Friday, October 21, 2011

Take on Duane Reade




I'm all for the new look and feel of Duane Reade and compared to RiteAid and CVS it is a pleasure to shop there with its clean and well lit aisles. The problem is that along with ots facelift it has gotten incredibly expensive. I walk in today ad they are selling generic New York filtered water for $1.39. I went to get a lightbulb and they were charging $14. Now granted it was a speciality lightbulb but I paid $12 for a half-a-dozen of the same exact ones at Home Depot. Toothpaste is $5, Suave is $3 and those Starbucks drinks are almost $4 Now I understand that Duane Reade has a certain convenience but to pay a 500% premium seems a bit ridiculous.

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