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AIBU to complain after rude treatment at Boots over medication?

87 replies

TheOpalFox · 04/04/2026 16:20

Went to boots today for some medication, they said it was prescription only . I then added it to basket and click and collected it . The woman was so rude to me! So rude !!! I then told her colleague … as I walked out, I wasn’t rude . She then shouted across the whole shop… you better not be talking about me!!!! Wow wow wow!!!!!

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PeonyPatch · 04/04/2026 16:22

Are you ok? Lol

Boomer55 · 04/04/2026 16:22

If it was prescriptions only, you shouldn’t have been able to just pick it up. If it wasn’t, she was wrong. 🤷‍♀️

TheOpalFox · 04/04/2026 16:24

Boomer55 · 04/04/2026 16:22

If it was prescriptions only, you shouldn’t have been able to just pick it up. If it wasn’t, she was wrong. 🤷‍♀️

I think she was annoyed that it actually wasn’t prescription only ….

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AintNoPunshineWhenShesGone · 04/04/2026 16:25

But you haven't told us what she said that was rude?

TheAutumnCrow · 04/04/2026 16:26

She sounds like she was having a bad day.

And she shouldn’t have taken it out on you or any customer.

paintedpanda · 04/04/2026 16:26

What medication was it? What did she say?

Dpresst · 04/04/2026 16:30

Well, I told Barbara that she better stock up because with the way things are going, what is the world coming to?

TheOpalFox · 04/04/2026 16:32

paintedpanda · 04/04/2026 16:26

What medication was it? What did she say?

She was like well you can’t buy it at all it’s prescriptions only then looked at me weird when I click and collected it lol

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Ilovelifeverymuch · 04/04/2026 16:32

Looks like you missed out parts of the story.

ilovesooty · 04/04/2026 16:34

looked at me weird

How exactly was she rude to you?

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 04/04/2026 16:35

What was the medication?

TheOpalFox · 04/04/2026 16:37

eveana to stop heavy bleeding

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TheOpalFox · 04/04/2026 16:37

And to shout you better not be talking about me! Wowww

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OhWise1 · 04/04/2026 16:38

What did she say?

LaurieFairyCake · 04/04/2026 16:39

Im so confused, did you get to buy it ?

ForMerryMauveDreamer · 04/04/2026 16:40

I’d 100% be complaining about her shouting across the shop at you (after you fixing her mistake). Arsehole.

Trusttheawesome · 04/04/2026 16:40

Did you talk to her at all? Use your words?
I’d have told her it isn’t prescription and asked her to check. If she refused to do that, then I’d complain after doing the click and collect.

AintNoPunshineWhenShesGone · 04/04/2026 16:40

TheOpalFox · 04/04/2026 16:37

And to shout you better not be talking about me! Wowww

Yes but what did she say in the first place that you considered rude?

This is like pulling teeth.

gamerchick · 04/04/2026 16:42

If you communicated with her the way you are on here. I can see her point OP.

Hope you get your bleeding sorted. That must be uncomfortable.

ilovesooty · 04/04/2026 16:44

AintNoPunshineWhenShesGone · 04/04/2026 16:40

Yes but what did she say in the first place that you considered rude?

This is like pulling teeth.

Exactly.

TheOpalFox · 04/04/2026 16:45

AintNoPunshineWhenShesGone · 04/04/2026 16:40

Yes but what did she say in the first place that you considered rude?

This is like pulling teeth.

She kept telling me I couldn’t buy it as it wasn’t available to buy and prescription only but I clicked and collected it

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TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 04/04/2026 16:46

TheOpalFox · 04/04/2026 16:45

She kept telling me I couldn’t buy it as it wasn’t available to buy and prescription only but I clicked and collected it

Did you ask to speak to the pharmacist?

AintNoPunshineWhenShesGone · 04/04/2026 16:46

TheOpalFox · 04/04/2026 16:45

She kept telling me I couldn’t buy it as it wasn’t available to buy and prescription only but I clicked and collected it

How is being mistaken rude??

ilovesooty · 04/04/2026 16:48

TheOpalFox · 04/04/2026 16:45

She kept telling me I couldn’t buy it as it wasn’t available to buy and prescription only but I clicked and collected it

She might have been wrong but how was she rude? Didn't you ask to speak to someone else?

OhWise1 · 04/04/2026 16:48

Well, it has to be approved by a pharmacist before you can buy it. Perhaps a pharmacist wss not available in-store when you wanted to buy it, but an online pharmacist was.

AIBU to complain after rude treatment at Boots over medication?