Thursday, August 8, 2019

Walgreens -- Intentional High Prices -- What a Strategy!

USA Today and others posted in the last few days that "200 Walgreens Stores Closing".  It's no wonder with their pricing policies.

I needed some Amlodipine to fill a prescription.  I knew that walking in off the street Walgreens would soak you. I just didn't know how much. On my initial visit, they were going to charge me $58 for 30 tablets 10mg. I had just recently learned of GoodRX.com where I had cross-checked prices and they were nowhere near this number. I mentioned it to the pharmacist, then had to dig out the coupon on my phone. They dropped the price to around $19. Still high compared to others, but I thought $3-4 for convenience was ok.

So recently I went back for a refill. Now the price is $28! With the coupon! I went to check GoodRX.com Here's the list:
Table of Pricing

Wait--most expensive was Walgreens "WITH MEMBERSHIP"? What does that mean?


So with a $20 annual membership, you can then get it for $10, according to GoodRX. But I can walk in off the street at H.E.B. and get it for $12, and not be tied to their pharmacy. But to do that at Walgreens?  Fork over your $69.78!

Forget that. I hope my local Walgreens closes and I can get a replacement store with reasonable pricing.

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Michigan-13 Elects a (Profane) Idiot

Bad enough that Rashida Tlaib, the new congressperson from south Detroit, talks about being a proud Palestinian, rather than a proud American, but then in a celebratory speech in a bar, she proceeds to call the President a motherf***er.

It reminds me of a song with the line "If it wasn't for low class, she wouldn't have no class at all."

Here's a clip of her inability to control herself. Jump forward to 4:20 to get to the heart of the matter.

 
forward to 4:20

 Hopefully her son wasn't there to hear this, but it was a momentary peek behind the Trump Derangement Syndrome curtain that is held by the Democratic Party.

They would rather destroy President Trump than help the country. That is obvious with their refusal to provide adequate funds for border protection, instead keeping the federal government in a shutdown status.