What Is Going On At CVS? | Retail Archaeology

[@RetailArchaeology]

Here is actual FountainCam footage of the fountains I took pictures of with the single use camera: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3mZl4ivYtStpLM

[@xavierwalko4175]

Now for a video on the end of Party City and Big Lots.

[@maqaroon]

As an European, CVS has always been a favourite must-visit store every time I go to the US. It's so quintessentially American. Just for comparison, the medicine market is so heavily regulated in Austria that you cannot purchase a single pill without personally speaking to a pharmacist. Pharmacies are tiny shops where you can only pick up medicine, both prescription and non-prescription. The doses are also tiny...you pay around $10 for a blister pack of 6 ibuprofens. The first time seeing a bottle of 200 Advils just sitting on a shelf was utterly mind boggling. We used to buy those as souvenirs.

[@ChrisLee66]

You would LOVE Mexico then. They have even the prescriptions classified meds practically over the counter and legal.

[@MP112791]

you'd love the bulk warehouse stores like costco.

[@Larry]

Not even Aspirin?

[@TheEgg185]

Come move to America. TRUMP will be our president again. 😊

[@mind-of-neo]

Jeez, i had no idea it was that bad in Austria. My sincere condolences to all you having to put up with that. i think our American system is far too restrictive to consumers (and ironically not enough to corporations), if i went to Austria my head would explode. lol.

[@stevec404]

The prices on most of their inventory is BEYOND ridiculously high. I never go there.

[@SlumberBear2k]

yeah if you download the app you "save" money, but even then it's still bought at a markup.

[@SSSNoOne]

I don't either. They are way too expensive.

[@february4206]

Same here. Plus mine never has what I need in stock. Just not worth it.

[@whattheflimflam]

I think they're colluding with the healthcare companies... because I can only use my HSA card there aside from the doctor's office. I use it to buy necessary vitamins and prescriptions. But aside from that, I never buy anything there. Every other store is cheaper

[@elvia3068]

Right and the employees are rude.

[@MonoBeez]

There is a handful of people who are used to shopping at CVS after picking up their prescriptions, purchasing things regardless of the price, according to their routine. I am convinced that is one of the only things keeping CVS afloat right now until those people pass on.

[@AnotherTruth]

I agree with you. I go to my local CVS because of the people who work there I like them and I like talking to them and seeing how they’re going, but I also get deals with the care pass and it is convenient to go to especially when I need to get my vitamins right away or I have to pick up a gallon of milk or have to buy, a greeting card. I mean it’s not something I go to for routine shopping, but I’m there pretty regularly but not for prescriptions.

[@mm-xu5df]

Cvs picnic Consisting of medication

[@mm-xu5df]

Cvs was always expensive

[@MonoBeez]

​@BoobyHill-z7d they are on doordash too so they get a lot of orders for them for that reason, especially alcohol orders

[@fireorb2]

I'm one of those there's a CVS literally around the corner and much closer than the Walgreens from me. I use the app, apply coupons. Honestly it doesn't feel bad to me with location wise.

[@Lack_of_response]

I pick up my UPS packages at CVS. takes a while to find an employee., but it is a nice layer of defense against porch pirates

[@tek_lynx4225]

bad idea they leave them unguarded and at the front of the store. CVS is my local drop off point for UPS and I would never use it.

[@foxyfoxington2651]

Y'arrr....

[@larrylaffer3246]

Didn't know you could pick 📦 from somewhere like that. I know you can usually drop them off. My local NAPA branch is a UPS Drop-Off.

[@nobeac]

@@foxyfoxington2651 lol

[@david94085]

I pick up UPS packages at CVS that require a signature and I know I won't be home to sign. Never been a problem

[@PAHighlander24]

I’m definitely dating myself by saying this, but I remember when almost every drugstore had a soda fountain for ice cream and custom flavored sodas, and a huge magazine and newspaper rack, and a vacuum tube testing machine.

[@SuperChicken666]

My hometown had only one drug store for years, and I can still taste the milkshakes.😊

[@The_Food_Police]

That must have been great. If we tried doing that now, it would get destroyed almost immediately.

[@fyom]

Lemon phosphate soda

[@everyusernameistakenomfg]

What is a vacuum tube testing machine??

[@sickofcrap8992]

Those were the days! They actually had employees to help you, too! Hook's, Haag, and Rexall were the best drugstores in our area, back in the day.

[@rwdplz1]

CVS trying to make massive profits becoming a pharma monopoly, and running its stores like Dollar stores.

[@elizabethwitt2621]

Dollar stores but with highly inflated prices.

[@kuhntzzz]

former CVS employee here. I left for a few reasons, but one of the main ones was the cleanliness of the store. the coolers were full of mold, there was mold and water damage on the ceiling panels, and every week when i'd do outdates there was somehow more expired stuff than the last time i looked (i'm talking like 1-2 years past expiration date). not to mention a rat problem, me and some of the pharmacists were constantly finding rat droppings on the break room tables lol. my store specifically had a 'seasonal' section, which was where we just threw a bunch of junk we didnt know what to do with. like, random pool/sand toys, shoes, and a tiny little shelf towards the back of the isle with random kid's toys. but if you tried to scan the items it would tell you they weren't on the planogram, and for some reason we never made planos for them despite a store inspector coming in telling us to. and it seems like a lot of people in the comments are talking about how its a little hard to track down an employee. this is because CVS as a company is notorious for its stores having staffing issues. pretty soon after i got hired it would just be me on the floor and a manager doing stuff in the office. my store was pretty big, so i was running around all over the place. likely, its probably just that one employee there. surprisingly though, my location had people coming in specifically to get photos developed and printed. it was actually my favorite part of the job, grabbing people's photo orders and putting them together and using the shitty kiosk lol. my store at least also offered a service for passport photos. that was also incredibly fun to do. i also get my medication from CVS, and thats really all i go there for. sometimes i'll kill two birds with one stone and grab some toiletries there or something too, but typically i go to target for that.

[@vanillac0keh3ad]

They purposefully understaff to save money and just expect the little staff they do have to pick up the slack. Its gross and post-pandemmy most stores have followed that blueprint. Including department stores

[@RobertFuhriman]

I also quit CVS for the same reason- right down to the cooler mold and expired food. Whenever I covered a shift at a different location my favorite thing to do was fill up like three shopping carts worth of expired food.

