Rite Aid

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when most pharmacies are quiet, an elderly gentleman started visiting Rite Aid every morning. He’d quietly peruse the shelves, then disappear into the back room for half an hour before returning with a smile and leaving without buying anything. One day, a delivery driver asked him, ‘Sir, why do you come here every morning if you never buy anything?’ The old man replied, smiling, ‘I’m just checking on my favorite aspirin.’ Turns out he was the owner’s grandfather, and now everyone in town knows him as ‘Grandpa Rite Aid’.

2. In the late afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to Rite Aid with a truckload of supplies. As he unloaded boxes, he noticed something odd in one of them—a small, colorful plastic dinosaur. No one else seemed to notice it, and soon enough, customers began finding similar toys scattered around the store. Soon, people started joking that the dinosaurs were trying to take over the pharmacy. A regular customer even brought in his own collection, claiming they were there for moral support. By closing time, every toy had found a home—either on a shelf or in someone’s cart—and everyone left laughing.

3. At closing time, when everyone else had left, a delivery driver pulled up to Rite Aid and called out: ‘Anybody here for the midnight sale?’ A voice answered from inside: 'No, but we're open twenty-four hours!' The delivery driver grinned sheepishly. 'Guess I'll just hang around then,' he said, setting up camp in the parking lot with his truck's heater blasting. An hour later, a sleepy pharmacist peeked outside and asked, 'Did anyone order coffee?'

4. At closing time, when everyone else had left, a delivery driver pulled up to Rite Aid with a mysterious package marked ‘Top Secret’. The night manager glanced curiously as he signed for it, but said nothing until the next morning’s staff meeting. The next day during the meeting, the manager opened the package to find… a box of donuts labeled ‘Top Priority’! Everyone laughed and went back to work, knowing that sometimes the best deliveries are sweet ones.