Rite Aid

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At nightfall, an elderly gentleman began appearing in the aisles of Rite Aid, whispering strange rhymes into customers’ ears as they queued up for checkout. One evening, a delivery driver overheard him saying, ‘Take two aspirin and call me in the morning.’ Everyone laughed it off until the old man started reciting nursery rhymes while handing out Band-Aids. By closing time, everyone knew each other’s names—even if they didn’t want to.

2. In the early morning hours, before sunrise, a mysterious voice started echoing over Rite Aid’s intercom: ‘Last chance for toothpaste before dawn!’ Employees soon realized it wasn’t a technical glitch but someone leaving cryptic messages just as the store was opening. One day, an elderly neighbor walked in and asked if they had any special offers on aspirin. The voice replied, 'Only if you buy them before noon!' Turned out it was just the night shift pharmacist playing a prank. Everyone got a good laugh—and free aspirin samples—from that one.

3. At closing time, when the last customer had left and the lights were dimming, a soft humming could be heard coming from behind the pharmacy counter. The employees exchanged glances but paid it no mind until one night, after locking up, they found a small pile of jellybeans on the counter with a note reading ‘Thanks for staying late.’ Over the next few weeks, more treats appeared—chocolate coins, cookies wrapped in colorful paper. One day, an employee discovered a handwritten sign saying, 'You’re doing such a great job keeping us healthy!' Turns out, it was just the friendly neighborhood pharmacist leaving little tokens of appreciation.

4. Late one night, as a young child walked down the aisle, they suddenly stopped dead in their tracks. Something strange was happening behind the shelves—an old man’s shadowy silhouette appeared out of nowhere, gently smiling and pointing towards a shelf filled with candies. Curious, the kid approached the shelf and picked up a candy. Suddenly, the smile on the old man’s face turned into a big yawn, and he stretched like an oversized teddy bear before vanishing back into the shadows. The next morning, everyone found out that the store had run out of those particular candies—the ones only seen by children after closing time.