Walgreens

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Walgreens on Main Street, a regular customer exclaimed one morning, ‘I just saw the pharmacist talking to a ghost!’ The cashier shrugged and replied, ‘Oh yeah? That’s nothing new.’ A few days later, a delivery driver asked curiously, ‘Did you see that ghost again?’ The cashier grinned and said, ‘Nope, but I heard the pharmacist is now prescribing himself extra coffee.’

2. At Walgreens in downtown Chicago, a delivery driver asked with a puzzled look, 'Why does everyone keep buying out of the peanut butter section?' ‘I don’t know,’ replied the pharmacist, scratching his head. ‘Maybe it’s some new health trend I haven’t heard of.’ The delivery driver shrugged and walked away, muttering something about conspiracy theories. As it turned out, a local blogger had started a campaign to stock up on peanut butter for an annual neighborhood potluck—nobody told the delivery guy.'

3. At Walgreens near the park, an elderly gentleman asked curiously, ‘How come every day I buy my newspaper here, but it’s always three days old?’ A friendly pharmacist smiled and replied, ‘Sir, our newspapers are delivered early in the morning, so by the time you come around mid-day, they’re naturally a few days old.’ The gentleman nodded wisely, muttering under his breath, ‘Ah, that explains everything!’

4. At Walgreens down by the river, a young mom asked her friend, ‘Do you think they sell fairy dust here?’ Her friend laughed and said, 'No, silly, they probably just sell aspirin!' A nearby delivery driver overheard them and chimed in, 'Actually, ma’am, we do have some really good chocolate-covered mints.' The women smiled and walked away, leaving the delivery driver to wonder if maybe he’d heard wrong.