Walgreens

This store is «sparkling» new and in a nice neighborhood, and has a pretty large private parking lot, so is great as a pharmacy, but don’t make the mistake of getting photo prints made here. They are using a small laser printer to do their printing and the quality of the prints is likely worse than what you can do at home. The best photo printing place in the East Bay to my knowledge is Montclair 1 Hour Photo.

Great place to pick up candy for Easter, medicine for what ales you and the prescriptions your doctor gives you.

Pharmacy is great. Super clean and bright.

New Walgreens located in new building. Plenty of room. One line for multiple cash registers. Super modern pharmacy with customer-​use computers. Everything very modern here. Easy parking behind Walgreens. They’ve got everything here, including groceries and fresh fruit cups.
Caution: you can drive into the parking lot from Park Street, but not out of the lot onto Park Street. This driveway is one way only.
Bonus hint: I saw an actual Golden State Warrior player shopping here one weekday evening.

Time: 12:07pm/71°F sunny
Purpose: Need a snack after having lunch at Alameda Natural Grocey marketplace. Snacks seem out of reach price as much as a meal itself.
Set-​up: Typical Walgreen’s with small lot in back. Wide and long isles at this location. Plenty of space to walk past workers sticking shelves without saying excuse me. End caps on shelves sold most of its inventory more than actual placement area. CCTV were hidden in conspicuous areas. Make up counter sits near front entrance of Park St. Place was deserted as only three people including myself were the only customers.
Staff: There were like more than ten workers including (MOD) managers on duty. I’m thinking must be overstaffed. Then again you never know because there could be a truck pulling up. No problems with workers as they even open up a line signaling me over. Best part was I didn’t even know I had accumulated points. Clerk told me if I wanted to pay or use points? I said points, he said I didn’t have to pay anything. Cool thanks man!
Cleanliness: Grade A, very clean location looks very new. Lacquer floors were sneaky clean. All light structures functional. No open bags or boxes on isle. Good indication little or no theft here.
Bagging it: A bag of Lay’s gravy and biscuit $ 1.49 and Nestlé dark chocolate covered raisins $.89.
Products/​Services: Household, kitchen, auto, bathroom, personal, pharmacy, make-​up, frozen food, snacks, fruits, juices, bottled smoothie, cereal, electronic, magazine, gift card, alcohol etc.
Punch Lines: Friendly, clean, well stocked, brand name, short line, easy to find, good floor plan, wide isle, small lot, more than efficient stocker/​cashier, sale/​discontinue section, section, beer.
Tradeoffs: Regional vendors may not carry some of your favorite brands. Not all Walgreen’s carry same goods.
Final Thoughts: Walgreen’s has been one of those no choice places for me in emergencies. I personally don’t like commercial grade medicine, its fill with sugar and artificial coloring. Now a days with digital coupons whipping out your phone seems so effortless, but spending proves so risky. It’s nothing to brag about, its just a regular neighborhood drugstore.

Beautiful store but unbearable repeating public address announcements every few seconds while you’re shopping. I’ve asked the staff to disable the «Welcome to Walgreens» announcement every time I’ve visited this store. Tonight I overheard another customer telling the clerk that the repeated announcements are maddening.
The announcement activates every time someone enters or exits the store. A motion detector at the door triggers the announcement. The announcement is insulting; it’s not welcoming; and it makes the shopping experience horrible.
With all the drug store choices in Alameda I will not shop at this store again until I’m certain the PA system is muted.

For the love of all that is good in the universe, for the sake of the children and the children’s children, please PLEASE cease and desist with the «Welcome to Walgreens» loud computer voice that echoes throughout the store any time anyone enters the store, leaves, or merely walks by outside on the sidewalk. It’s torture. Hearing that voiceover every 30 – 60 seconds (you never know when’s it going to speak again, but you know it will) destroys the experience of being in the store.
End this annoying irritating Welcome message. It’s just awful. I left the store sooner than I would have just to escape that voice.
Please, please, please: Silence is golden.
ps: the store itself is nice and spacious and the staff were fine. Three stars or even four… if they can end the tyranny of that incessant voice.

One star for theghetto Latina profiling people a tad darker than her. I was going to compliment them on how gorgeous the store was— until this ridiculous fat racist slob sent security to walk the floor when my slightly darker self came in. I have money «witch» !! More than your minimum wage troll looking self! Yea I said it. If u judge me, then expect the same. It’s Super Bowl Sunday— I was the only «biotch» in there. Literally the only other person In the store. Your store freaking better be lucky you did not approach me about stealing. !! I actually asked the evil troll if she called security. Of course she lied. Good for you. Let it happen again … You will be sued and fired in a heart beat troll! Trust and believe. Super racist behavior. Oh… The manager is the security who walked the floor. She did nothing to reprimand this awful human. Really ! Gucci belt and bag and in stealing at freaking Walgreens. Give me a break ! I want an apology but I’m sure I will due before that. Thanks Walgreens! .i see u again troll!

