CVS Goes Green with Green Bag Tag

The Green Bag Tag at CVS is simply a tag that you attach to your own eco-friendly shopping bag. The Green Bag Tag is shaped like a leaf and has a strap on it to make it easy to put on the handle of your totes. CVS is going green in an attempt to get more people to use green grocery bags instead of those plastic ones.

Many companies are trying to do their part to save the planet. When businesses such as CVS and other go green or help the environment it is a form of excellent advertising for them. CVS pharmacies are doing their part with the Green Bag Tags to keep disposable shopping bags out of the landfills. This program is also a great way to get customers in the habit of using eco-friendly shopping bags.

The CVS Green Bag Tag can be placed right on the straps of a reusable shopping bag. You are able to use any reusable shopping tote with the CVS Green Bag Tag, it does not need to be a CVS branded shopping tote. You could actually put the tag on another pharmacy's bag and still get credit. This program is a great excuse/reason to get started carrying out your purchases in your own bags instead of the store bags that are bad for the environment.

You may be wondering how exactly you can get back the CVS Extra Care Bucks. The CVS Green Bag Tags only cost .99 cents to purchase. If you use the Green Tag as few as four times you will make your money back. There is the potential to get paid by CVS to use the Green Bag Tags at least for a while. CVS has the right to discontinue the use of the Green Bag Tags at any time. While CVS is running this promotion you can take full advantage of the Green Bag Tag.

If you already use the CVS Extra Care program then you know that you only need to scan your card with purchases for any available discounts. With the CVS Green Bag Tags your Extra Care Card will be connected to your green tag. When you shop at CVS you have the associate scan your Extra Care Card and then your Green Bag Tag to get credit. It will equal about .25 cents in extra bucks for each shopping trip that you make.

CVS does have some rules for the Green Bag Tag so that people don't abuse the program. You are only allowed to get credit for the bag tag once a day. If you are only buying one or two items and you don't want a bag you can still scan the Green Bag Tag and carry the items out in your hands. You can use the CVS bag tag to pick up a prescription as long as no plastic store bag is used.

As you can see using the CVS Green Bag Tag is good for the environment and for your pocket. You can find the Green Bag Tags near the front check out counters, if you don't see them just ask a cashier for help.