A couple of years ago my entire family of four got hit with a pretty nasty virus. I went in to buy Nyquil, dayquil (for my husband at work), children’s cough and cold (for my daughter), sugar-free children’s cold/sinus (my son’s a diabetic)and Theraflu for myself to get through the day. We had four members with different needs and even different needs throughout the day. The virus was primarily expressing itself in my daughter’s lungs and in my poor son’s nose and throat.
I got “red flagged” at the checkout and had to sit down with the manager and justify each and every one of those medicines.
What made me the maddest was that I was trying to buy medicines that addressed my kids’ individual needs so they wouldn’t be getting anything that they didn’t need. I was trying NOT to over-medicate them.
And NOTHING was from behind the pharmacist counter.
I wanted to cough on him AND the checkout girl.
It wasn't their fault. You should have gone to see your Congresscritter and coughed all over them and their entire staff.
“I wanted to cough on him AND the checkout girl.”
Your response is very predictable. Politicians are happy that store personnel are taking the heat for their policies.