CVS to stop selling cigarettes

Walmart stores in the US generally sell guns, ammo, roses, liquor, cigars, cigarettes, groceries, junk food, lawn and garden supplies(including fertilizers, and they all have full service pharmacies. ..
 
Aepervius said:
There are on the other hand supermarket which are allowed to sell some type of uncontrolled substance you might also find in pharmacies, and pharmacies shop which use rented space in gallery in a supermarket. ETA but I never saw it in the supermarket itself, e.g. before the paying of supermarket stuff
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If I get what you mean, then as I said before I think that is almost what a CVS or Walgreens pharmacy is. You pay at the pharmacy pickup, not the store checkout. The pharmacy is a store-within-a-store that happens to have the same brand name. It may not exactly be "rented space" and as a convenience you may be allowed to pay for store items at the pharmacy checkout if you're also picking up a prescription, but it is more separate than you're thinking.
 
Aepervius said:
You are pretty much mistaken as far as I can tell. I live in Germany and I have not seen any pharmacies selling tobacco or alcohol. Feel free to show me an example tho.

There are on the other hand supermarket which are allowed to sell some type of uncontrolled substance you might also find in pharmacies, and pharmacies shop which use rented space in gallery in a supermarket. ETA but I never saw it in the supermarket itself, e.g. before the paying of supermarket stuff
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I'm sure you're right and that I'm simply misremembering. But as others have pointed out, it's not the pharmacy itself that's selling the tobacco and alcohol. The pharmacy is like a store within a store, and all it does is dispense medications.
 
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Renmarkable said:
So, do they have a dispensing pharmacist there? or is it more of a paradox, aspirin, condoms type pharmacy?
It still baffles me how businesses can ethically sell a product such as cigarettes...
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Are cigarettes not sold in Australia?

CVS is a convenience store with a pharmacy in the back. I respect their decision to stop selling a product that represents 3% of their profit (according to the CEO on NPR yesterday), but I have no problem with other drug stores selling cigarettes. I don't see any logic for the practice being prohibited, and find it strange that Australia would do so.
 
Aepervius said:
You are pretty much mistaken as far as I can tell. I live in Germany and I have not seen any pharmacies selling tobacco or alcohol. Feel free to show me an example tho.

There are on the other hand supermarket which are allowed to sell some type of uncontrolled substance you might also find in pharmacies, and pharmacies shop which use rented space in gallery in a supermarket. ETA but I never saw it in the supermarket itself, e.g. before the paying of supermarket stuff
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Completely OT/ When I was in Germany over 20 years ago there were cigarette machines in locker room of the soccer clubs where we played. I wouldn't be surprised if that has changed, but it was odd at the time.
 
DavidJames said:
Sherman Bay said:
So how does CVS feel about selling homeopathic solutions, Bach Flower Remedies or herbal potions?
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What's your point?
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If CVS is using the concept of "we only sell healthy or useful things" to remove tobacco, wouldn't the same principle apply to homeopathic solutions, Bach Flower Remedies or herbal potions? What would be the reason behind selling one but not the other?
 
Sherman Bay said:
If CVS is using the concept of "we only sell healthy or useful things" to remove tobacco, wouldn't the same principle apply to homeopathic solutions, Bach Flower Remedies or herbal potions? What would be the reason behind selling one but not the other?
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Thanks. But you don't have to ask "if", their reason is readily available.
Ending the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products at CVS/pharmacy is simply the right thing to do for the good of our customers and our company. The sale of tobacco products is inconsistent with our purpose – helping people on their path to better health
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Sure, you may call out other products you think also fall into that category and complain that they are being inconsistent. But so what? What I sense is the most common fallacy thrown around here daily, the perfect solution fallacy.
 
DavidJames said:
Thanks. But you don't have to ask "if", their reason is readily available.
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So change my "if" to "since."
Sure, you may call out other products you think also fall into that category and complain that they are being inconsistent. But so what? What I sense is the most common fallacy thrown around here daily, the perfect solution fallacy.
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Is being a hypocrite also a fallacy?
 
DavidJames said:
Sure, you may call out other products you think also fall into that category and complain that they are being inconsistent. But so what? What I sense is the most common fallacy thrown around here daily, the perfect solution fallacy.
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Actually, I agree with Sherman Bay. It is not so much the "perfect solution" fallacy as the not-a-solution-at-all fallacy that CVS are employing.

