Flu Shots at Safeway

Having a flu shot was mandatory when I worked in health care for thirty years. And for the last ten years, I used to get flu shots when I worked at the Library of Congress because it's just a good idea. But now that I am retired, last year we both got our flu shots at the Safeway across the street from the Subaru dealership in Alexandria.We thought it would be a good idea to get the shot while we were waiting for our car to get serviced. It's a lot easier than trying to get it at the primary care clinic we go to. Everything there is a royal pain. We will do anything to stay as far away from there as possible! But the bonus of going to Safeway is two coupons for 10 per cent off up to $200 at Safeway that expire the next year. You don't get that at the clinic. So today after breakfast at our favorite McLean place, we went across the street to the Safeway we typically go to for our groceries. It was relatively quiet and we stopped by the pharmacy to get our flu shots for this year. We didn't have to wait very long in a separate area that looks like a doctor's office - complete with an exam room - even though he was the only one on duty. The pharmacist was really nice and he gave the best flu shots! And we got our coupons for 10 per cent off. We saved them for when we have mega grocery shopping, and have until June 2018 to use them. So we gladly saved the trip we were going to take next week. It's just one of those necessary evils.