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Why Does This Candy Bar Have Three Different Prices?
It's time for yet another exciting installment of "No, seriously, how much does this item cost?"
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Drugstore.com Named In Lawsuit Over Knock-Off Sex Toys
Opting not to buy into name brand hype can be cheaper, but in the case of one company that manufactures vibrators, knockoffs might mean a legal battle. A Canadian company claims that Walgreen's online-only entity Drugstore.com is importing knockoff sex toys and selling them in the U.S.
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Walgreens Now Lets You Refill Your Prescription By Texting
Ordering a refill on your prescription meds at Walgreens can now be as easy as texting a single word.
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Store Attempts To Dissuade Customers From Trying On Condoms Before Buying
There is already a great deal of information for consumers printed on boxes of condoms, covering everything from proper use to possible allergic reactions to effectiveness in preventing pregnancy and transmission of infectious disease. But one store felt the need to post its own advisory about condoms: That you shouldn't crack open a box to try one on without paying.
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Diabetic Walgreens Staffer: I Was Fired For Eating A $1.39 Bag Of Chips Before I Paid For Them
A former San Francisco-area Walgreens worker with diabetes says she was fired from her job of nearly two decades because, feeling a hypoglycemic attacking coming, she chose to eat a $1.39 bag of potato chips before she had the chance to pay for them.
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Video Released Of Walgreens Pharmacist Fired For Shooting At Armed Robber
Last May, a pharmacist at a Michigan Walgreens was dismissed from his job at the drugstore chain after he fired his own handgun at an armed robber. Now the man is suing Walgreens and his lawyers have released footage of the incident to defend their client.
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If You Need A Cingular Wireless Prepaid Card, Check Out This Walgreens
Are you a time-traveler from 2007 in need of minutes for your prepaid Cingular cell phone? You're in luck! Tipster Peter found this card on the AT&T Wireless rack at his local Walgreens, noting that all of the $50 cards on the rack were antiques from Cingular.
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Walgreens To Start Selling Health Insurance
Come this fall, when you go to your local Walgreens to pick up your prescription, you may also be able to shop for a health insurance plan, as CNN reports that the country's largest drugstore chain is about to get into the insuring business.
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Walgreens Wants To Be The Spot Where You Charge Up Your Electric Car While Filling Your Prescription
As electric vehicles continue to hit the market, some retailers are seeing an opportunity to offer a new service by adding EV charging stations to existing stores.
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Walgreens Thinks $1.99 Mouthwash Is Worth $2.99
Reader Joy spotted an odd price discrepancy between the MSRP on the label of this bottle of mouthwash at Walgreens and the price on the shelf. So she whipped out her iPhone and sent in a picture of it to us using
our new Consumerist Tipster App. She chose "2" as her "Anger Level," indicating "a failure to communicate." The real question is whether the rinse rings up as $1.99 or $2.99 at the register. Either way, annoying.