[@metrimoose748]

I have the same exact experience lol. They do not have staffing together whatsoever. it always shocked me with how many people came in to take their passport photos probably the most enjoyable part of working there

[@denise8401234]

i buy a lot of photos at CVS its cheap and easy send it to the printer from your phone and they have deals on them alot 29 cent prints sometimes . I pick them up its awesome also vitamins thats about all i buy there

[@johnmurdoch8534]

Cvs doesnt give a shit about thwir staff at all ..they prefer promotiny "head cashiers" who make like 1 dollar more than minimum wage vs managers/assistant managers ..also they play games with hours. Their coupons are noticeably worse now.

[@mgratk]

It's like a challenging puzzle game to be able to get items from CVS at a fair price. If you can combine sale items with "extra bucks" rewards carefully, you can sometimes get stuff for a similar price as a grocery store or Wally world.

[@bethmichaels8410]

YES! Sales, rewards, purchase rewards, and coupons are the game. Today I spent $11, got 2 items cheaper than Walmart, and 2 basically free. 👏🏻🎉

[@mutahmarriagecounselor2272]

See if you can join forces with a family member. My mom and I have always used the same phone number (our home number) so it adds up to our benefit.

[@thebigcapitalism9826]

​@@bethmichaels8410how much money did you spend to get that atore credit and coupons?

[@asylumgreen1786]

As long as you shop there often enough to treat Extra Bucks as cash, CVS definitely has one of the best rewards programs out there. For anyone into drugstore makeup, combining sales with Extra Bucks offers makes it cheaper than just about anywhere else.

[@mr_yoru5834]

When I worked at CVS we would get a lot of coupon people. I've seen some pretty remarkable markdowns, but I kind of wondered if they factored in how much they were spending to earn some of the extra bucks and coupons if it was even worth it.

[@phishmike]

Most people who frequent CVS use coupons, you can get random stuff for free or cheap if you pair the coupons with the in store cash. Things like Q-tips, hair accesories, makeup or paper goods. You gotta know how to do it but there's definitely a community for it.

[@stephhernandez7772]

I def used to use coupons and those bucks when I lived a block away from one.

[@thebigcapitalism9826]

You have to build up store credit

[@calliea3336]

And if you combine the Carepass discounts, coupons, and ExtraBucks rewards, and can then pay for eligible items with OTC benefits from your insurance, you can stretch those benefits further than you could buying elsewhere. It’s a little hassle, but not if you’re already there, scrolling through your phone while waiting for your prescriptions. You just scroll through the coupons in the CVS app while you’re at it!

[@scrapnewyork]

Too much work. Who has time for that when costco needs no coupons and I can get high quality products for way cheaper than any cvs

[@anthonynelson6671]

I think the state of CVS pharmacies are a large social commentary on the state of the economy in the US these days. CVS is THE chain pharmacy monopoly here. Many places of employment have it as the community provider of choice for prescriptions in their insurance policies. CVS keeps on understaffing and squeezing their in-store workforce. The patients are ever more squeezed by medications requiring coverage or prior authorizations. Most needing to go in for medications don't have the disposable money or time to peruse the aisles for anything anymore. So they are much better served to wait by the pharmacy until the very moment their prescription is ready. Those who have the time and money to spend shopping-for-fun anymore in-person will discriminate and choose much better environments in which to shop.

[@RobinTheBot]

So perfectly said.

[@agitpropartrox]

Excellent analysis.

[@PoyoBoyo808]

Fun fact: Longs Drugs was so ingrained in the culture here in Hawaii that when CVS bought out Longs, they opted to preserve the Longs branding on the stores statewide. Heck, even the Target pharmacies here are Longs branded instead of CVS branded! And the weekly Longs newspaper ads still draw in crowds of shoppers weekly. Granted, they’ve closed a few locations over the past few years, but I feel like they’re doing way better over here than Walgreens.

[@tablescissors]

That was indeed a very interesting factoid.

[@luisaguilar5343]

Huh, I had no idea they bought out Longs. I hadn't thought of Longs in so long. They did a similar thing with Sav-on. It was so slick and quick, I thought CVS was just a hip way of truncating Sav-Ons. Never really noticed all the pharmacy turnover.

[@miles_thomas]

Related point about longs. IMO one of the mistakes made by Tesco Fresh & Easy is they did not partner with or acquire longs and just split the existing stores in a grocery side leaving a small pharma and h&b side.

[@thespaceace5637]

I lived in Hawaii for a few years and I was surprised by how busy the Longs stores were. Yeah you could tell they had been integrated into CVS, but I thought the stores generally looked less "liminal" and depressing than mainland CVS stores and there were more employees around. Plus with Hawaii's liquor laws, they sell liquor in there and they didn't have a bad selection either. Generally I found it easier to find things I needed at Longs than most drug stores on the mainland. Like, they even had a small selection of fresh produce.

[@Pudding_Pupp]

It’s funny you made this video after I quit my job at CVS. The photo center is such a missed opportunity, but with how staffing and outsourcing is, the products end up being lackluster. My particular location succeeds because it’s in close proximity with a gym and trampoline park. Moms and dude bros needing a quick bite or drink.

[@agitpropartrox]

Congratulations on your freedom from that place! The people who work there, in my experience, are excellent but the company is so awful they do not deserve the people who keep those stores running. I hope you find/found something better

[@Zzyzx--]

I worked at a local chain drugstore in the early 1970s - no comparison to CVS or Walgreens today. The store was brightly lit and full of merchandise that required 2-3 stockboys per shift to keep the shelves full and faced. There was always a crowd shopping, on the weekends in the summer it took two stockboys just to keep the beer cooler full. It was a busy place. CVS and all the current drugstore chains are depressing - dimly lit, bland neutral floors and walls and ugly plain displays. Nobody shops there because it's drab, boring and expensive. I go there only to pick up prescriptions.

[@Theodore-i2y]

Which chain was this?

[@Zzyzx--]

@@Theodore-i2y DeKoven Drug, a small local chain in the Chicago area

[@aligatorsandwitch72]

My local drug store growing up in the late 90's-early 2000's was the same. IIRC they sublet the back storage area to a hobby store owner that sold model train equipment and paintball stuff. Really cool. I wish we still had that sort of thing.

[@Zzyzx--]

@@aligatorsandwitch72 The small local chains were the best, they knew the town, what people needed and how much they could pay, sad to see their enshittification by corporations

[@Theodore-i2y]

@@aligatorsandwitch72 That's funny... my local CVS store (which is in a repurposed A&P supermarket building, built circa 1950s) is next door to a wonderful hobby shop! People stuck waiting long at the CVS for prescriptions sometimes walk to the hobby shop (yes, their specialty is TRAINS) to alleviate their boredom! 😄

[@0fficialdregs]

i like how the photos turned out, give them a vintage look. I still have my kodak black digital camera

[@lainiwakura1776]

That's not a vintage look, that's just how crappy film camera pictures look.

