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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. |
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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. No, you don't need a card to shop in their stores, you only need a card to get the discounted price. Go back to the store and actually _read_ the tag on the shelf. When a lower price is available if you have a card, it will be marked on the tag 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. There's nothing illegal about giving a discount only if you gave the card. As long as you agree to the rules related to using the card and choose to sign up, you can get a discount. Your choice. Again, go back and read the tag. It will say that the card is required to get the discounted price. * And as a followup, I bought that "other item" at Walmart for a better price, than the shelf price was at Walgreens. |
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Stormin Mormon wrote: On 1/22/2014 5:28 AM, 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. 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 had a similar problem with Rite Aid, which had some items on clearance (with store card only, else you pay retail). Sorry to hear that about Walgreens. There are several such stores in NYS, and I like their clearance end cap in the back. Can get some good bargains on things. Same with CVS, too. -- ³Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.² ‹ Aaron Levenstein |
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On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 07:52:21 -0500, Kurt Ullman
wrote: In article , Stormin Mormon wrote: On 1/22/2014 5:28 AM, 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. 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 had a similar problem with Rite Aid, which had some items on clearance (with store card only, else you pay retail). Sorry to hear that about Walgreens. There are several such stores in NYS, and I like their clearance end cap in the back. Can get some good bargains on things. Same with CVS, too. I'm glad my home town still has a small local pharmacy. There are a few stores in the area, and that's it. These huge chain stores are getting way too big. I'm elderly, and I have paid in cash all my life, except for large purchases, when I will use a check. I am extremely annoyed by having to run around hoops to buy something. I hate playing games with money too. It's always pennies, and my time is too valuable to me, to waste it playing stupid games, for mere pennies. It's like rebates. If a rebate is for $10 or more, I may send it, but I've gotten them for $1.00. What's the point? A postage stamp costs around a half dollar now, and I have to pay for envelopes, and then I have to waste my time filling out forms. It's not worth it. In the end, I might actually be a quarter ahead. Not worth the hassle, or my time! I'll be sure to avoid CVS knowing they do this too. I've never seen a Rite Aid store, they are probably not in my region. |
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wrote in message ... 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. Lots of stores do that. Not a new thing! But often they will scan their own card to let you get the lower prices. My beef with Walgreens is that they often have things 2/ or 3/ some price. Such as 2/$1 but if you only buy one, you pay a higher price, such as 79 cents. Seems like I only need one of the thing or... I would buy more but they only have one! |
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On 1/22/2014 8:17 AM, wrote:
I'm glad my home town still has a small local pharmacy. There are a few stores in the area, and that's it. These huge chain stores are getting way too big. I'm elderly, and I have paid in cash all my life, except for large purchases, when I will use a check. I am extremely annoyed by having to run around hoops to buy something. I hate playing games with money too. It's always pennies, and my time is too valuable to me, to waste it playing stupid games, for mere pennies. It's like rebates. If a rebate is for $10 or more, I may send it, but I've gotten them for $1.00. What's the point? A postage stamp costs around a half dollar now, and I have to pay for envelopes, and then I have to waste my time filling out forms. It's not worth it. In the end, I might actually be a quarter ahead. Not worth the hassle, or my time! I'll be sure to avoid CVS knowing they do this too. I've never seen a Rite Aid store, they are probably not in my region. Rite Aid, CVS, and Walgreens all look about the same from the outside, and the floor layout is much the same. Basic brick building, with door at one corner. I've wondered if they are all in the same corporate structure? -- .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
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On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 05:39:55 -0800, "Julie Bove"
