I stepped into the local pharmacy this evening. My mission was simple - I needed latex gloves. However, the gloves were not located in places that I thought would be logical to put such items: first aid, cleaning supplies, next to the lube & condoms. Since I was unable to locate the gloves myself, I needed to stop at the counter to ask on their whereabouts. It was at this moment...this random moment in time...on any random Monday evening...that I get stuck behind a Pain-in-the-Ass (PITA). As Pita was buying her prescription, the following conversation took place:
Pita: Don't you need my signature?
Pharm: No.
Pita: I don't need to sign for my prescriptions anymore?
Pharm: No, you signed the privacy notice, so you're good.
Pita: How do you know you have the right person?
Pharm: You verified your address.
Pita: But how do you KNOW it's me? I'm not trying to cause any problems, I'm just curious.
Pharm: ...um
Pita: What if it was someone else trying to get my prescription?
Pharm: I don't think anyone else would WANT your prescription. (That made me giggle.)
Pita: Oh..uh..no. Not this prescription. But what if it was a controlled substance?
Pharm: How would they know?
Pita: I don't know. But what if it was?
Pharm: How would they know you were getting a controlled substance? It's not like we advertise that when you get your prescriptions filled.
Pita: Oh, I know. I'm just asking cause in high school, I was learning about pharmacy and we learned about controlled substances. (After hearing this, I began the countdown to kicking her ass.)
Pharm: Right.
Pita: Um. Ok. Well, thanks.
(Pita walks away, and the pharmacist and I have a moment where we both looked ready to strangle that woman.)
Me: Do you have latex gloves?
Seriously, why waste people's fucking time like that. I came very close to just losing it with her and screaming "ARE YOU YOU? THEN SHUT THE FUCK UP!" It's not like I had my family waiting in the car or anything. I had plenty of time to spare. /sarcasm Actually, I kinda regret not interrupting her in some manner (not screaming in other words), but I just couldn't look away.