[@0fficialdregs]

@lainiwakura1776 k. And

[@0fficialdregs]

@BoobyHill-z7d cool with that.

[@icchorist]

"vintage" my brother its just film grain and low exposure 😭😭😭

[@0fficialdregs]

@icchorist funny how you miss the rest of my comment. Trying to clown while looking foolish.

[@dennismoves6576]

Really enjoyed the disposable camera bit. I used to buy them all the time when I was young for road trips or backpacking. You hit the nail on the head about it being fun to open the package and see how the pictures came out. You've inspired me to take a disposable camera to an upcoming gathering. I'll even buy it at CVS and develop it at Dark Room in your honor!

[@michaelanthony508]

After halloween & christmas comes the CLEARANCE. When all the expensive stuff is 50-70% off

[@BlueJay6441]

I love the CVS holiday clearance section too

[@Savannah_Simpson]

CVS also has a prescription insurance plan (CVS Caremark) that absolutely sucks.

[@aligatorsandwitch72]

Its such fucking bullshit having to deal with CVS Caremark though my insurance. The only prescription I really need is never in stock at my CVS so I have to go to wallgreens and use goodrx to get a deal on my meds.

[@stargazer3424]

Analog horror pizza isn’t real, it can’t hurt you Analog Horror Pizza:

[@mrpark7043]

I like the state specific stuff. Also they sell local high school shirts, hats, water bottles, etc. So that's been a cool find.

[@tablescissors]

That does make me hate CVS a little less.

[@awill891]

As a kid in the 90s/00s my mom or grandma would often go to Walgreens, Longs Drugs or Thrify/Pay Less Drugs stores to pick up a few items instead of going to the grocery store. They were nice little pleasant stores that were brightly lit, had some toys and candy and magazines. Now I took my first trip the same Longs Drugs building that was took over by CVS 15 years ago. It looks EXACTLY like this store here, very depressing, empty, soulless huge store. Have never understood how CVS got so big, they've always seemed very bland and expensive compared to Walgreens or the other stores yet I guess people chose to shop there and made them huge.

[@oliverw.douglas285]

Nice coverage of CVS. Much of what you mentioned also applies to Walgreens. Sad but true. I especially liked the outro, with the pictures. As always, thanks for your efforts & time. I may be losing my job of nearly 24-years, and videos such as yours offer a good distraction. Thanks for the smiles.

[@valerief1231]

Just wanted to say I’m praying for your employment, my husband left a job of 21 years in January, he wanted an opportunity for growth, and the company he was working for had managers that had been there 20+ years so he took this job after being heavily recruited. 11/26 he was laid off… we are close to 60 years old, you think hiring managers are looking for grand parents to hire? Not a chance.

[@tablescissors]

Agism is at an all time high.

[@tablescissors]

Ironically. Considering we’re living longer than ever. And I’m not old (yet), but I care very much for older people in my family.

[@tablescissors]

If it’s of any interest, I got excellent Uber rides from many seniors.

[@cpta03]

My local CVS is in a retail space that used to be a grocery store. The CVS in your video is almost an exact twin. You were smart in not having your film developed at CVS. The employees didn’t know much about the process. I had to take their prepaid mailer to the post office (they wouldn’t mail it for me). It took about three weeks to get my pictures and a CD with digital images and no negatives. Never again!

[@BlenderUser1944]

one of the worst jobs I had. Also just so you all know, when you came to develop your photos we all used to gather around and gossip about the crazy stuff on them.

[@pingasimmaculate]

Hahahaha I always wondered that.

[@rlrl2768]

I always assumed that was the case lol

[@zerrodefex]

​@@rlrl2768 yeah only the really stupid took their nudes to a pharmacy to be developed. Either they thought the technician was somehow sworn to secrecy or they got off on the idea of them being surprised by what was on the roll.

[@kennixox262]

Did they develop nude and erotic photos?

[@SaucyFlopper93]

Been watching you for years. Just wanted to let you know I enjoy seeing your progress in video editing and camera experimentation. I live in Payson, Arizona, and I appreciate your documentation of the changes that our communities face. Keep it up, man. The memories you are documenting are much appreciated.

[@spectroman71]

Besides prescriptions, CVS succeeds by being located where nothing else is, and with longer hours - sort of like an expanded 7-11. Case in point: The location across the street from Disneyland is FULL of tourists buying things at full price just to survive because they don't have cars. Works perfectly for the store! Ironically when I was there 12/7/24, a couple was buying a Fuji disposable camera, the kind that works underwater! 🤣

[@Bruwulf]

Depending on where you are in the US (... although less so by the day, depressingly) that niche seems to be getting filled by Dollar Generals.

[@BlackZynfyndel]

Good point. The one here on the Vegas strip has always been huge for them. I wouldn’t be shocked if that one could fund all the other city wide ones we have. 😂

[@lovelydolltime8006]

@@Bruwulf My local CVS seems to have recently stopped selling disposable cameras and recordable CDs and DVDs (they were still selling them in 2022 and early 2023, so they only stopped stocking those items within a year or so). :( Oh well, at least the Staples that's nearby still sells those things, and boy are they getting my money for the foreseeable future.

[@tablescissors]

Love finding these tidbits in the comments.

[@agitpropartrox]

True. After I quit I refused to shop there ever again until I found myself in chicago and I needed soap and a cleaner for my glasses. I went back on my vow only because cvs was next door to my hotel. In an area where driving is the main form of transportation I'll go literally anywhere else out of spite. 😂

[@firstname4337]

my local CVS in NYC always has a good amount of people in it -- even after the pharmacy is closed -- I see people buying cookies, laundry detergent, toilet paper, tooth paste, shampoo, cough drops, cold medicine, deodorant, donuts, cereal, milk, orange juice, candy -- just all kinds of general stuff -- its a shame that 95% of it is locked behind plastic

[@mgratk]

Locked cases: vote blue no matter who effect.

[@davidgold5961]

I am not a criminal and I will never shop at a store that has merchandise hidden away behind plastic panels as a result of other people stealing stuff. It’s disgusting.

