Anecdata warning . Took paper Rx to a very large chain that has a one word name beginning with a W and was told they wouldn't quote the cost of the prescription without scanning the Rx. And destroying it so I couldn't take it anywhere else.
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Often times they take the script and put their sticker on it before even checking if it's in stock. I have had this happen numerous times. I then go to another pharmacy because the first was out of stock (and my time is worth nothing, so of course I can drive all over town and stand in line for 20 to 40 minutes at each place) and get interrogated by the pharmacy tech, "did you take this somewhere else to fill!!???" Because apparently only a criminal would fill a controlled substance. And with the DEA artificially limiting production, it's very normal for the first three pharmacies to be completely out of stock.
That right there should be an anti-trust case. I am big on the free market, but that whole concept hinges on transparency in pricing.