Fri Oct 24, 2014, 01:52 AM

mrmpa (4,033 posts)

Why of why..............

I stopped in the local Rite-Aid tonight to get some cough syrup. My allergies are so bad, I've developed an evil cough. I bought a small bottle of Rite-Aid's brand of Adult tussin cough and chest congestion DM, non-drowsy and alcohol free. I also purchased a bottle of shampoo and a muffin for breakfast.

The cashier scans the items and then asks me for my ID, I said for what & he points to the cough syrup. I said "absolutely not, if you want a birth date make one up". I further stated "If it's on the shelf available for ready purchase (not having to go to the pharmacy to get it) then there's absolutely no reason for my ID".

The cashier put in some imaginary birth date and I took the cough syrup home. FYI, I'm 2 years short of 60.

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14 replies	Author	Time	Post
Why of why.............. (Original post)	mrmpa	Oct 2014	OP
My sister had a friend who used to drink that shyte in high school	mackerel	Oct 2014	#1
But there's no alchohol in what I bought......eom	mrmpa	Oct 2014	#2
More drug law nuttiness...	TreasonousBastard	Oct 2014	#3
I'm ready to go to bed..........	mrmpa	Oct 2014	#4
i bought the same stuff only the store brand at cvs twice over the past couple of weeks	orleans	Oct 2014	#6
I heard strapping onions to your feet ...	Callmecrazy	Oct 2014	#8
can you imagine doing that? omg--that's one think i don't think i'll ever try. what a mess! n/t	orleans	Oct 2014	#10
It's a remedy used in the deep south...	Callmecrazy	Oct 2014	#11
Try Apple Cider Vinegar w/ honey in a glass of water.	mackerel	Oct 2014	#5
Hmm..have to try that.	bigwillq	Oct 2014	#7
I forgot my birthday. Just put your's in; it will be okay	GreydeeThos	Oct 2014	#9
I bought ice and beer and was carded at Rite-Aid.	antiquie	Oct 2014	#12
Common sense out the window............	mrmpa	Oct 2014	#13
I hope you feel better	shenmue	Oct 2014	#14

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Fri Oct 24, 2014, 02:03 AM

mackerel (4,412 posts)

1. My sister had a friend who used to drink that shyte in high school

just to get drunk.

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Response to mackerel (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 24, 2014, 02:07 AM

mrmpa (4,033 posts)

2. But there's no alchohol in what I bought......eom

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Response to mrmpa (Original post)

Fri Oct 24, 2014, 02:11 AM

TreasonousBastard (42,101 posts)

3. More drug law nuttiness...

People have been getting high from cough syrup for years (codeine, pertussin, DXM...) and using it to make other stuff to get high. So, we make it tougher to get cough syrup.

But, have you seen my miracle cough cure posts? Vick's Vapo Rub smeared on the soles of your feet works. I thought it was nuts, but I mentioned it to one of the nurses at the VA hospital and she said everyone up there tried it. Then I tried it when I got a bad dry cough.

It does work-- the theory is that it is absorbed faster through your feet than your chest. Just wear heavy socks so you don't make a mess on the floor. BTW, I use Rite-Aid's generic version and it works just fine.

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Fri Oct 24, 2014, 02:21 AM

mrmpa (4,033 posts)

4. I'm ready to go to bed..........

my Vick's on the bathroom sink. I think I'll try it.

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Fri Oct 24, 2014, 12:48 PM

orleans (32,181 posts)

6. i bought the same stuff only the store brand at cvs twice over the past couple of weeks

you and i are close to the same age & i was carded too

let me know how the vicks worked on the feet. that's kinda weird but i vaguely remember people would put these patch things on their soles to get the toxins out of their body--so i'm curious to hear about the vicks.

hope you're feeling better.

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Fri Oct 24, 2014, 04:11 PM

Callmecrazy (3,063 posts)

8. I heard strapping onions to your feet ...

works to draw toxins out of your body.

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Sat Oct 25, 2014, 01:04 PM

orleans (32,181 posts)

10. can you imagine doing that? omg--that's one think i don't think i'll ever try. what a mess! n/t

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Sat Oct 25, 2014, 01:06 PM

Callmecrazy (3,063 posts)

11. It's a remedy used in the deep south...

and apparently it works. The onions turn all black.

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Fri Oct 24, 2014, 10:00 AM

mackerel (4,412 posts)

5. Try Apple Cider Vinegar w/ honey in a glass of water.

Amazing stuff!

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Fri Oct 24, 2014, 02:56 PM

bigwillq (72,790 posts)

7. Hmm..have to try that.

They asked for ID when I bought Nicorette gum last month.

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Fri Oct 24, 2014, 06:51 PM

GreydeeThos (958 posts)

9. I forgot my birthday. Just put your's in; it will be okay

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Sat Oct 25, 2014, 01:19 PM

antiquie (4,299 posts)

12. I bought ice and beer and was carded at Rite-Aid.

I'm mid-sixties and I asked the clerk if she was kidding. She said they had been told to ID everyone. I heard the same thing about Target's pharmacies.

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Response to antiquie (Reply #12)

Sat Oct 25, 2014, 02:32 PM

mrmpa (4,033 posts)

13. Common sense out the window............

Clerks aren't allowed to use their common sense any more. I would like to see them try to deny someone say 16 or 17 from buying the cough syrup. There is no law that disallows them from purchasing it, so Rite-Aid can't deny them the purchase. This is just one fucked up world.

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Sat Oct 25, 2014, 02:54 PM

shenmue (38,399 posts)

14. I hope you feel better

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