[@MrSloika]

I patronize a CVS just over the river in Jersey. They do get a fair amount of people buying stuff in the store. Mostly women buying household stuff and cosmetics.

[@mgratk]

@@davidgold5961 They don't punish criminals there.

[@mind-of-neo]

Why would you shop at a store that's really more of an open-air prison commissary? These stores deserve to go out of business. I get it, some people stole things, but instead of realizing that the rise in theft coincided with them raising their prices beyond unfair levels, and lowering prices in response, they responded by treated all customers like convicts.

[@raymondmartin6737]

First CVS and Walgreens took over local pharmacies for years losing the personal service we had. Where we live now there is one local pharmacy that's been around since the 1930's,. Like everything from Year's ago which more customer oriented. Now these chains are closing. Served them right. 😮

[@sufficientphrase7769]

the awful thing is they put so many independent pharmacies out of business, now theyre going out themselves. walgreens is struggling too after doing the same. soon, for insurance carriers, mail order will be the only option. cash payers will just have to go to a place like walmart

[@philipcurtis9983]

I actually started buying alot more stuff from CVS in recent years. They send me alot of coupons which they let you stack together to the point I can even get stuff cheaper than my local Walmart.

[@1235garay]

all my xmas gifts this year are all from my CVS APP couponing throughout the past year!

[@babykata-dt3ys]

If you get your prescriptions from CVS you can rack up quite a few extrabucks, and the clearance section sometimes has some good candy especially after holidays.

[@MS-37]

The rite-aid by me has completely empty shelves. They’re in big trouble too.

[@AnotherTruth]

Yes, hear the Rite aids in my local in Massachusetts were taken over by Walgreens and so Rite Aid just disappeared. What I liked about Rite Aid is that they had an affordable food section and like the diecast metal display in the CVS video, when my son was small, every time we go to Rite Aid, he pick up a Metal that he liked and would play with it so I guess they’re those memories, but I will never see Rite Aid anymore. They’ve either been converted to Walgreens, or the Walgreens that took over it also closed, and an old Rite Aid building in neighboring community is been converted into an Uber modern gym

[@Ropecharud]

All the Rite Aid’s here in Michigan are closing.

[@ua1514]

All closed in CA.

[@charliemartin-k7m]

If these stores would be a little lower on there prices for items they would get more people.

[@Wii505]

My Rit-Aid got converted into a CVS before the pandemic, I believe and it was the only one that I could easily go to

[@catserver8577]

Everything looks like a dollar store, never has the thing I am actually looking for, and I now realize it's not just post pandemic downward spiraling. I still get surprised every time I walk in to any retail store in that there is nothing there I need or want. All stores could bounce right out of bankruptcy by actually offering what it is people want to buy. But then we'd need the manufacturers to return to producing, and I'm not sure now that the slide has gone so far that this is possible. People really don't want cheap, non-nutritional foods and beverages. They really don't want clothing and other products made out of crappy polymers and plastic. Everyone's tired of mass produced crap. Speaking of Claire's, when I was a teen girl, so long ago, I could wear anything Claire's made, and most importantly, I could afford whatever it was, and it didn't completely come apart in two weeks. Now, I am allergic to everything they make, it all has a life expectancy of a bag of chips, and is toxic and weird. The idea that "the people" will buy whatever is pushed at them, whether they like it or not, instead of letting things become popular organically, that only goes so far. I'd say soon we will be buying things that don't even exist, but we already are (insurance coverage, virtual apparel, fast fashion, etc.). How much further can it be watered down?

[@DK-210]

I hate going into CVS or Walgreens because the customers take forever at the register. They always seem to have a problem with pricing or don’t understand what their buying.

[@karenelizabeth1590]

Not the customer's fault on the pricing end. I've more than once tried to buy something marked on sale at CVS that mysteriously rings up at full price at the register.

[@kit.e6864]

those are just couponers, the only people that really shop at CVS

[@DK-210]

They also seem to have a problem with how to use their debit card.

[@tablescissors]

Oof, first world problems classic.

[@ItsMeMattCarter]

Our CVS is absolutely horrendous. The head pharmacist is so ignorant I called corporate on her. She literally talked to my mom like a dog even telling her to "stay" in a super pissed off voice. Like WTF, she then refused to give me back my insurance card when I decided I wasn't having them fill my medication on our second trip. I honestly won't ever go back to any CVS ever again.

[@questionablebackyardmeows]

is that the one on fletcher parkway in El Cajon?

[@tablescissors]

Going to corporate was a good move. Do you do it via email and did they respond?

[@Sunny-in-Tucson]

I belong to postcrossings, which is a worldwide postcard exchange club and CVS is the only drug store that sells postcards and they are quite cheap, so I buy a lot of postcards there.

[@davinp]

In Washington DC and Northern VA, we had a store called Peoples Drug. In 1990, Melville Corporation, owner of CVS, purchased Peoples Drug, but didn't phase out the name Peoples Drug until 1994, which would have been the stores 90th anniversary

[@Melanie220]

I worked for Peoples for years in the 70s and 80s. Interesting place to work, real customer service was still a big thing then, unlike now. I learned a lot about OTC and prescription drugs from the pharmacists. Number one tip: in almost every single case, the generic is exactly the same as the name brand, so don't waste your money. LOL. Hated to see Peoples get eaten up by CVS, I still miss it all these years later.

[@Authorwithanimeicon]

New retail archeology 🥺

[@yoshikobayashi7643]

Missed your videos lately. Was worried you stop making them. Glad you're back! I prefer going into Walgreens or CVS as I hate going into the large Walmart or Target Superstores or a Supermarket as the crowds are huge and the lines long. Also I have to hike through a huge store to get what I want, then run to the other side of the store to get something else. While I do know that it's cheaper at the bigger stores, I'm willing to pay the mark up to be able to quickly run into a small store like CVS or Walgreens, get what I need and get out. I know the pharmacist by their first name and I know the checkout people by their first name and they know me by sight. The time is worth more to me than the extra money I pay. Do I get everything at Walgreens or CVS? No but if it's a few things, I'd rather go there than try to navigate through a big box. Just my 2 cents....Also you misspelled "going" as "gong" :-P

[@bigbadaardwolf]

CVS also still do passport photos, which I used recently. I like that some of them will have the local high school/middle school branded sweatshirts and things, too, or generic city/state hoodies. I enjoy walking around them and looking at stuff, sometimes they'll have good deals on things. I don't get my prescriptions through them, which I guess makes me odd, but I live in a rural area and so it's rare to come across a CVS or Walgreens for me. They usually have a nice vibe to them and are clean and organized, which I do appreciate.

