After the whole doctor/pharmacy/prescription saga I detailed yesterday, the plan was for me to pick up my prescriptions, or at least one of them, last night and pay for it out of pocket. Because I needed it and didn’t want to wait for the HSA business to get straightened out.

Last night though, I didn’t get home until after 9:30, and I still had to shower and pack for my business trip. So I decided I’d just pick them up this morning on my way to work. I got there at 8:01 am, and there was a big sign that said the pharmacy was closed. Walgreens the convenience store was open, but the pharmacy, not so much. There was no indication of when they would open, so I accepted I wasn’t getting my prescriptions today and drove on to work.

What’s obnoxious is that the website lists the pharmacy’s hours as 8:00 am to 10:00 pm. Meaning they should technically be open at 8:01. I get that they were running a little late, no big deal, except it was just one more layer to this stupid situation.

Then to add insult to injury, I got a call soon after I got to work. An automated message from Walgreens saying, “Don’t forget to pick up your prescriptions!”

Dude, if only it were that easy.