Can you use a Walgreens gift card to buy beer and cigarettes?

[Anonymous]

I know points are not redeemable for alcohol or nicotine but I was wondering about a regular gift card. I'm going anonymous because I don't want people to think I'm an alcoholic.

[Iron_Man]

Probably but you should buy something healthy like protein shakes

[Asker]

Lol... I will.

[Iron_Man]

Good

[Billlewis]

Do you have the card with you? See if it says anything on the back or refer to the website. My guess is that you can use it for anything you want, but I'm not sure.

[Asker]

Their website is very obscure about what you can't buy. I just want to save myself some embarrassment about going to the counter with 100 dollars worth of alcohol and asking for 10 pks of cigarettes. I got the card from my insurance company because I got my 2 yearly checkups. The letter said it is a regular gift card but said certain purchases can't be made. I'm thinking like buying other gift cards...

[Billlewis]

It may be the only way, but you can always do a test run, with just a small bottle and one blunt, etc, and see what they say. One thing I can tell you is that you're a lot better off at Walgreens than CVS. It's like being in the heart of the 'Bible Belt' going into their stores.