It's no secret that I am not a Walmart fan. They may have cheap prices, but they have too many stores. I don't think we need 18 of them along the Wasatch front. But, anyway, Dad had to renew his prescription yesterday. Something he does once a month at the Savon Drug inside the Albertsons store on Parrish Lane, which is right across the street from the new Walmart. Last year it was $16 each time. This year, after he changed doctors, it was $18.75. So yesterday he went in to pick it up and it was $4. The girl said, "we're giving you the Walmart price. And by the way, when you are in Walmart and see something you know we carry, check the price and tell us and we will match it." Dad didn't have the heart to tell her that he will never be in Walmart, afraid she would then wonder why she just gave him the Walmart price. So as long as we mention it, she said he would be getting that price. (Now I find myself wondering if I will be getting the Walmart price when I renew.) We now find ourselves taking advantage of the fact that we have a Walmart in our neighborhood. Go figure!
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All you have to do to get the "WalMart" price is ask for it. It's helpful to know that your medicine is on WalMart's $4 list, which you find by going to WalMart.com. FYI - Target, Walgreens, and Fred Myer now have similar programs and SavOn will match, as noted. I hate to say it, but WalMart has been a real leader in the inexpensive drug arena. They've saved my patients a lot of money.
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