Maybe she's at the Costco pharmacy

Wow! Today's strip actually includes the phrase "they'll do it every time." That used to be a lot more common, but Scaduto doesn't do it too terribly often. I feel that it would be a bit more powerful without the ellipsis after, but what can you do? (Well, not use the ellipsis.)

I appreciate that we're apparently so unobservant that we wouldn't realize that the woman was surprised at the very large container she's being handed. That arrow sure clears it up! Actually, it would be helpful if Scaduto always used that sort of thing to help clarify the joke for me. Because, really, it's not always that obvious.

Anyway, I may be wrong, but if you're getting a huge jar of pills from a pharmacist, isn't it usually the doctor's fault? I thought that prescriptions themselves stated how many doses should be included. I could be wrong, though. The strip does seem to indicate this is the pharmacist's fault.

And I wonder if we're supposed to gasp in horror at the price, as well. Man, I'd be happy to get that many pills for less than $50. I once got a prescription for something to help me with a sore throat; I got, like, 5 pills and it cost me $25. And hey, she could always just sell them on the black market (like the episode of The Simpsons where Marge sells all of their extra pills in a garage sale).