Trying To Kill The Pain, Not The Bank Balance
Friends, Health & Body, Jerk, Money, Pharmacy, UK | Friendly | May 16, 2019
(A friend and I have just gotten piercings. I have some already, so I suggest we get ibuprofen to handle the immediate swelling and pain. We go to our local pharmacy.)
Friend: “Which one do we need?”
Me: “One that has ibuprofen in it.”
Friend: “Ah.” *picks up the most expensive branded box*
Me: “Ugh, I’d rather go with the generic kind.” *picks up my own box*
Friend: “But look at it. It’ll probably kill you!”
Me: “They are literally the same. Yours is branded, though, so they charge extortionate prices.”
Friend: “No, this one is better.”
(I take his box and show him the ingredients on the back. By a stroke of luck, they are EXACTLY the same.)
Friend: *after spending a long time comparing* “Mine is still better!”
(I shrugged and we paid for our own painkillers. He paid £3.49, while I paid 39p.)
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