A member of my household has a costco membership so we were gonna try and get me vaxxed using their member discount for the $140 price rather than the even more evil $202 price. So I called and confirmed with the Pharmacy that we could pull it off, we could not. I'm gonna have to buy my own membership, but first I wanted to confirm how much it would cost there.

Pharmacy tech: "Cash price is $39 and some change."

Me: "For the Novavax?"

Them: "Oh you're also getting Novavax. That was Flu. Let me check. It's probably the same though."

Me: "Oh, I don't think so."

A few seconds of keyboard clicks go by.

Them: "Nobody ever asks about the cash price. It's. Oh.... It's $201.99"

Yeah, that's what I freaking thought. rage-cry

The costco membership is $65, but it actually is cheaper for me to buy a membership because I can get a $20 giftcard back if I do it through the veteran's reward program. Guess I'm getting a costco membership.

This bleeping country. cool-zone

  • Blockocheese [any]
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    1 month ago

    I literally fucking did this 2 weeks ago. I have health insurance but antivax adoptive parents that'll kick me out if they find out I'm microchipped

    Fair warning, you need to take your mask off to get the id Pic and at my store that's near the busiest place in the entire store

    Edit: also I used to use the free options for people without insurance at like Walgreens or whatever and every single pharmacist tech immediately starts treating you like shit if you say you aren't insured!!! And because I'm not white they assume I'm an undocumented immigrant (which isn't entirely incorrect but still)