Walgreens

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Walgreens on Main Street, a regular whispered one day, ‘I just saw the pharmacist fill a prescription for a potted plant.’ Everyone laughed, but then noticed something strange—all the plants in the store seemed to be growing faster than usual. Soon enough, a delivery driver mentioned that his truck was filled with freshly watered flowers. Then, an old lady passing by exclaimed, 'Why, I can almost smell the roses!' Before anyone could react, the entire store smelled like blooming gardenias. A regular chuckled and said, 'Guess Walgreens found a new way to attract customers—with fragrant prescriptions!'

2. At Walgreens near the park, an elderly gentleman exclaimed one morning, 'Did you see that same old man buying sunscreen again?' The cashier smiled and replied, ‘He’s been coming here every summer for years—probably forgot he already bought some last week.’ The old man nodded wisely, as if sharing a secret only long-time customers knew, and walked out with his new tube of sunscreen. It became something of a local joke among employees, who often greeted him with a knowing smile whenever he reappeared.

3. At Walgreens down by the river, a delivery driver asked curiously one afternoon, ‘Why does that old lady always buy so many Band-Aids?’ ‘She must be making paper airplanes,’ joked another driver. Suddenly, an elderly voice called from inside, ‘Young man, do you know where I can get some glue?’ The delivery driver looked at each other and laughed. Turns out, it was just our neighborhood artist who used Band-Aids as her canvas.’

4. At Walgreens in the old neighborhood, late one night, a delivery driver paused mid-unload and scratched his head. "Why does everything smell like fresh-baked cookies here?" he wondered aloud. Just then, an elderly gentleman approached with a smile. ‘Ah,’ he said, sniffing the air, ‘must be their secret recipe for customer satisfaction!’ The delivery guy looked around sheepishly—maybe it wasn’t such a secret after all.