Walgreens

Extremely helpful employees. Wide variety of products, which they keep well stocked. The Walgreens brands are a good value. Wonderful pharmacy personnel. You can get passport photos here.

This place is on the corner near my mom’s house so I usually pop in here a few times a year when I’m home visiting.
This year I needed a pair of earbuds and a pair of cheap sunglasses for a run (because of course I forgot both!)
I couldn’t find sunglasses and a salesman was more than happy to help me. The earbud selection was more extensive than I would have expected for a Walgreens.
The only problem with Walgreens is that you’re usually going to be waiting in line for awhile. It’s not just this location — it’s every location I’ve ever been to.
See you next time I’m home, Walgreens!

It’s Walgreens. It’s on the corner, of course. It is laid out exactly the same as every other Walgreens I’ve ever entered, and I like that, because I don’t live in this town and it is really nice to have a familiar place to zip in/​out when I just need to pick up a few things I forgot to pack when getting ready to visit the in-​laws for the holidays.
These visits tend to go like this: Oh crap! It’s Christmas eve and I forgot the candy for the stocking stuffers — to Walgreens! Uh oh, kiddo suddenly has a fever and a stuffy nose — to Walgreens for kid-​dosed cold meds. No! They can’t make me drink Folger’s again. I won’t do it! To Walgreens for more decent coffee. While I’m here, I’ll just pick up a few other things like some instant nail polish strips, some body lotion, a bag of crispy snacks, and some very useful gadget from the As Seen on TV display.
Bonus: When you buy embarrassing stuff (anything from the feminine hygiene/​carnal relations products, or anything from the intestinal difficulties aisle), the front desk checkers won’t bat an eye. They are all friendly business, no judging smirks.
Speaking of the carnal relations section, why on earth are the baby products also stocked here? It’s unnerving to try to stealthily peruse the marital aids and have some 20 year old baby daddy ask my opinion on the pricing of Walgreens diapers compared to HEB across the street.