Walgreens

Do not buy refrigerated food like sandwiches at this location. We bought 2 and both were with green mold in the middle. Thanks God our daughter checked them inside before eating. Can imagine how the march break could be spoiled… Also, tourists make sure you keep your receipts when you have to buy their low quality items like sandals if you do not want any useless body say you are a liar. Mine started to fall apart after 3 days and I brought them back but the shift boss by name Maciej refused to refund them saying they were worn for ages. Good job Maciej! Your Walgreens is the worst I ever shopped in. Will never come back!

Store: Walgreen’s on Pine Tree
Reason: Pharmacy for Rx’s
Summary: Ok so this place definitely has it’s pro’s and con’s. The pharmacy itself is good, they seem to stock all the medications I need, which not every pharmacy does. The pharmacist is also very helpful and the few instances when I needed, he would have the medications ordered and in the pharmacy within a day or two. Overall the pharmacy itself is really good. Now the rest of the store is more mixed. Like some have said, the food is likely not the freshest. It is a tourist CVS, but not so much like the ones directly on the beach, but yeah probably not the place for a local to do shopping.
Service: Pharmacy service is great!
Parking: There is parking in the back, however it can fill up easily. Also, I mean nothing but a gut feeling to go on here, but I probably wouldn’t leave valuables in the car here.

I can say so much about this store: Cars ALWAYS get F*Up in the parking lot and noone do nothing about it. Most of the food is expired. Guaranteed! They lose your pictures or give you the worst quality. Pharmacy takes foreeeeever to get you a prescription. Delivery night is free stuff night because everyone is sooo distracted… Peak times (1hr lines) are lunch time, +3pm, midnight. Employees are dump and sometimes ring you up shit you don’t want, specially candy because they get commissions.
They always have issues charging more to people specially the pharmacy. Watch for how much they charge your insurance specially if they make slight change from caps to tabs or gels. Make more money. Customer service is the worst at any time.
They have a collection of credit cards or wallets left and always say to people they have nothing. The frozen food is baaaaaad. You can easily catch food poisoning from the sushi they sell at the wrong temperature or warm «cold» sandwiches. Managers are not trained to deal with difficult customers, they walk away. Afternoon managers are never out, always in the office or hidden. The newest employees are in the afternoon so thats the WORST time to buy stuff… unless you dont want to buy…
Police are always there to give tickets but never respond when your car has broken windows, scratch or tires slashed. Tourist have the worst luck here. Barely accept refund because it goes against their sales goals so usually will make you an excuse to send you somewhere else. Until they don’t have another option.
Bottom line: Don’t go.

No restrooms for a month apparently… I guess customer service is not important here.

Always rude. Always dirty. Always a line to wait in. The CVS close by is no better. The only exception is the pharmacy which can be quite nice but not completely efficient.

Terrible. Crazy high prices on the stuff you need for the beach… like sunscreen. The cashier rang up a bag of rolo candy I didn’t want. When I tried to explain it to her, I finally understood she was using the bag of rolos so she didn’t have to ring up 3 individual items I purchased. She was lazy and rude when explaining to me her shortcut. I understand being a cashier in such a touristy area is hard… but it IS your job… suck it up and at least be courteous.

This is very much a tourist-​oriented Walgreens, although honestly, I guess the same could be said about any other CVS or Walgreens in Miami Beach. It is a rather large Walgreens, and many of their aisles are dedicated to tourists essentials like beach cover-​ups, beach towels, etc. I usually don’t go to this location, but considering that I needed M&Ms for my daughter’s school and the CVS on Biscayne had run out –oddly enough — this store saved me. Unlike some of the drug stores on the beach, this Walgreens actually does have a parking lot, which makes it all that more convenient, just be cautious as you pull in, as this seems to be a famous spot for police to take their latest traffic stop victims.

Just what this place needed. They have a great inventory and well staffed with 4 check out stations during peak hours. Close to mid island hotels.

I really like this Walgreens by the beach I don’t know why everyone says it sucks because it doesn’t.The staff is friendly and we were greeted once we got in love it

So I’ve been coming to this walgreens since 2001, and although they’ve changed some things about it, it’s basically the same as it’s always been.
Pros:
1. Open 24 – 7
2. They are a stand alone
Cons:
1. Non sufficient parking
2. Staff is very slow and non attentive
3. Expensive!
4. Too many tourists
The thing here is simple, it’s the only convenient place for locals and tourists alike in this area, so you really are forced to come here if it’s past 12 am and are in need of snacks, batteries, or any other necessity. Sure, you could trek up the block to cvs, but the parking there is limited and dark at the early hours of the morning.

