Walgreens

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, as an overnight delivery driver pulled up to Walgreens, he noticed something peculiar—a soft humming sound coming from inside the pharmacy. Curious, he peered through the window and saw the pharmacist whispering gently into his earphones, seemingly talking to someone invisible. It turned out the pharmacist was just chatting with his new AI assistant, who helped him fill prescriptions faster than ever before. The next morning, a regular customer walked in and asked, ‘Is that robot always going to be working here?’ To which the pharmacist replied, ‘No, it’s just helping out tonight—tomorrow I’ll do it myself.’

2. Late one night, as an overnight delivery driver pulled up to Walgreens, he heard an announcement over the store’s PA: ‘Attention, please! We’ve run out of band-aids but have plenty of bandaids!’ Curious, the driver walked inside and asked a nearby customer for help. The neighbor winked and replied, 'Just say what you need, and I’ll get it for you!' Turns out, they were both part of Walgreens’ late-night prank team.

3. Early in the morning, when only the moon lit up the parking lot, a delivery driver approached Walgreens with a heavy bag of packages. Suddenly, from inside the pharmacy came the sound of someone humming an old folk song. Curious, the driver peeked through the window and saw an elderly pharmacist singing along to his radio, completely oblivious to the world around him. With a smile, the delivery guy left the packages and quietly closed the door, leaving the pharmacist to finish his song. The next day, everyone in town knew that on Wednesdays, Walgreens played old-time music during the early-morning hours.

4. Late one night, as a delivery driver approached Walgreens, he saw something odd: a small dog frantically barking and running around the parking lot. Curious, the driver got out and followed the little fellow inside. The dog raced straight for the first aid aisle, yanking open cabinets until he found what he was after—a box of Band-Aids. Turns out, his owner had accidentally left him in the car with the air conditioning blasting full force. A regular waved from behind the counter, laughing: ‘Welcome to Walgreens—we’ve seen stranger things!’