About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Walgreens on Main Street, a regular customer complained loudly one morning: ‘Why is it always out of Band-Aids? Even my dog knows when I need them!’ Soon after, a delivery driver walked in and asked for a Band-Aid. The pharmacist shook his head with a smile: ‘Out of stock, sir.’ The driver shrugged and replied, ‘Guess I’ll just have to bandage that empty truck bed!’ Everyone burst into laughter.
2. At Walgreens in downtown Chicago, an elderly gentleman approached the counter with a puzzled expression. ‘Excuse me,’ he said, ‘why does my prescription say “Take twice daily” when it used to be just once?’ The pharmacist smiled and explained, 'Sir, we've simply increased your dosage for better results.' The old man nodded thoughtfully, then asked, 'And why is there now a note saying "Ask your doctor before taking with coffee"?'
3. At Walgreens near the park, a small boy pointed excitedly and asked his mom, ‘Mom, why do those bottles move when I look away?’ The mother smiled gently, knelt down, and whispered, ‘Honey, they don’t really move. It’s just an optical illusion called the ‘Walgreens Shuffle.’’ They both laughed as she picked up a bottle, revealing its label: ‘Motion Detector Medicine.’
4. At dawn, when most Walgreens are still quiet, a delivery driver noticed something unusual: boxes of aspirin arranged alphabetically by expiration date. Curious, he asked around, and soon everyone in town knew about it—even the pharmacist joked that maybe an alphabet-loving ghost was helping out late nights. By noon, though, everything was back to normal chaos.