There’s a Walgreens within walking distance from our apartment. The next closest one is a mile away. We stopped going to the nearby Walgreens because the pharmacy manager is a fucking cunt. I hate that word and hardly ever use it, but she is. Long story. Another reason we avoid this Walgreens is because the cashiers are fucking idiots.
For being located only a mile away, I can’t believe the difference in IQs between the employees at this Walgreens and that of the ones working at the Walgreens closer to us. Anyway, the other nearby Walgreens has a 24-hour drive-thru pharmacy, so it makes more sense to fill prescriptions there. The sad thing is that they don’t sell decaf diet Cokes. Unfortunately (or fortunately), the nearby Walgreens does.
After driving Brian to work yesterday, I stopped by the nearby Walgreens for a 12-pack. The cashier was “Paul.” Ugh. I hate him. The last time I was there — months ago — he didn’t know how to make change, never mind that it says right on the cash register how much to give back. I figured that by now he should know his denominations.
Right before he rings me up, he starts coughing into his sweater sleeve. Several times. My total was $3.08, so to make things easy for him, I gave him a 5-dollar bill and 8 cents. What does he do? Licks his fingers before sliding 2 singles out of the drawer and handing them to me. Fucking yuck.
Ewwww….that IS disgusting!!!
Be grateful he’s not a waiter or in the back of some restaurant cooking your food, huh? Lol!
Peace……………..
barb, i don’t know exactly which walgreens stores you are talking about but it seems very common. out here in the suburbs by me i’ve got two walgreens within equal distance to my apartment. at the one walgreens is a cashier named “holly” who looks exactly like molly ringwald..of course i call her holly molly..anyways, this woman is a pure bitch – you can sense how snotty she is the second you walk up to the counter. not to mention that if you’re heavily tattooed as i am, the security guards will follow you around in the store. the other walgreens is filled with employees who i swear the store manager recruited from the special olympics. not attempting to be rude or insensitive here – but counting change, helping you find something in the store..it’s impossible there.
i feel your pain barb, i feel it.
OH JFC, that is gross. I’d have complained and loudly. ‘Course, I’m a bitch.
I would have refused the money! I would have said, could I please have my change without your salava. Freaking gross people.
Next time hand him a bill you have soaked in chili oil….
Ewwwwwww – ya in the middle of flu season no less – I would have had to get a manager and say umm no way! Getting change is bad enough without having someone lick it!! I think I just seen you say fuck more times in one post than I EVER have!!! LOL!!
Nice. real nice.
I would’ve asked for notes unlicked thank you very much. Gross bar steward.
Mik
That is tremendously icky. The Walgreens we go to has an idiot girl at the drive thru pharmacy window who is the bane of both mine and Mrs. Fab’s existence.
I would have insisted on spit free bills.
Yuck.
You must live by the Walgreens that is next door to the Petco off of Halstead because we stopped going there when we lived in Lincoln Park. That must be the store where the people who are on their way to being fired go because they all suck.
Oh my *goodness*, that is so utterly disgusting!
you know what? i wish i would have thought of all your suggestions, but i was so shocked and wanted to get out of there! it’s like one of those situations where you think of a good comeback after the fact. anyway, my next stop was the McDonald’s drive-thru for a Sausage McMuffin with Egg. i used the $2 to pay for it.
Irene,
i know exactly which Walgreens you’re talking about, but that isn’t the one.
Gag! I thought all cashiers now had those containers of wax(?) that they can run their fingers over!! NO LICKING MY MONEY!
Ewww. My sympathies. That’s nasty. I think it’s universal for drugstore employees to be miserable douchebags. I’ve seen it in my neck of the woods as well.