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Holbrook's Friendly Drugs is More than a Drug Store

Offers boutique feel, along with the regular essentials.

Big box drug stores are on almost every corner, and if they are unaccessible, you can get almost anything they carry in your local grocery store, including prescriptions. But if you want to shop in a store that sells not only health and beauty items, but clothes, high-end makeup, toys, gifts, jewelry or perhaps get your nails done while you wait for a prescription to be filled, then a trip to Friendly Drugs is an experience you cannot miss.

"Come in and experience the difference," it says on the company's Website, and that is one accurate statement. It is truly a shopping experience, not just a place to buy makeup or diapers. It is a place to shop, discover, ponder, smell, experiment and look at. And it has been for a very long time.

"The store has been here for 35 years, and I have been here for the last 26 years. It's a lot of fun," said Rick Ammirati, the store's owner and president of Holbrook's Chamber of Commerce.

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Just the makeup lines alone that Friendly carries are worth the trip. Erno Laszlo, Shiseido and Paula Dorf are just some of the brands you can find. There is also seasonal clothing, a full line of Spanx and fashion jewelry. The kids can enjoy a stroll down "Toyland" as easily as their parents can enjoy a facial or a manicure at Spa Bella, a full service salon just inside the main entrance to the store.

The spa also offers pedicures, waxing, parafin treatments, facials for women, men and teens, microdermabrasion, massage and eyelash extensions. Package prices are available on some services. Both Kathy and Chrissy, who own the spa with Rick, are licensed estheticians and nail technicians.

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Of course, all the regular drug store information applies. They have a full team of licensed pharmacists available not only to fill any prescription you might need but to also answer any questions you might have on that drug. They also offer a prescription savings program if you do not have insurance. Local delivery and curbside pick up is also available.

Friendly Drugs is located at 1036 Main Street in Holbrook. They are open seven days a week. The spa is open six days a week as Sundays are by appointment only.

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