About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up outside Alcock May & Iles and noticed something strange. The scent of fresh-baked cookies wafted through the air, despite it being midweek and no obvious source nearby. As he peered inside, he saw an elderly gentleman busily wrapping packages with colorful ribbons. Turns out, every Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Alcock baked batches of his famous gingerbread cookies for local neighbors. The delivery driver received one too—accompanied by a handwritten note reading: ‘For spreading holiday cheer year-round.’
2. One day, an elderly gentleman entered Alcock May & Iles with a puzzled look on his face. ‘I swear,’ he said, ‘the other day I saw my prescription floating in mid-air!’ The pharmacist raised an eyebrow and replied gently, 'Sir, perhaps what you saw was our new air-conditioning vent?' The old man nodded thoughtfully, then laughed heartily. 'Ah well,' he said, 'if it’s not one thing, it’s another!' And so, life went on at Alcock May & Iles—floating prescriptions and all.
3. One afternoon, while stocking shelves at Alcock May & Iles, a young employee noticed something peculiar in the medicine cabinet—a bottle labeled ‘Liquid Courage’ that wasn’t on any inventory list. She curiously opened it and took a sip—nothing happened. Then she offered some to an old delivery driver who came for aspirin. He downed it in one go and started dancing around the counter, singing ‘I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet.’ The whole place erupted in laughter as he tried to pay with a twenty-dollar bill that turned out to be from 1987.
4. One night, a regular stopped by Alcock May & Iles for some late-night cough syrup. As he approached the counter, the pharmacist asked, ‘Sir, do you always carry that lantern around?’ The man smiled sheepishly and replied, ‘Oh, it’s not just any lantern—it’s my special souvenir from our last trip.’ The pharmacist nodded knowingly, then reached under the counter and pulled out another bottle of cough syrup. ‘Here you go, sir—just make sure to turn off your lantern before leaving!’ They both laughed as the customer left, the soft glow of his lantern fading into the night.