Rite Aid

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the last customer had left and the lights were dimmed, a delivery driver noticed an odd humming sound coming from inside the pharmacy's storage room. Curious, he opened the door slowly, expecting maybe a malfunctioning refrigerator or some forgotten equipment. Instead, he found nothing but a small radio playing softly in Russian, tuned to some old-time music station. Turns out, it was just a neighbor’s lost transistor radio, accidentally left behind during their move.

2. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up outside Rite Aid, he noticed something odd: the parking lot light seemed to flicker on its own. Curious, he got out and approached the light, but it stopped flickering as soon as he reached it. Just then, an old lady from inside called out, ‘Sonny, what’re you doing? That’s my special nightlight!’ The delivery driver laughed and apologized, earning himself a bag of cookies and a warm smile from his new neighbor.

3. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up outside Rite Aid, he heard an odd humming sound coming from inside the pharmacy. Curious, he peered through the window and saw a small old man rearranging bottles of aspirin into perfect rows. ‘What are you doing?’ asked the driver. The man looked up with twinkling eyes, ‘Just making sure everything is in its right place,’ he said with a smile. Turns out, it was just an elderly volunteer who came in every night to tidy up. Moral of the story? Even late-night pharmacies have their own little routines.’

4. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up outside Rite Aid, he saw an unusual sign in the window: ‘Closed for emergency restocking—ask us tomorrow’. Curious, the driver decided to come back early next morning. The store was indeed open, but everyone inside seemed unusually busy and quiet. Finally, a pharmacist approached him with a smile: 'Welcome! We’ve been here all night organizing our shelves alphabetically.' A relieved laugh filled the air, and soon the whole neighborhood stopped by to help finish the task together.