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Khorne posted:The most confusing part about this thread is people claiming CVS sells alcohol. I've never seen one of those in my life, but I do have 3 CVS locations within 15 minute walking distance from my home. I think it's one of those things that varies a lot by state and county.
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LanceHunter posted:I think it's one of those things that varies a lot by state and county.
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Sep 14, 2022 16:30
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Khorne posted:The most confusing part about this thread is people claiming CVS sells alcohol. I've never seen one of those in my life, but I do have 3 CVS locations within 15 minute walking distance from my home. Lots of establishments sell liquor (grocery stores, gas stations, pharmacies) in states that don't have a state controlled liquor board/ABC stores.
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Dr. Gojo Shioji posted:Lots of establishments sell liquor (grocery stores, gas stations, pharmacies) in states that don't have a state controlled liquor board/ABC stores. e: I might go to CVS later today. I'll be on the lookout for alcohol. This may be a "something awful poster/old man is out of touch with current reality" moment. Khorne fucked around with this message at 16:42 on Sep 14, 2022 |
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Sep 14, 2022 16:34
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Years ago we had a drug store where they had their liquor store as a completely separate entity on the same strip mall right next store. I think for a while, too, they MIGHT have had a service window inside the two stores so you could complete a separate liquor store transaction without needing to physically leave the drug store. I think by a similar note, Walmart used to do something like that in communities that restricted the size of stores by installing separate Walmart General Merch store and a Walmart Grocery store right next to one another instead of a single Supercenter.
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Sep 14, 2022 16:46
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yea like a drugstore cowboy paying for wonder bread and milk with the cvs cashier
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Sep 14, 2022 17:14
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Khorne posted:The most confusing part about this thread is people claiming CVS sells alcohol. I've never seen one of those in my life, but I do have 3 CVS locations within 15 minute walking distance from my home. I used to work for CVS corporate until a few months ago and I can tell you it varies from state-to-state. There is no liquor in any CVS in RI, but as soon as you cross into NH they all have booze. Unless you want to just get drunk on mouthwash. https://youtu.be/OOCdIY_HKM4
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Sep 14, 2022 17:19
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:Seriously, why?? Everything costs more there. Is it just an issue of access? If so, that's sad. I used to shop at pharmacies frequently when I didn’t have a car. I still don’t drive much and use the pharmacy to get little things. Sometimes I just go cause I’m bored.
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Sep 14, 2022 18:00
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CVS could probably really revolutionize pharmacies by including an adult novelty section, a meat locker, and an oil change station.
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Sep 14, 2022 19:16
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PureEvil6_13 posted:CVS could probably really revolutionize pharmacies by including an adult novelty section, My CVS has a whole aisle of dildos and vibrators. No bullshit.
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Sep 14, 2022 19:22
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My local CVS (and Walgreens) both stock liquor, but it's a limited selection and all the bottles have those weird security caps on them that the cashiers have to unlock. Which is a pain in the rear end, because most times the cashiers aren't at the front desk because they want you to self-check out, but you can't, and then they realize that they need to call a manager to get the key thing to unlock stupid security cap. So mostly it's just a pain in the rear end.
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Sep 14, 2022 19:29
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i do my grocery shopping at the grocery store.
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Sep 14, 2022 19:32
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Bloodfart McCoy posted:My CVS has a whole aisle of dildos and vibrators. No bullshit. Weirdest thing. . a friend of mine just asked me where this CVS is located.
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Sep 14, 2022 20:17
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PureEvil6_13 posted:Weirdest thing. . a friend of mine just asked me where this CVS is located. Not just my kinky neighborhood. Online too. https://www.cvs.com/shop/sexual-health/vibrators-adult-toys Dildos are fine, but a bottle of Shiraz would be crossing the line in my state apparently.
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Sep 14, 2022 20:27
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i think most cvs have a dildos aisle now
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Sep 14, 2022 20:28
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hot cocoa on the couch posted:i do my grocery shopping at the grocery store. Well la-de-da mr fancy pants here shopping in designated areas
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Sep 14, 2022 20:29
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CVS has carpets, so when incontinent old people poo poo themselves it stains the carpet.
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Sep 14, 2022 21:42
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Back in California CVS was the only place that carried Tapatio ramen, so I did buy that there.
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Sep 14, 2022 21:52
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When I worked retail at CVS, people would buy whatever was in the sale paper. It was rarely a good price, but people don't price compare, and would just come in and buy it.