[@Markimark151]

Lot of these CVS stores are formerly Longs Drugs, Sav-Ons or Woolworths that were originally built in the 1980s or older, which are bigger than a typical pharmacy! The smaller CVS stores don’t even have toys nor a photo department. I think old CVS still has the old Kodak kiosks prior to the bankruptcy in 2012 when they stopped developing film, and Fujifilm took over film development for CVS, Target, Walmart, Walgreens. But Fujifilm doesn’t give back negatives because they want to reuse the film base for new production of film, which some clerk told him why they don’t give you back negatives.

[@jamescooley5744]

The problem with CVS is that they forced an East Coast Drug Store format (which is basically a pharmacy with a few extra aisles of notions) onto the larger sized stores in the West and Midwest that they acquired-Osco, Sav-On, Longs Drugs. Those stores were basically discount/variety stores with a pharmacy department-even selling electronics, garden supplies, toys and hobbies (especially Longs). So you have CVS trying to fill up a big store with its own retail format-which makes the store look half-empty. The same thing happened when Rite Aid bought Thrifty/Payless-who also ran large discount/drug formats. Walgreens went the other way...from large stores in downtown areas and major shopping centers to the corner convenience store format with a pharmacy.

[@Markimark151]

@ this isn’t solely a problem with CVS, it’s drugstore chains in general have too many outdated locations that have dragged the company down. Rite Aid and CVS inherited so many large stores that were the size of Woolworths, I remember Longs Drugs and Thrifty’s being really dated, those stores barely got remodeled when they were bought out by CVS or Rite Aid, because they are too expensive to manage. My small CVS is actually doing fine, because they’re a newer location.

[@jeremyloveslinux]

The polyester base isn’t that expensive. The most expensive part is the silver. In c41 it’s removed as part of the development process (in the fixing step). I think it’s more of the logistics of cutting the negatives, packaging, sending them back.

[@Markimark151]

@@jeremyloveslinux I don’t know what Fujifilm uses in their film base, but I know it’s not logistics, because they recycle negatives for other products they make, it’s about their raw material shortages for making the film.

[@tablescissors]

It’s pretty rude of Fuji to do that without the owner’s permission - they could at least offer it if the customer wishes to pay extra to get it.

[@LifeAdvice35]

Currently working at a cvs next to Bucces and our store is always pack. Seeing this video and the stores layout i can see so many problems, especially the stores drive aisle, lot of empty space with no product, no sale tags on product and much more. I just got off a 15 hour shift and saw the notification for your video so glad you made this one.

[@Regi62]

Should have shown what a pack of AA batteries costs at CVS

[@DarthCookieKS]

It costs $14.99 for a 2 pack of AA batteries here in Overland Park, Kansas

[@rickygreengiant]

Im a Dollar Tree store manager here in So Cal. A few miles away from Disneyland. My location opened in March, we took over a empty CVS location. Its a huge store and were doing great. Im assuming DT will probably just do the same thing to the other empty locations and build new stores

[@lainiwakura1776]

Dollar Tree is literally the only dollar store in Southern California after the 99 Cent stores were loaded with debt and went under.

[@gordontaylor2815]

So it would be safe to assume that the real estate of CVS and its main competition (Walgreens, Rite Aid) will eventually be absorbed by Dollar Tree and Family Dollar?

[@ChrisLee66]

I just saw a report a couple days ago that Dollar Tree actually was feeling the spinch as well. Your location no doubt is busy but ours here say in Palm Springs are quite empty the times I stopped in. Its a brand new store after 99 closed and hope it does stick around, cuz there is NO where else for help with these crazy communistic prices going on everywhere else.

[@celsovera91]

I think I know which one you’re talking about. There was a CVS in Fullerton that converted into a dollar tree shortly after that the 99 cent store in the same plaza went out of business.

[@AquariumThoughts]

​Are you talking about the one in Placentia on Yorba Linda Blvd and Rose? That old CVS is still empty from my knowledge and Dollar Tree took over the old 99 Cent Store building. Edit : n/m I found the one you are talking about ​@@celsovera91

[@Mr6384]

Having retired from Walgreens in 2018 due to a disability, and having a wife that still works for them, you are right. More people avoid the coming into the store. Walgreens, before I left, was working on some very cool and different revamping ideas. One store took up about a third of the front sales area and built in a doctors office. Another took out all tobacco and cigarettes. The point is that these companies know they have issues, but they need to get back to the basics. Smaller stores that carry necessities and a fully staffed pharmacy. I owned a retail business many years ago and learned that you are better to have 2 of 6 different items that 6 of 2 different items. Great video

[@vroygan1551]

This video is really funny to me; I actually work at a CVS in my town and we are actually one of the most successful locations in the area. We sometimes have slow shifts but usually the place gets decent traffic and we are often packed around Christmas and Valentines day with people coming in for greeting cards and gift-cards. I think we do so well thanks to a few reasons: 1 the store manager is really good honestly (makes working their feel less draining for us), 2 we are in a good location off a major road, 3 our prices are not that bad compared to most of the area (especially if you go for savings and coupons), 4 we carry mostly essential items or impulse buys, and finally 5 the population of our area has a large chunk of people 55 and older which I think CVS caters to better. Photo developing is definitely not our strong suit and that is because we have a 3rd party handling it and they seem to have a lot of issues as the one worker you spoke with mentioned; we do a lot better with the photo printing since we offer a lot of options at a decent price around the holidays. CVS absolutely has some problems to iron out but I think my location is at least currently outside of those issues.

[@sharinganrose]

I live in MN and it's so surprising to see alcohol sold at a CVS!

[@RetailArchaeology]

Alcohol is sold pretty much everywhere in AZ, including gas stations lol. When I was in my early 20s, one of the only reasons my friends and I would go to a drugstore was to buy beer and liquor.

[@BlueJay6441]

Our CVS in Ohio has a great wine section. No liquor though :/

[@dhjohns1956]

In Delaware all liquor stores are independent and sell beer wine and liquor, etc. Nothing alcoholic anywhere else.

[@mieshaalvarado91]

CVS is my go to spot to buy wine and/liquor before the 2am cutoff in SoCal.

[@chaoticcowboy3695]

0:50 it feels like its supposed to be a staples more than a cvs- how peculiar

[@MrDan708]

One thing I dislike about the nearest CVS here in Eastern PA, there is usually no one at the checkout unless you're trying to buy cold meds. The scanner summons an employee in that case.

