Walgreens

As Walgreen’s go, this is a fairly typical location. Being in a very rural area like the south end of Rensselaer does make it better because they offer speed, friendliness, and a drive-​thru pharmacy that other local stores don’t offer including the older and very undersized WalMart across the street. As with all Walgreen’s locations the prices here are a little higher and even more so on the alcohol and vitamin categories.
I’ve really been impressed with the friendly employees here. They are sincere in their greetings and offers to assist. On my last visit I found a sale on body wash that was way cheaper than WalMart but I hadn’t intended on getting more than two small items while there. The cosmetics employee asked if I needed a cart or basket and when I said a basket would be nice she ran to her register to get one. Truly focused on customer service.
For the size of the store they pack a lot of selection in here. Everything is full and faced and well organized. Something other stores at this end of town can’t say.
Seasonal items seem fairly priced and the day after the season ends they offer deep discounts to move the rest of it out. After Christmas I found some real bargains and the quality of the merchandise was slightly better than other local stores. Currently they are full of Valentines stuff and have some great looking gifts. There is also an Easter section likely to grow after Valentines day.
Having the only drive thru pharmacy in town is a huge benefit. Always better to keep the sick people out of the store, right?
Even with prices slightly higher than the few stores in this area I’ll be shopping here for the friendly employees and the fact I spend just ¹⁄₃ of the time getting the same stuff here as I would at the crazy and poorly stocked place across the street.