Seniors must pay cash (2025 Update)

Really, doesn't everyone have to learn new things for the first time ?

Sure, but I doubt this was her first time. Some people just don't handle simple processes very well. She was probably the worst, but I've seen others stumbling with the cards.

There are senior moments and also it is rare that someone over 80 is not on at least on one med. My brother in law was having fainting spells from the same bp med that does not bother me. I had one that caused a persistent cough that most do not have.

Good on her! :)

I'm also of the age and opinion that _THEY_ are the clerks, _I'M_ the customer; that's "NOT MY JOB!" to have to do...

Lisinopril? It's supposedly the second most prescribed med in the US but that's one of the reported side effects.

Tried and and it is nasty stuff. Just a few days gave me back pain and it took a long time to clear up. I won't touch it.

Yes it was Lisinopril. It was quite a mess to put up with. All the doctors knew of this side effect but family doctor ordered an xray which showed a spot leading to full pulmonary testing including a couple of ct scans. There was no problem found but it was a PITA.

Never had a problem with Lipitor except paying for it before it became generic. Wish I had been on it sooner as 10 years ago I needed cardiac stents for unstable angina. My numbers are good today but cardiologist said if I had the problem today that the recommended dosage would be twice as high.

Guess I'm lucky. I haven't experienced any side effects and the stuff is cheap.

Haven't you ever been in line behind a little old lady digging in the bottom of her purse for the last penny to pay? She won't just hand over another $ so the clerk can give her more change.

Cheap for me too but I guy I knew said they were expensive for him. I gave him about a 9 month supply I had left over. Some drug plans are not that great as the copay may cost more than what you can buy them for at Walmart. I had one with a $75 copay where I got it for $10 at Walmart without a plan.

That and the housewife with the full shopping cart holding $150 worth of groceries who doesn't even begin to start digging through her suitcase-size purse to find her wallet, then riffle through it looking for her credit card- until after all items have been scanned and bagged.

It was worse back when people paid with paper checks because they would first have to find the checkbook, before beginning to fill out all the required info from scratch, not to mention then diving back into the purse searching for her driver's license.

Same thing at my medical center. You need your credit card and a picture ID to check in. Despite big signs to have both in-hand before reaching the counter, many nitwits don't- thus lengthening the check-in process for everyone else in line.

Our medical center would take your photo at the first check in. When you gave your name, they had you on the screen.

I don't know about the CC as we have no copay on our insurance.

I told the story here of the lady who looked to be in her 60s that had the checkout stalled. She bought a steak that has a price marked of X, and with the store card, you got 30% off. The cash register showed it as let's say $12.73, discount -$3.66. She kept asking, but how much is the steak? The register person kept saying it's right here, $12.73 minus $3.66. But the woman kept asking for the price of the steak. And this was Shoprite, big chain that has been doing discounts this way forever, as have other stores. Supervisor came over too and round and round it went. I guess neither had a calculator or could do the simple math to give her the actual price, but I don't think that would have solved it either.

There are stores around here that show discounts that way, and I often hear the employees explaining that. It the item is marked $10 and there is a $3 discount, customers ask why the receipt shows $10 (with a separate item for -$3).

We call those customers Democrats.