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  • Sun_Addict
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    Would you be able to get your prescription delivered by Boots rather than pick up? I don’t know why chemists seem to be making picking up prescriptions so stressful right now, our local pharmacy is the same. Every time I go in there to pick up Mr SA’s prescription I feel like the great unwashed 😩
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  • foxgloves
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    Aww, feel better soon, OBL. Treat yourself kindly for a few days & do gentle stuff like chatting to the 🐔 🐔.
    F x
    2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
    2) To read 100 books (46/100) 3) The Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg

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  • I hope you feel better soon OBL. This is such a stressful time for everyone at the moment and I do think that picking up prescriptions is the most stressful thing of all. I had to queue for 40 minutes to get mine the other week. 
    Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
    Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
    EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
    CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
    HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS
  • Onebrokelady
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    Would you be able to get your prescription delivered by Boots rather than pick up? I don’t know why chemists seem to be making picking up prescriptions so stressful right now, our local pharmacy is the same. Every time I go in there to pick up Mr SA’s prescription I feel like the great unwashed 😩
    I possibly could get it delivered SA but to be honest I will be glad of the excuse to get out of the house,I don't actually find waiting to be stressful at the moment because I know everyone is up against it so I'm cutting people lots of slack, the stress came from knowing DD was outside and would be getting annoyed at having to wait 😟
    Original Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,736 Owed = £10,894
  • Willowtree222
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    Nicnak said:
    I hope you feel better soon. Tensions are high at the minute so hope you and DD are ok. It would annoy me though if someone was constantly moaning. I probably would have snapped at Boots. 
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    She just gets really angry and I get that things are a bit weird right now but I'm constantly walking on eggshells trying not to upset her,she had had a go at me three times before I snapped but then made it to be my fault 😡
    I know that feeling. I usually end up apologising as well x
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