"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
...
> "jmcquown" wrote:
>>"Polly Esther" > wrote in message
>>> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
>>>> On Fri, 4 Nov 2011 21:28:19 -0500, "Polly Esther"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>> There's a red tape applied to the
>>>>>floor about 6 feet away from her. She will Not accept a prescription
>>>>>unless
>>>>>the customer stands behind the red line
>>>>
>>>> That's the standard setup here. It's for privacy reasons to allow you
>>>> to discuss your issues without embarrassment.
>>>> Janet US
>>>
>>> BUT there was no one ahead of me or behind me. There was no reason for
>>> me
>>> to go 'stand away' except she had to show her authority. Polly
>>
>>
>>That's not what you said in your first post. You said, "There is a long,
>>long line of folks winding
>>back and around like at Disneyworld but there's no roller coaster reward
>>at
>>the end. Maybe you do get to scream."
>>
>>For a long time Wal*Mart advertised their $3 prescription drug program for
>>generic equivalents for people who don't have Rx drug coverage. After I
>>got
>>out of the hospital in 2008 my doctor insisted I start taking an
>>antibiotic
>>immediately, as soon as I got home. I knew this drug was on the list I
>>had
>>previously read of drugs eligible for this antibiotic so I I had them call
>>in the prescription to the Wal*Mart pharmacy. I went over there, stood on
>>line for what felt like hours and the charge was close to $50. I don't
>>shop
>>at Wal*Mart. Since Sam Walton died his greedy kids have let everything go
>>to hell.
>
> That doesn't sound right. I fill Rx drugs at Walmart often, even some
> of my cat's Rx meds, and I have never had to wait more than a few
> minutes and the price is far less than anywhere else... a 30 day
> supply is $4... a 90 day supply is $10.
(snippage)

It may not sound right to you, but this wasn't a 24/7 WalMart. I was
standing in line waiting to have my prescription filled. The pharmacy
closes at 7PM. And they didn't charge me $3 or $4. I remember this very
clearly because my mother didn't want me to drive over there to get a
prescription filled but the doctor insisted I start taking it the minute I
got home. What happened to the days when hospitals had pharmacies?

Jill