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—>Many stores offer discounts to customers who bring their own reusable bags to shop. Now, CVS is integrating their customer loyalty program with a green initiative, and plans to reward customers with 25 cents every time they use reusable bags. More »
—>Sure, not everyone has the time, inclination, or buying habits that make extreme coupon-shopping worthwhile. But everyone can benefit from learning some of the proud secrets of the coupon ninjas, such as coupon sources for products you probably already use, and combining sales, rebates, and coupons. More »
—>Reader Evan spotted this smoking deal at a Los Angeles CVS. He didn't specify what exactly a "CVS HLTH GRO THPST" is, but at that spectacular discount, who could pass one up? I'll tell you who — those wise consumers who hold fast until the price drops even further, to $3.19. More »
—>Punhon bought diapers at a New York City CVS and was charged 4.875 percent sales tax, which she believes shouldn't have been applied. She writes: More »
—>CVS pharmacies apparently don't need consent to enroll customers in ReadyFill, a program that signs customers up for the maximum allowable number of prescription refills and then robocalls them when their drugs are ready. According to a veteran pharmacist, the automatic enrollments began after CVS' corporate office set specific performance targets that would affect bonuses for managers and pharmacists. Inside, the pharmacist tells us what ReadyFill is, how it works, and how to escape those annoying robocalls... More »
—>The NYT has the story of a woman who, more than 10 years after she tried and failed to have a baby using in vitro procedures, is still getting marketing information for all sorts of products. First it was Pampers and baby formula — then, as the baby she did not have "grew up," so did the marketing offers. How did they get her information? They bought it. More »
—>A 14-year-old in Middleburg, Florida, went to buy some Skittles at a CVS and found a small bag of cocaine next to the candy. Police have reviewed the security tapes, but say the store's cameras don't cover the candy aisle. As if sugar doesn't make them hyper enough already. More »
—>CVS asks: How about some dead trees and a bunch of ads with that purchase? Not in so many words, of course: that would actually give shoppers a choice. More »
—>Did you know that there was a fleet of CVS "Samaritan Vans" that patrol the highways looking for motorists in need of help? We didn't, until reader Danielle let us know she'd been saved by one. More »
—>Mitchell wrote to us complaining about Walgreen's decision to cancel its EasySaver Rebate program, where customers could submit multiple rebate requests at once and get the money back along with a 10% bonus applied to a gift card. Although the program is no longer with us, it's still very possible to game the reward/discount systems at Walgreens and other chain drugstores to accumulate huge savings. Sometimes you can even make money back. More »
It took three calls from CVS' automated reminder service for me to realize what was going on: CVS Pharmacy was refilling our prescriptions without our asking for them to be refilled, and then their automated dialer was calling us to notify us that we had a prescription waiting. Nobody in my family requested to have a prescription refilled, yet three times CVS called us to tell us to come and pick up our prescription. More »
—>Chris has to take the immunosuppressant drug Prograf because of a kidney transplant, and it costs nearly $300 for a one month supply. Yesterday, he found out that someone at CVS corporate has instructed his local pharmacist to start billing him directly, apparently because his secondary insurer hasn't been paying for nearly two years. More »
—>CVS stores across the nation regularly stock expired medicine, milk, and baby formula, according to a damning union report. This isn't the first time CVS has been caught stocking dangerous goods. Last year, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo threatened a suit after his office caught the pharmacy selling goods over a year past their expiration dates. CVS claims that, despite investing over $160 million in a "perpetual inventory management" system, it's nearly impossible to keep expired items off the shelf because they simply have too much stuff. More »
—>A few weeks apart, in different stores, readers Spencer and Sean spotted the same error on CVS shelf tags. Printing error? Zoned-out employees? Maybe our assumptions are all wrong, and it's an innovative new pricing strategy. More »
—>Matt sent Consumerist an e-mail with the subject line, "Why is my receipt two feet long?" See, he shopped at CVS, purchased one item, used the self-checkout machine, and walked away with a receipt longer than my dog. This is a massive waste of paper, especially when you multiply it by the number of CVS stores and the number of purchases at each one, but it isn't completely pointless. More »
The number of overcharging violations - defined as charging more at the register than the price in an advertisement, on a shelf sign, or on the item itself - soared to 711, from 425. More »
—>Any readers here who work for CVS? Maya wants to know what's going on with the Extra Care coupons that are printed at the bottom of each receipt. Lately the clerks at her local CVS stores have been tearing something off the bottom of the receipt before giving it to her, and the coupons are no longer there. Coincidence? More »
—>Remember Mary Bach? She's the Pennsylvania woman who makes a hobby of suing retailers for not following her state's tax laws. Well, this time she's caught CVS charging sales tax on DTV converter boxes. Tsk, tsk. More »
—>Reader Bob sent in this picture from a CVS in Indianapolis. Those are reduced price Christmas decorations in the background, and in the center: delicious Easter treats! More »
