Even on Christmas, society needs commerce
I feel compelled to offer a few words in support of capitalism during these holidays. I know most members of the community feel differently.
Over time my enthusiasm for Christmas has waxed and waned, often in response to additions and subtractions in my family or bank account. Constant, however, was my belief that civilization needn't grind completely to a halt, whether one celebrates the birth of a savior or a once-a-year chance to gather with family. Separate occurrences this Christmas have reinforced this belief.
A Christmas Eve blood-clot scare sent my girlfriend's mother to the hospital. She's fine, but none of the mega-retailers clamoring for my business all year could fill her important prescriptions at 9 p.m. except one: Walgreens.
Family celebrations completed, Christmas was to be spent experimenting with our present to ourselves, a new all-in-one printer. A USB cable adapter kit from Walgreens, which an incompetent printer salesman twice assured me wouldn't be necessary, rescued the day.
Judging by the volume of business on both occasions, I'm not alone in my beliefs. Society needs more than doctors, policemen and firemen to function, whether Tuesdays or holidays. Walgreens wisely filled a niche and won my business in 2008.
Hank Greeson
High Point
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I agree completely!!! And, thank goodness, Walgreens seems to have everything!
Posted on January 3, 2008 9:26 AM
Walgreens "The Pharmacy America Trusts"
Might as well throw the slogan in with the rest of the ad for Walgreens.
I can see that getting a prescription filled might be important but I find it hard to believe that buying that USB cable could not have waited a day.
Posted on January 3, 2008 1:05 PM