Eight Mile Plains Discount Drug Store

This discount chemist always has great bargain bins chock full of $ 1 tissues, toothpastes, washing detergent and handy wipes. It’s a great incentive to make me want to shop here.
Unfortunately, having shopped here a couple of times, their prescription service is not very effective. They have this system where customers go to the back of the store to get their scripts filled or purchase over-​the-​counter medications. Once your script is filled, you take it to the front of the shop for payment.
I think they have set up this system to make a clear distinction between the health care component and the general shop. At the back of the store, you can get pharmacist counselling and pick up prescriptions. However, money exchanges hands at the front of the shop.
It sounds good in theory except when you just want to buy $ 1 tissues but you’re stuck behind a pensioner who forgot to hand in his pension card and therefore his prescription had gone through at full price. The poor sales assistant had to run to the back of the shop with the pension card, the pharmacist had to re-​process the script, the sales assistant had to come back, then the pharmacist realised he also had to re-​process the repeat prescription, the pensioner had to hand over the prescription again. The entire process took five minutes longer than it should. Needless to say, the line of people waiting to get served was pretty restless.
So while this may be a convenient pick up point for toiletry, think twice before going in if you’re in a rush.