The Viagra Question

The Viagra Question

I was at the Urologist for my yearly checkup.  After finishing his examination he asked if I would like to try Viagra.

I hadn’t tried or needed it, but figured “what hell” and said “sure.”

He gave me a prescription and I confidently gave it to Walgreens to fill.

A day or so later, I stopped at Walgreens to pick up the prescription, expecting to pay my usual co pay for a prescription.

Much to my surprise, the pharmacist told me Viagra was not covered, and it was $212 for 10 pills.

“$20 a pill,” I exclaimed.  “That’s crazy, forget it.”  I left the pharmacy without the pills.

I went home and decided to see what the pills would cost in Canada.

I found a website that offered the pills at a much reduced price and ordered them there.  I was proud of myself for getting them at about $2.20 a pill.

At the end of the order, the site asked when I would like to be reminded to reorder.  The order I had placed was for 20 pills

Now, I was faced with a dilemma.  Should I try to impress the powers that be on the site and say 1 week, 2 weeks, a month, or longer? 

I decided to let them think I was a stud and chose 2 weeks.

A week later I was playing golf with the two older gentlemen and I related my story about the Viagra.  The point of my story was how I had saved money. 

One of the older gentlemen thought about the price and the number of pills (10) from Walgreens and said:  “Gee, $200 for a year isn’t too bad.”

I forced myself not to laugh.