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Skriven 2013-06-24 22:42:34 av Nancy Backus (1:229/452)
     Kommentar till en text av DAVE DRUM
Ärende: Re: real drug stores
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-=> Quoting DAVE DRUM to NANCY BACKUS on 23-Jun-2013 09:08 <=-

 NB>> Our Wegmans has a drive-up window that somewhat makes up for the
 NB>> pharmacy being way at the far end (albeit the front) of the store...
 NB>> There's a Wegmans a little further away that has a separate door at the
 NB>> pharmacy end so one can go in directly and avoid the rest of the store.

 DD> The CVS and Walgreen's also have drive-ups. I've not used them as I
 DD> don't want to think I have to tell them I don't want fries with that.

I never thought I'd want to use the drive-ups, but when I was getting
meds every week for MJ, often 5 or 6 refills at a time, it sure beat
having to walk the length of the store and stand in line, all the time.
It didn't make that much difference when it was just my one per month,
or the occasional antibiotic...  :)  In our old store, it was right by
the front entrance...

 DD>> and a REAL soda fountain (newly installed and doing a good business).
 NB>> Now that makes me right jealous... :)  haven't got any of those around
 NB>> here any more.  There was one downtown, back when RIT still had a
 NB>> downtown campus, just off the campus, that did have a proper soda
 NB>> fountain... they got a good business from the college kids... :)

 DD> When I was a kid - sometime around the time your daddy met your momma

'46?  :)

 DD> - ALL drug stores had a soda fountain. And Walgreen's had just one
 DD> location, downtown right on the main downtown bus stop corner. They did
 DD> a killer business all open hours at that soda fountain.

They used to be so common that one didn't even think about their
existence, just expected them...  along with the sandwich counters at
the Woolworth's and Kresge's and all...  :)

 DD> There is good reason that Wegmans finishes at the top of all those
 DD> surveys. I've not been in a lot of their stores - but, I have never,
 DD> ever, been disappointed with the visits I have made. A good part of it
 DD> is company attitude - which rubs off on the help. 

And is also encouraged in the help.  :)  Anyone that might be out on the
floor for any reason is considered to be a Customer Service rep,
expected to help any customer with any problem... or know where to point
them... 

 DD> My company does a lot the same ... although they aren't as
 DD> recognised for it.

Interestingly, that seems to be a regional thing... the AutoZones
around here aren't known for their good attitude towards the customer,
nor for the quality of their service..  The closest one to us seems to
be ok, though...

 DD> I told a guy I was helping at one of the out-of-town stores on my route
 DD> "I wouldn't be doing this job if I didn't enjoy helping people." And
 DD> after those words escaped my mouth it dawned on me that I was right.
 DD> It certainly isn't for the $$$ - I could make more elsewhere. 

It's good to have a job where you feel like you are doing something
useful and enjoyable.   :)

ttyl       neb

... When did my wild oats turn to shredded wheat? :-(

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