Entries Tagged as 'cvs'

Odd Things in the CVS Eye Care Department

November 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment

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Thought it was strange how this box of Thera Tears Steri Lids was bragging about “Science-Based Lid Hygiene.”

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These eye drops are not too expensive, unless you price them by the quart.

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Hidden Gift Card Costs

October 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments

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Yesterday morning I stopped at CVS before work and bought a Mastercard gift card for an upcoming event. As I was leaving the store I noticed an odd charge on the receipt. Activation Fee? $3.95? Seriously? It never even occurred to me that a gift card might cost more than the face value. Then later on in the day I read this post on Consumerist about the hidden costs in Visa and Mastercard gift cards. Wish I would have read that a few hours sooner!

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CVS, Release the Deodorant

February 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments

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CVS, River North, Chicago

I can’t understand why the CVS on LaSalle & Kinzie has the deodorant displayed like this. You can’t get any deodorant off the shelf. It says “slide” but since they’re all the way down the shelf, there’s no where to slide to. Do they have such a theft problem that now no one can buy deodorant?

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CVS, River North, Chicago

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