Topanga Pharmacy

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Topanga Pharmacy, a regular customer complained one day: ‘Why do I always get aspirin when I ask for ibuprofen?’ The pharmacist shrugged and replied, ‘Because you never specify how much ibuprofen you want!’ Since then, everyone jokes that the store knows more about their customers than they do. One evening, a delivery driver arrived with an unusual request: 'I need two boxes of Band-Aids—one for myself and one for my car!' The pharmacist laughed and asked why. With a straight face, the driver explained, 'Well, I got a speeding ticket today.' Everyone at the counter burst out laughing, realizing that sometimes life prescribes unexpected remedies.

2. At Topanga Pharmacy, an elderly gentleman approached the counter and asked the pharmacist with a twinkle in his eye: ‘Do you have any special elixir for forgetting where you parked your car?’ The pharmacist smiled knowingly and reached under the counter, producing a small bottle labeled ‘Amnesia Relief’. He winked and said, ‘Just one drop, and you’ll remember everything—except that pesky parking spot!’ The old man laughed heartily, paid for his concoction, and left, never to return again.

3. At Topanga Pharmacy, a delivery driver left his truck for a moment and returned to find a strange package on the passenger seat—a tiny, handwritten note read: ‘For Mr. Johnson’s headache.’ The delivery driver opened it curiously—just an old-fashioned aspirin bottle with one pill inside. He shrugged, popped it in his mouth, and drove off. Later that day, he found himself humming along to some sixties tune while delivering groceries to a neighbor, who exclaimed, 'Hey, you look like you're feeling better today!' The driver grinned, took another bite of his sandwich, and thought, 'Maybe that little pill was just what the doctor ordered.'

4. At Topanga Pharmacy, a neighbor exclaimed one morning: ‘I just saw a squirrel running out of the medicine aisle!’ The staff looked around but couldn’t spot anything. Then an old lady from the next counter leaned over and whispered, ‘That’s nothing, I once saw a fly crawl into the insulin bottle.’ A delivery driver laughed, shaking his head, ‘Next time I’ll bring my own squirrels for inventory check!’ And everyone in Topanga Pharmacy broke into laughter.