[@stormthrush37]

So apparently you've just found a hack to get someone up there if you need one. Scan the item, then have the employee remove it once they're up there.

[@BlackZynfyndel]

I live in a major city and it’s the same there. They started doing this during the pandemic.

[@LookToWindward]

And this is the real reason shoplifting is up so much. That and self-checkout at the grocery store.

[@BlackZynfyndel]

@@LookToWindward shoplifting was never up enough to justify any of this. Just like people inflate the existence of crime to get more funding for police, corporations made up all of this.

[@tablescissors]

Stop telling lies about shoplifting. YES. It really is that bad, I’ve seen plenty with my own eyes. Tell your local politicians to stop tolerating it. You are on the wrong train of social engineering, it’s way bigger than “lying” about shoplifting.

[@ca18drifta1]

The pictures IMO give me a window back into the 90's and I LOVE IT

[@ive_beenjammin]

Live in NYC, go to CVS several times a week to get various household items. The Extracare rewards really is great.

[@doctorwhofan6340]

9:20 honestly makes the pictures look much older and gives it an interesting chill vintage vibe i like em

[@Aprylnators]

The last time I went into a CVS was 5 years ago. It was a ghost town with so many things out of stock. Everything is a lot more expensive than the grocery store slightly farther down the street and the grocery store has better selection and is better stocked. Most grocery stores have pharmacies now too so it’s more convenient really. I don’t know how CVS has survived this long.

[@jaimebakulic86]

I'm a Chilean yet this takes me to my childhood anyway. I think it's the giant, quiet shopping centres. My city went from half empty and quiet to overpopulated and busy everywhere. Those giant shopping centres are still here, but you can't really have a nice walk with your family through their hallways anymore. There's just too many people. All spaces are used up, tall buildings all around us, and a neverending wave of cars from all directions have taken away the peaceful nature of my city (Santiago). You're so lucky to still have lots of land to build and keep these quiet shopping places in 2024.

[@JustFluffyQuiltingYarnCrafts]

Loved the 80's/90s dark pictures with the brown tinge. 😉 They took me back many many years. TFS!

[@nomercyforswine]

Current employee here! CVS is definitely one of those chains where the variance between locations swings wildly between "weirdly nice for a drugstore" and "being in here should qualify as a health hazard". The two locations you showed off seemed very clean, but that belies the observable fact of the matter that there isn't much for the front-store employees to do while on the clock besides clean and maintain it. If your stores are near each other (within 10-15 minutes driving distance), I'd say one of them is liable to be on the chopping block for the next round of closures, especially if they don't have a MinuteClinic. The first store you showed even had an entire makeup wall removed by the looks of it (those weird signs on the black wall), which is never a good sign. You're absolutely right that most locations' draw is their pharmacy. At this point, the individual stores live and die on their pharmacy sales. That's the only thing keeping CVS in the black. Unfortunately, the worse an individual stores pharmacy performs, the more their hours get cut, which leads to the store performing poorly which leads to hours getting cut... you see where this is going. CVS, like all chain drugstores, experienced explosive profits during the pandemic and they expected that growth indefinitely and they're paying for it now. As for the photos, as far as I'm aware all of the film our store processes is sent to a lab in Atlanta, though that may vary depending on individual stores and their proximity to a Kodak lab. I find the quality of the developed photos depends heavily on the film used (old film develops poorly), and the individual lab they're sent to. Luckily the Atlanta lab seems pretty good, even if the turnaround isn't great. I always tell people the photos take 2-4 weeks, and they seem pretty okay with the wait. Fun fact: You'd expect the people getting film developed would be older, but most of my customers using traditional film cameras are teens, actually! Interesting video, it's fun to see what stores on the other side of the country look like!

[@XoloQueue]

I used to have the CarePass, but I recently cancelled it when they put a turnstile at the front of the store and started putting everything behind glass. There's no reason why I should have to wait for someone to grab a soda out of the fridge. I felt like a criminal going in there to buy the most basic of things. They've pretty much lost my business. I won't be going in there for anything other than prescriptions, especially when there's other stores in the plaza that have the exact same items at a cheaper price and without the glass.

[@Firevine]

Well I mean, _you_ might not be a criminal, but it sure sounds like there are a lot where you live.

[@kellyngrey4950]

A couple years ago my CVS closed because it got robbed a lot and a little old lady was shoved to the ground, hitting her head and breaking her ribs. She died from her injuries. Sooooooo, it closed.

[@thenotoriousgryyn342]

Did they catch the scum bag that pushed her?

[@cadywilson5556]

Those pictures taken inside that came out dark; kinda gives them a rustic 60s/70s vibe

[@coffeekatk4067]

Like a time trip filter!! Cool!

[@dhrachth1]

I have seen a couple busy CVS's next to hotels at tourist destinations. I guess it's a captive audience of people who forgot one or two things.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

Come to Orlando, Orlando.gov . 24hr Walgreens, 💡 from 10mi away!

[@ua1514]

I miss Longs Drugs and Thrifty.

[@RetailArchaeology]

I still still see Thrifty ice cream occasionally.

[@ua1514]

@@RetailArchaeology yeah Thrifty pistachio ice cream is bomb

[@hawktalon7890]

Me too. I found some stuff from Longs while cleaning the house the other day; apparently I'd never taken the price stickers off. Made me nostalgic.

[@lainiwakura1776]

You mentioning Longs reminds of when Lucky grocery stores (which also got bought out or went under) advertised they had Longs pharmacies in them.

[@misterclownface]

They have Thrifty ice cream in the Water and Ice store near where I live. By the scoop or carton.

[@Larry]

CVS do seem to love buying strange properties to put their businesses in. Seen quite a few photos of them moving into old movie theatres.

[@person26dx]

i have a vivid memory of me and my girlfriend getting rained out hard on a visit to new york city and, in a desperate search for umbrellas, finding ourselves in a CVS that had been converted from a 19th century neoclassical bank, columns and friezes and all

[@Larry]

@@person26dx Ah wow, there must be photos online of a place like that!

[@person26dx]

@Larry if i recall correctly, the cashier told me they were only in the building temporarily, but i’m sure somebody was as flabbergasted as me and snapped a photo or two while it was there

[@Larry]

@@person26dx Lol, "Spirit Halloween Pharmacy" Can you remember how long ago this was? There should be some info online!

[@common_c3nts]

I found larry!

