Melbourne woman baffled over ‘strange’ US shop
An Aussie mum holidaying in the US has shared footage of the ‘weird’ detail she came across while shopping in a pharmacy.
An Aussie mum holidaying in the US has shared footage of the “strange” detail she found in a pharmacy.
Ali Clarke, founder of Melbourne-based beauty brand Bondi Blades, described her first visit to a CVS Pharmacy as “such an eye-opener”.
The store housed the usual vitamins and medical supplies you would expect to find, but the mum-of-three couldn’t believe it also stocked clothes and alcohol, something you wouldn’t find in Aussie chemists.
“Today I had my first American pharmacy experience and let me tell you it was such an eye-opener,” Ali said in a TikTok. “So many cosmetic brands, so many mini samples of things that you can try.
“But the thing I found the most strange was that basic things like hair care and body wash were all locked up.”
Ali said customers needed to press a button located on the shelf for a staff member to unlock the cabinets.
“There was so many big bulky items as well that you could buy like large super-sized products that we don’t have in Australia,” she continued.
“I thought that was really cool.”
She came across some Aussie brands too and added that something “weird” she noticed was the pharmacy sold clothing and souvenirs.
“I just I can’t deal. It’s so funny and it’s literally a supermarket as well. They sell ice cream and alcohol. How good is that?”
The alcohol area is sectioned off with customers having to present a staff member with ID to be allowed in.
“I waited literally 30 minutes in this queue at 10pm at night and got wine and tampons.”
In Australia, alcohol is mostly sold at bottle shops and food is sold in supermarkets and convenient stores.
TikTok users were also shocked by Ali’s clip with one person joking: “I’ll have a bottle of Veuve with my other medication thanks.”
“America is another world! Like what?” a second person wrote.
“Alcohol in a pharmacy, oh wow, lol – now that’s very different,” a third added.
One person was stunned at how many people were shopping at the pharmacy so late.
“The eye-opener for me would be how many people are out and about at CVS at 10pm,” they said.
Others pointed out some Aussie retailers “lock up” deodorants.
“This happens in some supermarkets in ‘rougher’ suburbs in Aus as well. They lock up razor blades and deodorant!” one woman wrote.
“Deodorant has been locked up for over 10 years in outback Queensland – it’s not a new thing,” a second added.
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