Cvs removing physical barriers at checkout so customers can buy candybars

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How much more of this are we going to tolerate?
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I don't get it. Does that mean there will be no counter to put the prescription or items on? People will be able to walk right into the pharmacy?

Weren't they going to remove candy and junk food from all stores a couple years ago?
 
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WVUPharm2007 said:
Yup. Had the tables removed this morning. Now less than 6 feet away from customers. Thanks for risking my life to sell candy bars.
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Can you post a pic? I still don't understand. Where does the cash register go? I thought the whole point of a counter was to prevent a robber from reaching over and grabbing the cash.
 
and whats wrong with that? Sales are down, and CVS needs to make money so its stock price stays up... theres no shortage of pharmacists
 
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mentos said:
Can you post a pic? I still don't understand. Where does the cash register go? I thought the whole point of a counter was to prevent a robber from reaching over and grabbing the cash.
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They put these tables in between the end of the counter and the customer in order to create a 6 foot barrier between employee and customer. This blocked candy bars. So they removed the tables. The customer is now 2-3 feet from the employee.
 
WVUPharm2007 said:
They put these tables in between the end of the counter and the customer in order to create a 6 foot barrier between employee and customer. This blocked candy bars. So they removed the tables. The customer is now 2-3 feet from the employee.
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Money from candy bars > your life
 
zelman said:

Walmart doesn’t have candy by the registers, but same setup as this. The candy is hidden under the table.
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Maybe this is just the merchandiser in me from back when I worked as a grocery manager but it seems to me that it would take nothing at all to put some candy pop up displays under there.
 
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So I take it this plan to remove candy at registers never happened?

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CVS stores to remove candy displays at checkout counter

CVS has announced plans to remove candy displayed at its checkout counter, and replace them with healthier choices.
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Can't you guys just put the tables back yourselves and put the candy on the tables?
 
zelman said:
I’d just stay 6 feet from the customers. If they walk to the counter, I walk away. Easy peasy.
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Can't do that if the register is closer than 6 ft though. Assuming they pay with cash.
 
owlegrad said:
Eh they did stop sell cigarettes.
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That was a pretty big deal. Not sure if it was some elaborate long term plan to save money in the long run via the Aetna acquisition or something.
 
Dr Wario said:
How much more of this are we going to tolerate?
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You will tolerate all of it for as long as your boss says. CVS pharmacists are some of the most powerless, non-caring professionals in the planet. Their DM will say jump and they'll say how high.
 
BenJammin said:
You will tolerate all of it for as long as your boss says. CVS pharmacists are some of the most powerless, non-caring professionals in the planet. Their DM will say jump and they'll say how high.
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Many of us are paid over $150,000 per year. It's simply golden handcuffs.
 
mentos said:
That was a pretty big deal. Not sure if it was some elaborate long term plan to save money in the long run via the Aetna acquisition or something.
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It was so Caremark could offer lower copays to patients who used pharmacies that didn’t sell tobacco.
 
zelman said:
It was so Caremark could offer lower copays to patients who used pharmacies that didn’t sell tobacco.
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I'm surprised Caremark doesn't require all scripts to be filled at CVS.
 
mentos said:
I'm surprised Caremark doesn't require all scripts to be filled at CVS.
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They just about require you to do so, since going out of network requires the patient to pay higher copays, make frequent opt-out calls, etc.
 
WVUPharm2007 said:
Many of us are paid over $150,000 per year. It's simply golden handcuffs.
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Many of us are paid over 150 k? Not anymore. With the change in cvs pharmacy business hours most staff pharmacists only work 34 hours every week.
 
mentos said:
I'm surprised Caremark doesn't require all scripts to be filled at CVS.
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Had few people transferred their profile to cvs. I asked them if they called to opt out of mail order/ cvs. They said they did but they were told to use Caremark or cvs.

Not sure how this is even legal.
 
WVUPharm2007 said:
Hell, getting paid $120k for only having to work 34 hours a week is even better.
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Hum. What is the hourly rate in your area? To Make 120 k while working 34 hours one will have to make 68 dollars per hour
 
ancienbon said:
Hum. What is the hourly rate in your area? To Make 120 k while working 34 hours one will have to make 68 dollars per hour
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More than that for staff in CA. The old rate.

New grads, you are lucky if you get $60 here. Nah, you are lucky if you can snag a part time job with no guarantee hours.
 
WVUPharm2007 said:
Hell, getting paid $120k for only having to work 34 hours a week is even better.
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That's me right now doing per diem. My hours were cut recently, but since I get paid $20/hr + than cvs, I'm still a happy camper.
 
aznkukuboi said:
That's me right now doing per diem. My hours were cut recently, but since I get paid $20/hr + than cvs, I'm still a happy camper.
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How many hours were cut? Weren't you making like 196k or something?
 
If they sneeze towards you, 6 feet isn’t gonna cut it
 
mentos said:
How many hours were cut? Weren't you making like 196k or something?
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Yea I was making that much at cvs. I left for a per diem position elsewhere now making over 90/hr.
 
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