Posted by mair on March 16, 2007, at 8:04:48
In reply to Re: Why is Metadate So Heavily Regulated?, posted by med_empowered on March 15, 2007, at 21:28:02
I used the mom & pop pharm up the street for about 8 years. I left them for multiple reasons: 1) it seemed that they never stocked enough of some of the drugs I take so I was always getting partial prescriptions and then having to go back later for the remainder; 2) it was almost impossible to ever get a parking place; 3) they had very regular hours so I couldn't pick up prescriptions late in the day or on Sundays when I had more time and was more likely to find a parking space; and 4) maybe even most of all, I was always getting put on hold and the people who owned it when I decided to leave had instituted without a doubt the MOST OBNOXIOUS voice recorded message on loud volume for all those minutes when I was on hold. It made me want to scream every time I was forced to listen to it.
I hated leaving because I'm not a fan at all of chains, and in particular CVS. But they moved into town with a decent sized parking lot, more reliable inventory, and with a refill ordering system that was all touch tone and pretty easy to boot.
I've given some consideration to talking to the chief pharmacist about how I'm treated, but like any chain, it seems that there are different people working there every few weeks. I'm sure they'd tell me that they don't have the ability to buck corporate procedures.
mair
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