Rite Aid

I love this location, it’s a really big store and they have a surprisingly large selection of cards (for those of us who don’t believe the art of letter-​writing is dead). They have a pharmacy (which I haven’t used) and a Redbox. Tons of parking, great location, and the people who work here are pretty friendly.

Overall 2.5 stars. Conveniently located for PQ residents just off the 56/​Black Mt. Road, Rite Aid is in the Von’s shopping center.
I only come to these type of pharmacy stores to fill a prescription (once deductible has been met. Otherwise, I fill at Costco, where it’s less expensive) or if hubby or I are sick and in desperate need of meds, regardless of the price.
Prices are high, but pretty comparable to CVS, Walgreens, etc.
This Rite Aid is older, and not as clean or well stocked as Walgreens or CVS. But it does ok in a pinch.
Cash register service has always been decent.
Because of it’s old, dated store and higher prices, it’s 2.5 stars, but I try to reserve 1 – 2 star ratings if I’ve had a real customer service issue, which I have not had. Hence, I’ll round up to 3 stars.
Parking can be tight. This center is usually crowded and along with Von’s, there are some other banks, shops and restaurants. Oh and there is a Red Box DVD rental thingie right outside… which I have never used before.

The pharmacy here treats you like family. Shout out to Reza and Soriel for always taking care of my families’ medication on time and they always let me know what types of brands they have in because I need for a certain brand medicine and they order it if they don’t have it :)
I’d say 15min tops for refills

My review is on behalf of the immunizations clinic. I came in to get a Tdap booster and a flu shot before giving birth as directed by my OB. The wait just to get the shot was about 30 – 35 minutes. Then after receiving the shot I had to wait an additional 15 to see if I had an allergic reaction to anything.
Reason I am giving two stars is they did not follow proper infection control. Working in the health care field you are trained to follow specific protocol for protection of the worker AND PATIENT.
I finally get called back to receive my immunizations first thing I notice is that she is already wear her «sterile» gloves. Well not so much sterile now that she’s touch the door that many people open and close shut. So I’m sitting there watching her prep for my vaccines. Still no change of gloves. She opens up alcohol prep pad wipes down my arm. Still no change of gloves. Then once my arm is wiped down she goes through her drawers with her «sterile» gloves grabs 2×2 gauze pads with the gloves that she’s opened the public door with prepped my arm with and now grabbing from the stash that she will use on future patients. Gives me my flu shot. Still no change of gloves. Peeps other arm proceeds to give me my other vaccine and sends me on my way.
Now if you’re gonna be authorized to provide vaccines to patients please make sure your staff is properly trained in all infection control protocols. This is to protect the health of your employees AND more importantly patients and cross contamination.
Unfortunately did not have time to speak with a manager about this because of the long wait just to get two immunizations with no one else waiting, my husband had to be at work at 12 we weren’t out of here until 1150 being there at 11am.

The pharmacy is great here. Always so personable. I highly recommend.

I love this place. The customer service is great and so is their ice cream. They have the best ice cream and so many different flavors. The prices are great also.
I love their new customer rewards card. Buy enough and earn points to get gift cards. Can’t beat that.

All you want and need to know about this location:
They have Thrifty ice cream.
I used to think the ice cream was so cheap at Thrifty so the current prices (see pic) still shock me for some reason.
SINGLE DIP $ 1.79
DOUBLE DIP $ 2.49
TRIPLE DIP $ 3.29
COLOSSAL DIP $ 3.99
PINT $ 3.99
QUART $ 5.49
They still have plenty of flavors to choose from but my heart still belongs to chocolate malted crunch and rainbow sherbert.
There’s no full time scooper working behind the counter so it can be difficult to get someone at the cashier to help you. But that seems to run true for all Rite Aid locations I’ve visited that has Thrifty ice cream.
This location also has a great selection of greeting cards (from fancy Papyrus too) so you can take your scoop of Thrifty ice cream and peruse the aisles of Rite Aid while enjoying dessert.

I have to give this store a one star tonight for poor service. I was in the store looking for a portable charger, I notice that 3 chargers were tagged $ 2.69. I took this to the clerk and informed him these are on a peg for $ 2.69. I’m sure this was incorrect but the fact that three units was there and they were unable locate where they are supposed to be. We spent about 5 – 10 minutes looking for proper location. My expectation was that the manager would offer some type of discount. I was not expecting to pay the incorrect amount but something due to your error and the inability to find the proper location in the store. That would have been the proper thing to do.

Chocolate malt crunch ice cream is my favorite, but sometimes the malt crunch could be stale.
I like to buy drug store makeup here, their cheap shoes, or cough drops here especially when they have deals.
I suggest checking their websites on sundays to see if they have deals on certain things. I definitely prefer rite aid over CVS and Walgreens.

Just remodeled and I’m still getting used to the layout. Not sure I like it. I used to really like the people in the pharmacy but the people there now aren’t as nice. But I like them better than cvs so we still come here.