Worst pharmacy I have ever been to in my entire life. I am from NYC– had a surgery here 4 days ago. As I am bleeding+ in severe pain I go to the pharmacy to get my pain medication. This lady first says I am not on the system– and I KNOW I am– she says only NYC Medicaid is on the system so it doesn’t work here. I walk all the way back to get my Fidelis card (STILL bleeding and in pain) then she says it doesn’t work in Miami. I tell her two days ago in CVS I picked up my meds– antibiotics etc. She tells me not possible. I call my insurance, they tell her the code she needs and that my insurance works out of state. She still doesn’t listen. Now it has been 1.5 hours, and I am seriously in pain and still bleeding. Finally she decides to call my insurance– WHICH she should’ve done when I first got there– finds out I was right, still spends another 20 mins on the phone with them over stupid stuff– then says I have to wait. My prescription was supposedly ready hours ago– I had gotten a phone call from them.
After that– NOT EVEN an apology– as if I turned out wrong and as if I made her wait in pain.
Spoke to the manager, who also seemed like he couldn’t care less.
Worst pharmacy experience ever.
UPDATE: RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE MANAGER–
first it was kissing my ass «oh I hope you are doing well» — yes I bet you hope I am doing well after you kept me bleeding and in pain in your store for over an hour… Then «well its a long process when its out of state»
I was stupid enough to think the manager had the decency to apologize instead of try to cover up for his uneducated, careless, ignorant and rude employee. I told him –STILL NO APOLOGY?“
he paused– I complained to Walgreens corporate– will continue doing so– until these people are punished
Oh and this «complicated out of state» thing they took 2 hours to do (ALL SHE HAD TO DO– LITERALLY– WAS TO CALL MY INSURANCE COMPANY. ONE PHONE CALL.- INSTEAD SHE MADE ME GO BACK AND FORTH WALKING BLOCKS AWAY AND BACK, STOOD ME UP AND STILL REJECTED ME) — this was done in CVS — no questions asked no problems.
Pathetic excuse of a customer service. Shame on them.
UPDATE 2:
I just realized after all that, and after that– I WAS CHARGED FULL PRICE– I call my insurance company they tell me THEY ALSO PAID FOR IT — so I was supposed to only pay COPAY– but I was in too much pain to even check how much I was charged and I was emotionally drained so I had just left. this is the craziest thing I have ever gone through

Okay so I only come here as a LAST resort, ie no parking on the CVS up front or too tired to make it to Publix. There’s just something off about this place, it feels more like an outdated tourist store than a Walgreens. The selection of everyday stuff is very limited, but they do have aisles full of tacky beach wear, beach chairs, souvenirs, and sunscreen galore. And that same cheesy Cha Cha cabana music is always playing, I think they just have one CD thats permanently on repeat. Maybe this is your kind of place is you’re not from Miami Beach, for the rest of us normal residents not so much. At least there’s always plenty of parking.

I am not a happy W (in everything) satisfied customer.
It’s just that you HAVE to shop at Walgreens. You need this, that, the other — so you’re always running into a Walmart, a Walgreens, a Publix, they all look and feel the same. And you know what lacks — good olé customer service. To find something, before chasing down an employee, to not trip over boxes being unpacked — what would that be like?
That is Americana folks. Wish we were still in the land of local mom and pops who had everything from pickles in a barrel to ointments and candies and friendly faces. They actually cared. Damn shame.

Sells lots of beach stuff and groceries. Good for tourists. Has lots of Parking. And what is really convenient for me is that it has a chase ATM at the entrance.

Location, Location, Location. That’s what real estate folks tell you, and it rings true with this «location».
Located along 41 St (close to the Julia Tuttle causeway) and before crossing the last bridge before arriving on the beach, this Walgreens is a lifesaver when you forget a beach towel, chancletas or a very specific suntan lotion before getting your tan on. It’s also perfect for either pre-​gaming supplies, or for hydration and pastries at the end of a fun night.
Why only three stars? Well besides the fact lines can be a little slow, and said suntan lotions being spread out over two or three lanes, the parking lot tends to flood when it rains. I’m talking standing water!
Still can’t beat this Walgreens for geographic convenience though!

Cramped — overcrowded — selection is ehhhhh or meh. The old jewish ladies bust out their change at the register making me want to strangle the last morsel of their life out of them. Parking is pretty decent though, and you may even be able to seriously injure one of those little old ladies before you go in to ensure expediency. :)

We stayed at a hotel nearby and visited this store about 3 or 4 times. We probably spent between 80.00 and 100.00 for snacks etc.
The last time I went there I went to the restroom.
WHAT A NIGHTMARE!
I thought that a company like Walgreens would make sure that they keep the restrooms clean, but this was probably one of the worst restrooms I have been to. It reminded me of the restroom from the movie «Saw»!. There were cockroaches, the door locks didn’t work, trash everywhere, water damaged walls, urin everywhere. I was afraid to take a pee, even without touching anything.