R. E. Hargrave Pharmacy

If you’ve seen a few of my reviews on this site, you’ll know that I’m a glutton for old type shops.
This is like pharmacies used to be, with a pharmacist and no sandwiches.
It does seem a bit odd to go into a shop where everything is a bit spread out and there haven’t been marketing specialists figuring out the best way to make you buy stuff you didn’t know you wanted, but then this is a shop for when you know what you want. They’ve got a bit of everything, and you could do much worse in an emergency.
Most important, though, is the pharmacist himself. Really helpful and friendly and really seems to know what is what. If you’re ever worried, need specific medication or want to chat to someone before you wait two weeks for a Drs appointment, then pop in and see R E Hargrave.

This was the pharmcy where I got my inhaler!
When I walked in I was a little bit confused by the lay out. There didn’t really seem to be any coherence in the way things were organised — why was the make up all spread out? Where’s the medicine? Where do I hand in my prescription?
There was also a little table of ½ price toys but something about it just reminded me of those fetes your school runs. You’ve been put in charge of a stall but, let’s face it, you’re a child. You have no clue what you’re doing… Not really a good look for a professional shop.
The service was quite slow but when I got my prescription she explained to me how the inhaler would work and waved me off with a smile. Oh I do like friendly service.
There are also a few chairs to sit on while you wait so, all in all, it wasn’t too bad.