A real interaction between a pharmacy cashier and a customer that I overheard with my very own ears in Crooksville, OH, last week.

Granted, I didn't have high expectations for the combination pharmacy-hardware store, but WOW.

What shocking covid-related things have you encountered lately?

  • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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    2 months ago

    Maybe they are regional things? I've lived in the US and I don't recall seeing any drug & hardware stores even though I might have seen some. Google was pretty bad and after I carefully spoonfed it - combination drugstore/hardware stores - my results were only for Alaska and the Northwest.

    • Belly_Beanis [he/him]
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      2 months ago

      edit: you sure the map didn't just freak out on you? I'm seeing google giving results for Texas and Ohio.

      • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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        2 months ago

        One of google's many problems is google insists on "helping" by giving everybody customized results. As far as I know - it's impossible to share generalized results. I don't live in the Northwest or Alaska and my VPN locates me in Denver. Why google didn't talk about Ohio and Texas is a mystery.

        Rant: Fucking google.

        Ninja edit: Bing is even worse than google!

    • Chronicon [they/them]
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      2 months ago

      in wisconsin and south dakota I've seen tons of combination hardware store liquor stores. pharmacy/hardware store is a bit oddball, but I wouldn't think twice if I saw one either