I had to pick up a prescription at CVS yesterday and when I got there I went back through the entire store to get to the pharmacy. I did not pick up any popcorn, toy firetrucks, shave cream, or holiday decorations – because I\u2019m a model of restraint.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead of waiting in line and being called, there were stations set up along the counter with a kiosk.\u00a0 I approached an empty one – they were all empty, slow day for drugs – and it suggested I scan my barcode or sign in.\u00a0 I had a text message with a link so I tapped that – and it tried to get me to download the CVS app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Folks, I\u2019m not a programmer, but I could write an app that generates a barcode on a webpage like an adult <\/em>without needing an app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No thank you, CVS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I bail out of that and proceed to sign in. And as expected, it\u2019s as much of a pain in the ass as it can be. The last few questions appeared to be a survey or some nonsense and a clerk was already on her way to the counter with my perscription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I had to re-verify my identity again – not sure what the point of the 3rd degree from the kiosk was all about – and she gave me the total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n $2.42<\/p>\n\n\n\n For small transactions, it seems silly to use my card if I have cash. And I did that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I handed the clerk three singles and she took them and handed me my change and my receipt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re out of pennies so it\u2019s $.55\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n I took my prescription and started to walk away – then stopped in the aisle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My change had been rounded down and my prescription now cost three cents more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the grand scheme of things, 3 cents isn\u2019t going to mean much for me either way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But, for CVS, that is going to add up. Just like that weird plot in Superman III.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I got charged a fee for using cash. Which is, I suppose, the point. People less well off are more likely to use cash and not have credit cards. They may also be older. So, if a corporation is going to rob someone, that\u2019s the best set of victims – if you\u2019re evil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And CVS, well, yeah\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sort of canceling the transaction and making a scene, there was nothing to be done on my end. It wasn\u2019t the clerk\u2019s fault they didn\u2019t have pennies – unless it was her turn to go to the bank – it was the government finding a new way to screw people over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3 cents at a time. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I had to pick up a prescription at CVS yesterday and when I got there I went back through the entire store to get to the pharmacy. I did not pick up any popcorn, toy firetrucks, shave cream, or holiday decorations – because I\u2019m a model of restraint.\u00a0 Instead of waiting in line and being […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_bluesky_dont_syndicate":"","_bluesky_syndication_accounts":"","_bluesky_syndication_text":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3391"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3392,"href":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3391\/revisions\/3392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}