After having an awful cold for over a week that morphed into a bad cough and laryngitis, I finally decided to go to the doctor. The pharmacy chain stores Farmacias Similares have adjoining consultorios where a doctor examines you for 20 pesos (about $2), no appointment necessary, just knock on the door. Their motto: Lo mismo pero más barato = The same, but cheaper. The two prescriptions were filled for 104 pesos; because I spent more than 80 pesos, they offered me an obsequio of my choice: a can of tuna, a bag of sugar or one of beans. In and out in ten minutes and $12 - not a bad deal, and I'm feeling better already.
But I can't say I had such luck with getting new glasses. I popped in for an eye exam and was delighted to find out that my new glasses would be ready that very afternoon. They were ready, but I couldn't even see the big E clearly with them, so they made me another pair. I couldn't read a line of print without moving my head along the line. The doctor assured me this was most unusual, had never happened, he valued me as a patient not as a sale, and would I let them try again? OK, but third strike and you're out! My new glasses are fine, but I don't think they are really Transition lenses. Lo mismo, pero más barato...
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