wrote: I guess you won't be saving much money them. Perhaps such cards are rare in your area but I doubt it. CVS and Rite Aid have the same. And most of the grocery stores in this area have the same. Plus they are loading coupons straight to your card. So... No card? SOL. You could always do what someone I know does. Get the card with a bogus name, bogus phone number and a throwaway account for e-mail. I live in a rural area. The town is very small. We dont have crap like this. My local pharmacy sends me a thing in the mail every so often for a free $5.00 off any purchase, based on the number of prescriptions I get. But that's fine. They have my personal information from my prescriptions, so I dont have to sign up anything. I like these bonuses too. We dont have a Walgreens. I was visiting a big city, which is where this Walgreens is. Our rural grocery stores dont have anything like that either. Everyone in the area gets a flyer in the mail about twice a month full of coupons. I can use them without having to give out any personal information. Of course half the people that work there are my friends and neighbors, so they dont need to invade my privacy or have me fill out forms. They know me, I know them, and most of them are decent people. I'm glad I live in a rural area and small town. The only downfall is that we only have slow dialup internet service out here in the country. The only way to get fast intenet is to subscribe to satellite tv, and that's very costly. The other downfall is a lack of access to stores that sell affordable building materials and machinery parts. We almost have to go to one of the cities for that stuff. But I'll live with the slow internet, and lack of certain stores and businesses versus all the craziness of the big cities. Our local pharmacy is really "cool" too. They have all sorts of handmade crafts to sell, and some real great antique stuff to decorate the place. Walgreens is just BLAH in that regard. Every store is the same it seems...... But that seems to be the case with all chain stores. Walmart is like that too, but at least they dont play all those games and require cards and forms to fill out. What it says on the shelf is what I pay, and I like it that way. |
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On 01/22/2014 08:23 AM, sms wrote:
On 1/22/2014 2:28 AM, 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. The ads all saw "with card." The card is free. You don't have to supply your actual name or address or phone number so there are no privacy concerns. Walgreen's is not alone in adopting this annoyance. In fact they adopted it far later than CVS. What is annoying is that Walgreen's has adopted the same model as Safeway, often having multiple prices for the same item. There is the regular price, the card price, a coupon price, a coupon + card price, and a price based on buying a larger quantity (legal, as long as they explicitly state the quantity pricing). This can cause interminable delays at the checkout counter as customers argue with the cashier. Most retail stores have pretty much the same goal. Charge more to non-price sensitive customers who aren't interested in taking the time to reduce their costs while not losing the price-sensitive customers that are still profitable to sell to. At some point it gets so annoying that everyone just goes to Costco. The nearest Costo to me is 25 miles so I won't go there but it seems most stores I go to use those "store cards" now...so I use them. I feel it foolish not to as I've often saved more than $5 on a purchase. Why **** away money for the two seconds it takes to scan the card...big deal. |
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On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 8:17:49 AM UTC-5, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 07:52:21 -0500, Kurt Ullman wrote: In article , Stormin Mormon wrote: On 1/22/2014 5:28 AM, 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. 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 had a similar problem with Rite Aid, which had some items on clearance (with store card only, else you pay retail). Sorry to hear that about Walgreens. There are several such stores in NYS, and I like their clearance end cap in the back. Can get some good bargains on things. Same with CVS, too. I'm glad my home town still has a small local pharmacy. There are a few stores in the area, and that's it. These huge chain stores are getting way too big. I'm elderly, and I have paid in cash all my life, except for large purchases, when I will use a check. I am extremely annoyed by having to run around hoops to buy something. I hate playing games with money too. It's always pennies, and my time is too valuable to me, to waste it playing stupid games, for mere pennies. It's like rebates. If a rebate is for $10 or more, I may send it, but I've gotten them for $1.00. What's the point? A postage stamp costs around a half dollar now, and I have to pay for envelopes, and then I have to waste my time filling out forms. It's not worth it. In the end, I might actually be a quarter ahead. Not worth the hassle, or my time! I'll be sure to avoid CVS knowing they do this too. I've never seen a Rite Aid store, they are probably not in my region. What about supermarkets? Here, NJ, every one of them has a card program. With the card you save a lot of money at all of them except Wegmans. Even at Wegmans they have some deals that require it. After the