The Divine Mercy Care Pharmacy in Chantilly proudly and purposefully limited what it would stock on its shelves. But it turns out that no birth control pills, no condoms, no porn, no tobacco and even no makeup added up to one thing:
No customers.
The self-described "pro-life" pharmacy went out of business last month, less than two years after it opened to great fanfare, with a Catholic priest sprinkling holy water on the strip-mall store tucked between an Asian supermarket and a scuba shop.
No word on whether he returned for last rites.
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Not only did their self-righteous stocking policies do them in, but the name probably didn't help.
I feel bad for anyone who goes out of business, but surely these folks must have seen it coming.
"...no birth control pills, no condoms, no porn, no tobacco and even no makeup..."
Murder, Arson, and Jaywalking.
"The Divine Mercy Care Pharmacy in Chantilly proudly and purposefully limited what it would stock on its shelves. But it turns out that no birth control pills, no condoms, no porn, no tobacco and even no makeup added up to one thing:
No customers."
I saw that coming before I finished the first sentence and these morons didn't see it coming the entire time they were planning this? Not exactly Harvard Business grads, are they?
"The self-described "pro-life" pharmacy went out of business last month, less than two years after it opened to great fanfare, with a Catholic priest sprinkling holy water on the strip-mall store tucked between an Asian supermarket and a scuba shop."
It's good to see superstitious hoo-doo rituals are as effective as ever. Perhaps the Good Father should have tried fresh pigeon blood instead.
"No word on whether he returned for last rites."
Someone give this journalist a raise!
Where were all the True pro-life Christians? Shouldn't they have shopped there all the time, to keep it going?
This shows the power of prayers too, I guess. The owners and workers probably prayed a lot, that times would change, that customers would flood to them.
I live in Northern Virginia, and it's good to see that we're not all far-right whackjobs.
@#1151461: I've seen porn in pharmacies in the US since the seventies.
I agree that people stayed away because of the name. I would never enter someplace called "Divine Mercy" anything.
If a pharmacist can elect to proclaim his faith by refusing to stock items he considers objectionable, then customers can elect to show their displeasure by not shopping there.
Naw...this cant be true. I mean...gawd would provide. Just like it says in the babble. They must have secretly been sinners or something, as gawd would not let them go out of business.....
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I guess that the porn could qualify as a sex aid, but unless it is covered by your health insurance and/or you can get it tailor-made for your personal tastes/needs, I'd still favor a newsstand/sexshop/the internet as my source for smut. Do US pharmacies also sell dildoes, lingerie, SM gear and so on?
As for the tobacco, I simply don't see how a 21st century pharmacy can justify selling that deadly crap.
@Adrian:
Actually, some US pharmacies DO sell vibrators & dildos (Walgreens, for instance). They also sell snacks and magazines.
It's because many pharmacies in the US are a combination of the typical chemist's shop and a convenience store.
As an attempt at snark, this is mildly amusing.
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