I’m always amused when I pick up my prescriptions from CVS. They put the first two letters of your last name in the upper corner of the label on the bag. Like this:
Well, right back at you, CVS!
I’ve been trying to think up any other funny combinations that might occur, but I’m coming up dry. There’s always BS but I can’t think of any name that starts with those two letters.
Deb Hardman says
October 25, 2011 at 2:03 pmMine would be HA!
Cari says
October 25, 2011 at 2:15 pmIt’s kind of sad, the first thing I thought was… the Dalai Lama’s real last name starts with BST. I only know this because I have cataloged so many of his books for the library. But he probably doesn’t get his prescriptions at CVS.
Pamela pack says
October 25, 2011 at 2:31 pmas you can see, my initials are PP. the niece and nephew espeically enjoyed calling me Aunt PP when they were small!
Tricia says
October 25, 2011 at 4:49 pmIn college we all got automatically generated email addresses, always lastname+first two letters of first name. My friend (Holly Street) ended up with “streetho” for four years.
Debbi Does Dinner Healthy says
October 25, 2011 at 6:16 pm@Pamela pack – My mom refrained from naming me Pamela JUST for that reason. Apparently that was first on the list until she realized the initials. 🙂
Merry says
October 25, 2011 at 8:59 pmI am reminded of the woman who objected to the fact that the airline put a FAT label on her luggage, despite the fact that she was flying to the Fresno airport (which has the dubious distinction of having those three letters as its TLA).
Nancy says
October 26, 2011 at 9:30 amI also have a last name issue with CVS . . . My last name is Hoover.
When I take a prescription in and choose to wait for it, the tag comes out saying:
HO WAITING
JenFul says
October 26, 2011 at 11:15 am@Nancy – @Tricia – @Merry – OMG, I literally LOLed at your comments. Thanks for the early morning laugh! 🙂
Dup says
October 26, 2011 at 11:26 amMine would be HO. Not exactly a compliment, unless you think of it as Santa laughing, but that’s usually HO HO HO. WIth just the one HO, it makes me think of something else entirely.
Shannon says
October 26, 2011 at 4:22 pmmy maiden name was Hagerty. I got a lot of stuff that said SHag (shannon Hagerty) Nice.
Astrid says
October 27, 2011 at 5:42 pmMine would be ME. Isn’t all that funny, but is a word! If you used the first three letters, it’s be MED. Which for a prescription is pretty fitting.
Kelly says
October 28, 2011 at 9:41 pmMine must be the opposite in CVS karma. The first two letters of my last name are HI. At least, if I’m getting a prescription it sounds friendly.
Renee says
October 28, 2011 at 11:31 pmCount me in as a “HO Waiting” as well…funny at first, but at 3 am at times…you take it personally! LOL
Katharine says
October 29, 2011 at 5:55 pmHee, hee! Everyone’s name stories are great! CVS would tag me as OM, because my last name is O’Moore-Klopf. Meditate on that. 🙂
Colleen Kelly Mellor says
November 10, 2011 at 10:29 pmOK, Jen–Here’s one (a funny letter combine, that is): Younger daughter in high school had best friend who got her driver’s license and a car–all at once. She went to Registry and lo and behold…they assigned her the random HO 69….
Her Mom pitched a fit, marched her down to Registry where she told all: “My daughter’s not riding around town advertiising herself in that manner. That HO has to go!” She got her wish…they relented.
Bobby J says
February 24, 2012 at 7:14 pmMy CVS moniker is JO – pretty funny to a gay guy like me! (Straight guys would probably laugh too!). And my initials are BJ, which completes the set very nicely.