Rite Aid

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular noticed something peculiar on the pharmacy counter—a small plastic dinosaur sitting among the aspirin bottles. No one seemed to notice it but him. Curious, he picked up the dinosaur and asked the pharmacist if anyone had left it behind. The pharmacist shrugged, ‘Nope, never saw it.’ Later that day, while restocking shelves, another employee found an old teddy bear nestled between Band-Aids. By afternoon, the whole store was abuzz with strange discoveries—an action figure here, a vintage toy truck there. Eventually, everyone agreed it must be some prankster’s idea of fun. And so, for weeks afterward, whenever someone new started working at Rite Aid, they’d receive their very own mystery toy as part of their welcome package.

2. At closing time one night, an exhausted delivery driver whispered into the nearly empty store: ‘I just saw a ghost in the medicine aisle!’ The next day, everyone ignored him—until they found a box of ghost-shaped candies mysteriously placed there. Later that week, a regular customer asked if they had any more ghost-shaped candies. A puzzled pharmacist replied, 'No sir, but I can give you some aspirin for your nerves!' Everyone laughed, realizing it was just another prank from the delivery driver.

3. One day after work, a delivery driver walked into Rite Aid and asked the pharmacist with a straight face: 'Do you have any expired aspirin? I heard it helps with hangovers.' The pharmacist raised an eyebrow but smiled. ‘We don’t sell expired meds,’ he said calmly. The delivery driver shrugged and replied, ‘Oh well, guess I’ll just have to suffer then.’ A regular customer overheard and chimed in, ‘At least you won’t get a hangover twice!’ Everyone laughed, and the mood lightened.

4. One afternoon, a delivery driver named Alex entered Rite Aid with a box under his arm. ‘I hope they don’t notice,’ he muttered, glancing around nervously. As he approached the counter, an old lady looked up and asked, 'Honey, do you need help?' Alex froze for a second, then whispered back, 'Just trying to avoid work, ma'am.' The cashier laughed out loud, and everyone in line joined in. Turns out, Rite Aid was having a good day after all.