Morning medical annoyance

[andrewducker]

It always surprises me that Boots isn't open until 9am. You would have thought that there'd be enough people wanting to pick up painkillers or similar on the way in to work.

Comments

[soemand]

Isn’t the tesco et al have the market on the 10 packs of paracetamol!

[andrewducker]

Yes, but sadly the stuff that I want is sold by Boots. (Stuff that helps with my IBS. Not from the pharmacy, just general medicine.)

[bens_dad]

It does seem odd, but Superdrug seem to open at 9am too.

[cmcmck]

'Savers' locally opens at 8.30

[andrewducker]

8:30 would be awesome.

[calimac]

Bummer. My pharmacy opens at 7 on weekdays, 8 on weekends, and there's a 24-hour one a few miles away.

[andrewducker]

There are a couple of 24-hour pharmacies in Edinburgh, but none anywhere near me.

Looking at the "open late" ones, almost none are also open early. Only really the airport or the train station: https://www.24hr-pharmacy.co.uk/location/edinburgh/open-late

[wenchpixie]

That's so odd - the wee one near Haymarked used to open at 8, mostly to sell meal deals I think - the early opening might have been a covid casualty.

[andrewducker]

Could well be. In which case it might get reviewed again now that things are busier again.

[major_clanger]

Huh. The main Boots in central Birmingham opens at 8 and the one in New Street Station opens at 7. (Which is good as I did indeed need to buy some ibuprofen on the way into work the other day).

[andrewducker]

Clearly it's just central Edinburgh that is rubbish.

I shall have to complain!

[channelpenguin]

hahaha here in Germany, you can ONLY get painkillers (and stuff like cold sore cream, stuff for cystitis, laxatives etc) at the pharmacy. Supermarkets and the "Boots" equivalent can only sells vitamins, nothing more. And they charge €6! I dont use many but even i buy in bulk online which is a bit more reasonable (though not UK-supermarket cheapness).