Subj : FWIW - Shingrex To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Sat Feb 29 2020 08:58:00 Hi Nancy! BM>>> Yes, I'm thinking the standard procedure would be to check the BM>>> coverage and pricing before issuing the shot; medication one can refuse BM>>> the transaction and so not pick up but with a shot the service has been BM>>> rendered and so pretty much obligated to pay. ...Noticed some time BM>>> back the Walgreens outdoor sign stated the flu shot was free by most BM>>> insurances. NB>>> That's generally the case, wherever one gets the flu shot... at a NB>>> pharmacy or at the doctor's office... :) BM>> True, just sometimes 'advertising the obvious' gets more business. NB>> Or gets the customer's attention better... ;) BM> I'm thinking 'free' gets the customers' attention! Plus this sign BM> says 'free' and the other doesn't, so maybe a cost? Little tricks of BM> advertising. NB> MIght be a trick... but not necessarily to get customers to NB> choose away from competitors.... ;) OTOH, it might just be that NB> all the pharmacies are just trying to make sure that as many NB> people as possible do get their flu shots.... :) Right: customer notes the 'free/covered by most insurances' at pharmacy with the sign: "hmmm: wonder if mine does the same?" and checks out. NB>>> Well, I checked again, looking for the "Potato Crunch", and still NB>>> didn't find it at our Wegmans store.... possible that it could be at NB>>> a larger Wegmans store, but if you didn't see it on the website, NB>>> maybe not... BM>> I'm thinking it might be like my no coffee-flavoured M&Ms at Hy-Vee: BM>> just don't carry. NB>> And might be a regional thing.... or, if you have it for a while and NB>> then it disappears, more proof that you may be a test market for new NB>> food products.... ;) BM> Quite possible. And I haven't checked at the gas stations to see if BM> she was able to get any in from her second supplier. Last week was BM> only one week and she indicated the earliest would be closer to two. NB> Just have to be patient... ;) And when coming home didn't even think to stop at the gas station; didn't even think of it earlier that morning. BM>> Do know the websites might indicate the store doesn't have when really BM>> do: when I was working my store's website would indicate we didn't BM>> have certain stock when we did. On-hand count was correct. We found BM>> out if below a certain number would not be listed. Also had something BM>> to do with popularity: not a popular item with the in-person shoppers BM>> then the website might list to get rid of it to the web shoppers. NB>> Various factors playing in there... ;) BM> Sort of learned that when working at the store and the company went BM> on-line: how come dot-com says we have three of this which is right BM> and none of these when I have one in my hands and the on-hand count is BM> right? NB> Definite inconsistencies... ;) Though probably made more sense when one looked at buying trends. BM>>> ... Trade some coffee-flavoured M&Ms for the fish! (There seems to BM>>> be a flaw in there some where! ) NB>>> The first one being that I've never seen the coffee-flavored M&Ms NB>>> here, so wouldn't have them to trade... The second one being NB>>> managing the trade.... ;) BM>> Better hurry before the temperatures warm up and the fish would thaw!! NB>> Apparently dry ice works well to preserve such items in shipping... ;) NB>> But, as I said, I don't seem to have the M&Ms to trade in the first NB>> place... ;) BM> Yes, I've heard dry ice works quite well though no first-hand BM> experience. NB> In the past, I got some packages of Omaha Steak products... they NB> were packed in styrofoam cases and had dry ice packs to keep them NB> cold... things were always rock solid... ;) The cases have made NB> quite nice coolers ever since... ;) Nice little side-gift! BM> Tangent on the shipping of refrigerated items, I was living at the BM> apartment and had ordered some parts from an electronics surplus BM> dealer. The parts were shipping in a (possibly also surplus) box with BM> "KEEP FROZEN" preprinted. The manager knew I would probably be working BM> later so she made room in freezer for the box; fortunately wasn't too BM> big but large enough to not be an easy fit. NB> Probably was a reused box... :) I'm thinking it was an overrun as the company bought surplus electronics and so probably bought their supplies from extras in other areas. BM> I get home, knock on the office door. ...Confused by the package that BM> has to be kept frozen: I didn't order anything, my parents have BM> shipped foods that should be kept cool but only in winter and they BM> hadn't said anything. Look at the return address and probably laugh BM> when seeing its the electronics parts, ...Pretty sure I gave the BM> managers a bottle of wine or something for their concern. NB> At least the electronics shouldn't have been hurt by the NB> freezing... :) Not at normal home freezer temperatures. :) ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Too Stressed: Teddy bears begin to bully you for milk and cookies. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .