Walgreens

If you want to spend an hour waiting in line only to be dealt with very brusquely and told things aren’t ready, this is definitely your place. After 3:30 in the afternoon, that line will be backing up through the store with half a dozen, then a dozen unhappy faces and figeting people and they will almost never open a second window. Very poorly trained, very weak language skills. Oh, wanna try calling in by phone? On hold will average 15 minutes or more. Only reason I’m there is because of Trader Joes next door. Bring an ebook, audio, and and your own stool to sit on if you a bit older. The 2 ½ chairs go real fast.

Me and my friend stopped in for some booze. Why did we decide to do that on Halloween? Well the store was beyond crowded and messy. But they made up for it by their superb customer service. A nice gentleman (who appeared Asian pacific islander) was cracking jokes and complimented me And my friend. He was so kind and apologized for the condition of the store.

Hey this Walgreen’s is conveniently located in the Lakeshore area and there’s free parking in the lot and I can get my sale and basic items there without much hassle. Plus I can also shop in the stores nearby.

I can’t say that this Walgreens is any better than the others in the area, but if you need quick photo printing or need to refill your clipper card; they can definitely take care of you in a timely manner.

If you’re from a third world country this pharmacy would be two stars instead of one. I drop off five prescriptions, they manage to fill three. The other two are back ordered. Wouldn’t it be nice if they mentioned that up front instead of when I try to pick them up? My options are to wait two more days or transfer the prescriptions.
There are doctor’s offices and pharmacies that treat their patients like cattle. This is one of them. You can do better. We should all expect better.
Tell me what it’s like to get into a pharmacy school, graduate with good grades and then work in a sweatshop like Walgreens where you dismiss legitimate concerns from your customers as if it didn’t matter.
Everyone here deserves to be fired, starting with the CEO of Walgreens and working their way down. People deserve what they put up with. I won’t put up with this crap any longer. It’s a business model built around mediocrity.

I ran in here in a hurry on Monday evening after my puppy attempted to play with a skunk again at Cesar Chavez. Puppy ended up getting ‘skunked’ in the face and along her body. To try to calm her down I picked her up and ended up getting skunk residue all over my hoodie and shorts.
I went straight to Walgreens to find Tecnu, without changing clothes stinking to high heaven. I was in a bit of a panicky rush to get home and wash the dog (as well as feeling rather nauseous after sitting in the car with my pungent pal), and folks in there could not have been more generous in helping me find what I was looking for
This place is awesome!
But my dog still stinks…

The hold time to talk to a pharmacist is 30mins+ and the wait to be seen is just as long. It’s a busy place, I won’t be coming back. They need more staff.

Seven people in line waiting for prescriptions. I had a picture but conveniently it was lost.
This is not normally the case at this particular Walgreens, but EVERY Walgreens. Sorry, this is not acceptable.
I’m sure most people who are picking up prescriptions are not in some kind of pain or discomfort and want to wait in line, twice, since my rx wasn’t ready before, despite getting emails and phone calls from the pharmacy to the contrary.
The girl behind the counter was very helpful and was working faster and harder than her pay grade so I upped my gripe to two stars from –1.

Walgreens looks big from the outside. once inside, the footage is typically S.F. not many aisles, almost cramped. but not as much as S.F.
didn’t see my items on sale so just grabbed a bag of eats.
eats: smart food popcorn.(1.49)
–pretty good stuff
–many chips available at same price
leftovers:
–would never look for parking here in this lot, too difficult
–just happened to park on the street.
–one cashier on duty. no patrons.

It’s your typical Walgreens. It could have been a Rite-​Aid or CVS. You know the drill.

I popped in on Monday Ok I haven’t popped Into here for awhile because of some of the attitudes from some of the employes not coming to ring us customers I don’t want to wait forever, just cause they didn’t want to come why are they there? How many times in the day time do I have to listen to I see 3 before some one actually comes?!
I totally don’t like Afshan! I don’t appreciate being watched until I’m paying Isn’t that a duh obvious hint I’m paying?
But I spoke to my Fav in cosmetics on Tuesday about this Saturday Saturdate, I missed them because of Afshan. I miss my sales. Jill is there to get me hooked up! I miss my couponing self proclaimed cheap skate. She has gotten my disorganized self fixed! Yea ME!!!

I would love to give this store more stars but the reason I am not is that they do not keep my item well stocked. Its something I buy many of, almost every other day. The store on East 18^th did the same thing to me, as I used to go there every other day and get the same thing — and suddenly they wasn’t keeping them in stock anymore. Its a pain because I am on foot and I can’t just run around town looking for places to get my item. They are right down the street from me, which is convenient — but if they don’t have my item in stock I have to take at least a half mile walk to another place that might not have it either. What irks me is that these people all know me, as I come in quite often. I am very vocal about it, and have even spoke to the Manager about it — which afterwards seemed to get worse.
This past week I came in and purchased some of my items, which had been out for two weeks. A couple days later I come in and they are «out of stock again». I am constantly told that the supplier is coming the next day or two days later — but when I come in everything is stocked up (in that line of products) — except for my brand! The slot where my brand is is constantly empty, and the other brands (varieties of the same brand) is packed to the back of the shelf, with boxes of more in case they run out! They KNOW I’m coming to buy in a nice amount — so why don’t they make sure its stocked???
A couple of the employees are transplants from the East 18^th store, and might know my whole issue with them doing it ON PURPOSE. I’m wondering if its the same manager because its the same pattern. Supply until someone complains — then stop supplying. Here’s a tip — If you don’t like complaints, you KEEP SUPPLIED, stopping supplying is going to generate MORE COMPLAINTS, not less! Its not like I’m going to be driven from the store — there ARE other things I like to buy there. But it would be nice if you recognize your customer’s needs and keep their items supplied — especially your regulars.
Otherwise the store is okay, the people who work there are cool (Hey Duc!) and they treat people in a friendly, p professional manner. But that professionalism needs to seep up to the Administrative levels as well, so they can just do good business and stop playing games with the customers — after all, you won’t be in business for long if you don’t sell what customers need, right???
I edited to add this — the prices in the store ARE predatory. I’ve seen a liter of soda go for almost 3 dollars! They are a major chain, but they cannot price items in competition with other chains? Safeway and lucky’s beats them in pricing, and they are known to be typically high. They are, in this parameter, the biggest liquor store priced store around (although they carry no liquor, their prices are like going to the liquor store). The candy is high, the frozen items are high, milk is ridiculously high — so people go there for one or two «emergency» items instead of actually shopping there (and they are too small to shop there anyway, typical of Oakland retailers. they should have taken the whole property and built a REAL Walgreens, but instead they have this «mini-​mart» mentality and share it with Trader Joes, who also has the same pathetic way of thinking about its stores).

I wouldn’t normally review such a big corporation… I come here once or twice a week to develop film, and/​or buy disposable cameras, and they don’t look at me too weirdly for being there so often.
They are pretty friendly and reliable in the photo department, and my negatives get pretty good treatment. I even got a couple prints the other day that came out good enough — and didn’t require 4 days like a professional lab. I’ve even cross processed here before, which was cool. I would have went with a professional lab, but was in a rush and the price was right. They are usually kind of busy and still find the time to give drop off or pick up the film and get what I want right each time. I hope Walgreen’s pay’s them decently!

I normally do not shop the entire store. I zone in on the cosmetic because of Jill, the Drugstore Cosmetic Guru, sales lady. She is such a character! She is so helpful in giving advise about the brand, color or life in general. She will steer you to the Walgreens brand if it is available. At first i swore off store generic brand because of my experience with CVS brand. I hated CVS bandaids and nail polish remover because they performed poorly compared to the brand name. However, Jill suggested to try the Walgreens brand and if i wasn’t please with it to bring it back with the receipt. Well, the Walgreens brand polish remover worked just as well as the leading brand. She likes to save money and has no problem in helping you save some, too.
I know i’m suppose to write about Walgreens but Jill makes this big corporate store feel like a little neighborhood store with her personality. She will normally try to help you with coupons if she sees you have something a coupon can be applied. I have never, never had anyone from CVS, RiteAid or Target do this for me. She is such a treasure at this store. I’m always disappointed when i go in the store and she isn’t there. This Walgreens is smart for having a designated salesperson in the cosmetic section and lucky to have Jill filling the spot. She knows so much about the cosmetic companies and what is on her shelves ie what has been discontinued, revamped or out of stock.
The cosmetic section is small, neat and well stock with the latest color. They don’t carry the Physician Formula cosmetic. They have a nice collection of skin care products. They carry a limited amount of the European brand Vichy and La Roche-​Posay skincare line.
The only part i hate is the parking structure. It is dark and smelly.

