Here are the bottles of generic Zyrtec allergy pills at my local Safeway pharmacy.
Notice that the packaging is identical except for a red oval and the small print about the number of pills — identical bottle, identical package design. (In fact, I’ve seen the display several times and never noticed the red oval until now.) The only difference is the number of pills — 45 vs. 120 — and the $2 difference in the price. What an ugly bait &s; switch. (Which I fell for the last time I bought a refill. 45 pills lasts me less than a month. The pills hold back my allergies for about 6 hours, not 24.)
(What does that tell you about how overpriced the 45 pill option is, when they can almost triple the number of pills while increasing the price less than 10%? Makes me wish for a 300 pill option, would probably only cost $30.)
(I’m too dumb to go to Costco or Amazon, I guess. 365 pills for $22. Sigh.)
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