Pharmacy Horror Story
By snowy
@snowy22315 (181948)
United States
December 23, 2022 2:08pm CST
So, anyway I had mentioned my troubles this morning getting the med refill. When I got to the pharmacy, there was a major line, like about a 30 minute line. The poor pharmacist was working by herself, and I don't think she knew completely what she was doing. I never saw her working there before. They probably recruited her from the one in Richmond. Anyway, thankfully a young woman showed up who was a pharmacy assistant (not the regular one who kindly called in sick. (doubt it) helped out 100 percent, she ran the front so the pharmacist could concentrate on the med filling.
Anyway, while in line I started talking to the young lady in front of me, and we talked about the difficulties with the weather and the pharmacy last year. (I think I am going to go mail order) Anyway, we were talking about the terrible time in the January big storm when the power was out for days. Mine was out for 4 days with extremely cold temps, and she said hers was out for 5 and her mother's was out for 8!!! She said some people couldn't get out of their driveways and had to resort to burning furniture to keep warm!!! OMG, this isn't war torn Ukraine...What the heck? If I had to do that, I would have sent the bill for replacement furniture to the power company.
Anyway, FINALLY got the meds. They intially tried to overcharge but I complained so the pharm assistant mirculously produced a coupon to get the bill down. After this fiasco I am going mail order. Stay safe, and I hope you don't have any weather or pharmacy castrophes to deal with.
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14 responses
@RebeccasFarm (90295)
• Arvada, Colorado
23 Dec 22
Yes youll definitely have to do mail order..that is horrible Snowy..but glad you got them. Feel sorry for that girl there working by herself.
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@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
23 Dec 22
Yes, if someone hadn't come in to help, I still would have been there I think...
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@kaylachan (71520)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Dec 22
Going mail order doesn't solve your problems. It creates new ones. But, you do you. And I wish you the best of luck with it.
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@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
23 Dec 22
That is a pretty pessimistic way of looking at it. Worth a try I say
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@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
23 Dec 22
@kaylachan I am sure they are not all created equally
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@kaylachan (71520)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Dec 22
@snowy22315 Well, it's true. If you think about it. All the in-person problems you're having can still happen, only it's not happening in front of you. Then you have to worry about delays, or not being able to get the scripts at all. Just like with in-person. You're welcome to try it, but I was just being honest. Been there done that.
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@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
24 Dec 22
This one is about a 15 minute drive away. Luckily, there is a fast road to get there, otherwise it would take longer.
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@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
24 Dec 22
@LadyDuck When we had that big January storm last year they had no power for a day or two.
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@LadyDuck (471969)
• Switzerland
24 Dec 22
@snowy22315 During the holidays it's often the pharmacy rush and nightmare.
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@Deepizzaguy (103969)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 Dec 22
Going by mail order to get my medicines from the pharmacy in my opinion is the best option.
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@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
24 Dec 22
@Deepizzaguy Well, if it is so close, I would just go there. Mine is about 5 but it is located in the grocery store for this area so it is pretty convenient. You can get your meds and milk at the same time.
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@Deepizzaguy (103969)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Dec 22
@snowy22315 It works for me since the pharmacy is about three miles from my current home.
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
23 Dec 22
This is terrible, more than one staff member should always be working in the pharmacy department! Kroger's pharmacy it was terrible, we'd wait for medication.Then, their machine rejected my debit card payment! I ended up writing a check, I usually don't do this.
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@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
23 Dec 22
Especially right before the Christmas holidays When most things will be closed until Tuesday.
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
23 Dec 22
@snowy22315 Those big businesses couldn't care less about people, or the needs of their customers. The employees are simply tools, to make them more money!
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@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
24 Dec 22
@kobesbuddy Unfortunately, that is probably the truth
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@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
24 Dec 22
@RubyHawk What seems to happen here alot is a storm or bad weather ends and once it is nice again the power goes off.
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@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
24 Dec 22
As long as the power doesn't go out, everything will be good You too as well!
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
24 Dec 22
@snowy22315 Let’s hope we don’t lose power.
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@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
24 Dec 22
This one is generally OK and is convenient but I am not crazy about the people who work there.
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@LeaPea2417 (37369)
• Toccoa, Georgia
24 Dec 22
Thank goodness I have been using mail order for a prescription I have to have.
@DaddyEvil (137460)
• United States
24 Dec 22
Good luck with the mail order pharmacy. I hope you do better with it than we did several years ago.
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@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
24 Dec 22
I have gotten meds online from Amazon before
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@sallypup (61563)
• Centralia, Washington
23 Dec 22
Those poor cold folks. I loved our last house and property and yet I knew I was getting to the point of not liking being isolated due to a snowed up long driveway road and icy roads. Anything could have happened to us out there.
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@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
23 Dec 22
Well this is a community so not super isolated, but certainly more Than I like at times
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
24 Dec 22
I am glad you got a discount for the meds with a coupon. My pharmacy does that as well.
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@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
24 Dec 22
That was one good thing, but the price should have already been in the computer.
@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
23 Dec 22
Yes, there wasn't much else to do. I talked to one as well, while I was waiting who was telling me about a great mail order med service.
