New piped in CVS store music

[WVUPharm2007]

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Is this nationwide?

WTF is this crap? I feel like I'm at some sort of new age spa facility run by a middle aged hippy woman named Flower or something.

It's worse than elevator music. It is legitimately agitating the customers. How bad is your store music when random people mention how bizarre and terrible it is when picking up their meds.

 

[owlegrad]

But will there be more then Rudolph the red nosed reindeer for Christmas music?

 

[mentos]

Aw no more Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, etc? I genuinely like that old school music they used to play. Except the Locomotion song, that drove me nuts.

 

[Wickett]

My store installed a TV in the pharmacy waiting room recently. It plays really loud ads all day, and every 5 minutes there's a song for an HIV med that plays. It could be worse.

 

[confettiflyer]

It’s probably cheaper.

Whoever came up with that idea will get a raise.

Don’t hate the player, hate the game.


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[zelman]

It’s probably cheaper.

Whoever came up with that idea will get a raise.

Don’t hate the player, hate the game.


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You know what’s even cheaper? Silence.

 

[mentos]

Do they still have that annoying robo call voice? "One pharmacy call, two pharmacy calls, lane one". I still have PTSD from that.

 

[WVUPharm2007]

Do they still have that annoying robo call voice? "One pharmacy call, two pharmacy calls, lane one". I still have PTSD from that.

They will never get rid of that.

 

[Dred Pirate]

Do they still have that annoying robo call voice? "One pharmacy call, two pharmacy calls, lane one". I still have PTSD from that.

so ficking true - I walked into a store with my wife when we were dating and I heart "3 pharmacy calls" and apparently I just froze - she said the look on my face was priceless - so glad I don't have to hear that anymore

 

[meltyblend]

This is going to sound pretty sad but at one point the phone system in my store broke and it didn't shout "1 pharmacy call, 2 pharmacy call" despite the phone ringing. I had to check the phone every once in a while to make sure the light wasn't blinking. Somehow, that gave me more anxiety and dread than the stupid voice.

Another fun story. The music for my store was wonky for more than a week. It didn't play any of the usual CVS music or commercial. Instead it cycled through 10-30 secs of random songs with a very wide range of genres. One moment you're listening to classical music and suddenly it's playing "No Diggity" before it moved on to that Frozen song.

 

[lord999]

You know what’s even cheaper? Silence.

No, down tempo and minor keys drive sales up.

https://www.academia.edu/1151588/It_is_all_in_the_mix_The_interactive_effect_of_music_tempo_and_mode_on_in-store_sales

I kept up with the literature in this because I used to really hate a particular song in Walgreens.

 

[mentos]

No, down tempo and minor keys drive sales up.

https://www.academia.edu/1151588/It_is_all_in_the_mix_The_interactive_effect_of_music_tempo_and_mode_on_in-store_sales

I kept up with the literature in this because I used to really hate a particular song in Walgreens.

Those Walgreens ads were so annoying. Still can't get that song out of my head.

 

[confettiflyer]

I’m glad I’m not the only one with one pharmacy call PTSD (you know you all read that in the robo voice).

Also I was going to comment about music driving sales but was beat to it, good on ya mate.


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[deleted562805]

Is this nationwide?

WTF is this crap? I feel like I'm at some sort of new age spa facility run by a middle aged hippy woman named Flower or something.

It's worse than elevator music. It is legitimately agitating the customers. How bad is your store music when random people mention how bizarre and terrible it is when picking up their meds.

What is the music like now. Justin Beiber kind of music? Yuck

 

[WVUPharm2007]

What is the music like now. Justin Beiber kind of music? Yuck

If describe it as weird, new age instrumental.