They believe that selling tobacco might be "inconsistent" with their purpose of selling health products, yet how many of the customers went to this shop and thought, "oh a pack of Marlboros! They must be good at curing this tickly cough I have. Lets smoke out that bronchitis!"

Answer: None of them. I would say it is almost literally true that EVERYBODY knows smoking is bad for their health, and not only that but it has taken on the veneer of a "sin".

On the other hand, homeopathy is promoted as something that is good for your health. It is an abject lie, and a dangerous one because of it.
 

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angrysoba said:
Actually, I agree with Sherman Bay. It is not so much the "perfect solution" fallacy as the not-a-solution-at-all fallacy that CVS are employing.

They believe that selling tobacco might be "inconsistent" with their purpose of selling health products, yet how many of the customers went to this shop and thought, "oh a pack of Marlboros! They must be good at curing this tickly cough I have. Lets smoke out that bronchitis!"

Answer: None of them. I would say it is almost literally true that EVERYBODY knows smoking is bad for their health, and not only that but it has taken on the veneer of a "sin".

On the other hand, homeopathy is promoted as something that is good for your health. It is an abject lie, and a dangerous one because of it.
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Unfortunately the people that put pressure on CVS to not sell tobacco are the same ones that push alternative medicines and usually are also anti-vax.
 
No, chemist shops do not sell cigarettes in Australia. the only places you can buy smokes from now are supermarkets, servos! and corner delicatessens, of which very few exist. Advertising is banned, they cannot be seen by the prospective purchaser.
They have pictures of the awful diseases caused by smoking on them ,such as a gangrenous toe, lung cancer etc on them. VERY graphic pictures.

I believe( I should actually know this, but I don't) that the legislation which will make it obligatory to sell them in drab olive green packets has neem passed.
 
So, really stupid question here. I live in a small country town of about ten thousand people. When I go grocery shopping, I have the choice of two places, a locally owned Foodland, with limited range and higher prices and Woolworth's, vastly superior in range and price, but I am totally aware I am shooting my community in the foot shopping there

So, if I lived in the states, In a similarly sized town, and went into do my grocery shopping, would I actually be able to purchase guns and liquor in the SAME food supermarket ? Is that how it works?
 
In San Francisco, it's been illegal to sell tobacco in any store that operates a pharmacy. Been that way for about six years now and amazingly enough, few seem to be too terribly put out by it.

Stores that were subject the ban simply changed their business. Walgreens for example expanded their grocery and computer / electronic inventories, added a "deli" (for lack of a better term) section, added fresh fruit, etc. In short, they've kinda morphed in to a general store. Some stores have added an "As Seen on TV" aisle, where you can get cast-off crap sold on infomercials.

Kinda cool actually - Need a quick snack, a USB stick and a ThighMaster? Walgreens has you covered. :p
 
I Am The Scum said:
Checkmite said:
I am likewise glad that this is a company decision and not a government-compelled one, because it provides one less avenue for any potential detractors to shift the discussion off-point.
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And will make it all the more sweeter when conservatives talk about this move depriving them of freedom.
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You mean like this?

Fox Freaks Out Over CVS Ending Sales Of Tobacco

Fox Host: "Is It OK Legally ... To Restrict Tobacco Availability In A Private Store Like This?"
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Renmarkable said:
So, really stupid question here. I live in a small country town of about ten thousand people. When I go grocery shopping, I have the choice of two places, a locally owned Foodland, with limited range and higher prices and Woolworth's, vastly superior in range and price, but I am totally aware I am shooting my community in the foot shopping there

So, if I lived in the states, In a similarly sized town, and went into do my grocery shopping, would I actually be able to purchase guns and liquor in the SAME food supermarket ? Is that how it works?
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Although the liquor (and/or beer) depends on local blue laws, otherwise ... yes.
 
quadraginta said:
Although the liquor (and/or beer) depends on local blue laws, otherwise ... yes.
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I hate shopping for liquor in a liquor store (state store, ABC store, or whatever they are called locally) with minimal selection, high prices, and some clerk hovering over you. Fortunately we have Total Wine, a supermarket of alcohol. When you buy your favorite rum in gallon jugs, it's much cheaper.
 
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