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04-22-2008, 01:18:38 AM
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| |  Re: Walgreen's: $25 Walgreens Gift Card with any transferred prescription
oooohhh, oooohhh There is a Walgreen next door to my job...I am going to go and buy something...like umm I dunno but something...I actually need...I have been holding on to a new script that I actually need because WHAT...I can't bring myself to fill it without a coupon...
How crazy is that  |
04-22-2008, 01:37:20 AM
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| | Re: Walgreen's: $25 Walgreens Gift Card with any transferred prescription
What state do you live in? I think the catalina I traded for said excluding NY, NJ, Ar, and Puerto Rico or something like that. Quote:
Originally Posted by chaoticfun  I just wanted to add a comment here about what happened to me....I got my hands on one of these coupons for Walgreens, took it with my script to transfer, and the manager and pharmacy staff were clueless about it. After about 20 minutes of reading the fine print and talking about the bar code, etc....they said it should work and that my script would be ready the next day (not common script so the wait was expected) and to bring the coupon back then.
So, I head back in the next day to pick it up and use my coupon....and when they tried to scan it the machine refused it. After a couple of phone calls and another 20 minute wait...they told me it wouldn't work. I went ahead and paid for the script (had to have it!) and left...fuming! I called their customer service and explained it all...they looked into it...and called me back. Turns out, giving someone a gift card (or other such incentive) for transfering a prescription is ILLEGAL in my state. I told them that it was fine if it didn't work, but that I was out the time, gas, etc for the whole deal AND that the script cost me more at their store than where I had been filling it previously! In the end, they refunded me the cost of the script.
In the fine print, it does say "except where prohibited by law"....so if you are going to use one of these in a trade...be sure that it isn't illegal in your state or in the state of the person you are trading with!
Just thought that might be worth sharing to save somebody else a huge headache... |  |
04-22-2008, 03:52:54 AM
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| | Re: Walgreen's: $25 Walgreens Gift Card with any transferred prescription
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Originally Posted by Micadiva oooohhh, oooohhh There is a Walgreen next door to my job...I am going to go and buy something...like umm I dunno but something...I actually need...I have been holding on to a new script that I actually need because WHAT...I can't bring myself to fill it without a coupon...
How crazy is that | LOL, me too! That is crazy isn't it?!
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04-22-2008, 08:30:06 AM
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| | Re: Walgreen's: $25 Walgreens Gift Card with any transferred prescription
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Originally Posted by prayerbear LOL, me too! That is crazy isn't it?! | yeah I started to get one on ebay this morning(or yesterday) for 2.50,but figured I would try my luck out on a catalina tomorrow or I guess today since it is about 2:30 in the morning.What am I still doing up,I have to take the kids to school in the morning and have a ton of stuff to do tomorrow or I guess today.
Well, then again, I don't know.Does walgreens do the 4.00 generic thing? or are they still way behind cvs at doing things? |
04-22-2008, 02:38:34 PM
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| | Re: Walgreen's: $25 Walgreens Gift Card with any transferred prescription
I am in Arkansas....I did notice that a $10 Target transfer coupon was in our local Target ad this past Sunday and that it specifically says that its is not valid in Arkansas....so that was a move in the right direction by these pharmacies! I mean, seriously, who knows all the prescription drug laws off the top of their head??? I was really disappointed that the pharmacists (2 of them!) did not know it would be illegal... |
04-22-2008, 02:53:06 PM
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Posts: 41
| | Re: Walgreen's: $25 Walgreens Gift Card with any transferred prescription
Quote:
Originally Posted by chaoticfun I just wanted to add a comment here about what happened to me....I got my hands on one of these coupons for Walgreens, took it with my script to transfer, and the manager and pharmacy staff were clueless about it. After about 20 minutes of reading the fine print and talking about the bar code, etc....they said it should work and that my script would be ready the next day (not common script so the wait was expected) and to bring the coupon back then.
So, I head back in the next day to pick it up and use my coupon....and when they tried to scan it the machine refused it. After a couple of phone calls and another 20 minute wait...they told me it wouldn't work. I went ahead and paid for the script (had to have it!) and left...fuming! I called their customer service and explained it all...they looked into it...and called me back. Turns out, giving someone a gift card (or other such incentive) for transfering a prescription is ILLEGAL in my state. I told them that it was fine if it didn't work, but that I was out the time, gas, etc for the whole deal AND that the script cost me more at their store than where I had been filling it previously! In the end, they refunded me the cost of the script.
In the fine print, it does say "except where prohibited by law"....so if you are going to use one of these in a trade...be sure that it isn't illegal in your state or in the state of the person you are trading with!
Just thought that might be worth sharing to save somebody else a huge headache... | well I went this morning and bought something hoping for catalina and nothing.She did however tell me to check back later today because most people don't take them and she would save me one.I still don't know if it's gonna be worth it because I have lost a lot of trust in walgreens lately the way some of them try to do things.I'm usually pretty positive about things,but I almost want to say they will only try to give me a gift card for the price of the script. 
maybe not but...different situation,but same headache? |
04-23-2008, 12:20:24 AM
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| | Re: Walgreen's: $25 Walgreens Gift Card with any transferred prescription
Sent a coworker to Walgreens she got a card no problem (we are in Michigan) I go "A big problem" I know it's me...I have made the coupon gods angry...I didn't "actually" have a coupon and neither did she...I coached her in just asking for one and they did it...I "just" asked for one and the "little" girl was so expressedly rude...I called and emailed corporate...all happended yesterday
Corporate called me back today...I simply requested that they train their staff in customer service...and noted CVS didn't have a problem...
The district manager has called my 3 times unforturnately I have been in meetings and I don't talk to anyone after 6 (43yr mom/2yr daughter)
So they are listening...
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