Just after writing about Bill Rain leaving the state for greener pastures, Nicole Gianuglou called me. You don’t know Nicole, but she’s a criminal according to the Ohio State board of pharmacy. Her crime: using the word “Apothecary†as part of her business name; “Preen Apothecary.â€
Now, 95% of the population have no idea what the word means, and the other 5% have been reading too much of “Elle,†“Cosmo†and the like- because it’s the new hip term for beauty care- with that old school feel.
It’s so hip and cool that “Bigelow Chemists†(also a name that is only good for real pharmacies in the State of Ohio) has a whole section of their site called “apothecary.†What, you’ve never heard of C.O. Bigelow [1] either- but they are the “oldest apothecary in America [2]†and owned by Les Wexner and Limited Brands [3].
This is another case of bureaucrats getting paid too much to protect their jobs instead of the public- in this case it’s “Jess Wimberly†who is a “compliance agent†for the state pharmacy board.
Nicole is facing up to a $250 fine and 30 days in jail- a forth degree misdemeanor, the same type of charge that the City tried to pile on me for the mask case.
I know we’ll all feel safer with Nicole in jail, and not confusing us like CO Bigelow does with their .75 ml Marvis Jasmin Mint Toothpaste that they sell for $8.95 a tube [4].
Nicole’s store is:
Preen Apothecary – she doesn’t have a site yet.
you can e-mail [5] her at nicole at Preenapothecary dot com
Preen has moved- here is their current info:
2508 Far Hills Ave.
Oakwood OH 45419
937 293.1818
new phone number too.