This is why I don't go outside.

Shannon and I ventured out for about 20 minutes today to get various houeshold products and to ship my CyberPower UPS out for warranty repair at, coincidentally, UPS. The shipping went smoothly so we walked next door to Bartell Drugs for the household products. While we were shopping I overheard a conversation between a pharmacist or technician and a customer that went something like this:

Pharmacist: "Oh, well, I can't sell you the ones that fix that. You'll need a prescription."
Customer: "Really? I see."
Pharmacist points to the box in the customer's hand.
Pharmacist: "You can try those. It's a homeopathic remedy. It might help a little."

At this point - and this is very out of character - I interjected. Laughing, I said "Excuse me" and told the customer that he most certainly should not purchase anything homeopathic.  The pharmacist looked at me a little taken aback while I rolled my eyes and walked away.

It's outrageous to me that someone who works at a drug store would sell a consumer something that is less effective even than snake oil because she was unable to make a sale on the prescription drug. If I was a little more assertive, I would have had a discussion with the store manager. In any case, I won't be shopping at Bartell Drugs any more and I suggest that other people who understand the ridiculousness and inanity of homeopathic "cures" don't either.

Harumph. I becoming more and more like an old man every day.