Hoping It Was Some Off-Brand Humor
HEALTH & BODY, IGNORING & INATTENTIVE, PHARMACY, UK | WORKING | NOVEMBER 20, 2017
(My mother has recently moved to a new area. Unfortunately, a week after moving she gets a bad bout of thrush. She goes to the local parade of shops where she has been told there is a pharmacy. Behind the counter is a younger woman dressed in the white coat of a pharmacist.)
Mother: *quietly, as she’s a little embarrassed* “Hello, I was wondering if I could buy some clotrimazole?”
Cashier: “Sorry, madam, I didn’t quite catch that. What were you after?”
Mother: “Clotrimazole, please?”
(The cashier is looking very confused at this point.)
Cashier: “I don’t think I’ve ever heard of that.”
Mother: “Clotrimazole, generic [Brand]?”
(The cashier at this point turns to her older colleague. My mother is getting frustrated as she is already embarrassed, and thrush is a fairly common problem, so she should be aware of at least the branded version.)
Older Colleague: “[Brand]? I don’t believe I’m familiar with that.”
Younger Cashier: “Is it for cats or dogs?”
(My mother just turned and walked out, too embarrassed to explain. The pharmacy was next door!)
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