Llayden said:
Convenience and a desire to support local business.
Do you have any specifics on what they carry? I just googled them at it looks like they are only two blocks from an area that I frequent. That would be exceptionally convenient for me if they carry a few decent (or at least one) products.
PaddedInPuyallup said:
I actually stopped at Lincolns today since I wasn't too far from it and they didn't have any diapers on display. They may have had them in the back or something, but I wasn't about to ask the cashier for them. All I know is that they didn't have any out in the open.
Well, like I said, it's been awhile since I've been in there- I have very little desire to talk to some surly, middle-aged cleark about my absorbency needs in a "professional and discreet" manner/environment, and Bambinos can barely keep up with me as it is, so, I don't think there's anything a national medical brand can offer me that's even worth shopping around for. And that's before you take price into consideration! The last time I was in there, they had diapers on the shelf, and while I don't remember what exactly they were, I remember noting that they were actual diapers, and plastic-backed, at that. I'm sure they've since rearranged. . .
I remember I used to visit multiple Wal-Marts and Bartell Drugs (in a single night!) between 6th ave and . . I suppose as far north as Des Moines picking up diapers a package at a time. This was ten years ago, though, when I was in my early twenties, still fucking around trying to find myself and get it right. I did discover a brand that I liked better than the Depends of the day, though - Prevail. The diapers were plastic-backed, decent absorbency, and reasonbly quiet under jeans. And kinda cute, too. So, maybe try Bartell's - There's one on 6th, and I think the next nearest is Algona/Pacific/Auburn. A bit of a trek, but, they always had them in-stock and, like I said, were a decent diaper.
And as for buying local? If that's your rationale, you're doing it wrong. They're a compounding and specialty pharmacy before anything else. I'm sure they sell more than enough prescriptions and mobility aids to keep their heads above water. The diapers don't usually sell well, and the only people to come in asking for them are the guys like us, and they're not fans.