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Sep 14, 2022 22:00
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Gotta hit up a street with a cvs and rite aid next to each other to scope the best deals.
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Sep 14, 2022 22:15
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ninjoatse.cx posted:When I worked retail at CVS, people would buy whatever was in the sale paper. It was rarely a good price, but people don't price compare, and would just come in and buy it. Yeah I worked at a couple of them and people didn't really buy all their groceries but goddamn there were some old regulars that would just load their carts with whatever junk was discounted. We also had a big beer theft issue. We were near a freeway and staffed mostly by teenagers. These guys would come in and fill one of the little carts with 6 or 7 cases of beer and then run out the front door where his mates would hoist the whole thing into their pickup and drive off. My manager (who was also stealing) yelled at me to go after them and I was like "yeah no thanks pal".
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Sep 14, 2022 22:40
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Poohs Packin posted:Yeah I worked at a couple of them and people didn't really buy all their groceries but goddamn there were some old regulars that would just load their carts with whatever junk was discounted. i was one of the hoisters
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Sep 14, 2022 22:42
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CVS sells alcohol but won't sell nicotine or even blunt wraps. It's a weird place.
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Sep 14, 2022 23:15
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Oh Don Piano posted:i was one of the hoisters They looked like the union guys from Disco Elysium
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Big Beef City posted:Well la-de-da mr fancy pants here shopping in designated areas we live in a society
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Sep 15, 2022 03:48
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CVS is where I do all of my Christmas Day gift shopping for my parents on the way to see them. They also have Arizona Tea cans for 99 cents which is nice.
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Sep 15, 2022 03:51
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Yaldabaoth posted:If I understand this, they're all basically pharmacies that also have a sizable selection of groceries. Is that right? Yes but no fresh meat or produce or fresh-baked anything, they just have lots of packaged stuff and dairy staples. Also everything is way, way, way expensive. I don't know who is buying these things at these stores, that's why I made this thread
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Sep 15, 2022 04:15
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Cyks posted:CVS is where I do all of my Christmas Day gift shopping for my parents on the way to see them. Okay yes I will go to CVS or Walgreens or Rite-Aid or wherever the day after Easter, Halloween, or Christmas, because the pharmacy chains do some real good deals on the leftover holiday candy
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Sep 15, 2022 04:17
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They sold cigarettes when I was there and I may have stolen more than a few boxes of Macanudos to pass around with the boys.
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Sep 15, 2022 04:41
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Haha, my CVS is inside a Target! No shame in grabbing some groceries now and then.
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I went shopping in a Walmart a few night ago and noticed that the price difference between store brands and name brand is much more pronounced than it was just a few months ago, to the point that if you're going with name brand the drug store prices are pretty competitive. I understand rising prices and inflation, but I was just more shocked by the sudden difference of brand/generic.
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My medical insurance wanted me to switch my prescriptions to CVS. I pointed out to our Union rep that the closest CVS to my home is over 30 miles away, and not particularly convenient. Lots of other people had the same problem, so the union renegotiated, and they dropped the CVS requirement. Never been in one, but I've heard more than one comedian say that CVS receipts are really long for some reason. That's all I know about them.
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Sep 15, 2022 05:29
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Yeah you can go in to buy a stick of gum and end up with 4.5ft of receipt covered in coupons for 20c off tampons and poo poo. Sometimes you'd get a straight up $5 off your next shop buried in there though so you had to check them every time.
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Sep 15, 2022 07:09
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Some CVS have a machine near the door where you can scan your loyalty card thing before you start shopping and it will print you out a five foot copy of all the current coupons.
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Sep 16, 2022 00:48
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somebodys gotta buy that stuff. why not me
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BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:Some CVS have a machine near the door where you can scan your loyalty card thing before you start shopping and it will print you out a five foot copy of all the current coupons. have they heard of phone apps?
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:Yes but no fresh meat or produce or fresh-baked anything, they just have lots of packaged stuff and dairy staples. Also everything is way, way, way expensive. I don't know who is buying these things at these stores, that's why I made this thread I think the ones in SF sell pineapples and [old] sushi
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Sep 16, 2022 01:18
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I always chose a printed receipt at CVS. I haven’t bought toilet paper for over a decade.
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Wendigee posted:have they heard of phone apps? Well then what would the comedians make fun of without the long rear end receipts?
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Kirk Vikernes posted:I always chose a printed receipt at CVS. I haven’t bought toilet paper for over a decade. opening SMARTEST lifehacks thread asap
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