Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners.

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Walgreens didn’t respond to requests for comment. Sycamore declined to comment.

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      8 hours ago

      Several years back I got totally fed up with cvs and Walgreens. It was impossible to get ahold of anyone on the phone, and they were always backed up in the store because of lack of employees. It was a huge hassle because I take care of my grandparents prescriptions, and there are like 15 medications per month.

      Switched over to a local pharmacy. Every time I go in, they have tons of friendly employees working, I’ve never had to wait more than a couple minutes to be helped, and I call and someone answers the phone within seconds most of the time. And the prices are about the same.

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      Your local independent or local chain.

      CVS is the most convenient to me, and they don’t seem overworked when I’ve been there.

      Edit: maybe also online ones like cost plus? I don’t know how they are as a company.

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      I second the local. If you have one, they would like your business. Grab some candy and an emergency birthday card while you’re there.