THE ANACIN STORY Have a headache? My wife gets them from time to time and finds Anacin works the best for her. She had a big bottle of 300 pills I had bought some time ago that she shared with our daughter who kept some in her apartment. I haven't bought any in maybe a couple of years. Anyway, as my wife's supply is almost out and the bottle is past the expiration date, I went to a local Walgreens pharmacy. i asked a young man working in the aisle if they had any,not seeing any Anacin in the analgesic section. "Anacin", he said. Is that a brand name? I said, "Yes, Anacin. it's been around for 100 years. The worker there was in his 20s or 30s maybe but had never heard of Anacin. He got a store manager who said they don't carry Anacin anymore. He said I can order it through a Walgreens app and have it shipped to the store where I could buy it. Or he said, I can have it shipped to my home address, but it would cost a lot more. This is crazy...Am I so old now that Anacin has become a relic or antique item? Is Anacin becoming extinct like our friendly dodo bird? Anacin, if you don't know is just aspirin and caffeine.. I called my wife before I left the store saying I can get her Excedrin. That's aspirin and caffeine and acetaminophen (Tylenol). She said maybe they'll have Anacin at another store. So when I got home I called a local CVS pharmacy before driving over to see if they had any Anacin. I waited over 5 minutes with no one picking up in the non-pharmacy option I hit on the phone. So I hit the pharmacy option next. I know in the past,that when the store is busy and I know it's understaffed nobody will answer the call, even in the pharmacy, which is pretty disgusting. You can be on hold listening to music and messages saying how important your call is, or just hearing it ring which is what happened on this call. After 10 minutes, I hung up. Now I have a headache. I need an Anacin.