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As fun as shopping can be, going to the register and opening your wallet is generally the worst part of the experience. In recent years, record inflation has rendered this last step even more painful. But what happens if the tables were turned and the stores had to pay You instead? According to a wise buyer, this is what happens in a popular pharmacy chain. He recently went to Tiktok to share an easy way to get free money at CVS.

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Actor and influencer GABE ESCOBAR posted a tiktok March 26 to inform its 3 million followers of its recent "Hunting" experience in the Treasury "at the CVS.

While in one of the locations of the pharmacy chain, Escobar says that he has noticed an attractive message on payment screens: "If you find an expired product, inform an employee and you will receive a coupon of 3.50 $. "

Note that he has "nothing better to do" with his night, Escobar decides to walk in the CVS store to see if he can find expired products.

"I have the impression that the refrigerated food section is a good starting point," he said.

After checking the prepackaged eggs and the protein packs without luck, Escobar goes to search in dairy products, where he is finally able to hit the jackpot.

"You see that? March 19," he said, showing the expiration date on a milk card he holds. "And that's the 20th, therefore."

After finding an expired box, Escobar decides to check the rest of the milk broth and finds another box that had expired the day before.

"I've been there for five minutes, and it's already $ 7," he boasts.

Escobar then films himself by bringing the products expired to an employee, admitting that it is "nervous" to try to withdraw money.

"I found two expired milks and I saw this [message] so I wondered how it works or if I could get a coupon," he told the worker.

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After marking the products, the employee gives Escobar two "courtesy coupons", each for $ 3.50.

"This coupon is exchangeable for a future purchase in any CVS / Pharmacy location", depending on the coupons. "Not valid on the lottery, gift cards, mandates, prescriptions or milk. Coupons are not transferable and cannot be sold. Other restrictions may apply."

It should also be noted that coupons say they expire on April 19, less than a month from the moment Escobar was given to them.

Anyway, Escobar seems delighted with the exchange - just like his disciples. In the comments section of his video, which was viewed more than 2.1 million times in just two days, many Tiktok users said they were going to try this in their CVS stores.

"New game: Watch all foods on CVS," replied a person.

Another replied: "Now I want to do that."

Others, including former CVS employees, have also shared information on buyers should look for articles expired in the store.

"I would check medicine. They usually have an expiration of two years or more, but you would not even realize and they are supposed to check," wrote a person.

Another commented: "Ex-Grocery here: Vinaigrette.

Users also advised coupons hunters to check the candy section, diet sodas, nuts and granola, cookies, gatorades, baby food sachets and protein bars.

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But it may not be something that everyone can do, because many commentators have stressed that free money for expired products is only policy in certain CVS stores.

It turns out that CVS had to offer coupons to customers to find products expired in stores in certain states due to trial regulations. This has happened in California in 2009 And Connecticut in 2011 . AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

More recently, CVS Consensus with the State From Pennsylvania on products expired in 2016, the regulations requiring the pharmacy chain provide customers with a $ 3.50 coupon if they find a product expired in one of its stores in the state, reported CBS News .

Coupon policy should only remain in place five years after the regulation, but in 2021, Coupons in the news reported That CVS had decided to extend the offer.

"Although our agreement with the state of Pennsylvania has ended, we remain determined to ensure that the expired products are not sold to customers," said the spokesman for the CVS pharmacy Matt Blanchette said the point of sale at the time. "In Pennsylvania, we continue to offer improved reduction coupons to customers who inform the store employees if they discover certain expired products."