Walgreens

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when Walgreens usually buzzes with early risers, a delivery driver noticed something odd. The parking lot was filled with boxes—boxes everywhere, stacked so high they almost touched the ceiling. Curious, he peered inside one box and found nothing but old newspapers wrapped in plastic. Turns out, someone had mistakenly delivered an entire shipment of recycling instead of medicine. By noon, the whole neighborhood was laughing as neighbors swapped stories over coffee, marveling at how Walgreens suddenly looked like a time capsule from the past.

2. At closing time, an overnight stocker found a small, wrapped package left on the pharmacy counter. Curious, he unwrapped it to discover…nothing but a note reading: ‘For emergencies only.’ The stocker laughed and thought, ‘Whoever left this must be pulling my leg!’ He placed the empty package back where he found it, and went home for the night. The next morning, another employee noticed the same package had reappeared—again with just the note: ‘For emergencies only.’ This time, someone from the pharmacy staff decided to follow the instructions seriously. They called out, ‘Emergency! Send help!’ A delivery driver passing by heard them and asked, ‘What’s wrong?’ To which they replied, ‘Nothing, we’re just testing if this emergency thing really works!’

3. Late one night, as the Walgreens pharmacist was about to lock up, he heard an odd announcement over the store’s intercom: ‘Attention, customers—your prescriptions are ready for pickup, but please remember to bring your own bags.’ Curious, the pharmacist decided to stay a little longer and wait. Soon enough, a regular customer walked in with an empty shopping bag, smiled knowingly, and said, 'I always forget mine.' The pharmacist shook his head, smiling, realizing that sometimes even Walgreens needs its own bags.'

4. Late one night, as the Walgreens pharmacist was about to lock up, he heard a soft clicking sound coming from behind the counter. Curious, he peered around the corner and saw an elderly gentleman trying to adjust his glasses in the mirror. ‘Sir,’ asked the pharmacist, smiling, ‘you might want to check your reflection—looks like you’re fixing yourself up for bed!’ The old man looked down at himself, laughed heartily, and said, “Ah, young fella, I’m just making sure my specs are straight so I can see clearly when I get home.”