OK, so I've had some sort of hacking, phlegmy cough for almost three weeks now, and I've been through a bevy of over-the-counter medications to deal with it.
Can I just say how much I hate feeling like a drug dealer every time I try to buy a medication that is LEGAL? Seriously, this whole thing has gotten out of hand.
For example, when I bought some Advil Cold & Sinus two weeks ago, I had to take the little card to the pharmacy, then show my driver's license, then sign my name in a special book (and she made sure the signatures matched, trust me) and pay for it at the pharmacy counter.
I went through that pack in about a week. When my stuffy nose and cough came back a few days later, do you think I was going to buy more?
Uh-uh, sister. I don't want the cops thinking I'm running some sort of meth lab. So I bought some Robitussin -- alcohol-free, mind you -- instead.
And when I scanned it at the U-scan thing in the grocery store, a freakin' sign popped up that said I had to show my ID to the cashier.
Are they kidding me? For Robitussin? That doesn't even have any (bleeping) alcohol in it?
I can't express how stupid this is. Do they really think I'm going to develop a Robitussin addiction? Is my chest congestion really the business of the 16-year-old clerk, who very nicely said, "You're fine, don't worry," when I spun around and gaped at her after seeing the sign.
Does this bug anybody else, or is it just me being high-strung?
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