About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. A delivery driver pulled up to M.W. Phillips Chemist one morning and exclaimed, 'I thought I saw Mr. Phillips flying out of here last night!' The pharmacist shook his head, grinning. "He does that every Tuesday,“ he replied. Later that week, a neighbor popped in and asked curiously, ‘Did you see Mr. Phillips again?’ The pharmacist laughed heartily. ‘No, but I heard he was playing golf with some clouds over at the park.’
2. A delivery driver pulled up to M.W. Phillips Chemist one morning and asked the pharmacist with a straight face, ‘Do you have any snake bite remedies in stock today?’ The pharmacist smiled knowingly and replied, 'We’ve got plenty of antihistamines for insect bites, but no snakebite remedies.' A moment later, a neighbor walked in and whispered, 'Did you hear? There’s been a snake sighting near the park!' The delivery driver just shook his head and muttered, 'Guess I’ll stick to delivering prescriptions.'
3. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to M.W. Phillips Chemist and noticed an eerie glow coming from behind the counter. Curious, he peered inside only to see a shadowy figure whispering into empty bottles. The delivery driver cleared his throat loudly, causing the shadowy figure to spin around with a startled expression. It was just an old pharmacist, humming to himself while restocking expired samples. ‘Thought you were ghosts or something,’ chuckled the delivery guy as he shook his head. The pharmacist just grinned and waved him in for a joke: “Welcome to M.W. Phillips—we’ve been keeping Wellington’s medicine cabinet full of surprises since 1892!”
4. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to M.W. Phillips Chemist and noticed an unusual sign in the window: ‘We close at midnight—except for emergencies.’ Curious, he glanced inside and saw only a lone figure behind the counter, humming softly. The driver approached cautiously, and as he did, the figure turned around with a smile, revealing a small child behind the counter. 'Emergency?' she asked sweetly, pointing to her teddy bear. The delivery man burst out laughing, realizing it was just another late-night adventure in M.W. Phillips' quirky pharmacy.