24 Hour Open Walgreens

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Once you stumble inside, you enter a dimension of questionable choices. The first thing you notice is the intense, sterile lighting that makes everyone look like a vampire who just quit smoking. You’ll see a man in pajamas buying a single banana and a bottle of Krazy Glue. You will not ask why. The assistant manager, who has been working since 6 p.m., will stare at you with the dead eyes of a man who has seen too many people buy just a lighter and a bag of frozen peas.

Between the endcap of “seasonal nonsense” and the aisle of pregnancy tests, you’ll find the real treasures of the 24-hour experience. Need a $12 USB-C cable that will definitely stop working by sunrise? They’ve got it. Craving a “deli” sandwich that was apparently assembled during the Obama administration? Bon appétit. I once bought a “personal fan” there that sounded like a dying bee, and I used it for three years. Zero regrets.

The Beer Cooler Conundrum

Here’s the unsung hero of the 24-hour Walgreens: the beer cooler. It’s a glass-doored ark of salvation, but there’s a catch—in many states, they can’t sell alcohol after 2 a.m. So you’ll stand there at 2:17 a.m., staring at a six-pack of cheap lager like it’s a forbidden artifact. The cashier will lovingly tell you, “Sorry, the register locks out.” You will then buy a bag of pretzels and a Red Bull out of spite. It’s a ritual. It’s our ritual.

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And have you noticed the security tags? Everything that isn’t nailed down—and half of what is—comes wrapped in a thick plastic cage. The lip balm? Caged. The emergency birthday card? Locked in a glass case. You need a special magnet to free it. It makes you feel like a master thief, but you’re just trying to buy a stick of deodorant. “Yes, I’ll take the Rollerball, and a set of titanium bolt cutters for the ChapStick.”