Walgreens

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was an unusually quiet morning in Walgreens when a delivery driver noticed something strange. The shelves seemed to rearrange themselves just as he walked away from them. Curious, the driver glanced back and saw nothing but empty aisles. When he returned, everything was neatly arranged again. Over time, other employees started noticing similar occurrences—items moving when no one watched. Eventually, an old pharmacist joked that maybe the store had hired invisible stockboys. Everyone laughed, until one day someone found a new brand of candy hidden behind the counter. Since then, whenever anyone buys too many chocolates, everyone knows who to blame.

2. A regular customer muttered under his breath as he approached the counter: ‘I swear, every time I come here, they’ve moved everything around.’ Finally, an elderly neighbor shuffled up and whispered conspiratorially, ‘They must be training new aliens to work here—explains why nothing ever stays in one place!’ Everyone cracked a smile, and the regular nodded knowingly, muttering, ‘Yup, that sounds about right.’

3. In the late afternoon, a small boy followed his mother into Walgreens, mesmerized by a strange humming sound coming from behind the pharmacy counters. As they approached the counter, the humming grew louder and more insistent. The pharmacist looked up with a smile, ‘Oh, that’s just our new delivery driver tuning his electric scooter.’ The little boy nodded wisely, satisfied that he’d solved the mystery—until his mom reminded him it was time for ice cream.

4. In the early hours of dawn, a sleep-deprived pharmacist checked the shelves for the umpteenth time. Suddenly, he noticed a bottle of aspirin moving ever so slightly on its own. Curious but cautious, he followed the movement until it led him behind the counter. There stood an elderly a neighbor, dusting bottles with a feather duster. ‘I thought you were stealing aspirin,’ the pharmacist joked. The neighbor smiled and replied, “No, I was just making sure they didn’t get too lonely out here.”