I love going to this Rite Aide, I have lived all over the U.S. but coming home to PQ and using rite aide pharmacy and the store is wonderful, I just love the staff we are on first name bases we all know each other, they are so helpful and its a home away from home, thank you for always making my day wonderful!!! I look forward to coming to get my prescriptions or just checking out the store!!! FANTASTIC!!!

This store is clean and user friendly. Carries a wide range of items. I go here instead of Von’s if I am looking for non food items that both stores carry.

Do not get your pictures printed here. Very bad quality and awful service for the photo department. For the same price, better quality, and fast service, go across the street to CVS. Your pictures are printed immediately.

Thrifty Ice Cream, cosmetic goods and the pharmacy. Those are the reasons that bring me to Rite Aid. Thanks for good service and yummy ice cream. Sometimes the pharmacy is slow but they are definitely faster than CVS. Thanks!

This place is usually pretty empty, however, they always seem to have a problem having someone readily available at the registers and they usually only have one register going. Which means that most of the time, if you’re not the only person in the store, you have to wait for some old lady with a bunch of random things that likes to talk in front of you and make you wait 10 minutes to buy a bottle of alcohol or some home care products.
The Pharmacy is quick, easy and spot on. If you want to get something done quickly, they can get it done. The good thing is that you can pay in the back which means that you don’t have to find the lone guy that’s supposed to be working the registers and just pay the pharmacist.

A review about Rite Aid? I never thought I would be pulling my nose out of a restaurant menu to write a review on a convenience store!
But no, I am writing because I come here because I think they really have excellent customer service. I’ve gone here a million of times to develop photos, get ice cream on a hot day and buy cheap make-​up when I was poor. And each time I come, they are always helping me with a smile.
I really enjoy the cheap ice cream here and I always go for a scoop of yummy mint and chip. They’re always so prompt about helping me, but most importantly, patient when I want to sample a million flavors. And it doesn’t hurt they always give me and my brother a little extra ice cream :)
They’re also super helpful about developing photos for art class when I was acting like a total noob about it.
This is really the difference between going to CVS down the street. CVS has better stuff, but I keep coming back to Rite Aid because I like good service and nice people!

Never too busy here…
I wonder how they are still in business for a large location.
Their biggest competitor (CVS) is just a block away.
I come here for a quick in and out trip, usually for some over the counter drugs.
Check out their online weekly ad before arriving, maybe you can find a good deal.

only reason I come here is for the ICE CREAM! Had bad experiences the last 2 times I went though. The first bad experience (2 weeks ago): they didnt have any ice cream (at all!!). Second bad experience (this week): they only had a few flavors! And, the lady serving the ice cream said it was because they forgot to order more!
I guess limited flavors is better than my experience at Rite Aid in Mira Mesa this week: ALL of their ice cream was melted!

I only go to this store if I’m in the area and need a one off item or something quick and not in the mood to go out of the neighborhood and deal with the larger stores.
They have anything from greeting cards to motor oil. I can honestly have never purchased the later from here but if I needed to, it would be available.
The store is clean however it seems to be a little unorganized for my liking. It can be hard to locate something if you’re not sure where to look. Forget about finding anyone to help you out as it seems they keep a pretty minimal staff working. The staff itself, when found, seem friendly enough and willing to help however when located.
One good thing about Rite Aid is their ice cream. Their ice cream counter has plenty of options to choose from and the ice cream is generally fresh unlike other places where it begins to crystallize. I hate it when that happens. On a hot day, there is nothing better for this guy’s sweet tooth.
The other thing I use Rite Aid is for their greeting cards. They always have a great selection for any occasion and I’m not much of a card shopper. I tend to get paralysis from analysis from looking at their selection and end up getting something that probably isn’t appropriate for the person that is receiving the card in the first place. Point being, they have plenty of cards.
All in all a good store… but not a great store. There is always plenty of parking and the inside isn’t usually that busy.

My trips to rite-​aid usually mean one thing. CHOCOLATE MALTED CRUNCH icecream.
After the Unilocal party… hubby and I went christmas shopping and decided we wanted ice cream. well. HE decided HE wanted ice cream. and I just went along for the ride. haha. who doesn’t like ice cream!
We go into the Rite Aid and straight to their ice cream station. gasp! No chocolate malted crunch!
The friendly guy at the cash register told us to try going to the freezer section and getting them there. he also told us it was a better deal anyway. really cheap with a rite-​aid card. which hubby had!
We look into the freezer. no chocolate malted crunch either. not even from where we can see still packed up in the back.
But. someone was already in the freezer helping another lady get some ice cream flavor she saw packed up in the back but not on the shelves.
Suddenly, the guy comes out of the freezer with. CHOCOLATE MALTED CRUNCH! He could hear us from the outside talking about it and he found some in the back.
Awesome customer service, Rite-​Aid!