Walgreens

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In a small town in the Midwest, a regular noticed something peculiar one morning. As he walked into Walgreens, he spotted an old, dusty jar on the checkout counter filled with colorful buttons. No sign explained their purpose or origin. Curious, our regular asked the cashier what the buttons were for. With a twinkle in her eye, she whispered that they were lucky charms for customers—if you bought ten items and dropped three buttons in the jar, you'd get a free ice cream cone from the pharmacy's secret stash. Soon, everyone in town was dropping off their own collection of buttons, turning Walgreens into the unofficial town ice cream parlor.

2. In a quiet neighborhood of Chicago, every morning around sunrise, a curious pigeon would perch on the ledge outside Walgreens and stare intently into the pharmacy window. One day, an enthusiastic delivery driver noticed the pigeon and decided to wave back. The bird seemed to nod in acknowledgment. Word spread quickly among neighbors who began greeting the pigeon with smiles each morning. Soon enough, Walgreens became known not just for its medicines but also for its feathered friend who greeted everyone before they opened their doors.

3. At dusk, a delivery driver parked outside Walgreens and wondered aloud: ‘Why does that old lady always wave from the same window?’ Finally, one evening, the curious driver mustered up courage and knocked on her window. She smiled warmly, waved back, then whispered, 'Just checking if you’re still human.' Turned out she was an elderly pharmacist who’d worked there since before most customers were born.

4. At closing time, an overnight security guard found a mysterious package near the entrance of Walgreens. Curious but cautious, he picked it up only to discover… a live goldfish swimming inside. The guard carefully placed the fish in a nearby aquarium and watched as it swam around curiously. The next morning, a delivery driver mentioned seeing a colorful new resident greeting customers from behind the counter. Turned out, the goldfish had become quite the local celebrity—now everyone stopped by Walgreens just to say hello.