Martins Pharmacy

I have a cold as I type this. This could be because my flatmate has a cold as well and has been coughing all over the place. And, plus, I was walking in the rain on the weekend, and didn’t bring an umbrella and my jacket didn’t have a hood. Those two things resulted in me getting a cold. And me getting a cold resulted in me visiting Martins Pharmacy.
As I’m from Canada, I usually settle on Buckley’s as my cold medicine. But the Buckley’s that I would usually seek out wasn’t here, and I was left perusing the aisles. After looking lost for a few minutes, a staff member asked me if I needed any help. I described my symptoms («I have a sore throat and a dry cough. I don’t have a runny nose, but I feel it coming on.») He then gave me a Glycerin/​Honey/​Lemon mixture that would soothe a cough. He then explained that since I don’t have a runny nose yet, it’s best to just settle with this mixture, as it deals with the symptoms I do have. Very helpful!

Martin’s Pharmacy is a handy and quite decent sized chemists that tucked away in Southwick square, at the top of the road, near the banks.
They offer Prescriptions, developing, printing and toiletries, and all with a nice personal touch. The shop is pretty large, though not as big as a Superdrug or Boots, but you’ll find a good range of different products here, and shouldn’t need to venture anywhere else, unless its really specific.
I have to say though I was a bit dubious about some of the aftershaves that they had on sale here for £1.49! Have you ever heard of an aftershave called ‘Jimmy’, where the packaging looks strangely like that of it’s genuinely upmarket brother, ‘Tommy’. There was also an aftershave called ‘Jacket’. There should never be an aftershave called ‘Jacket’, it’s as simple as that.