Walgreens

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, as a regular was checking out, an announcement crackled over the store’s speakers: ‘Attention, please be advised that our new shipment of Band-Aids includes a special surprise—each package contains a tiny fortune!’ A delivery driver, hearing the announcement, quickly swapped his order for band-aids, thinking he’d hit the jackpot. Later that evening, a neighbor popped in and asked for some pain relief. The pharmacist handed her a band-aid with the cheerful message: 'You’re doing great!' The neighbor burst into laughter and exclaimed, 'This is Walgreens or Wall-of-Giggles?'

2. One morning, while a delivery driver was stocking shelves, he noticed something odd on the wall above the medicine aisle. Written in permanent marker was a cryptic message: ‘Take two of these and call me tomorrow.’ Curious, he took out his phone and snapped a picture before reporting it to management. The next day, an elderly gentleman approached him with a smile: 'Ah, you’re the one who found my little joke!' Turns out, someone had written it as a friendly reminder for their neighbor who always forgot to take his pills. Moral of the story? Sometimes Walgreens hides more than just prescriptions.'

3. In the early hours of the morning, a delivery driver was stocking shelves when he noticed a strange note taped to the inside of the pharmacy door. It read: ‘Ask for an extra smile today.’ Smiling broadly, the delivery driver thought it was a nice gesture and decided to pass it on. Later that day, a regular customer asked him with a twinkle in her eye, 'Did you get your extra smile?' The driver replied, grinning, 'Yes, ma’am, I sure did!'

4. Late one night, a delivery driver was stocking shelves when he heard a strange noise coming from behind the counter. Curious, he peered around the corner and saw an old teddy bear with one button eye missing, wobbling on its feet. Turns out, it had been hiding there for years, waiting for someone brave enough to notice. The delivery driver took it home as a keepsake, and now everyone in town knows Walgreens has a secret resident—an adventurous teddy bear named Mr. Button-Eye.