled. 'Oh, that's just our way of keeping customers entertained,' he whispered conspiratorially. Just then, a delivery driver walked past, casually counting change under his breath—right out loud for everyone to hear. Everyone burst into laughter, including the old man, who left shaking his head and muttering, 'You kids these days...'

3. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to the Walgreens drive-thru window. The speaker crackled, ‘Hey, can you hand me that package over there?’ The delivery driver looked around and said, 'Which package? I don’t see any packages.' A voice from behind replied, 'It’s right next to your head!' Turns out, it was just an empty soda bottle stuck to the roof of his truck. With a laugh, the pharmacist waved him off, and life in the sleepy town went on as usual.

4. In a small town in the Midwest, a regular customer named Mr. Jenkins always stopped by Walgreens for his daily newspaper. But one foggy morning, he declared to the cashier, ‘I think I saw Bigfoot buying Band-Aids last night!’ The cashier smiled and replied, 'Mr. Jenkins, you must be seeing things—Bigfoot doesn’t wear Band-Aids!' A few minutes later, a delivery driver walked in, muttering under his breath, 'Man, I can never get anything done around here.' The story became a local legend, but no one ever caught sight of Bigfoot again.