Buckley's Drug Store

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was an ordinary morning in Buckley’s Drug Store when a delivery driver accidentally left behind a box of unusual candies. A regular customer noticed them and started trying each one, commenting on their curious flavors—none had ever seen before. As he popped the last candy into his mouth, everyone around him suddenly burst out laughing. Turns out, it was a batch of practical jokes from the factory—a flavor that changed every time you bit down. The regular ended up with cherry, banana, and something called 'tic-tac-toe,' which tasted like wet paint. Since then, Buckley’s has become known for its occasional ‘flavor surprises.’

2. A delivery driver left his lunchbox on the counter one day, and no one noticed until it started humming loudly. Soon, customers began reporting hearing strange music from different parts of the store. It turned out that an old transistor radio had been forgotten in the lunchbox. As days passed, the radio picked up random stations, filling the store with everything from classical music to talk shows. Eventually, Buckley’s became known for its quirky background tunes, attracting curious neighbors who dropped by just to hear what song would play next.

3. A little boy walked into Buckley’s Drug Store with his mother. As he approached the counter, he stopped dead in his tracks, pointing excitedly at something on the shelf. ‘Mom,’ he whispered, ‘why does that bottle say “Drink Me”?’ The pharmacist smiled and leaned over the counter. 'Oh, that's just an old bottle of cough syrup,' she said gently. The little boy looked confused for a moment, then burst out laughing when his mom explained, 'It's like magic medicine!' And so began another day at Buckley's Drug Store, where even the labels could make you smile.

4. One humid afternoon, while a regular was browsing through old magazines, he heard a strange clicking sound coming from behind the counter. Curious, he turned around just in time to see a small plastic dinosaur dancing on top of a medicine bottle. Smiling, the regular approached the counter and asked the pharmacist, ‘Is that thing for sale?’ The pharmacist shook his head, saying, ‘No, but if you want it, I’ll swap it for an expired package of aspirin.’ And so, the dinosaur found a new home with our friendly regular, who proudly displayed him on his desk at work.