Cough drops

I stepped into Walgreens to buy some cough drops. I was surprised to see the store looking old-timey, with wall displays of candy and perfume behind sliding glass doors. I realized — too late — that I had forgotten to put on a mask. And then I saw — yikes — that no one else in the store was wearing a mask. Well, I thought, I’ll just have to hurry up and get the cough drops.

But I couldn’t find them. I went up and down the aisles, which were crowded, as in a supermarket. No luck. Finally, I saw some cough drops — Luden’s Wild Cherry, in the old familiar box, on a shelf behind a sliding glass door. I asked the cashier if I could have a box. She said yes, but the store was being sold in three minutes, so I’d have to hurry.

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[Possible sources: the pandemic, supply-chain problems, and thoughts of candy stores past.]