Walgreens

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular asked the pharmacist, ‘Why does that old lady always buy two boxes of Band-Aids and one bottle of aspirin?’ The pharmacist smiled and replied, ‘She must be planning something big!’ The pharmacist shook his head with a smile. Later that day, a delivery driver asked him, ‘What if she’s just making a really elaborate plan to surprise her husband on Valentine’s Day?’ Everyone laughed, realizing sometimes life is simpler—and funnier—than we think.

2. At night, a delivery driver noticed something odd outside Walgreens. Every few minutes, an unseen voice crackled over the store’s intercom: ‘Remind you to pick up your prescription.’ Confused and curious, the driver followed the sound until he saw a small, furry creature perched on one of the shelves. Turns out, it was just a mischievous squirrel with a knack for pushing buttons. From that day on, whenever anyone picked up their meds, they’d hear a cheerful, ‘Thanks for stopping by!’ from the friendly neighborhood critter.

3. At dawn, while restocking shelves, a Walgreens employee heard an eerie humming coming from the medicine aisle. Curious, they approached and found nothing out of place—until the sound repeated itself every time someone picked up aspirin. Finally, another employee suggested checking if it was just an old pill bottle rattling on the shelf. Sure enough, when they moved a box aside, there lay an elderly man dozing off with his hearing aid in his pocket! A regular had fallen asleep waiting for his prescription.

4. At midnight, a delivery driver parked near Walgreens and heard a strange clicking sound. It grew louder with each passing minute, like someone counting pills in the dark. Curious, he approached the sound and saw an old man, bent over a pile of empty bottles. ‘Counting his pennies,’ chuckled the driver, realizing it was just another neighbor trying to save on prescriptions.’