I have been a believer in "keeping it in the community", but after today, my decision to send my prescriptions to Target in State College is definitely the right one.
I went in today to pick up my partner's prescriptions. The ones he was discharged from the hospital with after a surgery.. You know, kind of important. I dropped them off yesterday (8/24/14) and was told that they didn't have them, but they'd be in today, after 5:00 PM (8/25/14) Well, when we got there, of course, they weren't in. Totally no surprised. What DID surprise me was the reaction I got when I asked when they would be in. The answers ranged from "We don't know", to "We aren't responsible.." But the worst was from the pharmacist himself. He said "They'll get in when they get in, and there's nothing you can do about it" I did my best to remain polite and civil. I asked if he could see if any of the stores in State College might have any, and he said "Since I don't work over in State College, I wouldn't care to guess." In my last attempt to be nice, I said "There won't be any issues transferring the prescriptions will there?" He said, "No, but we try to discourage that."
Of course they do.
The next thing I needed were small 2 tablespoon disposable cups. We were assured by the hospital, and the CVS in Danville PA that they were carried by every CVS. The one in Danville was out of them, do I just figured I'd get them here at Philpsburg.
Silly me.
When I asked the girl behind the pharmacist counter about them (AFTER I had looked for them already) she said that she had no idea, and she wasn't going to help, it wasn't her job, and for me to go ask (and yes, this is a quote.) "one of the old ladies up front, it's their job." My jaw dropped.
I left then, and I will never give that pharmacy one more penny. This is not an isolated incident. I know quite a few people who drive 25 miles to State College for their pharmacy. I am one of them. read more