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Like everything else in America, it's marketing. They won't sell cigarettes, but will sell junk food and alcohol. They are simply playing with people's emotions.
Exactly.
It's not like they're doing away with their smoking lounges, they're just creating news.
Today's article on this in the Los Angeles Times contained a quote to the effect that CVS was not engaging in altruistic behavior, but rather that this move was a "savvy public-relations ploy". They obviously figured that they will gain more than they will lose; only time will tell for sure whether they were right or wrong.
That was my first thought when I heard the news. I s'pose folks will bust through their doors just itching to give CVS their patronage because of this.
Who said I didn't know this? Ofcorse I know this that's why I don't smoke. My point was you can OD on meds in one night, it takes years or decades to be affected from smoking. Most meds have serious side affects risks. Prescription drugs kill millions of people from abuse just like smoking cigarettes for long periods of time.
Many prescription drugs can cause liver, heart, and other damage I'm surprised you didn't know that. The drug companies are just as bad as the tabacco companies. If the drug companies are so good why do they keep making up new illnesses and telling people to ask their doctor for these drugs. Why should someone ask a doctor for a certain drug? That right there tells you something is up. A doctor is trained to TELL YOU what drug is best for you. The drug business is just that a business to sell more drugs.
Have you ever heard of a doctor prescribing cigarettes as a remedy to heart disease, diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure, or any other ailment? Well no, since cigarettes cause all of those things and they also have no health benefit. Drugs for the most part serve some purpose. Cigarettes serve none. There's not even a comparison.
I have CVS right up the street from where I live. It is convenient. But, while I am not a smoker, I will say, if they stop selling cigarettes, big deal, I would then just go across the street to the little convenience store and buy them. So, I really don't think people are going to care or mind. There is always somewhere else to get them.
and on another note, my father is 86, my mother is 78, both were terrible smokers....my father doesn't even have high blood pressure.....
I am not a smoker and have high blood pressure, figure that one out.....
so I don't really believe all the hipe that smoking is definetely going to kill you.
I just think it is a disgusting thing to do, but whatever....
Who knew? A company that might actually care more for people's health than their profits Those customers won't last as long anyway from the effects of their smoking. Finally, a company that might start the ball rolling on a smoke-free society.
Hahahahahaha! Thanks for the laugh this morning. If you truly believe that the CVS announcement is anything other than a marketing ploy ~ then I have a bridge to sell you. Target doesn't sell cigarettes either and who cares?
When they quit passing out painkillers to those addicted, quit selling alcohol, and potato chips, then I might believe them.
Hahahahahaha! Thanks for the laugh this morning. If you truly believe that the CVS announcement is anything other than a marketing ploy ~ then I have a bridge to sell you. Target doesn't sell cigarettes either and who cares?
When they quit passing out painkillers to those addicted, quit selling alcohol, and potato chips, then I might believe them.
The last time I checked doctors were the ones who wrote those prescriptions to the addicted. Not sure how that applies to CVS Not sure how potato chips or alcohol have any relevance to a toxic substance that has no other purpose than to cause disease. Chips, sodas and other snacks aren't detrimental if had moderately. And alcohol has health benefits.
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Those customers won't last as long anyway from the effects of their smoking. Finally, a company that might start the ball rolling on a smoke-free society.
