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Urin Asshole

On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:54:43 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:29:18 -0700, Urin Asshole
wrote:

On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:55:17 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:40:55 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

That blanket is thrown away. I bought one last month and they told me
I could take it home if I wanted.
I agree the prices are inflated. Brill points out several reasons why.

No, it's not. Yes, you could take it home, but hospital soft goods are
washed and re-used.

The blanket they charge you for comes in a factory sealed bag and once
the bag is opened, they throw it away. These are typically OR supplies
and with the number of infections they get sued for they are not
taking chances. That was straight from the OR nurse who sold me the
blanket.

The OR nurse did "sell" you the blanket. They don't sell anything
except their expert services to the hospital.

When she cut open that bag I "bought" the blanket.

Did you have a choice? Could you negotiate the price or did she just
open it and you were stuck? Yeah, that's what I thought.