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Originally Posted by browna
So if were up to you, booze, cigs, harcore porn, children's toys should all be carried by the local grocer/supermarket/drugstore?
Point being, there's a place for everything, and there's enough other outlets that can carry cigarettes, and I (and enough people running the country) don't think that a store with a pharmacy should be carrying cigarettes.
As you said yourself, its the only product used in moderation that's going to kill you, and those shouldn't be in stores that are explcitly perscribing medicine.
Call it optics or window dressing or whatever you want, but I think it makes sense, and if its that big a deal to you, feel free to stop shopping at those stores that have pharmacies....you have that choice too.
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It sure would.
With the current regulations already porn and smokes are covered so no one has to be hurt by seeing them. It works for macs and 7/11 to have porn and smokes. Why wouldnt it work at your local coop? does having a pharmacy in it really change anything.
One thing no on has mentioned yet is this must really suck for the stores. Not so much for the big places like co-op, safeway etc.. as it will be a small hit to the %profit but for a place like shoppers I'd imagine smokes are a larger %. Macs and 7/11 must be loving the changes, they are pretty much exclusive sellers of smokes now, their sales will probably double.