Rant on shipping

[Dftodd]

Trump was attempting to put limits on drug prices.
Guess that idea is gone forever ...now!

There scary part about the medication I'm on. If my insurance refused to approve it, I would have received it for $25 a dose from the manufacturer.

 

[LouNY]

If that's scary how about this I've been on Eliquis for a few years now;
my co-pay is $50 every month, however if I go on the website I ca get a coupon for $5 co-pays!!!!!
that'd be nice wouldn't it, Oh wait you go to the VA for annual routine checkups because you go to the VA
or if you are on medicaid or medicare you are not able to get these nice negotiated prices.
Anyone under any federal care or aid program can not use the discounted co-pays per federal law.
That is how screwed up much of our regulations are.

 

[JethroB]

My Lyrica Rx retailed at about $700 a month prior to going generic without insurance. Now its about $25 with GoodRx. It accounted for 17% of Pfizers revenue before their trademark expired. Have you noticed the Lyrica TV ads stopped?

Sort of shipping related, where is the box you can check to stop junk mail and political flyers? Remember the Do Not Call list?

 

[Jstpssng]

My Lyrica Rx retailed at about $700 a month prior to going generic without insurance. Now its about $25 with GoodRx. It accounted for 17% of Pfizers revenue before their trademark expired. Have you noticed the Lyrica TV ads stopped?

Sort of shipping related, where is the box you can check to stop junk mail and political flyers? Remember the Do Not Call list?

Too bad that it doesn't work, now they just spoof somebody else's number so you don't know who is calling. First I was getting 3 and 4 messages per day from the same number, which was the last half of a recording. I finally blocked my own number and called theirs... it was for extended auto warranty coverage. THen I started getting multiple calls per day from various numbers; my phone has a blcok feature but as soon as I blocked one they would start using another. Until recently I was getting 10-12 calls per day from various places across the US.

 

[fried1765]

If that's scary how about this I've been on Eliquis for a few years now;
my co-pay is $50 every month, however if I go on the website I ca get a coupon for $5 co-pays!!!!!
that'd be nice wouldn't it, Oh wait you go to the VA for annual routine checkups because you go to the VA
or if you are on medicaid or medicare you are not able to get these nice negotiated prices.
Anyone under any federal care or aid program can not use the discounted co-pays per federal law.
That is how screwed up much of our regulations are.

If you go to the VA, why don't you just have them mail you the Eliquis?
VA copay is $8/month.

 

[LouNY]

If you go to the VA, why don't you just have them mail you the Eliquis?
VA copay is $8/month.

Because my primary insurance is CDPHP first thru my work and now thru my wifes.
Because I carry insurance they don't want to be primary.
And in some respects I am glad my PSA numbers were going up a few years ago,
VA doc prescribed some meds to lower the number, that didn't do a thing for the prostate cancer.
Which radiation seems to have taken care of.
And at the time they were still doing cumadine and wouldn't write for the Eliquis.

 

[Doofy]

Medicare is my primary and the state retiree insurance is secondary. I never wanted VA because I knew it would be a nightmare and there were veteran's that really needed them. My only service related problem would be tinnitus and some hearing loss. Others are much worse off.

 

[Dftodd]

Too bad that it doesn't work, now they just spoof somebody else's number so you don't know who is calling. First I was getting 3 and 4 messages per day from the same number, which was the last half of a recording. I finally blocked my own number and called theirs... it was for extended auto warranty coverage. THen I started getting multiple calls per day from various numbers; my phone has a blcok feature but as soon as I blocked one they would start using another. Until recently I was getting 10-12 calls per day from various places across the US.

The extended warranty calls have picked up again. They took off for Christmas. Then started up this past week. I've probably gotten 30 calls, all from different numbers.

 

[Doofy]

We have a private unlisted home phone and it took 3 tries to get a very, very old number that no one has. It very seldom rings and we don't answer it anyway. Peace and Quiet does not include ringing phones. Life is Good.

 

[JethroB]

The Do Not Call list seemed to work well in the early days. The car warranty calls are the scourge now. For years at work it was light bulbs then copier toner.

Try Googling your cars VIN.

 

[Oaktree]

We have a private unlisted home phone and it took 3 tries to get a very, very old number that no one has. It very seldom rings and we don't answer it anyway. Peace and Quiet does not include ringing phones. Life is Good.

When we first moved here they gave us the number that had previously been assigned to a real deadbeat. Collection calls galore. After a few months we got it changed to the number in our exchange that had gone the longest time unused. That got rid of most calls, but as far as I know many of the spammers just dial sequentially so unlisted or not they're gonna get you.

Caller ID is a good thing...if we don't recognize the # we let the answering machine get it. Very few of the junk callers leave a message.

 

[two_bit_score]

Sequential dialing is how they get to your cell number also.

 

[ultrarunner]

True... sad but true that service you pay for is hijacked.

Few leave messages as it takes time from calling the next number.

My elderly friends have been worked into a frenzy with callers demanding payment for IRS or mortgage or car payments....

Mom was getting calls from long lost "Relatives" stranded needing money wired...

We still have phones but I disconnected the ringers and life is less stressful now for her.

At work I still get lots of solicitation calls... just the way it is.

One retired Navy Commander lost his life savings making a donation for injured military... they knew all about him from Internet and drained his account offshore with several wire transfers over the weekend.

 

[goeduck]

What would drive my wife nuts is when the automatic dialers the solicitors use would dial too many for the solicitors to pick up. She would answer, there would be a pause, then eventually a disconnect. She thought someone was harrassing. No matter how many times I explained it, she never believed me. She eventually adapted to what I do and never picks up an unknown number. If it is legitimate, they will leave a message.

 

[ultrarunner]

Its standard operating practice if not efficient for many to say if important caller will leave message.

Hospital Surgery admits given a printed card with area code and prefix of surgery unit so patient or patient ride can identify.

So many times patient ride is unreachable because number not recognized...

The kicker is many will hit call back and say you just called me??? then we have to say are you having surgery or soon to have surgery or the ride for someone having surgery today.

It was simpler when people answered the phone but it is the way of the world...

 

[JethroB]

If the caller isnt in my cell contacts list it goes straight to voicemail. That weeds out most robo-calls and legitimate callers leave a message.

We had sequentially numbered direct dial phones at work. We knew which persons desk phone would ring next.

 

[two_bit_score]

Put on your cell phone voice mail to send a text. Then reply STOP if you get a solicitor text.

 

[ultrarunner]

Not a shipping rant per say... but this thread has shown a delivery date is at best just an estimate.

Had the blower motor go out this morning at a rental... so no heat from gas furnace.

Checked my accounts and the particular motor is back ordered system wide to March 1, 2021.

Monday is earliest to check local stock.

Tenants have an EPA CAT wood insert that we are not allowed to use due to air regs...

I am researching because I believe there is a temporary exception for emergency use.

Might consider furnace replacement... 80% Goodman 100,000 btu is about $800 with 7 day delivery.