l******r
发帖数: 4021 | 1 Walgreens prices vary as much as 55% at some stores, study finds
Shop at the wrong Walgreens and you could end up paying significantly more t
han if you'd bought the exact same items at a store on the other side of tow
n, a recent study found.
While some price variation occurs at Rite Aid (RAD, Fortune 500) and CVS (CV
S, Fortune 500), Walgreens (WAG, Fortune 500) was the worst offender, with a
single item costing as much as 55% more depending on a store's location, ac
cording to a study of 485 drugstore locations in New York, Los Angeles, Oran
ge County, Calif., and Dallas-Forth Worth by the National Consumers League a
nd labor union coalition Change to Win.
The study was based on the listed prices for a basket of 25 items, ranging f
rom Tropicana Pure Premium orange juice to Huggies "Little Movers" diapers.
Depending on the city, the chain was up to five times more likely to have st
ore locations in the same market that charged different prices.
"It's a wake-up call I think for consumers," said Sally Greenberg, executive
director of the National Consumers League "The expectation is that you're g
oing to have the same prices within a chain."
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In Dallas-Fort Worth, for example, Walgreens shoppers could pay $3 more for
Folgers coffee depending on the location they chose or $3.50 extra for cold
medication.
In New York City, a box of 10 Claritin allergy tablets cost anywhere from $1
0.49 to $15.99 depending on the Walgreens store. The same bottle of eye drop
s, meanwhile, cost $9.99 at a location in Queens and $15.49 a subway ride aw
ay on 57th street in Manhattan.
The differences can add up. The basket of 25 items cost $38 -- or nearly 20%
-- more at a Walgreens' flagship in New York City than it typically cost at
other nearby locations.
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Walgreens spokesman Jim Graham said in a statement that the store's prices r
eflect the company's cost of doing business in different neighborhoods.
"Costs can vary from one location to another, even when they are a few block
s apart in dense urban areas, based on the store's cost of real estate, its
hours of operation including whether it is open 24 hours, labor costs and th
e number of customers it serves each day, among other factors," he said.
Related: CVS charges $133 more than Costco for generic drug
Price ranges of at least 20% were found among products at CVS stores, but su
ch large price disparities were much less frequent than at Walgreens. At Rit
e Aid, "virtually no products" had that large of a price difference, accordi
ng to the study.
CVS said that prices may vary at different stores based on local competition
and other operational factors. Rite Aid did not respond to requests for com
ment.
To conduct the study, researchers checked prices at Walgreens, CVS and Rite
Aid stores in New York City, Los Angeles and Orange County and Walgreens and
CVS stores in Dallas-Fort Worth. There are no Rite Aid stores in Dallas-For
t Worth.
Want to find the store with the best prices? Follow these tips from the Nati
onal Consumers League.
Ask about price matching: While they won't be able to match online prices, m
anagers are often able to match prices from other store locations of the sam
e chain. |
D******e
发帖数: 11265 | 2 it is very true.
我买婴儿安抚奶嘴，这家黑店卖６。４９
CVS卖５。９９， HEB 3.79
WALMART 3.79 |
l*****u
发帖数: 12114 | 3 老油你又顽皮，挣那么多还注意奶嘴价钱？
【在 D******e 的大作中提到】
: it is very true.
: 我买婴儿安抚奶嘴，这家黑店卖６。４９
: CVS卖５。９９， HEB 3.79
: WALMART 3.79
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D******e
发帖数: 11265 | |
D******e
发帖数: 11265 | 5
不是，是我发现的。到不是可以去省钱。
【在 l*****u 的大作中提到】
: 老油你又顽皮，挣那么多还注意奶嘴价钱？
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l******r
发帖数: 4021 | 6 都来short它吧，看它还敢这么黑心
【在 D******e 的大作中提到】
: 这个婴儿温度计， 黑店卖４９。９９
: 亚麻迅 ３０。９９
: 扣死扣２８。９９
: http://www.amazon.com/Exergen-Temporal-Artery-Thermometer-TAT-2
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D******e
发帖数: 11265 | 7
真的没见过这么黑的。
【在 l******r 的大作中提到】
: 都来short它吧，看它还敢这么黑心
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c*****1
发帖数: 2460 | 8 俺一般都用ShopSavvy 或者RedLaser扫一下。 |
l******r
发帖数: 4021 | 9 很奇怪，这家店怎么生存的？股价还一直挺平稳。这个消息一出来，估计这支股票要往
下走了。是不是应该买点远期put？
【在 D******e 的大作中提到】
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: 真的没见过这么黑的。
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D******e
发帖数: 11265 | 10
本地傻逼鬼子似乎根本不在乎，就在忽远近。
【在 l******r 的大作中提到】
: 很奇怪，这家店怎么生存的？股价还一直挺平稳。这个消息一出来，估计这支股票要往
: 下走了。是不是应该买点远期put？
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l*****u
发帖数: 3918 | 11 我以前一直觉得CVS和walgreen是骗子，老打折，哭胖还满天飞。没想到一炒股，非常
吃惊地发现这俩股价还不低。。。 |
s********i
发帖数: 17328 | 12 cvs和walgreen这种都属于小区的便民店，当然要贵些，去这些店就是图个方便而不是
便宜。 |
l******r
发帖数: 4021 | 13 这消息一出来，是不是得对股价有点儿影响？
【在 D******e 的大作中提到】
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: 本地傻逼鬼子似乎根本不在乎，就在忽远近。
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t******o
发帖数: 6493 | 14 walgreen， cvs是药店。主要收入是药。小东西卖贵点没关系 |
s********i
发帖数: 17328 | 15 娃在哭得时候，你去买奶嘴首先考虑的是远近而不是价钱。
【在 D******e 的大作中提到】
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: 本地傻逼鬼子似乎根本不在乎，就在忽远近。
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f*********o
发帖数: 329 | 16 去pennysaver看看我都替CVS捏把汗~~~~~~-。-
【在 l*****u 的大作中提到】
: 我以前一直觉得CVS和walgreen是骗子，老打折，哭胖还满天飞。没想到一炒股，非常
: 吃惊地发现这俩股价还不低。。。
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l*****u
发帖数: 3918 | 17 没错啊，后来我想明白了，应该是羊毛出在羊身上，这些促销其实都是厂家流血。
【在 f*********o 的大作中提到】
: 去pennysaver看看我都替CVS捏把汗~~~~~~-。-
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