Updated BEST & WORST

For COMPETITOR COUPONS: Best and Worst

With Giant Eagle's new ONE-PER-DAY policy on taking competitor Rx coupons, this is my new ranking for BEST PLACES and WORST PLACES to transfer prescriptions and use competitor coupons.

BEST:
(1) CVS
(2) Giant Eagle
(3) Kmart

WORST:
(1) Kroger

DO NOT TAKE AT ALL:
-- Walgreen's
-- Wal-Mart
-- Target

For details, see Rx4Less.net/matrix. (It has not yet been updated to show Giant Eagle's latest policy regarding competitor coupons. They change their policy so often, I like to wait a few weeks to make sure they don't change it again ;-)






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The BEST for taking their OWN Rx Coupons:

(1) Target
(1) Giant Eagle
(3) CVS
(4) Kmart


WORST at taking their OWN Rx Coupons:
-- Kroger
-- Walgreen's

The worst pharmacies to use for competitor coupons

This is based on experiences at various central Ohio pharmacies over the past two years ... but updated with the latest information I have about their newest policies.

WORST pharmacies for using competitor coupons at (even though they claim they accept them):

(1) Kroger (they were the only one that advertised in newspapers, flyers, and signs in their pharmacies that "We Gladly Accept All Competitors Coupons" and yet some pharmacists insisted that only one per day could be used ... or even fewer ... despite a pharmacy zone manager saying there was no limit; and then the regional pharmacy merchandise manager deciding to limit it and even ban a customer from going to Kroger over an "impasse" over use of coupons at their pharmacies). The last copy of the policy they finally created after pressured by a consumer complaint to the Better Business Bureau, they claimed that it's only an "introductory offer" and customers should choose a pharmacy to settle down with and quit expecting to have these granted within 3 to 4 visits. I've heard from a former Kroger pharmacy employee that many customers who were using a lot of coupons (those of Kroger or competitors) were banned from ever being able to use another Rx coupon to earn Rx Rewards. Some reward for doing business there, eh?

(2) Meijer is reportedly becoming very picky about taking these. No first-hand experience myself there recently. I couldn't stand how picky about coupons and how bad their service was 2 years ago.


These others just don't even accept competitors' coupons:

* Target (used to)

* Walgreen's

* WalMart (used to until Jan. 19, 2009)