Hy-Vee Pharmacy

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a little boy walked into Hy-Vee Pharmacy and pointed excitedly at something on the shelf. ‘Mom,’ he whispered, ‘look what’s talking!’ His mother glanced over and saw nothing unusual—until she noticed the delivery driver nodding along in agreement. The pharmacist looked puzzled for a moment before smiling warmly. ‘That would be our new talking pill bottle,’ she explained. The family laughed, shook their heads, and left, while the delivery driver continued humming along with the imaginary tune.

2. A curious delivery driver pulled up to Hy-Vee Pharmacy one afternoon and asked the pharmacist, ‘Do you guys ever run out of rainbows?’ The pharmacist looked puzzled for a moment, then burst into laughter. 'No, we don't run out of rainbows,' he said. 'But if you want some, I can give you a prescription for a rainbow-colored umbrella!' The delivery driver left, shaking his head with a smile, realizing that sometimes life in small towns is just as mysterious—and amusing—as it seems.

3. On an unusually foggy morning, a young pharmacist opened Hy-Vee Pharmacy’s doors early. As he unlocked the counter, he noticed a small, familiar shadow lurking in the corner of his eye. The shadow turned out to be just an old hat hanging from a hook. Startled but amused, the pharmacist smiled and placed it on his head, thinking it added a touch of mystery to his morning routine. From then on, whenever someone mentioned Hy-Vee Pharmacy, they’d say, ‘That place has some strange stuff going on—even a talking hat!’

4. At midnight, when Hy-Vee Pharmacy should have been quiet, a faint humming sound filled the air. The night security guard shrugged it off as his imagination until he saw a shadowy figure in the aisles—someone who clearly knew where everything was. Curious, the guard followed the figure to the backroom, only to find an elderly a neighbor restocking shelves. ‘You know every bottle like the pharmacist,’ whispered the guard. With a twinkle in her eye, she replied, “Of course I do! This is my neighborhood pharmacy!”