On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 2:28:11 AM UTC-8, wrote:
Years ago, Walgreens was a store I'd regularly shop at. But in recent

years their prices seem to have gotten quite a bit higher than their

competitors, so I have not been in any of their stores for at least a

year.



Yesterday I noticed they had Arizona Iced tea cans advertised for Two

for $1.00 on their sign. I like that stuff, so I decided to go get

some. I grabbed 2 cans off the shelf and found another item I needed,

which was priced at $1.69. I went to the checkout, and the clerk asked

me if I have a Walgreens card. I said "No", and was paying with cash.

The total came to $5.24. I asked how she came up with that amount,

while saying that my total should be $2.69 plus tax. I asked how much I

was charged for the Iced Tea. She said $0.99 per can. I said "it's

advertised two for one dollar". She told me that price is only for

people with Walgreens cards. I told her to remove them from my sale.



Then I was quoted about $3.50 for that other item, which was priced

$1.69 on the shelf. I told her that the price on the shelf is marked

$1.69. She told me that price is just for people with Walgreens cards.

That's when I got angry, and told her that if my cash is not good

enough, then I dont want anything, and I wont shop at Walgreens ever

again. I left the store.



The bottom line is this. It appears that you MUST have a Walgreens card

to shop in their stores now. If you dont have one, they charge you

DOUBLE the price listed on the shelf.



I just thought I'd share this so others dont get caught in their trap.

Actually, I think there is some "False advertising" involved, and in my

opinion, what they are doing is illegal. But I dont have any lawyer

friends, and I have better things to do with my time. I just wont shop

at Walgreens ever again.



* And as a followup, I bought that "other item" at Walmart for a better

price, than the shelf price was at Walgreens'.


A lot of stores play that "affinity" game. I used to carry around store cards, but now, having once registered, I just put my phone #in. The cashier at Walgreen's or any "affinity" store doesn't have the authority to override the almighty computer.

As far as Walmart is concerned, I never buy there because their policy toward employees is so, so, so awful. You must have read how the exploit their people like slaves; it's always in the news.. Then they turn around and launch glitzy campaigns about their great public service -- all the while screwing the poor SOBs that have to work there.

HB