The box store shopping experience is as forgettable as a serving of cafeteria-grade mixed vegetables; however, the West 65th street Rite Aid is an exception to this rule. Due to its proximity to a diverse group of West Side residents this Rite Aid is different. On any given day customers can interact with immaculately dressed transvestites shopping for beauty aids, Somali immigrants printing family pictures from the in-store photo kiosk, and the occasional freeloader relaxing in the pharmacy waiting area using the blood pressure monitor; this SGS member tested in at 120/74.

Outside is equally exciting. Today we had the pleasure of meeting a couple who recently arrived in Cleveland by way of Wisconsin. Cheyenne, the Great Pyrenees pictured above was attached to her owner by a rope … which got us thinking. If you see a “rope dog” it means one of two things: the dog is neglected and the owner is too darn lazy to buy a stylish leash, or the dog is so well-behaved that a leash/rope is needless and just for show … fortunately for Cheyenne it is the latter. Her owner was extremely proud of her heritage and “seven toes” stating that she descends from french royalty and “doesn’t eat that much”.

If you haven’t loitered at the West 65th street Rite Aid then by all means do so, you’re bound to make new acquaintances who will remain true with or without the enforcement of City Ordinance 603.02.

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