initial post, you clarified that you were travelling. In that regard, you have a situation I've come across too. I have cards for the stores here that I use regularly. But I've been in situations traveling, where for example the regional supermarket has some sale items and because I don't live there, I don't have the card. That does annoy me if I happen to be buying something that requires it to get the lower price. It would be nice if no card were required. But you also have to realize that supermarkets frequently have big discounts on some items and then limit the amount you can buy to 4, or 8, whatever. The card makes it easy to control that, at least for 95% of the folks. If you're really determined, you could get another card with a fake address, etc, but few will bother doing that. They also use the cards to keep track of promotions like a free turkey at Thanksgiving if you buy $400 worth of stuff in the 6 weeks before, etc. |
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On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 05:56:03 -0700, wrote:
....snip... Well. I'll just put this as bluntly as I can. I dont want their f#%&ing card. I dont want or own any credit cards, particularly the "in store ....snip... Safeway has the same program. Tags on shelf are a bit misleading. Prices jacked up,...unless you have a 'card' I have a card. It all started years ago while during check out was asked "Do you have a card? If you do this item is $5, instead of 9.99" ok ok let me fill out a card. Ummmm let's se my name is Mickey the Mouse, I live at the White House, my birthday is Jan 1 of this year and my phone number, Dial a Prayer. I saved 4.99 Later, I got a new card with email address, now Safeway sends me discounts on something I was going to buy anyway! But still, I wish they wouldn't jack the price up so high, before discountingit down to a 'normal' price. I think people are smarter than that. |
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sms wrote:
On 1/22/2014 6:07 AM, wrote: Walgreens is just BLAH in that regard. Every store is the same it seems...... But that seems to be the case with all chain stores. Walmart is like that too, but at least they dont play all those games and require cards and forms to fill out. What it says on the shelf is what I pay, and I like it that way. As others have pointed out, there is no requirement to provide a real name, address, or phone number to get the card, and many people use bogus (and creative) names. A good list of some names to use is at http://www.cartalk.com/content/staff-credits. Or take an Indian name such as Mr. Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta or Mr. Wolfe*schlegel*stein*hausen*berger*dorff. Unfortunately, Walgreen's doesn't call you by name, like Safeway does, when they hand you your receipt. Which works only until the first time you don't pay with cash. After that, they have everything you ever purchased there linked to YOU. |
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Moe DeLoughan wrote:
On 1/22/2014 4:28 AM, wrote: 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. Well, if you really wanted the savings, you could always create a fake name and address and use it to fill out the loyalty cards. Which only works if you NEVER use anything but cash to pay. |
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Bob F wrote: Stormin Mormon wrote: On 1/22/2014 7:56 AM, wrote: Well. I'll just put this as bluntly as I can. I dont want their f#%&ing card. . . . , Walgreens wont get another cent from me, ever...... I can play their game in reverse. I share your point of view. I do have one store card, a grocery chain who's always treated me well. But as to the rest, not going to have a CVS card, or Rite Aid card, or. Wish we could start a movement. I started my movement years ago. I have almost never shopped at Safeway since they introduced the SPY CARDS in my area years ago. I actually have a letter from Albertsonn's after I complained saying "you don't have to give a real name to get a card" without mentioning that the first time you use anything but cash to pay, they have you identified with that card. That's what I am thinking of doing -- giving them bogus info and a benign throw-away phone number and junk email address that I have. |
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On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 07:11:25 -0800 (PST), "
wrote: On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 8:17:49 AM UTC-5, wrote: On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 07:52:21 -0500, Kurt Ullman wrote: In article , Stormin Mormon wrote: On 1/22/2014 5:28 AM, 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. 