Anti-Birth Control Pharmacy a Prescription for Failure

[Pappa]

...came down to "God works in mysterious ways."...

I love that one so much... and they actually think it means something too.

My translation of this one is: "Shut the fuck up and believe this shit. Argument Over."

Mine is "I don't know. It's too complicated. God wouldn't do anything bad. I don't want to think about it. La la la la la la la la la la".

[Bella Fortuna]

Pharmacies sell porn?

I love it, one stop shopping. Porn, lube, tissues and a pack of fags for after too

lol... I have never heard of a pharmacy that sells porn or cigarettes. This is in America, though. They call their pharmacies "drug stores" after all (tee hee hee, it makes me think of buying naughty drugs)... and on holiday I even bought beer from one of those drug stores while picking up some condoms and was asked for ID when I was 30 years old. It was the amusing highlight of my week. I assume I was asked for ID in respect of the beer, not the condoms....

A lot of pharmacies in the US are merely a section of a larger general store. The main counter will have the Playboys and cigarettes behind it, and the pharmacy is separate so the drugs can be locked up at night.

Yep - "We keep the cigs, booze, and junk food that will kill you over here, and the medicines for your medical ailments such as high blood pressure or cholesterol, and nicotine patches, over there."

[ficklefiend]

Pharmacies sell porn?

I love it, one stop shopping. Porn, lube, tissues and a pack of fags for after too

lol... I have never heard of a pharmacy that sells porn or cigarettes. This is in America, though. They call their pharmacies "drug stores" after all (tee hee hee, it makes me think of buying naughty drugs)... and on holiday I even bought beer from one of those drug stores while picking up some condoms and was asked for ID when I was 30 years old. It was the amusing highlight of my week. I assume I was asked for ID in respect of the beer, not the condoms....

A lot of pharmacies in the US are merely a section of a larger general store. The main counter will have the Playboys and cigarettes behind it, and the pharmacy is separate so the drugs can be locked up at night.

Yep - "We keep the cigs, booze, and junk food that will kill you over here, and the medicines for your medical ailments such as high blood pressure or cholesterol, and nicotine patches, over there."

Ok, we have pharmacies inside supermarkets to much the same effect. Does that sort of situation happen under the name "drug-store" or is that name reserved for something more like our "chemist"?

[ficklefiend]

Our local non-Boots pharmacy just had a robot installed. A BIG one. It's called "Max".

Ooh, those are fun, but I don't see how they can be worth the money.. although I suppose they cost a lot to start up but don't need maternity leave or every second Saturdays.

I bet they work as a gimmick though. I know if someone offered me a choice, for the same money, I would go to the pharmacy with the AWESOME ROBOT.

[Faithfree]

Reminds me of trying to buy condoms in Ireland 20 years ago when I was travelling around with a girlfriend. I assume it’s much different now, but back then it was tough. Small country pharmacies just told us that they didn’t stock such things and the staff looked as us like we were perverts. In big city pharmacies we had more luck after explaining that we were overseas visitors. They would still look around to see that no locals were watching before getting out the secret stash from under the counter.

[maiforpeace]

Pharmacies sell porn?

I love it, one stop shopping. Porn, lube, tissues and a pack of fags for after too

You are shitting me. Tell me your pharmacies don't stock cigarettes??!

They do.

Here in the US, it's actually rare to find a pharmacy that is JUST a pharmacy. As someone mentioned earlier, here they are called drug stores and mostly they sell sundries, and more recently food and perishables is taking up a more and more prominent shelf space.

You can find a pharmacy in most 'box'-grocery stores now as well.

You don't expect capitalism to thrive unless there's a maximum of suggestive selling options surrounding the profit making business of selling prescription drugs, do you?

[ficklefiend]

Wow. I would not be happy to put cigarettes through the same till. I'm going to struggle enough with the herbal and homeopathy I may have to face!

(I don't know where my forthcoming employer stands on these, but they are trying to make money afterall, so I probably will have to sell a great deal of them. My friends who already work in pharmacies tell me they sell herbal diet pills all the time. For some reason I thought people wouldn't fall for those, but I was wrong.)

[Martok]

I've never seen porn at a pharmacy.

[Valden]

I've never seen porn at a pharmacy.

Me neither.

[Woodbutcher]

Pharmacies sell porn?

I love it, one stop shopping. Porn, lube, tissues and a pack of fags for after too

You are shitting me. Tell me your pharmacies don't stock cigarettes??!

They do.

Here in the US, it's actually rare to find a pharmacy that is JUST a pharmacy. As someone mentioned earlier, here they are called drug stores and mostly they sell sundries, and more recently food and perishables is taking up a more and more prominent shelf space.

You can find a pharmacy in most 'box'-grocery stores now as well.

You don't expect capitalism to thrive unless there's a maximum of suggestive selling options surrounding the profit making business of selling prescription drugs, do you?

I used to buy tools at London Drugs.

[hotshoe]

I've never seen porn at a pharmacy.

Me neither.

Well, in context of the "christian drug store" refusing to sell porn -- it means Playboy or Playgirl or similar, innocuous enough that you wouldn't think they were selling porn.

But a lot of big-box drugstores won't stock them, either, probably not because of moral objections really, but because it attracts the teenage shoplifters.

[Martok]

I've never seen porn at a pharmacy.

Me neither.

Well, in context of the "christian drug store" refusing to sell porn -- it means Playboy or Playgirl or similar, innocuous enough that you wouldn't think they were selling porn.

But a lot of big-box drugstores won't stock them, either, probably not because of moral objections really, but because it attracts the teenage shoplifters.

I don't think I've ever seen a store that sold Playboy only sell Playboy. Hustler, Barely Legal or Mighty Melons usually get sold right next to Playboy.

[Animavore]

I was sure the sun just got brighter as I read this.