Pro-Choice
Related: About this forumSo I just replied to an e-mail from Walgreens
I just got an e-mail from Walgreen's with the title "Where Did You Go?" I thought I would share what I sent back to them, especially since after I hit "SEND" on their website, it was not at all clear to me that the message actually went all the way through.
This is in response to an e-mail I received with the title "Where Did You Go"
I thought it might be of some value to let you know why I will no longer be shopping at, or ordering from Walgreens, now or in the future.
As an elderly male, it is hardly something that directly impacts me at the moment, but, your Corporate policies with regard to Mifepristone, and your decision to play games with where and to whom it will be dispensed have caused me to decline to do any further business with your company.
Women have the right to full health care, without having to second guess whether their local drugstore will provide them the medicines required for their current health issues, or whether the store will be under the control of a political minority who seeks to disrupt the availability of some treatments to some individuals, based on their own religious dogmas and delusions.
Beyond this immediate issue, you have shown that I cannot trust you to be there for me or my family when a moment of need comes around. You have shown that your first response will be to check with your political masters, not just provide the medicines and care that are needed at the time.
MyOwnPeace
(17,548 posts)hope somebody THERE actually reads it and not leaving you just 'preaching to the choir!'
SheilaAnn
(10,709 posts)2naSalit
(102,737 posts)Blue Owl
(59,067 posts)
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Rebl2
(17,724 posts)Hope many do the same and stop shopping there.
3Hotdogs
(15,357 posts)FedEX or Walgreens. Walgreens is 6 blocks away. FedEx is 4 miles.
I chose FedEx.
snowybirdie
(6,682 posts)Thanks cor supporting women's rights
CharleyDog
(816 posts)Walgreens must be testing the waters to see what damage they have done to themselves. Not that they would listen to people, I have no doubt they don't care, really, except for their share holders.
soldierant
(9,353 posts)And they are aware that behind every letter of compaint they receive are 9-10 others which did not get sent. So it never hurts to make your feelings known. If they don't care about you, they do care about your oney.
fierywoman
(8,591 posts)peppertree
(23,330 posts)Last edited Thu Apr 6, 2023, 04:41 PM - Edit history (1)
All the more so, given that the owners of Walgreens are Italian Opus Dei freaks (especially the CEO's wife - a real Lady MacBeth type).
I'm only surprised they didn't pull this garbage before.
niyad
(132,321 posts)peppertree
(23,330 posts)Italian fascists can be just as dangerous as U.S. ones - but they often have that "cultured" flair that allows them to pass for moderates.
Ma, sono tutti ladri!
irisblue
(37,499 posts)CaptainTruth
(8,198 posts)Diamond_Dog
(40,553 posts)For supporting womens right to full health care. I hope many more men will follow your example and step up and stand with us.
evolves
(5,836 posts)PatSeg
(53,211 posts)sdfernando
(6,084 posts)Kittycatkat
(1,764 posts)Otto_Harper
(822 posts)With the consolidation of the health care system under mega-money, there are vanishingly few places to go when you exclude Walgreens. I already don't like CVS, and, Walmart, fuhgeddaboudit. I still bring all of my medical purchases to a local independent shop, even if I could shave a few bucks off by going to the biggies.
I am not under the delusion that my action will mean Jack-diddly-squat to these folks, but, as a single droplet, at least I can lend my insignificant weight to the flood.
wryter2000
(47,940 posts)You even know the difference between less and fewer.
Hekate
(100,133 posts)Only one request: stick a print-out in an envelope and mail it to corporate HQ.
LoisB
(13,010 posts)wryter2000
(47,940 posts)Danmel
(5,775 posts)Nanuke
(924 posts)I too have taken my business elsewhere. I am also boycotting CBS due to the 60 Minute MTG debacle. Ive let both of these businesses know why but not as eloquently as you.
ancianita
(43,307 posts)Thank you for sharing!
Paper Roses
(7,632 posts)MontanaMama
(24,721 posts)I appreciate you standing up for women.
Otto_Harper
(822 posts)I am trying to stand up for humans, against the onslaught of Narcissistic Sociopaths.
usaf-vet
(7,809 posts)Thanks.
Wisconsin just sent a very CLEAR message in the State Supreme Court race by electing a progressive to the court and changing the balance of power from Ultra conservative to now a 4 - 3 progressive court.
Women want and deserve the rights to their bodies, and they clearly don't want pharmacies and courts to steal those rights.
Otto_Harper
(822 posts)dchill
(42,660 posts)...excellent blueprint for many more that hopefully will be sent!
Kudos!
republianmushroom
(22,319 posts)Sky Jewels
(9,148 posts)It might be worth calling stores first to find out what their policies are about Mifepristone, and tell them you want to support them if they continue to provide it to those who need it.
https://pharmacyfinder.rxlocal.com/pharmacyfinder/
ms liberty
(11,229 posts)Mosby
(19,491 posts)They and the single distributer are being threatened by multiple AGs. The distributor already said they won't distribute the drug in 31 states.
Pretty soon Dr offices will have lawyers on staff to check over the doctors scripts.
https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/policy/2023/3/15/23639267/walgreens-abortion-pill-mifepristone-mifeprex-misoprostol
Otto_Harper
(822 posts)If they are in business to provide maximal profit income for shareholders, equity funders, venture capitalists or hedge funds, then they should take the easy, slimy way out and do as they are doing. If their mission is to provide the necessary care and medicine required by their customer patients, then they need to stand up to all of the AG's and say, "Try it and you're in for a very long and very messy fight".
By taking the actions that they have, they have defined their mission. My own personal mission is to withhold support from such organizations.
calimary
(89,975 posts)Mongo impressed!
tavernier
(14,443 posts)Speechless.
niyad
(132,321 posts)beautifully. Blessings to you for caring about all people.
iluvtennis
(21,496 posts)markodochartaigh
(5,545 posts)to which we have access are the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. As consumers we have access to the lever of power which is the corporations. I think that it is important to use all of the access that we have. Of course, the more that we give up our status as citizens to embrace our status as consumers the less we are able to access the political levers of power.
usonian
(25,226 posts)They don't email me, but methinks they deserve a few more messages.
FemDemERA
(825 posts)AncientOfDays
(263 posts)I've been getting emails purportedly from walgreens and others -that are not actually from Walgreens - they are phishing. If you reply to such emails, make sure they are actually from who they say they are.
happybird
(5,393 posts)Thank you.
flying_wahini
(8,274 posts)Tesha
(21,139 posts)Scrivener7
(59,499 posts)Martin68
(27,712 posts)This was priceless: ..."under the control of a political minority who seeks to disrupt the availability of some treatments to some individuals, based on their own religious dogmas and delusions." I may borrow that.
Faux pas
(16,352 posts)mgardener
(2,354 posts)Good for you!
And thanks!
bluboid
(845 posts)bucolic_frolic
(55,098 posts)UpInArms
(54,956 posts)Evolve Dammit
(21,768 posts)ago. Very poor.
tclambert
(11,193 posts)Wild blueberry
(8,291 posts)Well written and well done!
liberalla
(11,088 posts)malaise
(295,998 posts)Rec
ificandream
(11,837 posts)SunSeeker
(58,267 posts)Response to Otto_Harper (Original post)
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AllBlue
(89 posts)Thank you for your service.
NoMoreRepugs
(12,066 posts)sellitman
(11,745 posts)Now I never will.
Good reply.
Cheers,
Kevin
camartinwv
(148 posts)I did not send them an email. I just transferred my numerous prescriptions to CVS.