Ok..ill, cranky in a generally bad mood, so don't think IABU, but maybe I am. All of us, me, DH, adult DS, home ill with this misery of an infection/virus going around. Slightly different symptoms, DH fever and stuffed nose, DS throat, ear pain, and cough and me, terrible lingering cough that keeps me up most of the night.
So, I am nominated to go out this morning to fetch basic food provisions and to purchase our medicines of choice. Adult DS has actually been to GP yesterday and given antibiotics but wants Nurofen Plus to kill earache pain while waiting for the antibiotics to kick in, DH wants Night Nurse and I want a night time cough syrup to dampen the cough and let me sleep.
I am at the counter of our local branch of very well known high street chain. Assistant seems to not be sharpest tool in the box had trouble with right and left when I was trying to tell her where medicine was on the shelf and certainly has no idea which cough syrup to recommend. I read a few labels and choose one myself and want to pay for my 3 items.
Cue assistant's cat's bum face. Goes off to talk to pharmacist. Computer says no. I can have the Nurofen Plus and either the Night Nurse or the cough syrup, not both. Explain again that they are for different people and I'm not planning to poison myself by way of over the counter meds.
Tough...not allowed. Choose cough syrup as it is chain's own brand and I have a cunning plan.
Ok, I live in a very big city with no shortage of chemists. Mutter evil incantations at big chain chemist and drag my aching body 100 yards down the road to next slightly smaller chain chemist to buy the Night Nurse. Mission accomplished.
Wonder how folks who live in small towns with only 1 chemist manage. Maybe they actually have sensible staff who can understand reason.