CVS GALLERY A Collection of CVS Products

I hate consumer culture, but I love CVS (well, really used to), otherwise known as Consumer Value Stores and now the largest drug store chain in the country. At one time, I liked CVS so much that I decided to bring it to the world n the form of the CVS Gallery, a virtual shelf-worth of products I bought at, you guessed it, the big retail giant from Rhode Island.

I have the worst breath in the world. Dogs are offended by it. Even my father is offended by it. As a result of this rather anti-social ill, I have been forced to take stock in this fine product, CVS breath freshener. This isn't a breath mint; this cleans your breath from the inside out. Try one (or something like it, like Breath Assure) today!

Back in New England, this is a staple of life. If you want to be able to eat or talk, or do anything lip-related without pain, you have to wear this -- October through May. Even here in Georgia, this stuff can save you a lot of pain. I swear, your lips may be hanging by a thread (ligament?), but if you put this stuff on, you're going to be alright in a jiffy.

I got this when I had my wisdom teeth out a couple of years ago. I was supposed to take all the pills until they were gone, but taking one of these pills gave me the heaves, so I just kept them for later. They're a narcotic, so they made great sleeping pills and killed pain like anything. I tossed them in the trash a few months ago, deciding they were so expired they might kill me or something.

It makes my teeth bleed and half the time I think it's a total waste of time, but flossing, I'm sad to say, has become part of my life. This particular floss was pretty nice, but unfortunately I lost it. Since then I have been using this thing called a Sulca Brush (also from CVS) that's like a combination toothpick and toothbrush. It makes my gums bleed like crazy, so it must be good!

My mom yells at me for this and so does my friend Caleb, but I don't see anything wrong with taking aspirin when you've got a headache. They say I need to relax or meditate. I say to hell with that, I've got a headache (or a backache or whatever else ache) and I'm going to take aspirin. It works for me. I don't care if I'm not old enough to have headaches and such, I have them, and I'm opting for the pragmatic solution.

This is not a CVS tampon. Do you know why this isn't a CVS tampon? Because CVS tampons suck! I am a big buyer of store brand products, but after trying CVS tampons, I am convinced their company needs to pay a bit more attention to the area of personal feminine hygiene. In fact, I wrote a letter to them just to that effect. Within two weeks, I had a letter, coupons, a call from Woonsocket (company headquarters), a call from the distributor, and a call from the manufacturer asking me what particularly about the tampon I didn't like. Boy, did I give them a mouthful!