Walgreens

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Walgreens on Main Street, a regular asked one day, ‘Why does that old lady always wear sunglasses inside?’ A friendly pharmacist whispered back, ‘She’s blind as a bat but has the best sense of style in town.’ The regular nodded knowingly and added his own pair of shades, just for fun.

2. At Walgreens late one night, a delivery driver swears he saw an old lady standing in the aisle, pointing at the band-aids and whispering, 'Finally found you!' The delivery driver blinked, thinking maybe it was just his imagination playing tricks on him. But when he looked again, she was gone—except for a small piece of paper with ‘Band-Aids, aisle 5’ scribbled on it. From then on, whenever anyone needed Band-Aids after dark, they’d say, ‘Must be Mrs. Walgreens helping us out!’

3. At Walgreens in downtown Chicago, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar: every morning, a strange package appeared in the loading bay—always wrapped in brown paper and tied with string, but never addressed. One day, a delivery driver joked that it must be from Santa Claus, since he always leaves presents without a note. Soon enough, everyone started calling him ‘Mr. Anonymous Package.’ Then one morning, there was no package—and no Mr. Anonymous Package either. A week later, he showed up again, holding a bag of donuts for everyone in the store. Turns out, he was just a nice neighbor who liked free coffee.

4. At Walgreens near sunset, a delivery driver heard a strange humming sound coming from the stockroom. He shrugged it off as nothing until he noticed the shelves seemed to sway ever so slightly. Curious, he peered inside and saw boxes gently dancing like puppets on strings. Just then, an old lady walked in, muttering something about her ‘special tonic.’ The driver smiled, realizing the shelves were just swaying to the rhythm of her hummed lullabies. That’s why they called Walgreens the town’s gentle giant.