5 stars for the pharmacy. They are friendly and patient.
However, 1 star for the non-​pharmacy staff. Here is why — after dropping my prescription off at the Walgreens Pharmacy, I was halfway out the door when I remembered I needed Almond Milk. I walked to the fridge section. As I examined the Almond Milk brands that they carried (and the expiration dates of said Almond Milk), two male employees attempted to «casually» walk where I was standing and stand there right by me like I was being watched. Mind you, no employees were on that aisle until I got there. At first I thought, «maybe you’re just being paranoid and sensitive» so I shook it off and walked to the checkout line. Lines at Walgreens tend to move slowly so I filled the free time with texting and emailing. To help out with the long line, a woman employee went to an empty check stand and asked to help me. She rang me up and handed me my cash and receipt back. Being that it was 9:30pm and dark outside (and I was by myself), I wanted to be safe and place my cash in my wallet before leaving a store. As a woman that is a safety tip that you are taught. I place my cash in my purse, send a quick text and head out of the store… Only to be yelled at by the other male checker, «Excuse me. Did you pay for that?!» Yes. I stared at him in disbelief… and as a customer I would appreciate if you did not insinuate that I am trying to walk out of your store without paying… I understand that you must protect your inventory but please don’t treat your CUSTOMERS (yes, all caps) like they are criminals trying to steal from you. Huge disappointment.

Wish it was open longer, but it’s still good… clean, bright and good customer service

5 stars for the pharmacy.
after dealing with the pharmacy on webster for so long, this pharmacy is 100 times better. they’re friendly, welcoming, and accommodating. maybe they’re not as busy? I don’t know. but they’re great and I hope they continue to be great.

Alameda’s third Walgreens recently opened at the corner of Park and Tilden. Parking is not an issue as a large parking lot is shared with the Alameda Marketplace next door. The store is bright and the aisle are wide. The shelves were well stocked and the workers were friendly and helpful. If you’re a Walgreens shopper, this new store outclasses the South Shore and West End stores.

Parking lot a little hard to see coming down from Tilden. Well worth it! Sparkling new, great inventory, staff amazingly courteous and pleasant. Marqueta, whom I met in cosmetics when she pointed out sale items to me, was particularly outstanding! She not only insisted upon escorting me halfway across this very large store, but recognized me the second day I went in, calling me by name!

The first check-​in I did on this Walgreen’s was about 3−½ weeks ago. At that time, I could not immediately do a review as I was in there for about five minutes. It was not enough for me to get the feel of the store, the ambiance and customer service.
This morning (AARP day for me to get my 5,000 reward balance points if I spend over $ 25) I did my second check-​in. I had mixed feelings on this Walgreen’s. There were hardly any customers, only one cashier in the front and two employees in the back stocking merchandise on the shelves. It seemed as though I had the whole store to myself. Maybe it gets busier in the afternoon and evening.
Ambiance: nice, clean, spacious, well-​lit store. The aisles are wide. No clutter on the floor.
For a store this large, I expected a bigger selection on their refrigerated items (sammies, salads, cut up fresh fruits in plastic bubble containers, desserts, etc.), such as the ones in SF (on the corner of Market & Van Ness, the two in the 700 block of Market, the one on the corner of 9^th & Market). They didn’t even have my favorite brand beverage, Calypso lemonade in a variety of flavors.
What I did not expect was a souvenir section in this Walgreen’s. It made me think what tourist is going to come to Alameda to shop for a souvenir mug, key chain, snow globe, post cards, plush animals, etc.
The beauty/​cosmetic section is decent, better than other Walgreen’s. The only thing I did not get was the Curel lotion going 2 for $ 12 (ran out and none on the shelf). I could have had another 2,000 reward balance points.
Customer service: The few employees on the premises are helpful and friendly (4 stars). They have a $ 3.00 off coupon for purchases over $ 10.00 (only at this store’s Walgreen sales ads), which is good until October 18, 2014.
There’s plenty of parking at this store; however, entrance from the Park Street side by car is a tad awkward… not wide enough. It’s as if one lane is blocked off and the passage way is narrow. From Tilden Way, entering and exiting the parking lot is better.

Big, new and nice. Recently stopped by here for a quick pick up and was pleasantly surprised to find this walgreens has opened.
There’s parking which is really nice, albeit they designed it so that you go one way through the lot. It probably is more efficient that way.
The store has everything, its the biggest Walgreens I’ve ever been in and so everything you want/​need you can probably find here.

Brand new Walgreens opened on Park Street! It’s right next to Alameda Marketplace and shares the parking lot. The exterior of the store is made to match the market place building with a nice huge windows. Inside the store has large spacious aisles. They also features drive through for pharmacy. Everyone inside was helpful and willing to answer questions. It’s definitely the nicest Walgreens. Now I don’t have to drive all the way to Southshore Center for prescriptions, etc.

new Walgreens on Park has a feel of a Fresh & Easy, not a traditional Walgreens. wide aisles, meds pricey ala CVS.
most parking spaces marked for compacts and clean air vehicles.
buys: popcorners (2.49)
–crunchy snack only seen in discount dollar stores
take outs:
–checkouts lanes like banks: single lane,
feeding 1 – 3 cashiers.