This review is solely for the Makeup Woman. You can’t miss her. She is the doppelgänger of Toni Collette (United States of Tara) but do not mention Toni Collette to her. Terribly remiss of me to not get her name, but alas I am suffering from flu/​cold/​allergies. I tried Zyrtec and then Claritin D. — even did the neti pot — nothing worked except for the pseudoephedrine in Claritin D. Back to the Makeup Woman — two months ago, I was lamenting (to her) the discontinuation of Aveeno’s spray sunblock. She then recommended a French sunscreen called Anthelios 60 by La Roche-​Posay (over $ 30) to me. I hesitated to buy it b/​c it was pricey (amazon wasn’t cheaper), but then she told me she has very sensitive skin and this sunscreen contains no alcohol. It was the best purchase I have ever made from Walgreen’s. I love this sunscreen — goes on like lotion even though it’s a spray. Doesn’t bother my hypersensitive skin at all. Today, I decided to purchase something «fun» in addition to dreary antihistamines, so I caught her as she was going to lunch and told her I usually buy M.A.C. lipliner but they only make pencil lipliner now (I dislike having to sharpen). She stayed and advised me to get Revlon long lasting lip liner. I bought 2 ($ 7 each). She said the color was true as shown on the box. Also signed me up for the Walgreens reward points card. Upon returning home, I tried both liners on, added red lipstick and felt pretty for the first time in a week (this flu is kicking my derrière). The Makeup Woman (I will get her name eventually) is my Go-​To person for all things Beauty/​Skin in Walgreens. Oh and she also fosters kittens.

Yep, I rarely ever give 5 stars but I vote with my head and heart on this one. Walgreens has provided the neighborhood with an Electric Charger for cars in a prominent parking spot. This is awesome (when lowly BMW drivers aren’t illegally parked in the spot, Yeah! you know who are. Punk!)
I get my precriptions, chocolate, toothpaste and a charge for my car all in one visit.
Very Green. Thanks Walgreens.

This Walgreens has fewer items than most, but it’s very convenient. The pharmacy here is wonderful– always punctual and friendly.
Things you cannot expect to find here are household items (like pie tins), specialty baby items, or other non drug-​store stuff you can easily find at larger locations.
There are few employees on hand to ask questions of, but the ones who are available are nice enough.

I shop here frequently, since I work in the area. Today when i was roaming around the store, a clerk asked if she could help, and she showed me where eyeglass pads were. Unfortunately there are two eyeglass displays, neither of which had them, even tho another clerk directed me to one of the displays.
This is a small store; I understand Walgreen originally also wanted the Trader Joe’s space next door (glad that didn’t happen!)
On another visit, the clerk in photography helped me find some xmas cards, and even explained how i could get a discount on another of the same type, and she waited as I replaced one of the boxes. I had asked her about some batteries on sale, and she admitted that the store rarely stocks that type. So I bought them online.
They have a single line for 2+ cashiers, and even with a line, i rarely have had to wait long.

I typically prefer shopping at a Walgreen’s over CVS, but after the experience I had yesterday I think I will be shopping at the local CVS from now on even though it’s way smaller and has way fewer items.
My boyfriend and I went to this location to pick up a couple of things on our afternoon walk and I went straight to the make-​up section to look around. From that point on I was followed by some rude, grumpy employee with long, black, wavy hair and a sour little expression on his face.
I wandered around the store looking for our list items, only to turn around and nearly bump into this guy four or five times. He sure was staying close by because apparently I fit his «looks like a shoplifter» profile. I smiled at him once and said, «Hi,» to which he just frowned and grunted… literally.
This whole experience was super irritating because not only was this guy being a jerk for absolutely no reason whatsoever, he proceeded to FOLLOW ME OUT OF THE STORE like I was some bloody criminal! I’m not sure what he thought he was going to do to me once we were outside, but… yeah. Seriously not cool!
I wish I had gotten his name so I could post it here and possibly call the manager to complain, buuuut I didn’t. Other than that, everyone else was super friendly, greeting us at every turn, asking us if we needed any help.
My advice to this store: lose the jerk!

The pharmacy never picks up the phone and they are really slow when you put a prescription in. I always have to call and confirm before showing up. I was waiting for them to pick up (as I am on hold I write this review) and they hung up on me — GRRR. They had one star just removed for that. But, even more frustrating is, when I do go in person and wait for a simple order takes a really long time.
The only reason why I won’t give them one star is for the nice lady everyone here keeps mentioning located in cosmetics. Always really friendly and helpful.