WTOP and Infosnack are both reporting that Metro’s Board of Directors will consider a proposal this week that would allow CVS to sell SmarTrip cards. CVS would sell the cards for $10 (they’d be preloaded with $5 on them), and at no cost to Metro. In exchange, CVS and Metro would come to a cross-promotional arrangement. Infosnack calls the move a “win-win for Metro, CVS and riders.” We’re all for making SmarTrip easier to buy at more and more locations, but feel compelled to question whether making any purchase at a CVS can honestly be associated with concepts like “ease” or “convenience.” Perhaps Metro’s board has never been to a CVS?