New Yorkers Ponder Sale of Duane Reade to Walgreen
Look. Have we had some tough times? Sure we have. Sometimes you’re not there for me and – to be fair – sometimes I shop around. But at the end of the day, I keep coming back to you. Not because I love you, but because you are where my prescription is refilled.
Duane Reade, I am talking to you! I just heard that Walgreen’s bought you. I don’t know what to make of it. Is it supposed to make me feel better that they’ve promised to keep you as Duane Reade and not change you into a bunch of Walgreen’s? Because I don’t feel better!
I thought you were turning a corner! You had that new logo goin’ on. Everything was getting all green and blue up in there. A little more aisle space…I was digging it! You were getting it together.
At least that’s what I thought. Was I being played? Were you getting all primped up just to catch Walgreen’s eye? That’s it, right? And how do you think that makes me feel? Like a chump, that’s how.
Don’t worry about me, Duane Reade. I’ve got options. I’ve got Rite Aid and CVS, to name two. And Walgreen’s. Skip Walgreen’s. I’ve got…well, I’ve got Rite Aid. To tell you the truth, sometimes when I’m in a Rite Aid I even forget that it’s not a you.
And if we’re putting all our cards on the table…I’m starting to get my prescriptions through mail-order. Oh, don’t pretend you didn’t see that coming.
I’ll still see you though. A little. I’ll be in. I hope we can stay civil. I still have to get my Matrix 3 Razor Blades from you because they’re the only ones that fit my Matrix 3 Razor. Clever, that.
Just don’t come crying to me when Walgreen’s changes their mind in four years and does decide to make you all Walgreen’s. You think they care about “Your city. Your drugstore.”? They don’t. I know that sounds harsh, but it’s true. We used to be Our City, Our Drugstore. We were in it together. I wanna believe that’ll still be true, I do. We’ll see.
See you around, Duane Reade. Maybe even later today (I need blue recycling bags).
