{"id":8,"date":"2015-07-05T19:01:54","date_gmt":"2015-07-05T19:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/botheredandbeset.com\/?p=8"},"modified":"2016-06-26T22:18:10","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T02:18:10","slug":"oh-walgreens-say-it-aint-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/botheredandbeset.com\/index.php\/2015\/07\/05\/oh-walgreens-say-it-aint-so\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh Walgreens&#8230;Say it Ain&#8217;t So!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I find Walgreens fascinating.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve been a customer on and off for years, and they are currently my pharmacy of choice.\u00a0 Walgreens makes managing my prescriptions a dream.\u00a0 I&#8217;m particularly impressed with how quickly and easily I&#8217;m able to order a refill using the Walgreens app barcode reader.<\/p>\n<p>But there&#8217;s trouble in paradise.\u00a0 Recently, we started getting phone calls at our home number from Walgreens telling us we&#8217;re due for a refill.\u00a0\u00a0 This is the <em>Walgreens Refill Service<\/em> phone system.\u00a0\u00a0 I <em>really<\/em> don&#8217;t want unsolicited phone calls at my home, and I am perfectly able to determine when I need refills.\u00a0 I want the calls to stop.<\/p>\n<p>So today, after another call arrived, I logged into the www.walgreens.com website and began the search for a setting that would disable the refill calls.\u00a0 I was unable to find the setting, and so I wound up calling Walgreens customer service line.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m happy to report that,\u00a0 after a significant hold, a very nice lady took my information and entered a request in Walgreen&#8217;s system to stop the phone calls.\u00a0 She indicated that it would take about 48 hours for the calls to stop.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll report back on whether or not the calls stop, but for now, here&#8217;s the scoop on how to request the calls to stop:<\/p>\n<h2>How To Stop the Walgreens Refill Service Robo-calls:<\/h2>\n<h3>What you&#8217;ll need:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The number the phone calls are coming from (this is probably not absolutely required).<\/li>\n<li>Your last name.<\/li>\n<li>Your zip code.<\/li>\n<li>Your phone number (which the calls are coming in on).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What to do:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Call the national customer support line:\u00a0 1-800-WALGREENS (1-800-925-4733)<\/li>\n<li>In the menu system, select 4 (Customer Service Issues).<\/li>\n<li>Be prepared to hold for a few minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Give them the above information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope sincerely that the calls stop, and I can resume my consumer love affair with an amazing retailer.<\/p>\n<p><em>10\/31\/2015: As mentioned above, I did call Walgreen&#8217;s customer support, and I requested no more calls to my household.\u00a0 I&#8217;m happy to report, that I have not received any more reminder calls from Walgreens.\u00a0 Nicely done, Walgreens!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I find Walgreens fascinating.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve been a customer on and off for years, and they are currently my pharmacy of choice.\u00a0 Walgreens makes managing my prescriptions a dream.\u00a0 I&#8217;m particularly impressed with how quickly and easily I&#8217;m able to order a refill using the Walgreens app barcode reader. 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