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Consumers Beware ~ A Venting!
Sunday, August 17, 2008, 08:40 PM [General]
| Pharmacy Hades! Consumers Beware! |
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I was reduced to tears today because of WalMart and their pharmacy staff. They talk down to people and give such attitude to intelligent folks attempting to ask questions regarding their discount medications. Be sure to read the list accurately, to include dosages and perscription strengths, before you think about selling out on Walgreens, CVS or your smaller pharmacy chain. Sometimes the personal treatment and good old fashion mutual respect is worth the extra dollar, even in times that you need to save a buck! I plan to put in a formal complaint with the Pharmacy Manager tomorrow about how I was treated today at their store when attempting to switch my usual pharmacy perscription just to save a dollar! Shame on me and shame on them. They clearly have too much on their plates to provide good customer service and it was evident today in their treatment of me and the amount of time it took to find out what were the problems that prevented me from benefitting from their discount medications. One medication which did qualify for the 90 day supply they had over charged me by 10 dollars, and stated it was because I did not produce a script that was written for three months, yet just two weeks prior they filled an other perscription I had with three month's remaining on the bottle (hence a 3 months supply) with the no problems what-so-ever! Absolutely ridiculous! Apparently different staff, different rules! It seems like a gimic to me to get customers to switch to their big corporate WalMart Pharmacies! A word of advice ... don't do it, its not worth the hassle and the mistreatment you get, not to mention no time was saved at all. Thank you Walgreens for helping me in a pinch today, the medicine I was trying to fill was desperately needed, and you did it just minutes before you closed for the day. You reminded me of the reason why I will let you keep my business; and that is you actually care about your customers! For that I want to thank you! This is a good example where big is not always better! |
Best Medicine
Thursday, June 12, 2008, 11:31 AM [Dream Interpretations]
It was a warm sunny day in the cool shadow of the woods. Three little brown bear cubs were romping about. One particular cub a brave little soul went exploring. It tackled a tree branch with leaves sprouting from the top. The weight of the branch could not support that of the cub so it dangled over the hearth. With a swoosh sound the branch recoiled and the cub scampered off to topple its brother and sister with a friendly pounce. Large friendly trees with gray trunks sheltered the cubs from the hot sun. Soft light danced its way down through the treetops. A pretty yellow butterfly captured the attention of the youngest cub, a male, and it went chasing after it over stones and shrubs. Clumsily it fell to its belly on the green earth. The two sister cubs seemed to smile and laugh at the action of their brother. Everything was green and golden. The younger female cub happened upon on stream and saw her reflection. Frightened she cried out and the two siblings came to the rescue. The eldest sister pounced on the younger causing her to fall it the stream. The bother cub splashed head first into the water to join in on the water play. All three cubs nipped at each other and wrestled. The better part of the day was spent play fighting in this manner. The eldest cub ventured out further, she showed more curiosity, examined the plants, trees and foliage. The cubs rested snuggled by each other's side as the sun began to fade. The cry of their mother could be heard in the distance calling them home. All three cubs raced towards the pleasing sound of their mother's cry from their day of delightful play.
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This was a dream I had back in 2003. I believe I had this dream to remind me of the importance of 'play' in ones life for a healthy balance. I think its important that people remember what its like to have a little fun and mix it up. All work and business can make one sick physically, mentally and spiritually. Now only if I can take my onw advise and listen to this dream I may be better off today!
Bia' Aletheia
A Tidbit On The Greek Goddess Leto
Sunday, June 1, 2008, 07:24 AM [A Twist of Hellenist]
According to legend, Leto was loved by Zeus and persecuted by the jealous Hera. Fleeing from the goddess's wrath, Leto fled to Patara where she gave birth to her twins (Apollo and Artemis). In one story Leto is harrassed by some Lycian shepherds at a spring as they try to drive her away from the water. She punishes them by turning them into frogs. In another story, the persecuted Leto is aided by wolves who guide her to the river Xanthos where she quenches her thirst and washes her children. In memory of this occasion she changes the name of the country from Termilis to Lycia, "lykos" being the Greek world for "wolf". This legend of Leto and the wolves existed for a long time in western Anatolia - still under the Roman Empire coins were minted depicting the fleeing Leto with her children. Some believe that the cult of Leto existed in Lycia prior to the Greek period and that Leto's name may be related to "lada" which is Lycian for "woman" or "wife". Leto cults also existed in Halicarnaussus, Cnidus, Phrygia, Caria and Cilicia.
For More Information on the Cults of Lycia and Important Deities follow this link:
http://www.lycianturkey.com/cults_of_lycia_deities.htm
Free Pagan Online Campus
Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 08:40 PM [General]
A thought had just occured to me that I belong to this really cool free online pagan campus that offer classes and give certificates of completion when you have finished the course. They are also in need of some instructors and have a application process for that. I thought I would post a link here for anyone who may be interested in joining or checking out the site. So here is the link: http://www.thepagancampus.net/ I figured that many folks here might find this little campus has a lot to offer for the wide array of interesting folks here on Covenspace! I may be bias, but both this site and the campus are among my top 5 favorite sites!
If you are interested in taking free classes right now they have open enrollent for the second quarter and are offering a few beginners and intermediate courses. I believe registering for classes stop May 12th. Feel free to check it out and join if something sparks your interest. Also, if there is nothing that suits your interest this coming semester, just join anyways, its free and check back each semester to see what's new that is being offered. Its an other great way to get word out to the pagan community and meet like minded folks!
BB ~ Bia Aletheia
