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orb_king t1_iz2a34g wrote

Reply to comment by scubastefon in Downtown Pharmacy Closing at 52 Essex Street by TheMikri

Yeah I willingly pay more than CVS to go to Bellande and avoid CVS. After a string of suspicious errors at CVS, it's nice to do business with somebody I trust.

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Jahooodie t1_iz2g8dh wrote

Serious UGH that makes me feel like an old man yelling at the wind, but one of the pharmacists at the newer CVS on Grand/Hudson was so flipping rude and demeaning to me that I'll never go back there. I get that being a CVS retail pharmacist sucks, but like c'mon man.

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_iz2n2h8 wrote

Thing with CVS is they don’t have to care. For many prescription plans they’re the only option. So it’s either deal with them or do without your prescription.

A handful of companies now dominate this landscape and very few people care. It’s not just about drug manufacturers anymore. It’s also pharmacies.

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Jahooodie t1_iz31l99 wrote

I’m very aware of this (the issue he was rude as fuck with me on was my PBM Caremark CVS told me one thing, and I guess he hadn’t read the updated memo yet and refused to even break from looking at the computer typing away and just repeating the same thing over and over clearly not actually listening. He definitely had the ‘fuck humans fuck retail’ robot vibe going on to a dangerous level). The number of retail chain pharmacists I know that are burnt the fuck out from their jobs is also crazy, considering not too long ago it was a prestigious path that may well end up lucrative when you build or buy your own shop (that doesn’t really happen today).

It’s almost like making mega corporations have negative effects on our actual lives if competition isn’t allow to thrive. Where are those capitalist bootlicker fuckers from the other thread that said supply and demand without constraints solves everything? It’s almost like too much horizontal or vertical integration mainly results in dystopia

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_iz33asx wrote

100%.

I wish I had a choice. It’s either mail order (my preference) or in store for me.

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mooseLimbsCatLicks t1_iz3rn4r wrote

Also, always check the goodrx coupons. Many times it’s cheaper than using insurance

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