Anonymous
Silver is for barter, gold is for bribes. During whatever the crisis is and if I can actually get to the drug store, I taking at least two things with me to try to buy my meds with. If the power is down, I’m bringing a list of the meds I need (for the pharmacist to work from) and empty pill bottles to prove that I actually have valid prescriptions (since the computer is down). I’m bringing thousands in cash (if the power is off, the credit and debit cards won’t work) and some SMALL gold coins (and silver coins just in case the are demanded). Drug stores don’t carry much inventory these days, so my plan is to buy ALL THEY HAVE of my meds (and my family’s meds too). Many pharmacists won’t sell any meds with the computers down, but some will. Most won’t sell ALL they have to one customer under disaster circumstances, but some will. But if plunking down one or more 1/10 oz gold eagles will get what I need, then I’m going to try it. A $100 bill might have the same effect, I’ll try that first. If the disaster is really bad, say an EMP, you might have to privately (you don’t want to start a panic as they will compete with you) explain to them that they should take what you offer and rush to the grocery store, after loading all the remaining water in their drug store into their car (assuming you or a family member hasn’t already done that). Ok, so what else might you want in a drug store? Water, first aid supplies, vitamins, OTC meds like aspirin, Tylenol, pepto, comfort foods (candy and cookies), rubbing alcohol, antibiotic ointment, etc. There lots if desirable things in a drug store for preppers that just meds.