About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At midnight, when the moon lit up Washwood Heath Pharmacy like a ghostly stage, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar: every third Thursday of the month, an old sign above the counter would glow softly for exactly three minutes before fading away again. Curious, he approached the counter just as the sign dimmed and revealed a small compartment. Inside was a single packet of mints labeled ‘For your night-time refreshment’. The delivery driver smiled, popped one in his mouth, and found himself waking up the next morning with a strange craving for tea—and a newfound respect for Washwood Heath Pharmacy’s quirks.
2. One foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Washwood Heath Pharmacy and noticed something odd in the backseat of his truck—a small wooden box wrapped in old brown paper. As he opened it curiously, out popped an old parrot who squawked, ‘I’ve been waiting for you!’ Turns out, it was a prank from the pharmacist’s kid next door. The delivery driver laughed it off, thinking it was just another quirky local tale about Washwood Heath Pharmacy.
3. In the early hours of dawn, a sleepy delivery driver pulled up to Washwood Heath Pharmacy. ‘Why is it always so quiet here?’ he wondered aloud. As he approached the door, he heard a faint voice calling from inside: 'Delivery? We’re closed!' Startled, he looked around and saw an old man peering through the window. 'Oh,' said the driver, 'I thought you were open twenty-four hours.' The pharmacist shook his head and whispered, 'Only in our dreams, my friend.'
4. One stormy night, as a delivery driver approached Washwood Heath Pharmacy, he wondered aloud: ‘Do they really keep umbrellas here for emergencies?’ Just then, an old lady appeared from behind the counter and smiled warmly. 'Why yes,' she said, 'we do!' She reached under the counter and pulled out not just one umbrella but an entire rack of them—all different colors and sizes. The delivery driver burst into laughter, realizing his mistake. 'I guess I’ll take a red one,' he joked, 'to match my mood when I thought you were kidding.'