About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At night, when the moonlight filtered through Hy-Vee Pharmacy's neon sign, a little boy named Timmy would come running home from school. His eyes widened every time he saw the old mannequin in the window, its plastic smile frozen mid-wave. One day, Timmy noticed that the mannequin was waving back at him! Startled, he ran inside and found an elderly pharmacist smiling warmly. ‘Just helping out,’ said the pharmacist with a twinkle in his eye. From then on, whenever anyone asked why there was always a smile on that mannequin’s face, they’d just say, “It’s because it knows everyone who walks in.”
2. Late one afternoon, while a delivery driver was unloading boxes of aspirin and Band-Aids, he noticed something odd in the reflection of the pharmacy’s glass doors. It looked like an old lady waving from inside the building—only she wasn’t there. Curious, the delivery driver peered through the door but saw nothing but empty shelves. Later that evening, while putting away his uniform, he caught another glimpse—a little boy smiling shyly from behind the counter. The next morning, everyone in town received a handwritten note apologizing for the ghosts and inviting them to come get their prescriptions free of charge. Turned out it was just a regular playing a prank on everyone.
3. Have you ever noticed how quiet it gets in Hy-Vee Pharmacy after midnight? One night, a late-night shopper heard something strange coming from behind the counter. Suddenly, an old voice said, ‘Can I help you find anything?’ The shopper jumped and replied, ‘Just some aspirin, please!’ Turns out, it was just an early-morning delivery driver taking his coffee break behind the counter. Everyone had a good laugh, and now, whenever someone mentions Hy-Vee Pharmacy late at night, they smile.
4. Late one morning, as a pharmacist was counting pills behind the counter, he heard an odd humming sound coming from the ceiling vents. Curious, he peered up and noticed a small, dusty owl perched there, hooting softly. Startled, he called out, ‘What are you doing in my pharmacy?’ The owl replied, ‘Just checking your prescriptions for accuracy.’ Everyone in town laughed so hard they almost forgot to fill their next prescription.