Boots refusing to sell canesten to men! Wtf!

[Stressedgiraffe]

Dh went to boots to buy canesten today and the sales person refused to sell it to him as he was a man! Apparently the pharmacist stepped in and he bought it.
Wtf? Surely men can get thrush or could have been buying it for someone else. It's bonkers
Apparently she said it was a boots policy!

Definitely not Team Pharmacist.
Bunch of self-important pricks.

Christ alive, I’m just explaining the rationale for the Boots policy. 🤦🏽‍♀️

I wasn’t there so I can’t comment on how the conversation went - I’d assume the OP’s partner claimed it was for him over “Dave the millipede”, hence the issue arising. PP’s have explained there is an issue selling human meds for animals also, so had partner said “no it’s for my wife/sister/insert other option here” then I doubt there would have been the same issue.
Once you’ve said “it’s for me”, you can’t take it back, no matter how hard you try to backtrack.

Thanks Berlioz!

The point is @Hannahsbananas that today people/ shops/institutions are quite worried about misgendering people. My comment was a sarcastic one referring to this common issue.

They can sell it if you tell them the right things, though

Ah, ok. Sorry.

#SaveDave.

It's difficult to read tone online @Hannahsbananas. One of the drawbacks of social media I guess.

Dave is a handsome one op - hope he gets better soon.

BEST. THREAD. EVER.

@TheShellBeach blimey… what has a pharmacist done to you?

@GoodChat not if it’s against the product license to sell, sure you can lie but god forbid anything happens you really are putting the pharmacists career in jeopardy.

What has happened to the OP? She’s gone very quiet . . . ?

I was tried to buy Anusol, it was for my chicken that had a prolapsed vent, I stupidly mentioned this and was told I couldn’t have it. Lesson learnt.

She’s trying to find the gammy leg. Only a few hundred to go.

She is probably busy applying cream to a thousand little legs!

How long have you got?

I hope you’re right Manuel. Dave has a bit of a psycho vibe, imo.

My username seems rather apt considering the topic 😁Anyway, I gasped at the sight of the magnificent Dave. What a beast! 😃😎Please do a "I'm Dave the millipede, AMA" @Stressedgiraffe

I've never had thrush, or a millipede, but I have had to use canestan on a hen.
@BigglyBee that's intriguing, tell me more! 🤔😊

Shame.

Thanks for the laugh, I really needed that! This is the best thing I’ve read on here in a long long time.

I'm just amused OP's DH went to Boots for a millipede's gammy leg medication.

Seriously, has a pharmacist ever been investigated for selling canastan to a millipede?

How dare they not sell something that’s potentially harmful. I’m sure your husband would have been really pleased if something awful happened to his tackle 😆
the whole point of being behind the counter is that items should only be sold in accordance with their product licence. And human medicines shouldn’t be sold for animals if there’s one specifically designed for pets.
you can buy clotrimazole off the shelf btw if you’re not bothered about the licensing. Unless you were buying the double strength one

Dave’s a male millipede though, what if he has diabetes and the pharmacist didn’t pick up on it? 🤣

I order most of my pharmacy stuff online now, tickboxes are much better than jobsworths.
They tend to have little info clickers too. So you KNOW why it might not be suitable rather than a vague "no"