Well, Squid, I gotta tell yuh... this CVS must have really changed a lot after you were there!
I too got upset with Walgreen's. That's why I came here. I'd prefer to do business with a local pharmacy, but I want a Pharmacist available 24/7 (it's just a Psycho-Ceramic thing (for the uninitiated Psycho-Ceramic means I'm a Crack Pot)).
This store isn't as nice as doing business with a local, but the people are friendly, and there's merchandise on the shelves, and the folks here know where it is every time I ask.
So, all-in-all, for a national chain, it's quite good.