Was at the giant Walgreens in downtown Chicago a week or two ago. The one with multiple stories, a sushi bar, and literal conveyer belts of wine bottles.
Went to the pharmacy. There was a big fancy camera and a light. One of the ones with an umbrella-looking thing over it, like they'd have on school picture day. The pharmacist told me that they were doing a photo shoot for their website. We made small talk.
Waited for my prescription in the lounge area. Watched the professional models pose holding prescription bags, pretending to use the self-serve touch screens, pretending to walk while they awkwardly stood, one leg a little too far from the other. Then they all came to the lounge area, too.
Had a moment where I realized that I was the only non-Walgreens-pharmacy-model sitting in that lounge. That's when I felt very out of place. Like I had accidentally wandered into an alternate universe or a catalog.
They didn't have my prescription in stock.
