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Owner Milford Schneiderman opened
Saver-X, “a totally
discount pharmacy,” at 1216 16th St., in 1971.
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HUNTINGTON — Saver-X, described by
owner Milford Schneiderman as
“a totally discount pharmacy,” opened at 1216 16th St., in 1971.
Schneiderman said that although some pharmacies offered
discounts
on prescriptions to senior citizens, there had never been
a totally discount drug store in Huntington.
He said his pharmacy was able to offer its low prices
because it offered
“no delivery service, no charge accounts and no superfluous luxuries.”
Schneiderman, who graduated from St. Louis College of
Pharmacy in
1958, was the manager at another Huntington pharmacy for nearly
eight years before deciding at age 35 to open his own store.
After operating Saver-X for 29 years, Schneiderman closed it in 2000.
“West Virginia and the Tri-State have been wonderful to
us,” he
said. “It’s been a privilege to be a pharmacist in this area.”
Schneiderman said he had decided to sell his store and
retire in order to spend more time with his family.
“I hated to sell it,” he said. “I had the most wonderful
staff,
loyal and excellent. I’ve had wonderful relationships
with the professional community in Huntington. I
want to thank the wonderful customers. I’ve
had a good relationship with professional
staff in the health-care field.”
The CVS Pharmacy at 800 20th St. took over Saver-X’s
prescription files. The building that had housed
the pharmacy is now home to the
Fuji Express Restaurant.
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Note: This Article and picture appeared in the Herald-Dispatch Newspaper on Dec. 1, 2020.
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