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Two men, who declined to give their names, stand in front of the Mercer Island Walgreens Wednesday morning with a banner that reads
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Two men, who declined to give their names, stand in front of the Mercer Island Walgreens Wednesday morning with a banner that reads 'Shame on Walgreens.'

By JENNY MANNING
Mercer Island Reporter City Reporter
July 30, 2010 · Updated 10:42 AM 

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Three people stood outside the Mercer Island Walgreens on Wednesday with a large banner that read "Shame on Walgreens" to publicize allegations of race discrimination, deceptive marketing, high-cost prescriptions, and prescription mistakes.

The protesters — two men and one woman — declined to give their names to the Reporter or answer questions about their protest. They did, however, hand out purple fliers with information on legal settlements against Walgreens. The handouts encouraged shoppers to "Call Walgreens ... and tell them that you want them to do all they can to change this situation and see that area labor standards are met for all their construction work."

A Walgreens store manager refused to comment on the protest, but provided a phone number to the Walgreens corporate office.

Contact Mercer Island Reporter City Reporter Jenny Manning at jmanning@mi-reporter.com.

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