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semperfionaWent to Walgreens this morning to pick up my prescription for the insanity medicine (i.e. causes, not cures). Counter girl says, "You know one of these is pretty expensive?"
"Yeah, my insurance doesn't cover either of them."
She rings up the two prescriptions, and the register reads $154.89. "Oh, I missed that." She starts to add the ovulation predictors to the total.
"What?" I look at the prescription labels. $19.19 and $134.99. "Last month it was fifty. I thought fifty was 'pretty expensive'. What happened?"
"She signed it for brand-only."
"I've been taking the generic for months..."
So I left that one behind and the girl is going to call and get authorization to fill the prescription with the generic Clomid. I'll have to go to Walgreens again this afternoon.
"Yeah, my insurance doesn't cover either of them."
She rings up the two prescriptions, and the register reads $154.89. "Oh, I missed that." She starts to add the ovulation predictors to the total.
"What?" I look at the prescription labels. $19.19 and $134.99. "Last month it was fifty. I thought fifty was 'pretty expensive'. What happened?"
"She signed it for brand-only."
"I've been taking the generic for months..."
So I left that one behind and the girl is going to call and get authorization to fill the prescription with the generic Clomid. I'll have to go to Walgreens again this afternoon.
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Date: 2006-09-20 03:09 pm (UTC)I would like to invite you to the beta testing of a new game at www.ankhet.com. Before you get the wrong idea, this isn’t spam. I found you by searching for people whose interests suggested that they might actually enjoy the game. It’s a kind of an rpg/trivia/politics/community thing that doesn’t fit well into any category.
I can’t hate Walgreens too much. I’m asthmatic and lived in New Orleans when Katrina hit. My fiancée, roommate, and our 4 cats piled into a tiny car and ran like hell. I ended up hundreds of miles away from home when my prescription inhaler died. I had no proof that I had a prescription and my local pharmacy obviously wasn’t taking calls. Walgreens was the only pharmacy that was willing to sell me one despite that. Since then, however, they’ve messed up every single prescription I’ve brought to them.
Anyway, I hope you’ll come check Ankhet out, it’s free. If you’re not interested, then I’m sorry for wasting your time and/or annoying you. This game isn’t something for profit. It’s just something I think is cool and I’m looking for more players.
PS: Neil Gaiman is… well… he makes me look at my own writing and feel abruptly sad and inadequate.
Not Spam
Date: 2006-09-20 05:16 pm (UTC)I can't hate Walgreens too much. I'm asthmatic and lived in St. Louis when Katrina hit. My husband, cats, and I sat in our living room and watched with tears and anxiety attacks as homes were destroyed and lives were lost. The brutal inhumanity of it all was overwhelming. Walgreens, however, was still willing to serve me despite all that. Since then, they've handled all of my prescription business with grace and dignity.
Anyway, this sure is the nicest spam I've seen. Very polite. Possibly not even real spam. If you're interested, then I'm sorry for mocking it. This mocking isn't for profit; it's just something that fell out of my brain on onto my keyboard 10 minutes after I woke up and 5 minutes before I have to get in the shower.
P.S. Neil Gaiman is...well... I haven't read him but I hear his name a lot. I pretend to know who he is even though that makes me sad and inadequate.
*cough*
I love spam. Even polite spam.
Re: Not Spam
Date: 2006-09-20 05:18 pm (UTC)Re: Not Spam
Date: 2006-09-20 05:25 pm (UTC)Re: Not Spam
Date: 2006-09-20 05:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-20 05:39 pm (UTC)Re: Not Spam
Date: 2006-09-20 09:55 pm (UTC)