CVS/Pharmacy or Walgreen’s?
Why does it seem every industry has two main competitors and one weaker third? Coke-Pepsi. McDonald’s-Burger King. Nabisco-Keebler. Bryer’s-Eddy’s. Kroger-Safeway. CVS/Pharmacy-Walgreen’s.
When it comes to drug stores, which store do you frequent most and why? Here are some variables you can select from:
Location
Price
Service
Decor
Sunday advertisements
Selection
Image
Products I want
Website
Downloadable coupons
Loyalty program
Last Friday night we went to the local market to buy lunch for Saturday. Ice cream sounded good so we bought a tub of Eddy’s light (amazing how they downsized it by 25% but kept the price the same) for $5.99. I knew it was expensive but we were there.
Sunday I saw Target advertise the same ice cream 3/$7 and Walgreen’s 2/$5. Does price or convenience matter to you on a Friday night?
Happy Monday!
June 29th, 2009 at 11:09 am
I look through all the sales papers for the items I want and I price compare. I will even go to two or three different stores if they have a few items on sale that are on my list. In the past, I have just bought all the items at one store since I was already there but when I got home, I was mad at myself for overspending. I am on a budget so every sale price definitely matters with me. As for location, there is just about every store imaginable all within 2 miles from me.
June 29th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
On a Friday night…convenience is the key. I am usually on my way to some function and I am not going to go from store to store looking for the best bargain. As for my regular shopping trip, I will bring in the ads from comptetors’ stores and ask them to price match. That way, I get the sale price w/o having to run around.
June 29th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
I do try and check out the price’s and then go to the store that I’ll get the most savings. This is only when I’m really tight for money.
Mainly I go to CVS, Kroger and the local farm market because they are very close to home.
But if it’s a friday night it I wanted some ice cream. I would go to the nearest store and pay what ever it cost.
June 29th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
One of the benifits of working for an organization that encourages a healthy lifestyle, is that I am not on any prescription medications. So, on the rare occasion that I do visit a CVS, Walgreens or Rite-Aid, it’s just to pick up the ubiquitous greeting card that I forgot to buy from another store.
June 29th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
I am a CVS-Busch’s/Harvest Fresh shopper. And on occasion I do visit the local Orchard 10. All those stores are pretty close to my house, and they usually have fairly cheap prices. So it’s nice.
June 29th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
I only buy prescriptions and medicine at Drug stores. For everything else I will go to Target.
June 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
I’m a CVS girl for prescriptions and the occasional odd’s and end’s… but along with Tina, I am obsessed with Target– I do Meijer for their organic stuff. Lucky for me, I hate ice cream so on a Friday night you’ll never catch me anywhere trying to buy it.
June 29th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
I have to say, location is the big thing with me. As they always say LOCATION..LOCATION…LOCATION…
Next would be Products I want then price.
June 29th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
I am a convenience shopper especially for every day items like groceries. I just buy what I need and don’t look at the price too closely. I just don’t have the time to check out the prices. I do research pricing on larger purchases such as home electronics. I usually do this on the Internet to save time.
As for CVS, once in a while for prescriptions only but I prefer to fill my prescriptions at Target because I can shop for other things that I need while the prescription is filled. They are also fantastic for children’s prescriptions. The bottle of liquid meds has a small hole and you use a syringe to dispense the medication…very convenient. When you go to CVS they give you a syringe that is 2 inches shorter than the bottle and it becomes a bit of a challenge to get the meds out towards the end.