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 had a similar problem with Rite Aid, which had some items on clearance (with store card only, else you pay retail). Sorry to hear that about Walgreens. There are several such stores in NYS, and I like their clearance end cap in the back. Can get some good bargains on things. Same with CVS, too. I'm glad my home town still has a small local pharmacy. There are a few stores in the area, and that's it. These huge chain stores are getting way too big. I'm elderly, and I have paid in cash all my life, except for large purchases, when I will use a check. I am extremely annoyed by having to run around hoops to buy something. I hate playing games with money too. It's always pennies, and my time is too valuable to me, to waste it playing stupid games, for mere pennies. It's like rebates. If a rebate is for $10 or more, I may send it, but I've gotten them for $1.00. What's the point? A postage stamp costs around a half dollar now, and I have to pay for envelopes, and then I have to waste my time filling out forms. It's not worth it. In the end, I might actually be a quarter ahead. Not worth the hassle, or my time! I'll be sure to avoid CVS knowing they do this too. I've never seen a Rite Aid store, they are probably not in my region. What about supermarkets? Here, NJ, every one of them has a card program. With the card you save a lot of money at all of them except Wegmans. Even at Wegmans they have some deals that require it. Same here. We use Kroger for just about everything, including prescription drugs. In addition to having the best prices, they have gas "points" (each $100 purchase drops a fillup by $.10/gallon on an already low price). After the initial post, you clarified that you were travelling. In that regard, you have a situation I've come across too. I have cards for the stores here that I use regularly. But I've been in situations traveling, where for example the regional supermarket has some sale items and because I don't live there, I don't have the card. That does annoy me if I happen to be buying something that requires it to get the lower price. It would be nice if no card were required. But you also have to realize that supermarkets frequently have big discounts on some items and then limit the amount you can buy to 4, or 8, whatever. The card makes it easy to control that, at least for 95% of the folks. If you're really determined, you could get another card with a fake address, etc, but few will bother doing that. They also use the cards to keep track of promotions like a free turkey at Thanksgiving if you buy $400 worth of stuff in the 6 weeks before, etc. Traveling is another reason we deal with Kroger. They're common in most parts of the US and the prescriptions are available almost anywhere, if needed. The same could be said for CVS, and the like, but they're *way* more expensive (even though they're "preferred" by my insurance). As far as privacy goes, I really don't care much if the megacorp knows that I drink diet Coke and eat Cheerios. |
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On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 5:28:11 AM UTC-5, 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. Drug pushers. THey need to be beaten to death in Deerfield Ill with baseball bats. Violently overthrow the US government. |
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TomR wrote:
For a long time, the ONLY phrmacy that I would go to in my area was Walgreen's -- because they were the only pharmacy/drugstore in my area that didn't have those stupid store cards. But, recently I noticed that even Walgreen's started doing the store card routine -- so no more of the idea of me making a special effort to ONLY go to Walgreen's because they had no store card. Do be sure to let them know that. |
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TomR wrote:
But, I also hate to admit that I am also thinking of just caving in on the store card game. I think (but I am not sure) that I can give them all the same phone number and some innocuous mostly bogus personal info and never carry one of their stupid cards. Instead, I see people just giving their phone number and saying they don't have their card with them. I happen to have a separate low-cost phone line that I can use for that, and its a line that I never actually answer and mostly just use for outgoing calls. If you give them a real phone #, they've got you identified. If you ever pay with plastic, they've got you. |
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On 01/22/2014 09:11 AM, wrote:
[snip] But you also have to realize that supermarkets frequently have big discounts on some items and then limit the amount you can buy to 4, or 8, whatever. The card makes it easy to control that, at least for 95% of the folks. I've heard that when there's a limited quantity, they'll let you come back and get that many again. I've done that at Kroger which had bottled water on sale last week (limit 2). I got 2 one day and another 2 another day (I needed to go back anyway to get a prescription filled). [snip] -- Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.us "If the Bible is mistaken in telling us where we came from, how can we trust it to tell us where we're going?" [Anonymous] |
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On 1/22/2014 11:18 AM, Bob F wrote:
