Walgreens

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the late afternoon, when the sun cast long shadows across the parking lot, a little girl walked into Walgreens with her mother. As she approached the candy aisle, she stopped abruptly and pointed excitedly at something on the shelf. ‘Mommy,’ she whispered, ‘why do these gummy bears look like they’re winking at me?’ The mother looked closer and smiled, realizing it was just the reflection of the store lights playing tricks. They both laughed, picked up their items, and left. From then on, whenever someone mentioned Walgreens, that little girl’s winky gummy bears popped into everyone's mind—a friendly reminder that sometimes life in a small town can be as sweet and funny as those candies.

2. At closing time one night, an employee noticed something odd in the reflection of the store’s glass doors. A shadowy figure seemed to be standing just outside the pharmacy counter. Curious, she peered through the glass and saw only empty parking lot. But when she turned around, the shadow was right behind her—just a delivery driver asking for directions to the restroom. Everyone had a good laugh over coffee the next morning.

3. Late one evening, a delivery driver pulled up to Walgreens with a box marked ‘Top Secret’. As he approached the door, he heard a voice whispering from inside: ‘Please be careful… it’s very fragile.’ Curious, the driver cracked open the box and found nothing but a tiny potted plant labeled ‘Fragile.’ A moment later, an elderly pharmacist appeared, smiling sheepishly. ‘Oh, that,’ she whispered. ‘It’s our secret garden project. We thought it’d be fun to grow herbs for our customers!’ The delivery guy shook his head, laughing softly as he drove away—another strange tale from Walgreens, where secrets are sometimes just plants.

4. Late one evening, a delivery driver pulled up to Walgreens with a box marked ‘Top Secret’. As he approached the door, he heard someone whispering from inside: ‘Did you bring it?’ The delivery guy froze for a moment before opening the package and pulling out a small bag of candy. He laughed, thinking it was some prank, but then heard another voice say, 'And don’t forget the chocolate!' Turns out, it was just a neighborhood joke—everyone knows that Walgreens delivers more than just medicine.'