CVS Chat Thread

the 4/20 will be gone soon anyway

Really? Did I miss something?

Got hassled about my $4 off $20 coupons tonight. I was doing two transactions, using one on each. The cashier asked if I had two cards to which I replied yes. Then he chastised me twice about having multiple cards. Not really sure if this is something you can complain about since CVS hasn't really given a firm answer about legitimacy of using the $4/$20....

I'm sure some of you know this already, some may not or not even care, but since I found this out, I quit drinking these beverages.

Mountain Dew. The oh so sweet is it yellow? is it green? nectar of the geek gods and fuel for gamers has flame retardant in it. Yup. Mountain Dew, along with 10 percent of sodas in the US, contains brominated vegetable oil (BVO), a flame retardant chemical banned in Europe and Japan. The flame retardant, BVO, is currently listed as an ingredient in various citrus soft drinks such as: Mountain Dew, Squirt, Fanta Orange, Sunkist Pineapple, Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange, Powerade Strawberry Lemonade and Fresca Original Citrus. But why and what for? According to the Environmental Health News, BVO contains "bromine atoms which weigh down the citrus flavoring so it mixes with sugar water" instead of floating to the top. Basically, BVO gives soda more consistent flavoring. That sounds good! But BVO is also added to polystyrene foam cushions in furniture and plastics in electronics because BVO can slow down the chemical reactions that cause a fire. Yuck. Is that what we want to be drinking? So how the hell if BVO is banned in foods in Europe and Japan, does BVO still exist here? Well, back in 1977, the FDA set what they thought was a "safe" limit for BVO in sodas and soda companies have been allowed to use BVO ever since. Seriously! That's the only reason! Scientists believe that the data the FDA looked at in the 1970s is outdated (ya think?) and that BVO needs a closer look. The EHN says:
After a few extreme soda binges—not too far from what many gamers regularly consume—a few patients have needed medical attention for skin lesions, memory loss and nerve disorders, all symptoms of overexposure to bromine. Other studies suggest that BVO could be building up in human tissues, just like other brominated compounds such as flame retardants. In mouse studies, big doses caused reproductive and behavioral problems.
As if we needed more reason to learn that soda is terrible for us.

Manager rolled her eyes at me yesterday. I bought some chocolate milk on Saturday (sales price in ad was $3.99). I didn't notice till I got home that it rang up at $4.89. So, I brought my receipt back. They seemed to have a bit of trouble figuring out what to do (since the ad was no longer active) and then she said something about ringing it up as a missed coupon or something. But, before that, she said, "So, you're saying we owe you 90 cents." I could tell the roll of the eye was to say, "You get so much stuff from us for free and you're going to complain about 90 cents." I told the cashier, "She's giving me a hard time about getting my dollar back - but you see what I can buy with a dollar." (as I paid $1.45 for my entire bag.) I didn't appreciate the attitude...

Manager rolled her eyes at me yesterday. I bought some chocolate milk on Saturday (sales price in ad was $3.99). I didn't notice till I got home that it rang up at $4.89. So, I brought my receipt back. They seemed to have a bit of trouble figuring out what to do (since the ad was no longer active) and then she said something about ringing it up as a missed coupon or something. But, before that, she said, "So, you're saying we owe you 90 cents." I could tell the roll of the eye was to say, "You get so much stuff from us for free and you're going to complain about 90 cents." I told the cashier, "She's giving me a hard time about getting my dollar back - but you see what I can buy with a dollar." (as I paid $1.45 for my entire bag.) I didn't appreciate the attitude...

Went to my one of the CVS's I frequent and bought a few items that produced ECBs and when the receipt printed the cashier wrote on the receipt next to each ECB producing item "got $7 ECB can't return" and "got $3 ECB can't return". I was in a rush because the store was closing so didn't ask her (long line behind me) I'm just wondering if this is new as it has never happened to me before. I do no plan on returning these items but I thought it was really strange. I coupon there about once a week and don't return much (maybe a handful of times because items were miss tagged) But I hope I am not on their watch list since I personally think I coupon responsibly and I don't clear their shelves.

Went to my one of the CVS's I frequent and bought a few items that produced ECBs and when the receipt printed the cashier wrote on the receipt next to each ECB producing item "got $7 ECB can't return" and "got $3 ECB can't return". I was in a rush because the store was closing so didn't ask her (long line behind me) I'm just wondering if this is new as it has never happened to me before. I do no plan on returning these items but I thought it was really strange. I coupon there about once a week and don't return much (maybe a handful of times because items were miss tagged) But I hope I am not on their watch list since I personally think I coupon responsibly and I don't clear their shelves.

Went to my one of the CVS's I frequent and bought a few items that produced ECBs and when the receipt printed the cashier wrote on the receipt next to each ECB producing item "got $7 ECB can't return" and "got $3 ECB can't return". I was in a rush because the store was closing so didn't ask her (long line behind me) I'm just wondering if this is new as it has never happened to me before. I do no plan on returning these items but I thought it was really strange. I coupon there about once a week and don't return much (maybe a handful of times because items were miss tagged) But I hope I am not on their watch list since I personally think I coupon responsibly and I don't clear their shelves.

I know in our area, we have one lady who has over twenty cards, and goes from store to store getting the free after extra bucks items, and she ALWAYS returns them with 45 days. She did over $1000 in returns at 6 different stores. All of the FAEBS Black Friday items.