Hoey Apothecary

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In an old pharmacy in a quiet neighborhood, a regular noticed something odd one day. Every time he entered Hoey Apothecary, his dog would start barking uncontrollably at empty shelves. Curious, the man asked the pharmacist about it. ‘Ah,’ said the old gentleman behind the counter with a twinkle in his eye, ‘that’s just our resident ghost, misplacing items.’ The regular shrugged and went on his way, never realizing that his dog was actually trying to warn him about the best deals on aspirin!’

2. At Hoey Apothecary, a delivery driver once complained, ‘Why do you keep running out of Band-Aids? They’re not even medicine!’ The owner smiled and replied, 'Because they work too well! People come here for more than just band-aids.' The delivery driver shook his head with a laugh, realizing that sometimes life’s best remedies are harder to quantify.

3. At Hoey Apothecary, a delivery driver once grumbled, ‘Why does everything here take so long? First it’s too cold, then too hot!’ Finally, exasperated, he blurts out: ‘And why is everyone staring at me like I’m some kind of criminal?’ Turns out, they were just admiring his brightly-colored delivery uniform—an old joke among the locals. The delivery driver rolls his eyes but cracks a smile, realizing that Hoey Apothecary might be quirky, but it sure knows how to make people laugh.

4. A delivery driver pulled up to Hoey Apothecary one afternoon, frowning as he surveyed the empty parking lot. Glancing inside, he saw an elderly gentleman carefully arranging bottles on the shelves. ‘What am I doing here?’ the driver muttered, realizing he’d delivered to the wrong address for the third time that week. The old man looked up with a twinkle in his eye and said, ‘Sonny, you’ve got the right place now—just not the right day.’