CVS to stop selling all tobacco products (1 Viewer)

[NCCommish]

I think it's a good time to short CVS

Way too often if I roll in there i see people roll out with heart meds, antacids, coke heavy, and cigs.

It's the diet of the poor..... now those people will just go across the street to walgreens

Again it was a whole 2 percent of their revenue last year. They made 98 billion selling other things. They will make more because now it will be easier to sell themselves to health organizations. This is all about grabbing the big bucks they are really after. Walgreens can have the smokers as far as they are concerned. Lots more money on the medical side.

 

[Short Corner]

I think it's a good time to short CVS

Way too often if I roll in there i see people roll out with heart meds, antacids, coke heavy, and cigs.

It's the diet of the poor..... now those people will just go across the street to walgreens

Again it was a whole 2 percent of their revenue last year. They made 98 billion selling other things. They will make more because now it will be easier to sell themselves to health organizations. This is all about grabbing the big bucks they are really after. Walgreens can have the smokers as far as they are concerned. Lots more money on the medical side.

Smokers don't buy other products? Hell I might take up smoking. Imagine all of the money I will save not buying food or drinks or pharmaceuticals.

 

[NCCommish]

I think it's a good time to short CVS

Way too often if I roll in there i see people roll out with heart meds, antacids, coke heavy, and cigs.

It's the diet of the poor..... now those people will just go across the street to walgreens

Again it was a whole 2 percent of their revenue last year. They made 98 billion selling other things. They will make more because now it will be easier to sell themselves to health organizations. This is all about grabbing the big bucks they are really after. Walgreens can have the smokers as far as they are concerned. Lots more money on the medical side.

Smokers don't buy other products? Hell I might take up smoking. Imagine all of the money I will save not buying food or drinks or pharmaceuticals.

They don't buy enough to counterbalance getting deals with large regional hospitals or doctors practices. And that is what this is about.

 

[tommyGunZ]

Wow. Hopefully the start of a bigger movement. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/business/cvs-plans-to-end-sales-of-tobacco-products-by-october.html?_r=0

Why do you care what another adult voluntarily does to their own body?

Normally I'd agree with this. But with the increased push in the direction of universal care I know that every smoker and every fatty increases my health care premiums... so now I'm starting to care a little more.

Stay with normal, then. Smokers cost less in overall medical care. They get sicker sooner and tend to die quicker than non-smokers. Well, actually they cost more before Medicare age, then they cost less because they die sooner. But smokers do pay more in insurance, so the "before Medicare" is a wash and after is a bonus.

Wow. Hopefully the start of a bigger movement. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/business/cvs-plans-to-end-sales-of-tobacco-products-by-october.html?_r=0

Why do you care what another adult voluntarily does to their own body?

B/c I care about people?

No, because you care about controlling people. You think you know better. You don't. Or maybe you do, but it really isn't your damn business either way.

Believe it or not, the world wouldn't be a better place if you paternalistic ideologues got to wield your ban hammer with impunity.

Controlling people? I'm applauding a private company for making what I think is a socially responsible and wise long term business decision. I'm not advocating making smoking illegal.

 

[EYLive]

They're still selling Coke and Doritos in this healthy store, right? .

Yes, along with candy, homeopathic cures (mostly junk), vitamins (now reported to be useless and likely harmful), energy drinks, etc.

If the continue this the only things they'll be selling are prescriptions, shampoo, first aid, condoms, bread, and milk. Oh, and Hallmark cards. Can't forget about those damn things.

This guy puts cigarettes in the same category as soda, chips, candy, energy drinks and vitamins. Good to know.

 

[tommyGunZ]

They're still selling Coke and Doritos in this healthy store, right? .

Yes, along with candy, homeopathic cures (mostly junk), vitamins (now reported to be useless and likely harmful), energy drinks, etc.

If the continue this the only things they'll be selling are prescriptions, shampoo, first aid, condoms, bread, and milk. Oh, and Hallmark cards. Can't forget about those damn things.

You all or nothing folks are weird. CVS draws a line in the sand at cigarettes, and instead of giving them props, you take shots at them for not also banning Twizzlers and vitamins.

 

[Sand]

They're still selling Coke and Doritos in this healthy store, right? .

Yes, along with candy, homeopathic cures (mostly junk), vitamins (now reported to be useless and likely harmful), energy drinks, etc.

If the continue this the only things they'll be selling are prescriptions, shampoo, first aid, condoms, bread, and milk. Oh, and Hallmark cards. Can't forget about those damn things.

You all or nothing folks are weird. CVS draws a line in the sand at cigarettes, and instead of giving them props, you take shots at them for not also banning Twizzlers and vitamins.

I was just pointing out the silliness.

You and EY have earned the official :whoosh: smiley.

 

[Sand]

No, because you care about controlling people. You think you know better. You don't. Or maybe you do, but it really isn't your damn business either way.

Believe it or not, the world wouldn't be a better place if you paternalistic ideologues got to wield your ban hammer with impunity.

Controlling people? I'm applauding a private company for making what I think is a socially responsible and wise long term business decision. I'm not advocating making smoking illegal.

 

[Riversco]

What we really need to do is start a multi billion dollar war against tobacco to replace the war against pot.

 

[wilked]

And speaking of CVS, that Minute Clinic is awesome.

Caught the flu. Didn't feel like going to the doctor. Went to Minute Clinic, not a single other person waiting, bubbly on-site nurse fired up to actually have a patient got me in and out with filled prescription of Tamiflu in hand in about 30 minutes.

She called 2 days later to see if I was feeling any better.

holy #### are you serious?

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Deja Vu also has a Minute Clinic, you should check it out.

 

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