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I'm not sure it's a valid point since I can just enter in one of the 3 pharmacies near me and buy a box of aspirins for 2€. We don't have medications in superma
by ggregoire 9y ago
I'm not sure it's a valid point since I can just enter in one of the 3 pharmacies near me and buy a box of aspirins for 2€. We don't have medications in supermarket but we have a LOT of pharmacies here (France).
- foepys 9y agoIt's still different. Needing to go to a specialized store with trained personnel to buy painkillers has a completely different appeal than just tossing bottles of painkillers into your cart next to milk and candy.
- tonfa 9y agoI think that's the point the parent is making, there's a lot more friction involved, you'd have to get out of your way to get large amount of drugs (amount in one box in the US is just way more than what you'd get in e.g. France). E.g. the box of aspirin from the supermarket may have 500 pills: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Equate-Pain-Relief-Aspirin-Coated-Tablets-325-mg-500-Ct/10325057 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Equate-Pain-Relief-Aspirin-Coated...
- snotrockets 9y agoBut can you buy a box of 1000 aspirin tablets? That would be $23 in the US: https://www.cvs.com/shop/cvs-health-ibuprofen-tablets-200mg-value-size-1000-ct-prodid-1170277?skuId=454604 https://www.cvs.com/shop/cvs-health-ibuprofen-tablets-200mg-...
- DrScump 9y agoThat link is for ibuprofen, not aspirin. Aspirin is dirt cheap in the U.S.
- snotrockets 9y agothe deal isn't the price, but the quantity: if you need 1,000 pills of any medication, you should be under medical supervision/follow-ups, not buying them like they were groceries.
- DrScump 9y agoGenerally, sure. As for aspirin, though, if you're a couple on a common low-dose daily regimen, that's 730 pills in just 1 year without a single head or body ache.