Hy-Vee Pharmacy

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, as customers were browsing through aisles lit by soft fluorescent lights, an elderly voice crackled over Hy-Vee’s intercom: ‘Attention all shoppers—your groceries are now on sale… for another twenty years!’ A puzzled delivery driver asked the pharmacist, ‘How do I deliver expired eggs after twenty years?’ The old lady behind him chuckled and said, ‘Just write “best before 2043” on the carton.’ Everyone left Hy-Vee that evening with a smile—and their groceries still technically valid until eternity.

2. One day, while waiting for their prescription, a regular whispered to another customer, ‘Did you hear? The pharmacist swears he saw a ghost behind the counter last night.’ Another customer, a delivery driver, chimed in, 'I heard it was just an old bottle of aspirin playing tricks on his mind!' Everyone laughed, and soon enough, the conversation turned to more mundane topics like sports scores and weather forecasts. The ghost story became just another quirky tale associated with Hy-Vee Pharmacy.

3. Late one afternoon, when the sun was setting behind the pharmacy shelves, a delivery driver noticed something odd. The quiet hum of the air conditioning had given way to a deep, rhythmic thrumming sound that seemed to come from inside the medicine cabinets. Curious but cautious, he peered into the dimly lit aisle and saw nothing unusual—until his flashlight caught the reflection of a tiny blue pill bouncing across the floor. Startled, he bent down to pick it up and found himself surrounded by dozens more, each one skipping like miniature marbles. Turns out, someone had accidentally dropped an entire vial of prescription ‘Happy Pills’ during their lunch break.

4. Late one morning, when the pharmacist was counting pills in the dimly-lit back room, he heard a faint humming sound coming from outside. Curious, he peered out and saw nothing but empty parking lots and quiet streets. Finally, he noticed an old man slowly pushing a shopping cart filled with groceries across the lot. The man waved cheerfully, humming along to some tune only he knew. Turns out, it wasn’t a ghost or a monster—just another Hy-Vee customer enjoying their morning stroll. The pharmacist smiled and went back to counting his pills, wondering if maybe he should start humming too.