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CVS's notoriously long receipts have been turned into memes, made into Halloween costumes, and lampooned on national TV — but employees say loyal customers still love them

CVS promised to do away with its super-long receipts in 2016. But most shoppers say they're still around. Business Insider talked to five CVS employees from around the country to see if anyone uses these super-long receipts.

  • As a result, CVS gave customers the option to opt out of
  • But when Business Insider talked to CVS employees from around the country to see if anyone still uses the comically long receipts, they said that
  • many loyal customers still love and use them.

It's hard to tell whether CVS's notoriously long receipts are the butt of the joke or if CVS is in on it.

But after speaking with several CVS employees, it's clear that for every detractor of the comically long receipts there are out there, there are far more fans.

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The receipts are commonly lampooned online for their absurd length.

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They've also become a talk show fixture. The lengthy papers made an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and became a running joke on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The comedian even invited then-President Barack Obama on the show to ask about the coupons.

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"We knew that our customers were very concerned about the length of our receipts," Foulkes said in the 2016 episode. "CVS is moving our receipts to be digital."

Two years later, the long receipts live on.

Customers have the option of enrolling in CVS ExtraCare Rewards program and receiving a digital receipt via email, according to CVS. But it turns out not many people are choosing the paper-free program, said

According to five current CVS employees from around the country, around five or six out of ten customers use the receipts' coupons.

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CVS ExtraBucks, which give you a discount on your entire order, are the most commonly used, according to employees.

But despite the endlessmemes and some frustrations, there's still a lot of love for the mile-long coupons.

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