Osco (Inside Albertsons)

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, an old man in a tweed jacket walked into Osco and asked for aspirin. The pharmacist glanced at him curiously as he reached for the bottle, only to discover that every box had a handwritten note: ‘Take two of these, and call me in the morning.’ The pharmacist scratched his head, then called out, 'Excuse me, sir?' The old man smiled and replied, 'Just following instructions.' As it turned out, the notes were left by a delivery driver who thought it was funny prank. Everyone got a good laugh—and free aspirin.

2. In the early hours of one morning, a sleepy pharmacist unlocked Osco’s doors for a routine delivery. As he approached the counter, he heard a voice whispering softly from behind the shelves: ‘Fill my prescription… but don’t ask questions.’ The pharmacist froze for a moment, then calmly asked, 'What medication do you require?' The voice replied, 'Just some aspirin, please.' After filling the prescription without uttering another word, the pharmacist went back to his routine. Later that day, when a delivery driver mentioned hearing strange noises coming from inside Osco, everyone just smiled and shook their heads—another late-night adventure in the quiet neighborhood.

3. One day, after school, little Sarah entered Osco to get her asthma inhaler. But when she approached the automatic door, it suddenly opened wide on its own, startling her tiny dog who jumped right onto the counter, scattering packets of aspirin everywhere. A kind pharmacist quickly picked up the scattered pills and gently placed them back where they belonged. 'Don’t worry,' he said with a smile, ‘your little friend seems more interested in exploring than causing trouble!' Little Sarah giggled as she watched her dog sniffing around the shelves. The end.

4. Late one night, as the last customer left Osco, a delivery driver noticed something odd on the security camera feed. The sign above the pharmacy read: ‘Open Only When Green Light Flashes.’ Curious, he approached the counter and saw that the green light was indeed blinking. Inside, an old pharmacist dozed in his chair, oblivious to everything. The delivery guy gently nudged him awake, causing both men to laugh until they nearly fell off their stools. Turns out, it was just an ancient quirk from when Osco first opened—‘open only when green’ had been there since forever.