[@linphillips8331]

I do NOT miss the days of film. I remember that nearly every time I got my pictures back, they were incredibly disappointing.

[@CommodoreFan64]

Same as about a 1/4, or so of my pictures would look like crap, or were just wasted film, and instant film was just as expensive as it is today, & they don't last as long.

[@CommodoreFan64]

@@LuigiMario-ni3rj sometimes it can be the camera depending on how long it's sat on the shelf if it's a disposable, or a low quality one, also I've had Walmart screw up Advantix photos back in the day, then took them to Walgreens after I got the cartage back, and all but one turned out fine, so no it's not always end user error.

[@STV-H4H]

That’s not because of the film. It’s because the person taking the picture doesn’t know how to use a camera. A real camera, not a instamatic one that can’t take great photos, but is (was) user friendly. But a real 35mm SLR. When that was what an aspiring photographer was learning to shoot with good and crappy photography resulted. Until the user learned the skill. Now pictures have next to no meaning or relevance since everyone takes 19billion pictures of themselves and every other thing they can see.

[@heyitsnemo]

⁠I agree with you. To quote Adam from Saw 1: “My camera doesn’t know how to lie, it just shows what’s put right in front of it.”

[@mutahmarriagecounselor2272]

​@heyitsnemo No sometimes the camera or the developer just sucks. In pictures I used to look like I had black hair and a red face, when in reality I am blonde and pasty.

[@jrvanwiebt]

I used to work at CVS about 5 years ago. Decent job, though definitely the most boring of my retail jobs I’ve held. Management blew, but I feel like that’s the case with many retail spots. Nowadays I’ll go to a CVS every once in a while, usually if I’m out of town & need to grab something quick, or if it’s late night. To their credit, CVS is like one of the only chains in my area that stay open past like 10pm.

[@nealwhaley63]

The last time I saw a disposable camera for sale was at Target-for NINETEEN DOLLARS.

[@Peppmintleaf]

I believe the film in that disposable camera probably expired or just degraded over time and that's probably why the photos came out so dark and fuzzy. But I do like the retro aspect it gave those photos, some genuinely felt like they were taken way back in the early 2000's and also sport that "analog horror" vibe.

[@ErinPlays]

I continue to go to CVS because I get my prescriptions there too, and sometimes I use coupons for make up, but in the past 5 years or so the stores have gotten INSANELY depressing. Like you pointed out the "beverage" signage, it just makes me miserable lol. There is no warmth. The one by me is usually not stocked all that well. And cool photos! Makes me want to buy a disposable camera.

[@RetailArchaeology]

You should totally get a disposable camera to play with! They're cheaper at Target and Walmart 🙂

[@tablescissors]

Rotten people ruin good things for the rest of us. There was a funny SNL skit about that, back when it was remotely a funny show to watch.

[@RogueWave2030]

A lot of nostalgia there.. SD cards, pay phone, disposable cameras. It's been a long time since I've been inside a CVS & it's even creepier than I remember.

[@kat-pac9930]

I work at a college and the CVS is the only store in walking distance so it’s always crowded and if you use your coupons right you can get some stuff pretty cheap

[@adamtheld]

10:38 Disposable cameras are designed to work in bright sunlight. They have a fixed aperture and shutter speed set for that kind of light. They include the flash for indoor photos to boost the lighting. That being said, you can get some cool shots like you did by not using the flash.

[@metzger2863]

CVS is very busy near my house, but this wasn't the case before the six Rite Aid stores near my house closed. Even then, the majority of people are buying 2 or fewer items in the store proper or are at the pharmacy. The store near me also has notoriously poor stock levels and one of those "Beer coolers" you can walk into. If you walk into it, it's just piles of discarded or overstocked regular beverages and the worst selection of beer I've ever seen. It's weird to me that "general merchandise" retail is suffering so much, but specialty retailers seem to be doing better in some cases. It's going to suck though when all these places are shuttered and the landscape is just dotted with thousands of the same prototype building that can't really be used for much else.

[@britishchick09]

My dad and I visit CVS every once in a while to use our rewards (what he calls got bucks!). I thought they stopped selling dolls for a few years... until I found them in an area I had never shopped in before! It's a lot smaller than in the 2010s (it looked more like 6:30 back then). That was also the only time I've seen someone use the Kodak printer ;)

[@MadiShell]

I can almost promise you that your waterproof camera was old or damaged or something. I bought the same exact camera when I was like 12 or 13, for a vacation to crystal river florida and the pictures we took underwater were, well, crystal clear. super bright, beautiful and grainy as well. no analog horror!! Your camera was probably just sitting on that shelf for a looooooong time bro. They work so well underwater. I can promise that!

[@tablescissors]

Agree! He should try again!

[@MadiShell]

@ Petition to try again!!!!!

[@loonz1969]

CVS is a giant ripoff. Their prices are way too high. I never set foot in their stores.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

I use a CVS card. Mainly 🧻 or tissues. Some shampoo, snacks. Not often. 1 CVS is around 1mi from me.

[@Urza9814]

Two reasons for that AFAIK. First is to push the loyalty program. If you go there often you'll get 30-50% off basically every time. The second is food stamps. You buy overpriced grocery (which food stamps will cover), you get back "Extrabucks" (basically store credit) which you can then use for stuff food stamps doesn't cover like a bar of soap. So a lot of people shop there to take advantage of that.

[@tablescissors]

@Uzra9814 just unlocked a ton of answers for me. Thank you!

[@JC-tf9wo]

I’ve always had better luck with CVS. Especially the pharmacy compared to other chains. But since Covid the place has been a dump. I’m still super appreciative of the pharmacy staff but can see they are over worked and understaffed. I use to be able to get prescription filled in 20 minute. Now it’s at a minimum of a day or two. I’ve gone in and heard people screaming that theirs is not ready and the pharmacist said the script just came over 5 minute ago. I usually wait one day before I go in and if one is ready and the other isn’t. I just say no problem I’ll come tomorrow. I always say please, thank you, not hold up the line with conversation if it’s busy and never dare pay for more than one or two items. I go upfront when I buy non prescription stuff. I’ve found this method beneficial because when I do encounter an issue the pharmacist usually helps me resolve it vs saying to call my doctor or insurance. A little kindness goes a long way. I’ve also noticed they don’t have the deals they use to. I don’t buy much merchandise unless I have a coupon

[@autumnwolfmoon]

The photo of the furniture in Macys brought back so much nostalgia. It reminded me of the JC Penney in my hometown mall. My mom would always go there when I was kid and we'd walk by the furniture section. I loved the dim can lighting.

