I’ve never personally seen or used a drive-thru liquor store. I don’t really drink, and have never heard of one in my area, though I’ve been told they exist.

As for the other two, they’re very commonly used. For the prescriptions, most of them are small stores. You can walk in and get your prescriptions from the pharmacy in the back. They often have small clinics where you can get vaccines. They have your normal over the counter (OTC) meds. Things like antacid, headache meds, and vitamins. They also have candy, shampoo, diapers, soda, magazines, and a lot of other stuff.

To get prescription meds, you have to have been to a doctor who sends your prescription to the pharmacy. It’s not like you’re walking up and saying, “I need 40 oxycodone. A licensed doctors office has to call it in. So I’m practice, you just go up and say the persons name, verify with their birthday, and pay whatever the co-pay is.

The drive through can speed things up. They usually have it on the opposite side of the building from the parking area. It keeps congestion down in the store. I think an important thing is that a large portion of people going for meds are sick or picking them up for a sick person. I imagine it helps keep from passing around any more germs than necessary. No one is sneezing and snotting on the employees and everyone else in line. They just go through the drive through and they can say the name and bday just as easy as they can inside. You like any register, and they pass you you drugs through.

ATM are also very common. Every bank has them. Usually two large ones. Anyone going in or through a regular line will typically take a long time. The ATM let’s you get through quickly, though they often set a limit on how much you can take out in a day. Mostly to assure that there is money in the box for other customers, but also incase someone steals your card and PIN number some how, I suppose. They also work when the bank is closed for the day.

There are also random small ATM around, like at gas stations and event areas. Some things are still easier with cash. Some people don’t take cards for various reasons. So this allows you to withdraw from you bank account, even when they’re closed. I do not typically use them, because they charge an outrageous fee for doing it, if it’s not your bank. Like $3.50 per withdrawal. Sounds small, but it’s a stupid amount to waste when you can often plan around using them. They rip off people who don’t have other options.