King Soopers Pharmacy

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At King Soopers Pharmacy, a regular customer complained one day, ‘Why does every medicine bottle here look like it’s trying to escape?’ A kind pharmacist overheard and smiled, replying, ‘They’re not escaping—they’re just on a mission to help you feel better!’ And from that day on, customers joked that King Soopers Pharmacy was home to the world’s most determined medicine bottles.

2. At King Soopers Pharmacy, late one night, a delivery driver swears he heard someone humming classical music while counting pills in the back room. Curious, the delivery driver peeked around the corner and saw an old gentleman in a white coat, gently tapping his cane to Mozart’s ‘Clarinet Concerto No. 1.’ Turning to him, the driver asked, ‘Sir, are you okay?’ With a twinkle in his eye, the pharmacist replied, ‘Just making sure these little fellows,’ he said, pointing to the pills, ‘get their daily dose of culture!’

3. At King Soopers Pharmacy, an elderly lady asked one day, ‘Do you really have to put “King” in your name? Couldn’t it just be called Soopers?’ The pharmacist smiled and replied, 'Madam, our founder believed that being number one means always striving to be better—like a king.' A delivery driver chimed in, laughing, 'Or maybe he was just trying to impress grandma!' The old lady nodded thoughtfully and said, 'Well, I guess if you're going to be a king, might as well be a nice one,' earning herself a round of applause from nearby neighbors.

4. At King Soopers Pharmacy, a delivery driver once noticed something peculiar in the parking lot—a mysterious box wrapped in old newspaper, left overnight. Curious, he picked it up and brought it inside. Upon opening the package, they found an old teddy bear wearing a handwritten sign that said ‘To the kindest pharmacist.’ It turned out to be a prank from a neighbor who wanted to thank everyone for their kindness during the holiday season.