[@kathyrosen2593]

The pharmacy inside our target is a CVS pharmacy. Closest standalone one is 2.7 miles. Never go there. We go to Walgreeens.

[@J.Skyler]

i moved from mesa in june after living in the southeast valley my entire life. i have been home sick so bad. it was so cool to see my neighborhood CVS , complete with the cop lights. this was a real treat

[@xyz987123abc]

As a couponer cvs is one of best places in the nation to shop for almost give away prices. Keeping the sheveles stocked is another matter, which cvs is failing at. Perhaps once they get out of the Medicare Advantage business and stop subsidizing shite they can make $ again without ripping everyone else off to support a few.

[@caterini20]

i LOVE my CVS couponing. I only buy cereal from CVS because they frequently have name brand cereal on sale for 1-3 dollars. I eat a lot of cereal so getting lucky charms or rice krispies for 2 bucks instead of 11 is a big save for me. I also live in NYC. I have saved 500 dollars at CVS this year. I spend a lot but it is worth it for me. I also very often get free things, or the 30-40% off coupon which will save me a lot of money. I'll go in with a 4 dollar coupon and only spend 3.5 on a snack, and walk out not paying anything - totally free. Everytime I pass a CVS I go in to see what cereal they have on sale because different cereal on sale at each store.

[@chellastation]

You know, I am using the $10 membership they have. I know you have to pay $5 to get another $5, but it has helped my butt in the past and now. Especially, when flu and allergy season comes around. 🤧

[@DaBoaringDragon]

Side tangent, but The Dark Room is frankly the best way to get film developed. While I've never gotten film developed form CVS, I have at Walgreens (so close enough). Walgreens always scans in upside down, so I have to go back and edit my scans to re-orient them correctly. I doubt CVS would be much better.

[@foxyfoxington2651]

I thought it stood for Continually Vacant Store...

[@Vic_Coco]

My Rite Aid near me closed this year and the CVS near me usually has people for the pharmacy most times. I do like the decorations section when it’s all 50%-70% off

[@Mandalorian_of_Christ]

Hell, the CVS i use for my son's prescriptions is ALWAYS packed for both Pharmacy and people picking up things in the store. Since Walgreens went under here, all their customers came over to CVS. I would prefer the drive thru but that line is always lnger and takes forever. I can park, go in and be out before the line in the drive thru moves

[@patrick247two]

CVS doesn't give you the negatives! That's crazy. If you want reprints you would be screwed.

[@RetailArchaeology]

CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart no longer retun your negatives and it really sucks.

[@museonfilm8919]

@@RetailArchaeology Keep analog photography alive! Black and white film can easily be developed in your kitchen with a simple 'daylight tank'. Cheap film like Kentmere, is good for experimenting with. 📸😉

[@tadreaming1]

They don't give the negatives anymore because they're developed at one main lab. Then the file is sent to the store and is printed at the store.

[@patrick247two]

@@tadreaming1 Are these files RAW or JPEG? Do I get a copy of these files?

[@tadreaming1]

​@@patrick247twoI honestly don't know what the file type is. The file just drops down in the queue after they process the film. We don't get the negatives of course. But it does come with a CDR of the file for the customer. So really that's just as good as the negatives in IMHO. This is at Walgreens.

[@dracyoola]

I love that the camera gave the Macy's the Mexico filter, like all hollywood movies do. XD

[@abigailh7715]

This is the best video I've seen on this topic. Superbly well done! 🎉

[@NancyNolan-fm9gx]

The CVS loyalty program used to offer terrific discounts and coupons that allowed you to get brand name toothpaste for free and mouthwash for less than one dollar. Lately, though, the deals have been sparse and not nearly as generous as before. For coupon enthusiasts, that's fewer reasons to go into the store.

[@alexandrarolfness1215]

OH MY GOD! You made the comment of “thats the nicest looking exterior of a cvs I’ve ever seen” and I immediately thought “wow that looks exactly like the cvs I went to growing up in mesa” - and then you mentioned the superstition springs center later in the video! I wonder if it is actually the same one. Really added so much extra nostalgia to the video seeing that.

[@Bruwulf]

CVS a few years ago decided they no longer wanted to accept my insurance. Haven't been back since as far as I know. Always prefered Walgreens anyway. They aren't doing well either from what I can tell... The last couple that have opened up in the area have been basically a pharmacy with just a couple small shelves of first aid supplies and such between the door and the pickup counter.

[@destinysdesire]

Thank you giving me a trip down memory lane with the disposable camera. I loved the excitement of anticipating what my developed pictures would look like.

[@noralewis5390]

Funny comment about the film processing. I needed to get passport photos a while back for a renewal - in the past, I would've gone to CVS or Walgreens. This time I had to go to Staples. I don't think they train drugstore employees to do things like that anymore.

[@Joe-ti9bf]

I haven't watched the video fully, but two things I wanted to note: 1.) What an awesome channel idea! I'll be subscribing to this absolute vibefest. 2.) I think CVS nowadays is only really popular with older crowds, who buy stuff there when they pick up their meds -- I know my grandparents do it, and I've noted that most people in the store itself when I do go for one reason or another are 50+.

[@jaydog09011]

That's a lot nicer CVS then the one I live by😮

[@oneiione]

i started liking to shop at cvs again (skincare, toiletries, makeup) because they have great coupons/rewards on their app and u dont have to print the reciepts. I had a purchase that was maybe $30 that i got down to $5.

[@jetman80pops]

I collect sports cards and Funko Pops CVS does sell them and that's the only reason I go in. But you do walk around a little bit and you noticed the prices holy cow. The prices is why they don't get a lot of customers cuz they know they can go buy the same stuff at Walmart or even Dollar general most of the time.

[@Ropecharud]

Yes! I used to shop at CVS much more than I do now. Now it’s only the trendy stuff and super expensive healthcare needs.

[@emilyolsen6777]

i do actually shop at cvs while I wait! I might grab a drink and a snack or pick up little hygeine items I might be low on.

[@davinp]

Items at CVS are expensive. You can them cheaper at Walmart. I rarely ever go to CVS unless I need a prescrition

[@bmarie216]

Great video. Thanks. I really enjoy these videos. I shop at CVS all the time because of the rewards points on the card.

[@chrislongbeard]

First REAL comment. CVS has closed a couple of locations in my area recently.

[@Cortezj5]

This is the CVS by my house LMAO That's why this dude is the GOAT