Walgreens says NO

 The correspondence is in reverse. My last reply being on top of the emails I received. I did delete personal addresses etc because I am not running a campaign aimed at any one person. It is against a company that is money hungry and selfish and so unwilling to change.

Unsure what I'm talking about? See original post here:

To any representative of Walgreens that might read this. I might not have many followers through Blogger. I promise you the word IS getting around. It is not that I needed Register Rewards. I don't. It was great when I was able to save so much off my grocery bill, but I will survive. I pray for the families that are struggling more though, that relied on that to get a gallon of milk or loaf of bread to put dinner on the table. Shame on you Walgreens, shame.

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Thank you for trying Vince.

I appreciate what you have done. I am now relaying this to the military community. I will say it is extremely disappointing as I loved shopping at Walgreen's but will not continue to go if they are so unwilling to work with the military or commissaries. I know I do not stand alone. 

Sincerely,

Robin H

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From: "Vince


Hello,

Ms Howard,


I apologize for this taking so long.  However, I want to let you know our company is firm in it's stance to put "redeemable only at Walgreens" on our register rewards.
The response is below.  My boss and I pushed this all the way up to our legal department and lobbied for the military families to have an exemption.  
But the following is the stand by our company.  


I'm sorry for this issue.  If I can be of any assistance in the future, please do not hesitate to call or email.


Sincerely,


Vince
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Hi Vince


I am sorry it took awhile to get a response for you, but we had to forward this to our legal department. What we heard back from legal was that they were not going to change the language on the register rewards. The change was not directed at military base shops but at all other retailers, whether military or civilian.


Thank You,

The OpsAdminSupport Team
Walgreens Family of Companies.


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It is doubtful, but perhaps if enough people sign they will reconsider. I think it will take more than a petition. It will take people simply saying NO to Walgreens. I will miss the sales, but absolutely will not support big business that tosses military families to the side for their own selfish gain. 


Sign Petition Here.  


UPDATE: 8-4-11 6:00pm

I just received this note back, there is still hope but don't give up sharing and passing the word. They need to know we are serious. 


"I'm sorry...I just got another email just now that this may be under review again by our executive team..I'll update you if anything changes.
My apologies
Vince"