Sure. Then you must realize that lawmakers are heavily influenced by corporations and businesses such as WG... which therefore make them not really accountable to anyone. "Ethics and compliance" is basically bullshit just to keep the public at bay and make people "feel" like WG is out to help them. I, too, have extensive experience in this... but one day, decided to open my eyes. Furthermore, if WG single most important objective was not to have business profit... then they wouldn't even have a pharmacy to begin with. Clearly, the business objective of increasing the bottom line is more important than "patient health and safety."

Ebay, that's where I have sold many with no issues at all. Just pay attention to the sellers feedback.

They complain because they've never lived in Florida or Columbus, MS.

There are a lot worse places to live. Springfield isn’t super amazing, but it’s not as bad as some people make it out to be. Yes, the crime and drugs on the north side are appalling but any decent sized city (and even those much smaller) will have that.

Springfield is easy to navigate, has a good number of businesses, and is close to rivers and other attractions (Branson, Tablerock Lake, SDC, etc), with a low cost of living.

I’ve lived in big cities where just driving anywhere took 40+ minutes and I’ve lived in small towns where there was nothing to do but work and/or party and even wanting something as simple as fast food was a 30 minute drive away.

I like Springfield. Will I stay here for the rest of my life? Highly unlikely, but I’m not in a hurry to leave either.

That’s a great analogy

Parable Of The Two Villages

A man who was traveling came upon a farmer working in his field and asked him what the people in the next village were like. The farmer asked "What were the people like in the last village you visited?" The man responded "They were kind, friendly, generous, great people." "You'll find the people in the next village are the same," said the farmer. Another man who was traveling to the same village came up to the same farmer somewhat later and asked him what the people in the next village were like. Again the farmer asked "What were the people like in the last village you visited?" The second man responded, "They were rude, unfriendly, dishonest people." "You'll find the people in the next village are the same," said the farmer.

They are licensed by the state and legally obligated to follow the regulations and laws as a pharmacy. Patient safety in the pharmacy is a completely separate consideration from their retail activity.

You do need to pay personal property tax. And had you paid that in 2022 you'd have only had to play the $12 for plates ($24 for 2 year). But not you're in 2023 and will have to pay both years personal property tax, fines for not tagging your car, and you'll be limited to one year plates. Also you'll likely need an inspection, another $12.

Welcome to being an adult, you don't get to just coast through life. And unfortunately our education system doesn't teach the basic skills of adulthood.

I got to go with my fiance for a company dinner and it was honestly depressing. It was obviously under construction/remodel and the whole restaurant smelled like chlorine on account of having seating/being next to the indoor pool. The calamari was chewy and the risotto was mushy, the salads were soggy. We were a table of 8 so not really even that many people. The best part of it was the pomegranate martini and even that was incredibly weak

A lot of people on here are going to say things like money or family. The reality is most people that live here like Springfield just fine, Reddit is just a good place to bitch to others about our community. Springfield skews much different politically and religiously than Reddit does. This sub is one of the few places they can find like minded people that live here to bitch with. I am part of a few other city subs that are similar to Springfield albeit a bit larger. Same types of posts happen on those subs.

For the vast majority of people here, if you want to move you can move. It takes commitment if you don’t have much money because you’ll need to save up, time your lease correctly, line up work options, etc. I have a few people in my family that are lower to middle class financially and they’ve moved around the country just fine. This doesn’t apply to everyone, but it does to most people in this sub. Once again, most people don’t want to move and would rather use this community to vent frustrations.

The low cost of living here can be a trap that makes it difficult to move somewhere else.

Some people have lived here all their lives, have no basis for comparison, and have an idealized view of what they think other places must be like.

And some people just thrive on greivance, and feel special when they highlight how very refined and worldly they are compared to the backward rubes here. It's kind of "le wrong generation," except it's "le wrong geography."

There are lots of things wrong with this area, but there are good things, too, which is what I try to focus on. There are negatives about anyplace you can live, nowhere is perfect.

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Because the grass is always greener on the other side.

Obligations are definitely the number one reason I stay here.

Cashew chicken is the number two reason.

From the Walgreens leadership perspective: Our competition is minimal, we have plenty of customers that are clearly willing to wait their turn... why should we hire more/skilled people and reduce our bottom line?

A concerned parent with a child in a medical emergency and your first reaction is to call them entitled?

I wonder if you're just severely out of touch or are incapable of rational thought.

Obligations like partners, school, families, work or chronic illness/disability that keeps them close to certain resources.

Money

Plan ahead.

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Most of them aren't purpose built in my experience. Most of the UPS stores I have been in are in prefab strip mall locations. I went to one a few years ago that was built into a larger store setup and you could enter the larger store directly or by passing through the UPS store. That location had automatic doors.

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Probably the same reason people hate the car they have but keep driving it anyways.

Because like I always say, if Springfield is the city where I learned about trap houses then it stands to reason that Springfield itself is a trap City