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[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I stopped going to Walmart for that reason.

I remember as a kid in Mexico, you had to go make a line at the store. When you finally got to the desk, you would ask for what you wanted to buy. Lol, needles to say that's exactly how it still works in small local stores. Its a little like buying cigarettes at the gas station, but for everything minus the ID.

That's not good for business, but hey, it's been decades of my life and they're still working like that. Maybe there's something to it? I hate it though. I would never shop there unless it was the last place on earth.

[–] Joeffect@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

My local Walmart has locked up the Lego sets... I mean I get it they aren't cheap especially recently... But come on...

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Walgreens is why I joined Dollar shave club years ago. Nothing like needing to flag down an employee to fetch another employee who can unlock the razorblades.

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[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Personally it's the pricetage that always stopped me from shopping there. Walgreens is consistently the most expensive option for pretty much their entire inventory compared to the 6 chains within half a mile that sell the exact same shit.

[–] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This. Walgreens is bad, CVS is even worse. I refuse to pay for convenience. Even if it's just one thing I need; if it's $5 at the cvs down the street and $2 at the Walmart 3 miles away through city traffic, I'm waiting til I need a few things and going to the Walmart every time. If for nothing else than the principle of it all. Eat shit CVS.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

If you want a chuckle, look at their OTC meds and calculate price per milligram.

CostOfBottle / (#PillsPerBottle * #MgPerPill)

Do this for all the basic meds you keep in your home.

Now go to Costco or Sams or something and do it again. No shit, the difference is 100-fold sometimes, especially if you compare things like name brand (aka Tylenol) at Walgreens to generic (aka Kirkland's "Acetaminophen"). Turning it even more extreme, look at the little single-dose pouches they sell at the checkstand - folks are literally paying the same at Walgreens for like 2 pills as they are at Costco for a bottle of 500 of the same dose.

It's fucking wild.

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Exactly. Their ONLY virtue is convenience. Either you're there for a prescription and buy something because you're already there, or you're just looking to do a quick stop. They're basically a glorified convenience store that happens to have a pharmacy attached. Their prices are high, but they do have convenience on their side. You don't have to walk across half a mile of parking before getting to the front door. You don't have to walk into a giant warehouse store that corrals you into shopping in a giant counterclockwise loop. Walgreens does have the convenience option over shopping at a big grocery store.

And this is what is so bone-headed about these locking cases. Again, their ONLY advantage is convenience. If they're going to slow things down by putting a bunch of barriers between me and the things I want, I might as well just spend the same amount of time, go to the full-sized grocery store, and save some money.

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

In the Bay Area, I saw stores with gates and turnstiles which are presumably intended to make running out of the store harder, especially for someone holding a lot of stuff. I wonder if they work any better.

One store I went to there even had a guy letting people in one by one after looking them over, like a bouncer.


This logic frustrates me:

these claims were unfounded, with a mere 23 shoplifting incidents occurring between 2018 and 2021, according to police records

That's less than one shoplifter a month, which is obviously not an accurate count.

The police barely even respond to shootings. Are they going to do anything if you call them and report someone stealing a box of shaving supplies? Why bother even trying to report that?

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[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Walgreens is God awful, 25 min In line for a prescription yesterday and everything is locked up.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Walgreens decided that underpaying and understaffing the pharmacy is their new secret to profitability.

It's one of the faster enshitifications I've seen. Last time I had a prescription filled at Walgreens, I had plenty of time in line to realize that my stupid shopping choice could also actually get me killed this time.

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