You May Hate Walmart but....

[SPKrazy]

I went to pick up a prescription and my idiotic insurance company wanted a prior authorization done on another prescription, like this is a cheap generic drug.

The good news, Walmart has $4 generic drugs, I saved $16 off what my insurance would have charged me much less the time and effort of getting my doctor in another city to have to fill out a form and get this done.

So while Walmart may suck at a lot of things, that was amazing that I was able to get this without my insurance being involved and saved money off it... :rofl:

[mac56]

1. most chain stores in this part of the country offer $4 generics

Most all the local grocery chains do. I'm not sure about Target.

[SPKrazy]

3. yeah

and your point is? they aren't unique? I didn't have your grocery store

[mac56]

7. sorry

I'm just observing that Wal-Mart's pricing isn't unique. Didn't mean to harsh your buzz.

[SPKrazy]

9. Its my mellow man

don't harsh my mellow, :rofl:

[mac56]

11. "Mellow" isn't the word that came to mind

But whatever.

[SPKrazy]

16. don't harsh my mellow

or I'll send you to the dungeon and have all your threads locked, I'm emperor of the lounge, just ask around :D

[blue_onyx]

5. Yes, Target does too

as does Meijer and Kroger.

[SPKrazy]

10. that's great

three big store chains sell $4 scrips

now people can have lots of options for getting their scrips cheap :D

[Dappleganger]

13. Dh picked up his diabetic meds from Target yesterday...

he was pretty happy w/the $4 cost!

[SPKrazy]

17. that's awesome

I think all meds should be $4, I'm going to suggest it in the new universal healthcare policy when it comes up :D

[Dappleganger]

18. There's at least 3-4 months out of the year...

That we spend a good $350 each month on meds (during bad asthma/pneumonia season). This is why we have to drive crappy cars--we have to plan for this!

[Gormy Cuss]

2. Walmart Sucks.

Yeah! I'm first in the thread to claim that.

[SPKrazy]

4. who cares what you think

I got my scrip and saved money from what my stupid insurance would have charged me once they went through their hoops

:P

[Dappleganger]

14. You do what you have to do.

Don't pay attention to what anyone else says in telling you how to spend YOUR money. :)

[SPKrazy]

22. that's what I do

that's why I eat at Olive Garden and go to Walmart and Target, and anywhere I wanna go as long as I want to spend the money

[RagAss]

6. Did you have to give Walmart your insurance info?

[SPKrazy]

8. at their pharmacy if I use my insurance I do

why?

[RagAss]

21. was wondering if you would pay more if you had insurance than if you didn't

[SPKrazy]

23. possible on some things I think

the $4 drugs are on a list and this one was

my insurance copay would have been $20 for the scrip

asinine logic, have to remember that.

I'm not at all happy with how Walmart and other pharmacy chains have partnered up with healthcare HMO giants and conned the elderly into insurance (Medicare HMO's and replacement plans) to "save them money", when the reality is that they cut it somewhere else. Although if you are healthy and don't have to go into a rehabilitation facility or anything like that, then you might do well in one of those plans.

[RagAss]

24. Thanks for the info....Guess it pays to tell them you have no insurance...

[Orrex]

12. Holy shit you have no idea what you're talking about

While you were picking up your alleged $4 prescription, Wal*Mart stole your identity and charged thousands of dollars worth of substandard electronics on the new credit card you didn't know you have. Then they short-sheeted all of your beds.

After that, they... did something to that jar of Miracle Whip in your refrigerator.


Wal*Mart is evil, and everything they do is evil. Haven't you been told?!?!?

[SPKrazy]

19. I know, I'm part of the

in group, I know where their secret underground hideout is for when they take over the world.

[Chan790]

15. You know, I really think Wal-Mart is evil, but...

so are insurance companies and the red-tape they use to find ways to reject or black-hole claims for needed scripts and procedures.

Do what you have to do...actually, if you just go into Wal-Mart to get your scripts or to just buy the loss-leaders (or both :evilgrin:), they lose money on you. Good job on sticking it to the (Wal-mart) man.

[SPKrazy]

20. I doubt they lost any money really

probably sub standard drugs made in a 3rd world country by 10 year olds forced into slave labor by Walmart bosses who drive giant SUV's and run you over if you don't go to work for them. :crazy: