CVS called me "why did you transfer your Rx?"

[ksteven]

SD said she emailed about getting gc for transfered and was told it was not allowed in MO, however, my friend down the street said she got one. they live across town from each other. anyone know about MO?

[kdphi_uh]

My CVS Pharmarcy has a big sign that says "no need to transfer your prescription, we take all competitor's coupon." I don't know how many times you can do it per prescription though.

[sablouwho]

Originally Posted by daltregirl

Rite Aid has a $20.00 coupon out this week, but the way I read it ,(and now I will have to re-read it) it can only be done one time per family. Hubby is on 9 different meds a month with another one for his ticker coming next week. I was hoping to be able to do all of them.

In my area, many of the pharmacies are accepting multiples of these coupons DESPITE the "limit" wording. If you reread my OP, you will see that CVS was inviting me to come back and they would just GIVE me a $25 GC on my next prescription, I didn't even need a coupon...

I took some Rx's to the pharmacy counter at Ralph's grocery chain last week with a stack of transfer Rx Q's and asked "How many of these may I use and how often would I be allowed to use them here?" I was expecting that they would tell me I could only use one...then another one in a few more months, etc.

Well, I had 5 prescriptions at the time, 4 new ones and one transfer. The 4 new ones were separated onto two different prescription slips and for the transfer I brought in the bottle with the info. I was told that each slip represented a "transaction" so that I could use 3 coupons (2 for the slips, 1 for the bottle). Again, I had been expecting that I'd only be able to use ONE, so I cannot stress enough how it "pays to ask." Remember, ALL my coupons were for "transfer" (not "new")--but they accepted them anyway. I wasn't expecting them to do this--is was their own decision. But I wound up with $90 in GC at Ralphs. (Plus I still had a few more prescriptions to fill later...) I got an additional $30 GC at CVS, and I have another prescription at Rite Aid that I will pick up soon, so that's another $30...

So if you are comfortable doing so, I really encourage you to at least give it a shot and ASK. You really have nothing to loose and you have a potential $200 to gain, right? I guess it is going to depend on where you live...I'm in a large city and the drug stores have become VERY competitive (thus the point of my OP) vying for customer's prescription business, particularly with CVS taking over the Sav-on chain and doing heay billboard advertising.

Good luck!

[sn1172]

Its good to know that they seperate the rx's by how they are written.I will be forwarding this info to a friend who has to fill several a month! Thanks!

[CurlyGirl]

I have filled 7 new rx's this week because we all got sick in our house..we passed it to each other..and cvs and walgreens would not give any gift cards that said transfers..anyone have luck using these coupons for new rx's?

[too-old-now]

Originally Posted by kdphi_uh

My CVS Pharmarcy has a big sign that says "no need to transfer your prescription, we take all competitor's coupon." I don't know how many times you can do it per prescription though.

My CVS lets me use a CVS or competitor's GC coupon w/ Rx EVERY TIME I REFILL the scripts, whether they cost only $10 or $90. Always ask nicely.

[too-old-now]

Originally Posted by CurlyGirl

I have filled 7 new rx's this week because we all got sick in our house..we passed it to each other..and cvs and walgreens would not give any gift cards that said transfers..anyone have luck using these coupons for new rx's?

Call the CVS pharmacy manager or corporate - explain the situation, especially the volume. I have gotten permission to use "new" coupons on xfers, and vice versa, and I also have had recently expired printables honored.

It pays to ask nicely - it also helps to have a lot of Rx activity, and having 7 Rx's in one week is a lot for anyone.

[CurlyGirl]

Originally Posted by too-old-now

Call the CVS pharmacy manager or corporate - explain the situation, especially the volume. I have gotten permission to use "new" coupons on xfers, and vice versa, and I also have had recently expired printables honored.

It pays to ask nicely - it also helps to have a lot of Rx activity, and having 7 Rx's in one week is a lot for anyone.

Thank you for the response..I will try and call cvs cs tomorrow morning...

[zoeys_mom]

Originally Posted by kierra57

Can I get a giftcard at CVS when I go to get refills? I assume you can only get the $25 giftcard when you TRANSFER only. Anyone tried?

Cvs gives me gift cards for my refills as long as I can bring in a competitor coupon. I have given them Kroger, Target and Randalls transferred script coupons and they have given me the gift card everytime. Manager of pharmacy told me they will continue to do so to not lose the business to other pharmacies. HTH

[debracryer]

We have 7 scripts a month. last month I used 3 of the CVS coupons at Target. They were for Transferred or new scripts. I used them for the new ones and one on a refill script that was already there. When I went back to use a 4th one the pharamcist would not let me use the transferred script. Said they only accept for new ones ???? The other pharmacist did not care. LOL So I took 4 scripts and transferred them to CVS. Got $100 of GC.

I have to do each one separately since it says limit one per person per visit, but for $175 a month, I can spare a little gas!! LOL