—>Hey, there's only one more day till the first of two holidays that no one cares about anymore and 1 month, 25 days till Christmas! More »
—>An anonymous tipster sent us the following information today on how to reach the executive level at CVS. Remember, don't use this to be a jerk to anyone—use it when you have a valid complaint that you can't get resolved through the recommended paths. More »
His response was "Whatever, somebody needs to come deal with this because I'm about to go off..." More »
—>Thanks to an anonymous whistle-blower, a Walgreens pill-flipping scheme has been blown wide open, according to CBS. "Pill-flipping" refers the practice of pharmacies that purposefully switch Medicaid patients to more expensive versions of certain drugs for the sole reason of collecting more money from the government. Naturally, when this happens, taxpayers pick up the bill. Athough, Walgreen's officially denies any wrongdoing they have agreed to pay the government more than $35 million. Details, inside... More »
—>A CVS in Cressona, PA has had chronic air conditioning problems "for over a year and a half now" according to the employee our tipster spoke with. Now Frank wants to know whether or not it's safe to store so much medicine in such intense heat. It certainly goes against the storage instructions for a lot of meds. More »
—>You should always check to make sure the medicines you get are the medicines you're prescribed. Dorothy Enriquez learned this lesson the hard way when she began taking the leukemia drugs that CVS gave her instead of her actual prescription. Not only did the pharmacy give her the wrong drug, but at several times the recommended dose for someone who actually has leukemia. More »
—>Raghu wants to know why CVS sold her a bottle of Tears Naturale PM that expired last year. We're all for pushing expiration dates, but not with year-old preservative-free medicine that is meant to stay in your eye overnight. More »
—>Reader John and his friend Michelle found themselves in a situation where they needed to get "Plan B" birth control, also known as "the morning after pill." They went to their local CVS in Hawthorne, CA. and met an uncooperative pharmacist who refused them access to the pills because Michelle only had foreign ID to prove she is of legal age. (18+) The pharmacist also refused John's state issued ID with the reason that it could not be sold to man, however, the FDA's website clearly says that Plan B can be sold OTC to a man or woman who is 18 or over. Find out what happened to John and Michelle, inside.... More »
—>Reader Julie ran into some trouble at the CVS when a cash register rebooted while processing her transaction and the employee, rather than voiding the messed up transaction, simply charged her twice. Julie writes: More »
—>CVS underfilled Shannon's prescription and then treated her like a junkie when she complained. According to her email, after Shannon picked up her regular monthly batch of 60 Kolonopin pills, an anticonvulsant, she realized CVS only gave her 30. She called CVS and they insisted they gave her 60 pills. Shannon encouraged them to check their inventory, which CVS said was impossible. Shannon then asked them to fill one of the refills for the script. CVS told her that insurance wouldn't cover more than 60 pills in 30 days. Shannon said that was fine, seeing as it's dangerous to suddenly stop taking the drug, she would pay out of pocket. CVS then told her they would not do the refill "under any circumstances" and they would note her record for "drug-seeking behavior..." More »
—>CVS has settled a lawsuit that alleges the pharmacy giant improperly switched customers to a more expensive form of their medication in order to collect more money from Medicaid. More »
—>Rachael writes in with an update about her complaint with CVS. More »
—>Reader Rachael's description of what its like to shop at her local CVS is a good example maddening, yet typical "customer service" that you find at chain drug stores. Why is buying razor blades and photo prints so insanely difficult? Why? More »
—>Negotiations have broken down between Walgreens and rival CVS Caremark, and Walgreens has withdrawn as a provider from four of their prescription plans.
Customers affected include members of prescription benefit plans managed by CVS Caremark for ArcelorMittal, Johnson Controls, Inc., Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. and Wisconsin Education Association Trust, the company said. More »
—>Reader Greg sends the above photo of his local CVS. Now there's a diet....or perhaps just a helpful suggestion for those shoppers who are often drawn to this particular aisle.—MEGHANN MARCO More »
—>Generics meds are supposed to be a cheaper alternative to name-brand drugs, but a recent Wall Street Journal found that there wasn't as much difference as you might think. — BEN POPKEN More »
—>As Black Friday draws ever nigh, a splooge of new Black Friday ads appeared on the internet. More »
"Your drugs are too expensive." More »
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—>Like an insane serial killer calling from the attic, drooling and sharpening his knives, CVS just can't stop calling Robert B. More »
PikaPikaChick concurs, Walgreen's is the suck. She even wrote a letter to them, expressing the degree of their suck, which is manifest. More »
—>The indefatigable JPac is one of our best tipsters, sending us off dozens of links per day. We love him, but he's a mystery: his prose is terse, his commentary spartan. More »
CVS has a deal where you earn $5 gift certificates for every two Rolaids or Listerine PocketPacks a customer buys. These items cost about 99 cent each, meaning a profit of $3 per transaction. The deal is unlimited. After a two day wait, you can repeat the process, using the certificates from before to buy the new Rolaids and Listerine, repeat, repeat. More »
—>Your debit card could be stolen and used without the thieves even having to hack your PIN code. More »
