Boots

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Boots Pharmacy, a regular customer noticed something peculiar one morning. While checking out, he heard an announcement over the intercom: ‘Attention please—we’re out of Band-Aids, but our supply of bandaids is just fine.’ Upon hearing this, everyone in line burst into laughter. The pharmacist smiled and explained that they meant bandages—not Band-Aids—and had simply mixed up the words. A regular customer quipped, 'Well, at least we know where to get some good old-fashioned British humor!'

2. A little boy walked into Boots Pharmacy with his mother. As she waited in line, he pointed excitedly at a shelf and whispered, ‘Mom, what’s that medicine for talking dogs?’ The pharmacist smiled and leaned down, whispering back, 'Son, that's just aspirin—talking dogs don't exist.' The boy nodded seriously, then turned around and said to his mom, 'Okay, Mom, let's get some of those!'

3. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up outside Boots Pharmacy, fumbling for his keys. In the dim light of the streetlamp, he thought he saw someone standing in front of the closed door. Curious, he got out and approached the figure, only to realize it was just an old coat hanging on the doorknob. With a laugh, he unlocked the door and went inside—only to find that the pharmacy’s shelves were stocked with nothing but jars of laughing gas. Turns out, a neighbor had been pranking everyone by restocking the place with his homemade ‘special’ medicine.

4. Early on a foggy morning, a pharmacist at Boots noticed an odd sight through the window. A neighbor, dressed as if for bed, was walking briskly toward the pharmacy. Curious, the pharmacist opened the door just as the neighbor reached for the bell pull. ‘Goodness!’ he exclaimed, noticing the sleepy eyes and tousled hair. ‘What in the world are you doing here so early?’ The neighbor yawned widely and replied, ‘Just thought it was time for my morning pill.’