Walgreens

As noted by other reviews, this location can be a bit sketchy. Near the University and on the west edge of Nob Hill, it’s great to have them here. Everything you’d expect at a Walgreens. An older store. Friendly staff.

Yes, you get the sketchy people hanging out around here and yes, I have been asked to go to the liquor section to buy booze for someone. However, it’s plenty well-​stocked, close to the University, and has the same discounts and prices that you’d expect to find at any other Walgreens. Has postcards too, which was an added bonus for me! Unfortunately, when they have a sale, you actually have to buy in bulk to get the sale price. A mixed bag, but a pretty decent place.

Worst pharmacy ever. Waited for 3 hours to get rx filled, only to be told that they don’t stock the medication. I asked why they didn’t call me to tell me, and their only suggestion was for me to go outside and call 800-​WALGREENS. I asked to see a manager, and they said there was no manager available. I walked to the front door, then back and said «you don’t want me to leave this upset». All of a sudden there was a manager, but still — had to start over on the rx at 6pm because they didn’t have good enough customer service to call and say they do not stock the drug. Very frustrating, rude pharmacy staff, and terribly understaffed (45 min wait in line to drop off, and 45 min wait to pick up).

Of course you’ll have your usual Albuquerque shenanigans in front of this store: fights between homeless folks or drunks, arrests in progress, beggars, and employees blocking the entrance with their bodies and plumes of smoke.
Other than that, this Walgreens is like any Walgreens anywhere… well, almost anywhere, since not every state allows liquor sales in supermarkets and convenience stores. And really, this is what redeems this store for me — their beer offerings — because otherwise it’s just another place with severely bright lighting and everyday use products that you discover you need at the last moment.
This realization that I need something late night is generally what gets me here and almost without fail I grab my toothpaste or diapers or whatever and then wander over to the liquor side, past the clerk that looks like he’s worked 36 hours straight and who eyes everyone with the suspicion that they might be in the middle of an armed robbery, and find the fridge with the single beer medley. Here, for $ 9, one can combine different beers into one six-​pack. The selection isn’t spectacular, but there will be craft beers from the like of Ska, O’Dell, Kona, Santa Fe, and (the big bad wolf of craft beer) Samuel Adams. It’s a nice and reasonably-​priced way to sample a bunch of different beers and learn what you like.
So if you’re a beer drinker like me, make every trip here worthwhile and wander over to the liquor section.

This store is open contrary to what Unilocal says!