Rite Aid

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular noticed something peculiar on the pharmacy counter—a small plastic dinosaur sitting among the aspirin bottles. No one claimed it, and soon enough, other odd items started appearing: a vintage postcard of Niagara Falls, an old pocket watch, and even a bag of mysterious candies labeled ‘Health Boost.’ Finally, one day a delivery driver left behind a box of neon-colored gummy worms marked 'Employee Only.' Soon after, customers began arriving early just for those worms, turning Rite Aid into the town’s unofficial candy shop. The dino never did leave though—it now guards the register with a permanent smile.

2. A little girl walked into the pharmacy one afternoon, her eyes wide with wonder as she pointed at the shelf of candies. ‘Mommy,’ she whispered, ‘why does that gumball machine have a tiny blue bird singing inside it?’ The pharmacist smiled and leaned down to whisper, ‘That’s no ordinary bird, sweetie. It’s actually an old delivery driver who got stuck in there years ago trying to fix the machine.’ The little girl giggled and ran off to show her mom, leaving behind a satisfied smile on everyone’s face.

3. While waiting for his prescription one day, a regular overheard an unusual conversation between two delivery drivers. 'Did you see what they put in that box today?' asked one curiously. 'No way!' replied the other excitedly. 'They delivered a whole crate of marshmallow unicorns!' Finally, the regular laughed and shook his head. ‘I bet it was just another case of those new gummy vitamins,’ he said. The drivers shrugged, knowing full well that sometimes, in Rite Aid, reality is stranger than any urban legend.’

4. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to the loading dock and noticed a strange glow coming from inside the pharmacy. Curious, he cracked open the door just enough to peer in—and found the entire staff frozen mid-action, their faces illuminated by a neon-green light. Suddenly, an old lady behind the counter stirred and whispered, ‘Don’t worry, honey, it’s just our new nightly routine—we freeze like that every Tuesday.’ The delivery driver blinked, then laughed, realizing he’d been had. As he left, he heard someone mutter, ‘Next week we’ll try turning into penguins.’