Discount from a medical store

We also buy medicines at Medplus and these stores are doing really good .I dont know whether they offer discount here at vizag but its doing good ,means the medicines are available for everyone .I dont know are they 24 hours available or not.

Umabharti--Nowadays the price of medicines has gone up very much. Both of us myself and my wife have been prescribed medicines for BP and cholesterol which we have to take regularly and the total cost is 2.5K+ per month along with the vitamin tablets which are to be taken along with the medicines. Under this context "Medplus" (I think they have shops in Vizag) also. Please see this link--this will be of use for people in India. http://www.medplusindia.com/

umabharti: The link is not coming clearly. http://www.medplusindia.com/ this must be ok.

Thanks for giving some strange information--I do not invest in shares and I am not familiar with these. the one I am referring to is for day to day usage and will be of use for us because the price of medicines has gone up heavily in the recent past. http://www.medplusindia.com/ I am sure there must be a similar shop in your city/town also. have a good day.

First up, it is a great virtue when you share useful information for others to benefit. I do not invest in shares either. About shares, it is just information/knowledge I learnt because I always welcome & look for good thoughts from wherever they come-like our Upanishads say 'Let Noble Thoughts Come to Us from Everywhere. It is called ESOP for Employee Stock Option. Companies reserve a part of the public offer of equity shares for their employees, which is useful for employees if they are highly valuable shares and there is severe competition. The great Indian story of very very ordinary people who's sons and daughters were lucky to get Infosys shares and could sell them during peak, made lakhs of rupees that helped them build a home and meet other needs which they would never have dreamed of. The point I'm trying to make in the case of MedPlus is that first of all, they incur big overheads for creating a flashy store and then they are air conditioned. They build it all in their overheads. If as a boost for their sales, they offer a discount, may be they are taking a small dip in their profit but they still gain. It is just like big brands whose dresses in super malls are priced very high & unaffordable for most of us offering to sell at discounts. Normal medical stores may not publicize big discounts but they offer reasonable prices and where feasible, nominal discounts too. So this particular instance of discount may not in reality benefit in terms of lowering medical bills. I could be completely wrong and I welcome correction. But market dynamics tells us businessmen will only be businessmen. Thanks for keeping interest in discussion.

In this case it results in gain of 10% that means nearly Rs.200 per month . It is because medicines are manufactured by reputed companies and the same medicine is sold in different pharmacies. Under this context when we get 10% discount it is a gain for the buyer. thanks

starsailover - 1) posessiveness -- I should only get all the benefits and my friends and neighbours should not enjoy such privileges. 2)a sort of envy on seeing others benefitted or for them such discounts are not BIG. After my telling about to this to many others out of that 20% people tell me discounts higher than this. thanks for your response. have a nice day.

Yap, Ravisian. Actually, its not only through medicines but when shopping as well. If i found out that there is a sale in one store, I immediately told it to my friends for them to avail it especially if it is a grocery item. And I do learn something from them too, like a brand of laundry soap which is not so expensive and popular but has a good quality.

r3jcorp -- nice you share information about sale in one store to other friends. Yes. similarly we will get help from others and we can put it to use. have a good day.

r3j-- Very good. You feel happy in sharing the discount coupon with others. There is happiness in sharing information with others because they are benefited. have a good day.

yes. we must try to help others physically or through other means to an extent possible. It keeps us busy, active and make us feel important.

True -- we must tell such information to people for whom it matters. I for one feels happy when I can save Rs.100 ($2) on a purchase of Rs.1000($20). For a few others it may not be appreciable amount. We have to be selective in giving information also. good day. thanks.

jaiho - nice to hear that you also share information that will benefit others freely. that is good. I am sure you must be having medical shops offering discount in Philipines.

zralte -- You are right. We do not lose any money by sharing info about such discounts. On the contrary the shopkeeper may have increased sales and it will be good for us. have a nice day.

That is fine. Your insurance company pays it. thanks.

Happy to know that you also share such information to others so that they can also get benefited. There are a few possesive people who do not share info like this. have a good day.