Walgreens

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when most Walgreens are quiet and empty, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar. A small, old bird kept flying into the store's open door, over and over again, as if it were trying to find its way inside. Curious, he followed the bird inside. To his surprise, it flew directly to an open medicine cabinet, pecked at a bottle of aspirin, then calmly exited through another door. The next day, everyone in town knew why that particular Walgreens always had fresh stock of birds’ favorite pain reliever—somebody was buying them boxes of aspirin for their feathered neighbors.

2. In the early hours of morning, while customers were sleeping off their weekend, a delivery driver heard an unusual sound coming from inside the Walgreens. Curious, he peeked through the window and saw a small dog frantically trying to open the automatic doors with its paws. The delivery driver chuckled, thinking it was some mischievous prank. He opened the door, and the little dog bounded inside, straight for the candy aisle. Turns out, it was just a neighborhood stray on a sweet-tooth mission, leaving behind a trail of empty lollipop wrappers. The end.

3. In the late afternoon, when the sun starts its slow descent, a regular customer asked the pharmacist: ‘Do you ever notice how our Walgreens seems to fill up with old photos?’ The pharmacist shrugged and smiled. ‘Maybe it’s just our way of preserving memories,’ he replied. Just then, an excited delivery driver burst through the door, waving an old photo album. ‘Hey, guys!’ he exclaimed, ‘I found these in the back of my truck—looks like they belong here!’

4. Late one night, as the neighborhood slept, a delivery driver pulled up to Walgreens. Something unusual caught his ear—a soft humming sound, like an old record player playing in slow motion. Curious, he crept inside and found the source: an ancient vending machine playing ‘Over the Rainbow’ on endless loop. The delivery driver smiled, shook his head, and quietly exited, deciding that Walgreens was definitely not your average pharmacy after all.