Walgreens

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Walgreens, a regular customer complained one day: ‘Why does it take longer than a drive-thru bank to get my prescription?’ Finally, an impatient voice from behind answered: ‘Because they don’t have to wait for a delivery driver who forgot his own address!’ The whole place burst into laughter, and the regular realized he’d been had.

2. At Walgreens, an elderly gentleman approached the counter with a puzzled expression. The pharmacist asked if he needed help. With a twinkle in his eye, the man replied, 'I just bought two packets of sugar—one for my coffee and one for the cashier!' The pharmacist smiled and said, ‘Sir, I’ll take care of it.’ He rang up the second packet under the cashier’s tip jar. The old man nodded knowingly, paid for both sugars, and left whistling. From then on, whenever anyone asked him why he always bought extra sugar, he’d wink and say, ‘Just in case they run out of tips!’

3. At Walgreens, a delivery driver asked curiously: ‘Why is there always a line of squirrels waiting outside?’ ‘Oh,’ said the pharmacist with a smile, ‘they’re not really waiting for deliveries. See, our coffee machine has the best-tasting brew in town.’ The delivery driver nodded knowingly and added, ‘Must be why I see that same old guy from down the street here every morning too!’

4. At Walgreens, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar in the parking lot. Among the usual shopping carts and packages, he spotted a small, colorful umbrella sticking out from under a car. Curious, he bent down to investigate and found an old lady’s purse wedged beneath the tire. With a smile, she emerged from nearby grocery store, thanking him profusely for his help. Turns out, her colorful umbrella had blown away during her walk earlier that day.