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.

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.

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.

On 1/22/2014 5:46 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
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.

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.

I have a card for Walgreens and CVS but I made up the name and address.
I still get a discount and at times, I will get coupons that are printed
on my receipt that are worth quite a bit. I've come out of the drugstore
with a lot of stuff and only spent ten dollars cash because I saved my
coupons. I've actually had the clerk give me a card when I got to the
register and gave me the discount right then. Perhaps it the part of the
country you live in, you know how we backward Southerners are. ^_^

TDD

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.

--
..
Christopher A. Young
Learn about Jesus
www.lds.org
..

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.
--
³Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive,
but what they conceal is vital.²
‹ Aaron Levenstein

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.

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
..

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.

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.

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]

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.

I hear you on the loyalty cards and privacy. Last time I was in a
Walgreens, it was to pick up some feminine supplies for my mother. The
total was much higher than she'd written on her list, and the clerk
explained I'd have to fill out a store card to get the discount. Uh -
no ma'am. I'll just pay cash for this stuff and hastily leave...

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.

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.

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.

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/

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!

In article ,
"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?

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.

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.

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.

--

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.

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.


I have not seen this at Walgreens but normally avoid them as they are
the priciest drug store in the area.

My wife gets all these cards but I don't. When asked, I just give them
our phone number and she gets the credit. I do carry a Rite Aid card as
it gives discounts at the register.

Buying stuff around here, all the big stores are here but I am just as
likely to buy on-line. Neighbor that works at the Amazon warehouse
about 20 miles from here tells me that they have 8 million different
items in the warehouse. You might get your order the next day. It was
great during Christmas when shipping was free.

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.

Just like all the other "Spy card" stores. Otherwise, they can't keep track of
every item you buy so they can sell that info to anyone they want.

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.

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

I have several store cards, and I don't get any junk mail from any of them. I am much more worried about someone/some company harvesting my info from AHR than about Walgreens, CVS, Jewel Tea, etc. So they know I like Pepsi products more than Coke products, and prefer cashews over pecans. Who cares??????????????

" wrote:
I have several store cards, and I don't get any junk mail from any of
them. I am much more worried about someone/some company harvesting my
info from AHR than about Walgreens, CVS, Jewel Tea, etc. So they know I
like Pepsi products more than Coke products, and prefer cashews over
pecans. Who cares??????????????

Many of my cards I've had for a long time. No problems except for kmart.
They got my email. They like to email receipts. I have to use the card at
my grocery. Don't know if they got my email, probably not. No known
problems. Have to use the fuel perks. Got a couple other grocery cards.
Best not give real info.

Greg

On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 8:48:13 PM UTC-8, wrote:
I have several store cards, and I don't get any junk mail from any of them. I am much more worried about someone/some company harvesting my info from AHR than about Walgreens, CVS, Jewel Tea, etc. So they know I like Pepsi products more than Coke products, and prefer cashews over pecans. Who cares??????????????

Actually, you're on the right track. With some modification.

The NG members who are foaming at the mouth about their personal info being harvested from store affinity cards could use their energy more productively. We need to protest vehemently not only to the (clueless) President but to our representative in the best little whorehouse in Washington -- aka Congress -- against the Stalinist NSA and other govt "intelligence" agencies..

They steal our private communications on the flimsy and unproven pretext of state security. They could produce only ONE authenticated case for all our taxpayer billions: A money transfer to Somalia.

This has been getting worse for several Administrations; unfortunately also the current one which promised relief and then reneged. The "intelligence" folks testifying before Congress are a comedy act; they even lie under oath (Clapper) If you or I did that, we'd be in big trouble for contempt of Congress.

But the whistleblowers like Snowden, Manning and Assange who are telling us the truth are threatened and persecuted by the security establishment.

Some of us won't be around for long, but our progeny will. Do we want them to live in a police state?

HB

In article ,
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.

A rant from the past. When Safeway started theirs almost 20 years ago
the indignant usenet response was to call them "surveilance cards".
Obviously this sentiment did not prevail.

Some random observations...

These pogroms fall into 3 categories,
1) Costco, Sams, and that chain people mention but I've never seen in
California.
Cannot shop without a membership card.
2) Safeway, maybe Walgreens
Open to the public *in theory*, but even no sale items are priced
at usary prices such that no sane shopper would buy anything
without a card. Safeway has pushed further to where it's like an
airline where every customer pays a different price.
3) Rite Aid (still, I think)
Open to the public, but card required to get advertised specials.
4) Raley's, Lucky (for now)
Public can buy specials. Cards are used build loyalty points.

One tendency for fighting back is to get cards with fake names and
numbers. For this to really work, one should get a new fake card
each purchase. But I think it would make a better protest for everyone,
or at least a large group to use the same fake name and number.

I can't wonder if the reason people aren't generally irate at being
tracked to death by the NSA is because they already realize that every
corp out there already tracks the **** out of them.
m

You could have gotten a Walgreens card .. it normally associated with a phone number, and gotten you stuff and saved money.
You don't need to have the card on you. Just recite/enter your number on the keypad when you checkout.


But instead you had to be a asshole and hard headed and ended up with nothing but a bitter experience .

Hahaha.

What a loser

Daring Dufas: Hypocrite TeaBillie on welfare wrote:
You could have gotten a Walgreens card .. it normally associated with a phone number, and gotten you stuff and saved money.
You don't need to have the card on you. Just recite/enter your number on the keypad when you checkout.


But instead you had to be a asshole and hard headed and ended up with nothing but a bitter experience .

Hahaha.

What a loser

Just curious, did you graduate from junior high?

wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 04:28:11 -0600, wrote:

She told me that price is only for
people with Walgreens cards.

So get a card. What's the big deal.
Give them a phony name and phone number if you are worried about your
privacy.

But alway pay with cash or you're identified.

On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:20:33 -0700, Bob F wrote:

wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 04:28:11 -0600, wrote:

She told me that price is only for
people with Walgreens cards.

So get a card. What's the big deal.
Give them a phony name and phone number if you are worried about your
privacy.

But alway pay with cash or you're identified.


I used to use cash instead of plastic, but could never figure out where
all that cash went! writing down each purchase became tedious, so instead
I went completely to a single card. much easier to track spending. It is
amazing how much you modify your spending [automatically] with just a bit
of feedback, doesn't require that much discipline, nor self denial, just
starts happening.

RobertMacy wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:20:33 -0700, Bob F wrote:

wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 04:28:11 -0600, wrote:

She told me that price is only for
people with Walgreens cards.

So get a card. What's the big deal.
Give them a phony name and phone number if you are worried about
your privacy.

But alway pay with cash or you're identified.


I used to use cash instead of plastic, but could never figure out
where all that cash went! writing down each purchase became tedious,
so instead I went completely to a single card. much easier to track
spending. It is amazing how much you modify your spending
[automatically] with just a bit of feedback, doesn't require that
much discipline, nor self denial, just starts happening.

I just stick receipts in my pocket, and log them into quicken "cash account"
next time I sit down at the computer.