Keep Your Customers Happy

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I've heard that "the customer is always right," but I've never had customer service like I had today in the dentist's office. I went in for a cleaning and got 32 hits of hydrocodone (big 10s) for my trouble. The dentist said I need to come back every three months for a cleaning. I have insurance, and he has a deal!

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  1. Anonymous8:56 PM

    Madness.

    Can I get a few of those? Oh, wait, they give me unbearable stomach cramps.

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  2. TokyoTom12:17 AM

    There must be a lesson here about the wonders of the marketplace, moral hazard, paternalism and government over-reaching, but I am reluctant to open up the can.

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  3. Bob Murphy3:05 AM

    I must have very "uptight" body language. I can't imagine a dentist trying to entice me with such an arrangement. A pity, as I surely could benefit from 32 hits of hydrocodone more than Woody needs them.

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  4. Woody10:37 PM

    I'm a guy who shunned the dentist for years, and I've had very little contact with doctors for the last 20 years. Until this week I had never tried Hydrocodone, but here's some free advice: Explain to the dentist your teeth are very sensitive. Pain is an individual experience. Ask for extra Novocain before they begin a procedure to reinforce your claim to sensitivity.

    I have an additional problem that might have given me credibility. I have an impacted wisdom tooth that is causing damage to the molar in front of it. My dentist referred me to an oral surgeon, whom I will consult with this week about removal. I'm going to complain about the pain and the wait for surgery. I was supposed to have this tooth removed over 25 years ago, but I'll play this one for another opiate allocation

    BTW, I've been enjoying this prescription. This morning I had to take my kid to a soccer game. I had a game enhancer beforehand, and brought my ipod. I listened to the album "Maggot Brain" while my son played and the idiot soccer parents bleated around me. "Highly" recommended.

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  5. Woody10:46 PM

    As an additional BTW...

    Lest you think they gave me my allocation for my wisdom tooth, I'll tell you that on my second day of deep cleaning I informed the dentist that I was already stoned on arrival. Before my cleaning was done I was told that I should take another one within the next two hours... before the Novocain wore off.

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