In order to fully appreciate the following, you need a couple bits of background information. Firstly, though I tend to avoid broadcasting it into general knowledge, I occasionally smoke cigars. (If it wasn't so much work, I would entertain pipe smoking as well.) I smoke for a couple of reasons - it smells nice, it gives me something to do around smokers, and it relaxes me - or forces me to relax because it takes so long to actually smoke a cigar. Secondly, Wifey wasn't feeling too good the other night - she has since determined that it probably was sinus related. There. Background basically complete.
So Wifey had class, and we needed some things from Home Depot. Since I was going out (to Home Depot), we decided I would just stop in to buy some Sudafed for her, since she had sinus issues. While I was there, I decided I would buy some Black & Milds (technically, it's more pipe than cigar). As I approached the counter, the following conversation occurred...My text is blue; the clerk's text is green; a bystander's (an off-duty employee) text is red.
Can I get the Sudafed ... I guess the 24-hour stuff, I don't know. And a pack of Black & Milds.
This here? [Clerk references the Sudafed]
Yeah; I guess so.
[Clerk begins ringing the items]
I'm going to need to see some ID for this. [referencing the Sudafed]
Wait, are you id'ing me for the Sudafed and not the Blacks? [cordially, smiling]
Yep!
Really?
We have to. Kids use it to make Crank.
[Clerk checks my driver's license]
Meth, actually.
Crystal Meth, Crank, Speed. Same thing. I guess Crank was a California term.
Wow. I didn't realize how dangerous it could become. Wait, you're scanning it?
[Clerk scans my driver's license]
Yeah. The keep a registry of who buys it and how much and how often you buy it. Sign here for me.
I then proceeded to sign an agreement indicating that I understood the potential dangers of Sudafed and affirming that I would not use it for anything other than its proscribed (not prescribed) use. And it got me thinking ...
WHAT?!?!?
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Yeah, we've been dealing with this since they put them behind the counter about 18 months or so ago. Heaven forbid that I get a nasty cold for two weeks, because the only stuff I can take requires the signature.
That's a crazy story! It's funny and sad at the same time.
Yea, they would always give my mom a hard time when she would need to by lots of medication (for the whole family). Sometimes they would tell her that she was only aloud to buy "X amount" at a time, even though she really needed more. Somehow, it wasn't a problem when she would buy half of it, wakl from the counter, and buy the second half. Obviously, medication is only dangerous if it's purchased in one bulk.
We're not in Kansas anymore...
You know we're not far off from having to sign for razors too.
Gotta love it.
It happened to me once too. I don't buy the stuff that often, but if you've got some kind of something that causes you to need it regularly... those are scary stories. I can't imagine some SuperFresh manager telling me what I can and can't use. That's seriously lousy.
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