It was an Interesting Thursday

@BelleStarr (61047)
United States
February 25, 2021 7:25pm CST
I got a call from my computer man, he got the new battery for my old laptop and it was all fixed. I asked Al if h felt like going for a ride, he was. So off we went. I went to CVS to pick up a prescription. You would think since I always use Good RX for this prescription they would automatically do it that way but no, they do it with insurance. I asked for good RX and she said if she looks at that price she can't go back to insurance. I said go ahead and put it on Good RX, she told me to come back in 20 minutes. I told her that I was going to have the prescription transferred somewhere else since in Florida they can do this quite simply at the CVS. She asked me if I wanted to do that while they were working on it. I said yes I was done with them. And I am. It is always something with CVS I am done giving them any business. We have Walgreens and Stop and Shop or Big Y so that is where I will go from here on. While I was in Stop and Shop I grabbed a package of fresh cut-up butternut squash. Then we went out to lunch. A favorite Asian restaurant of ours is right next door to the grocery store. I was a little hesitant but there was only one table occupied so we sat rather far away from them and enjoyed our lunch. It was so good and so good to actually eat in a restaurant. The photo is my spicy edamame. Then we went home and I did some school work with Jack on the phone and watch two episodes of the new Queen Latifa show "The Equalizer". I like it a lot!! That is my day so far, right now I am watching Great British Menu Season 12 and I have two articles to write by the 27th. Hope everyone had a good day. I went to Stop and Shop and ordered the prescription. I will have to use insurance there since their Good RX price is higher than the insurance price.
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@celticeagle (159470)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Feb 21
So you ended up using insurance anyway. Gheesh! huh? I am enjoying Queen in her new show. She plays a cool character. Hope it lasts a while.
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@celticeagle (159470)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Feb 21
@BelleStarr ......Nice that you have options.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
26 Feb 21
I hope so too. And yes but I would rather not deal with CVS.
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@rebelann (111254)
• El Paso, Texas
26 Feb 21
It must be hard to get good prices for prescriptions, I'm lucky not to have any to worry about.
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@rebelann (111254)
• El Paso, Texas
26 Feb 21
I believe it @BelleStarr getting good prices on meds isn't easy from what friends have told me.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
26 Feb 21
Yes these are Al’s but I fight just as hard for him. It a part time job I swear!!
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@GardenGerty (157665)
• United States
26 Feb 21
Someone else was telling me today that sometimes their meds are cheaper without their insurance. That is wild!!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
26 Feb 21
I know and with Al’s exelon patch it saves us about $300 a year not to use insurance.
@amnabas (13742)
• Karachi, Pakistan
26 Feb 21
Thats good you dined out you must be refreshed.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
26 Feb 21
Yes it was very nice
@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
26 Feb 21
at least everything is done now
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
26 Feb 21
Yes I will pick up the prescription today it is not something they keep on hand
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
26 Feb 21
@BelleStarr okay, great
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@LowRiderX (22907)
• Serbia
26 Feb 21
@BelleStarr I miss going to the restaurant so much here the day went as usual, nothing special except that today was a real spring day, strange for this time of year
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
26 Feb 21
We are getting warmer but I am quite sure winter is not over
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@LowRiderX (22907)
• Serbia
27 Feb 21
@BelleStarr That's what I'm saying, I'm afraid these spring temperatures will come out of our noses winter is not over yet you are right, everything can turn around in a moment
@prinzcy (32322)
• Malaysia
27 Feb 21
I don't like edamame but this picture makes me want to taste it.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
28 Feb 21
It is spicy and delicious.
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@LadyDuck (459122)
• Switzerland
26 Feb 21
Oh my, there are always and only problems, I hope you have fixed this prescription problem. I cannot wait to go out to have lunch somewhere, from March 1st our restaurants are allowed to re-open, only for lunch.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
26 Feb 21
Yes I am so tired of prescription problems,and it did feel really good to eat lunch out and feel safe
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@LadyDuck (459122)
• Switzerland
26 Feb 21
@BelleStarr The last time we had lunch at a restaurant it was December 2019, I really miss eating out.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
26 Feb 21
@LadyDuck wow yes, that is a long time.
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@1creekgirl (40615)
• United States
26 Feb 21
That's odd that the Good RX price was higher than with insurance. We use a small local pharmacy and they really go all out to compete with the chain pharmacies. I don't know how I would cope if I had to use the Walmart Pharmacy. Probably get kicked out. Glad y'all got to enjoy a nice lunch actually inside.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
26 Feb 21
Good RX is not always cheaper than insurance it depend on which pharmacy. I usually check and use whatever is lower and if we use good rx we avoid the donut hole.
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@Elizaby (6901)
• Pensacola, Florida
26 Feb 21
Not a fan of CVS either. Can get better deals across the road from CVS @Walgreens or een Walgrrens
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
27 Feb 21
Yes I have decided to switch
@Dena91 (15911)
• United States
27 Feb 21
I am glad you have other options for your prescriptions. Sounds like your Thursday was productive.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
27 Feb 21
Always a lot going on lol
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@nela13 (55734)
• Portugal
27 Feb 21
I think they put a higher price for insurances that way you still have to pay something.
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@nela13 (55734)
• Portugal
27 Feb 21
@BelleStarr here some are also quite expensive.
@LindaOHio (157150)
• United States
26 Feb 21
Busy day. I could go for some Asian food. I wonder if you can use the Good Rx pricing if you're on Medicare?
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
27 Feb 21
Yes we are on Medicare advantage. You just choose to use it if the price is better. I have the app on my phone.
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@LindaOHio (157150)
• United States
27 Feb 21
@BelleStarr We don't have smartphones; so we wouldn't be able to use it. :-(
@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
26 Feb 21
That sounds frustrating. I usually use mail order but the other day I picked one up at Kroger, they ran it thought insurance but changed it to GoodRx while I was standing there. Glad the rest of the day was good.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
27 Feb 21
I know , it is not something that takes 20 minutes. She was just lazy or not too bright
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@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
27 Feb 21
@BelleStarr Maybe both.
@RebeccasFarm (86823)
• United States
26 Feb 21
You had a very good day Belle I am pleased to know it
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
27 Feb 21
Thank you I hope you had a good day too!!
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@Fleura (29214)
• United Kingdom
26 Feb 21
Sorry you had to deal with such annoyances but glad you got a meal out - what a treat! And I love edamame too!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
26 Feb 21
It was so good!! I really enjoyed it it made my nose run lol
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@DianneN (247191)
• United States
27 Feb 21
What a day you had! We use CVS and haven't had a problem, but then again, only use our insurance. Why would you have Good RX and insurance???
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
28 Feb 21
Because the price with Good RX is better than with our insurance. On one of Al's medications Good RX saves us more than $300 a year, It is the same reason I order one of my meds from Canada, I save over $1,000 a year.
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@DianneN (247191)
• United States
1 Mar 21
@BelleStarr That’s a huge savings. Wow! Fortunately, we don’t have to pay anything for meds, but will keep that in mind in the future.