Moe DeLoughan wrote: On 1/22/2014 4:28 AM, wrote: 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. Well, if you really wanted the savings, you could always create a fake name and address and use it to fill out the loyalty cards. Which only works if you NEVER use anything but cash to pay. Yes. If you want to limit the amount of detail in your personal dossiers, you'll try to pay with cash as much as possible. Purchases made with check, debit or credit card are linked to you and the retailers sell that information to the data collection companies. That information, along with that supplied by lenders, insurers, employers, landlords, and all the publicly available data about each of us, creates an incredibly detailed personal profile. And it's available to anyone willing to pay for it. One of the companies sold profiles that included banking and SSN details to a bunch of foreign hackers who used it to commit identity theft. |
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On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 12:07:40 -0600, Mark Lloyd
wrote: On 01/22/2014 09:11 AM, wrote: [snip] But you also have to realize that supermarkets frequently have big discounts on some items and then limit the amount you can buy to 4, or 8, whatever. The card makes it easy to control that, at least for 95% of the folks. I've heard that when there's a limited quantity, they'll let you come back and get that many again. I've done that at Kroger which had bottled water on sale last week (limit 2). I got 2 one day and another 2 another day (I needed to go back anyway to get a prescription filled). That's a normal tactic for "loss leaders". The idea is to get you into the store. It worked. ;-) |
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On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 12:22:14 -0600, Moe DeLoughan
wrote: On 1/22/2014 11:18 AM, Bob F wrote: Moe DeLoughan wrote: On 1/22/2014 4:28 AM, wrote: 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. Well, if you really wanted the savings, you could always create a fake name and address and use it to fill out the loyalty cards. Which only works if you NEVER use anything but cash to pay. Yes. If you want to limit the amount of detail in your personal dossiers, you'll try to pay with cash as much as possible. Purchases made with check, debit or credit card are linked to you and the retailers sell that information to the data collection companies. That information, along with that supplied by lenders, insurers, employers, landlords, and all the publicly available data about each of us, creates an incredibly detailed personal profile. And it's available to anyone willing to pay for it. One of the companies sold profiles that included banking and SSN details to a bunch of foreign hackers who used it to commit identity theft. Got a citation? That would make them an accomplice in fact. |
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On 1/22/2014 10:16 AM, sms wrote:
For all the criticism of Walmart, you point something out that I've also noticed about them--they don't play those games. They don't have loyalty cards. They don't change prices if you buy multiples of the same item. They don't have sale prices even when they put out ad circulars (but they do match competitors prices). Walmart hasn't tried to go "boutique" like Target. You can still buy motor oil, sporting goods, camping gear, thread, and other useful stuff. Yes, that's something I can agree. Walmart does have useful items. I've heard a few scare stories about stuff in their Great Value brand foods (made in china). But, who can tell? -- .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
(OT) Avoid Shopping at Walgreens
On 1/22/2014 10:16 AM, sms wrote:
As others have pointed out, there is no requirement to provide a real name, address, or phone number to get the card, and many people use bogus (and creative) names. A good list of some names to use is at http://www.cartalk.com/content/staff-credits. Or take an Indian name such as Mr. Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta or Mr. Wolfe*schlegel*stein*hausen*berger*dorff. Unfortunately, Walgreen's doesn't call you by name, like Safeway does, when they hand you your receipt. Many systems have limited characters. So, you're likely to be shortened to Venkata or Wolfesch. I'd love to see what Monty Pythons Flying Circus would do with that concept. With their droll humor, I can imagine them having a ripping good time, what? How about a last name that takes seven minutes to say out, and people start to faint from the vapors? One time when I was in the airport at San Francisco, there was a voice page for Mr. Rection, Mr. Hugh G. Rection, white courtesy phones, please. In college, I was Christophe for a while. -- .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
(OT) Avoid Shopping at Walgreens
