My 83 year old father-in-law arrived at the pharmacy drive through during the pharmacists' appointed 30-minute lunch break. He parked his van near the window and shut it off, planning to wait in the building shade so that when the window opened, he would be first in line.
Shortly after shutting off his van, a voice from the speaker said, "Sir, move your van." It caught him off-guard, and he responded with, "Excuse me?" He received a the same command again, but in an uglier tone. (Speaker only, as the metallic screen remained down the whole time.) When he said he just wanted to be first in line when they re-opened, the response was, "Sir, if you don't move your car we will call the police." When he asked if they were serious,, the response was, "Yes, we will call the police."
My FIL then restarted his van in disbelief pulled into a parking spot. He then watched as not long after, two cars entered the line, one at the window, Yet those two vehicles apparently weren't threatened with police action. My FIL eventually joined the line after it had reopened.
My FIL normally wears his Air Force veteran cap, so the only conclusions I can draw are that this Walgreens either (1) hates senior citizen veterans, or (2) is staffed by complete idiots, which certainly would be on-brand for Walgreens.
Whatever the reason, If you are a veteran, a senior citizen, or a decent human being, I strongly recommend giving no business to this clown car pharmacy.
** Note to Management: Don't bother posting an "We're so sorry and don't understand what happened" reply. This was no misunderstanding. This was your staff threatening to call the police on an octogenarian for parking his van. read more
