Walgreens

Staying in Crystal River for ManateeFest. I am a volunteer and we table the event. I suffered from a severe migraine and needed my medicine refilled ASAP. This Walgreens filled my prescription in under 10 minutes. Super courteous and understanding!

Popped in on my way home for 2 specific reasons.
1. to check the Halloween 90% off clearance. They didn’t have much left over so I didn’t bother with it.
2. to use the restroom. Sadly after being on the road for 8+ hours and the GPS redirected me off the Interstate down US19, I had very little options. At least I knw that the Walgreens restrooms are clean.

Its a pharmacy. We were out of town and needed a prescription filled. They were quick, less than 15 minute wait time.

Welcome to Creep City.
After leaving here, I felt like I might be the next victim in a Jaycee Dugard type kidnapping. I’m not even trying to be funny here, it was pretty sketch city.
I’m on vacation and I need some detangling spray for my ratty swimming hair and Aleve D for the major headache my family was giving me. Lucky for me, my lovely boyfriend offered to buy my hair products while I went to the pharmacy for my over the counter purchase.
Now, for those of you not familiar with the miracle drug, Aleve D, it clears your sinus’ and makes you feel like a million bucks… you can also use it to cook up your very own meth lab, apparently, so you have to get your license scanned if you want to purchase it. I give my out of state license to the pharmacist, a late 40 early 50 something man with salt and pepper hair. He takes one look and I get a «is this really your id?». Well, of course it is… and even if it weren’t, what kind of meth head is gonna give up the truth? I explained that the ID is almost 10 years old so I look a little different now. He explains that he was also from IL and wanted to know where I grew up. I told him the town and he said that it’s also where he grew up. What high school did I go to was the next question? I, stupidly, answered and he then he told me about the catholic high school he went to. I was familiar with it so I made small talk while I waited for him to finish scanning my license and FSA card. He then got to telling me, in a real creep-​o, way– how he was a real rebel and got kicked out of his high school several times. He said it the way a high school kid would say it when he’s trying to look cool, ya know, because I’m impressed with my pharmacists ability to get kicked out of high school for drugs and behavior problems. Then he asks me, after slightly ducking and checking for coworkers, if I like to party… because he’s having a new years eve party at his place (mind you, I live in Illinois, 5 states away from him– thankfully), if I want to come, he’d love to invite me and any pretty friends I have.
Chills pretty much ran up my spine and I was ready to get the hell outta dodge. I left after his 6^th attempt at swiping my license, and after my realization that he now has my address on file somewhere. I couldn’t get out of there fast enough. Thank God I was leaving with my Dad, scary brother, and protective BF.
That night, I stayed in at the hotel, a little because I was tired from swimming all day, but mostly because I didn’t want to be napped by any Walgreens psycho killers…
Qu’est-ce que c’est? Run, run, run, run, run, run, run awaaaay.
PS– the 2 stars are because my detangling spray was affordable and easy to find.

It must be a Florida thing… these people and their niceness. And the ability to keep a store clean and things in the place they are supposed to be… Or how about things properly labeled with the right price?
The only thing that was shocking to me was that a ten pack of sterile 4×4 gauze bandages was seven bucks?! Maybe it’s because I work in a hospital and I know how much that is supposed to cost… or maybe it because That’s a rip off!
Seriously I will have to poke around in a few stores in LA and see what the average price is for that stuff. I know our pharmacy sells is for three dollars and that’s for a tray of twenty.