Shopping at the Chemist

One of the teachers at Delle's school - Norma - very kindly took us on a guided shopping tour to help us find our way around.

She took us to the Chemist.

It was called London Drugs.

Now, I don't know about you but that name makes me think more of rave parties in English cities than a place to buy cough medicine.

Anyway, this was a big chemist.

It was the size of a supermarket.

There was aisle after aisle of shampoos, hair colours, cough medicine, vitamins, pain relief, band aids and the like.

Then there were aisles full of food.
Unusual, I thought.

Then there were aisles with vacuum cleaners and fridges.
What sort of chemist sells fridges?
They must be on drugs (probably from London).

Then I came to the camera section.
They don't just process film and print photos, they sell all sorts of still and video cameras.

Just down the back was the computer section where they sold PCs, printers, upgrade bits and software.

Finally, at the end of an aisle that I had skipped earlier was the ultimate "that's a weird thing to sell in a chemist" product.

A snow blower. (That's like a lawn mower for snow)

Who goes to the chemist to buy a snow blower?
Canadians, obviously.


No, I don't get it either.

(Wait a minute - drugs - snow - blow - hmm...)