On 1/22/2014 12:28 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 12:22:14 -0600, Moe DeLoughan wrote: On 1/22/2014 11:18 AM, Bob F wrote: Moe DeLoughan wrote: On 1/22/2014 4:28 AM, wrote: 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. Well, if you really wanted the savings, you could always create a fake name and address and use it to fill out the loyalty cards. Which only works if you NEVER use anything but cash to pay. Yes. If you want to limit the amount of detail in your personal dossiers, you'll try to pay with cash as much as possible. Purchases made with check, debit or credit card are linked to you and the retailers sell that information to the data collection companies. That information, along with that supplied by lenders, insurers, employers, landlords, and all the publicly available data about each of us, creates an incredibly detailed personal profile. And it's available to anyone willing to pay for it. One of the companies sold profiles that included banking and SSN details to a bunch of foreign hackers who used it to commit identity theft. Got a citation? That would make them an accomplice in fact. Experian Sold Consumer Data to ID Theft Service An identity theft service that sold Social Security and drivers license numbers — as well as bank account and credit card data on millions of Americans — purchased much of its data from Experian, one of the three major credit bureaus, according to a lengthy investigation by KrebsOnSecurity. ....Martin said he first learned of the ID theft service after hearing from a U.S. Secret Service agent who called and said the law enforcement agency was investigating Experian and had obtained a grand jury subpoena against the company. http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/10/e...theft-service/ |
(OT) Avoid Shopping at Walgreens
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"Julie Bove" wrote: wrote in message ... 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. Lots of stores do that. Not a new thing! But often they will scan their own card to let you get the lower prices. My beef with Walgreens is that they often have things 2/ or 3/ some price. Such as 2/$1 but if you only buy one, you pay a higher price, such as 79 cents. Seems like I only need one of the thing or... I would buy more but they only have one! and what do they say when you ask for a rain check? |
(OT) Avoid Shopping at Walgreens
On 1/22/2014 8:23 AM, sms wrote:
.... Most retail stores have pretty much the same goal. Charge more to non-price sensitive customers who aren't interested in taking the time to reduce their costs while not losing the price-sensitive customers that are still profitable to sell to. At some point it gets so annoying that everyone just goes to Costco. Obviously they don't in sufficient numbers to matter or they would no longer do such... While it's a hopeless cause I detest the practice. -- |
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(OT) Avoid Shopping at Walgreens
On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 12:25:07 -0800, mike wrote:
On 1/22/2014 4:56 AM, wrote: Well. I'll just put this as bluntly as I can. I dont want their f#%&ing card. I dont want or own any credit cards, particularly the "in store type". The store offers you a method to save some money. Not sure it's "saving money". Inflating a price then discounting it is "saving money"? Don't like it, pay full price. YOUR CHOICE. Pretty simple...take it or leave it. They don't care. We don't care. +1 |
(OT) Avoid Shopping at Walgreens
On 1/22/2014 9:13 AM, Bob F wrote:
snip Which works only until the first time you don't pay with cash. After that, they have everything you ever purchased there linked to YOU. If you pay with a credit card they can build a profile of your purchases regardless of whether you take the discount with the spy card (with bogus information) or not. The bottom line is that you're no worse off taking the discounts with a spy card with bogus information whether you pay with a credit card or with cash. |
(OT) Avoid Shopping at Walgreens
On 1/22/2014 1:39 PM, BenignBodger wrote:
Do as you wish. You will find that virtually every one of these store cards is available with no proof of identity and certainly no financial data such as credit card numbers and you can readily feed any of them any identification you want to -- nobody checks. Many of them collect nothing -- ask for a card and they hand it to you. Period. Otherwise, you can readily be Kermit T. Frog living on Sesame Street with an email address of , just as I use. There's evidence that the strategy may be crumbling under its own weight. Local Albertsons food chain has discontinued their loyalty/card programs. Probably cuz too many people, like me, only bought the loss leaders. |
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(OT) Avoid Shopping at Walgreens
mike wrote:
On 1/22/2014 1:39 PM, BenignBodger wrote: Do as you wish. You will find that virtually every one of these store cards is available with no proof of identity and certainly no financial data such as credit card numbers and you can readily feed any of them any identification you want to -- nobody checks. Many of them collect nothing -- ask for a card and they hand it to you. Period. Otherwise, you can readily be Kermit T. Frog living on Sesame Street with an email address of , just as I use. There's evidence that the strategy may be crumbling under its own weight. Local Albertsons food chain has discontinued their loyalty/card programs. Probably cuz too many people, like me, only bought the loss leaders. Ummmm. That was the purpose of "sales" and Coupons before the spy cards = to get you in the store so you'd buy other things. The spy cards just give them the ability to match everything you buy to you and sell that info as they desire. I am glad to hear a store is dropping the spy cards. |
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