Is this just a Portland thing, or do you think we will be able to also have this "privilege" in Walgreen's home state too? Who's up for contacting James Graham?
Posted by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor) on May 14th, 2013 at 10:06 am
“We welcome bicyclists at our drive-through lanes… riding a bike is just the kind of healthy, environmentally-friendly activity we welcome at our stores.”
— James Graham, Walgreens corporate media relations
Walgreens, America’s largest drug store chain, has responded to concerns that one of their policies unfairly excluded customers who ride bicycles. Full Bike Portland article here.
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Part of me wonders if drive-thru's at fast food joints would follow suit.
But then again a bike only lane at a Starbucks or some other coffee house might garner a lot of business for someone.
The manager of the local Starbucks in my small south suburb forbade me from riding my bike through the drive through lane citing safety concerns. I had been going through the drive through 2 or 3 times a week for maybe 6 weeks before they told me to stop. Oddly enough, the driver in front of me that day paid for my coffee. Yay Walgreens! Boo Starbucks!
I think something got jumbled or missed with the dates here-- this is from spring 2013.
We had a lively discussion on this topic here back in January:
http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/turned-away-at-walgreens-d...
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