Walgreens

Worst Walgreen’s Pharmacy EVER! Slowest pharmacy, always late in filling things, there is always a problem, always a delay, always a complication.
The only reason I use this pharmacy is because it is right around the corner from work. If you can find another Walgreen’s and save yourself the headache.

Another one of the helpful Walgreens establishment that does a great job of being the Duane Reade on the West coast.
Wait, they are one and the same ;-)
Loved the DR’s on the East Coast because several years ago, that’s where I came face to face with a convenience/​pharmacy one-​stop. Smaller than Target but larger than the local mom/​pop store. Pharmacy is quick and efficient with orders as well as filling them.
This shop runs very efficiently given the high volume from all the businesses up/​down Spear. Staff are extremely helpful and when I had an emergency, they did everything they could to help me out and I’ve never forgotten that.
Definitely deserves your patronage.

Sam was super nice. I went there to get passport photos. He was super patient and friendly. I first tried with my blazer on. The first print out was too dark, so he helped me adjust the brightness 3 times. But my blazer later blended into the white background. Then he helped me take another one without the blazer. I think that’s the best ID photo I’ve ever got. Thanks Sam!

Walgreens are located all over the city and sell a wide range of stuff including food and pharmaceuticals. They often have specials for their card holders. If you do not have one, you can apply for one immediately with you trlephone no and post code. It is worth the effort.

Definitely not your typical Walgreens! It’s small, overcrowded and with all the employees they have running around the place you think you could get some assistance but you cannot! And if you do, they don’t speak English! WTF?
I work across the street and needed some salsa for a work party. They don’t have salsa! What Walgreens doesn’t have salsa? They have everything else you can imagine for condiments and chips and dips but no salsa. CVS has salsa though!

Alright so this is just your regular average Walgreens drugstore. You know they have chips snacks so does health care items beauty products household items etc. etc. What’s cool about this Walgreens is that it’s pretty big and they have a pretty wide selection of everything. When in just for some chips one day and I gotLost in there because I didn’t really know what to get.
What school and definitely particular for the area is that they have a large selection of lunch items like little sandwiches and little salads and things in the refrigerator in the front there so that’s awesome especially for all the business people in the area there.
I specially like this Walgreens because it’s really clean and it’s brand-​new everything super bright and white and nice so that’s definitely a plus. What else is cool is that there is just the nicest staff there everyone there so friendly and nice and I feel like they’re all really get along with each other which is always a plus. This is probably one of the only Walgreens actually says «be well» when I leave them.

Walked a prescription in at 8:30am. Was told to return anytime after 10:30. Returned at 12:30 and waited in a 10 minute line. Was told to come back in 15 minutes and get in line again. Super frustrating.

Convenience in the middle of the Financial District… reasonably priced for the location!

This is the most unhelpful Walgreens you will ever go to. If you are using coupons, expect a longer transaction time because all of the regular cashiers think you are scamming them. They don’t even honor their own coupons. If you are buying Halloween M&M’s and the Walgreens coupon has a picture of Christmas M&M’s, they won’t honor it even if it says coupons for M&Ms. They want you to spend more money in their store and not save a penny.

As a frequent user of Walgreens I was very disappointed by this location, especially the pharmacy. They never had my refill even though I would call in and sometimes they would say we need to call your doc even though the prescription said until 2014. I would show them this and then they would say oh yes you are right please wait a hour to get it. In addition they were very rude.
No way! I will be transferring my prescription to Safeway.

This Walgreens is close to my work and I can’t complain about the location. I like that they have not everything but almost everything that I need and the speed service is pretty fast majority of the time comparing to the other Walgreens I have been to. The staff are very friendly and helpful.

WORST WALGREENS EVER.
This place is swimming with staff, but only an average of two employees are manning the registers. Average wait time is 5+ minutes which is kind of long if you’re on a 10 – 15 minute break or a 30 minute lunch, you feel?
My bad experience that made me shun this place comes from a few days ago when it rained.
I went int to buy an umbrella, and it cost $ 17. Yes, $ 17. I asked the guy who was helping me (store manager) if he thought it was highway robbery or if they jacked up the price because it started raining. He literally ignored me several times and kept blurting out the price.
You know fine, I don’t come here for afternoon conversation. I paid and left.
Well turns out the umbrella was broken the minute I step out of the store.
I step back in towards the umbrella rack and I start opening umbrellas of the same type to find one that’s NOT broken.
An employee runs up to me and GRABS my arm. She asks me, «What are you doing?»
«What does it look like I’m doing… I’m trying to find an umbrella that isn’t broken.»
«Are you exchanging?»
«What does it look like? I literally bought this broken umbrella 5 seconds ago.»
«I’ll need to call my manager?»
«Why?»
She mumbled something incoherent. I told her I’m exchanging for the exact same umbrella. There doesn’t have to be any return transaction. It’s an exchange for the same item. She held me there, and insisted I wait for her manager. 5 minutes pass, so pretty much I’ve been at this Walgreens already 11 minutes for no reason…
She then says, go ahead — take the new umbrella it’s okay, leave the old one behind.
Well that’s what a I said was going to happen in the first place you mental giant! It’s not that complicated.
After paying $ 17 for a $ 1 umbrella, being treated like a second class citizen every-​time I walk through those doors I’m done with this place. I know my patronage won’t matter at all — this place will continue to make money no matter how LOUSY the customer service is… but seriously, screw this place. I’m not giving them a bloody dime anymore for the rest of my life. I’m going to wait and spend my money in my own community Walgreens at my own inconvenience because I HATE this place that much.

Lost my clipper card and since this walgreens is so close to work… I came here to get a clipper card replacement. So easy, lemon squeezy! ;)

always people in here but they call in extra help when the line gets long. Everyone there has always been helpful and they actually give you service with a smile. The crew seem very family like and they keep all my favorite snacks in stock which is good because I generally pick up candy for others in my office. I’ve never had a problem with my service here and give them a whole hearted 5 stars.

If you spend much time in San Francisco, you quickly become a fan of Walgreens. Walgreens just grows on you when you realize that there aren’t many grocery type stores, especially if you work in the FiDi. This Walgreens doesn’t have much in the way of produce but you can find apples and bananas. This review is specific to this location but most of what I write can be applied to any Walgreens. Anyways, let me tell you why I usually come here and have deemed it a 4-​star place…
1. My favorite «ATM» — You can get cash back with purchase. A branch of my bank isn’t always nearby but you can count on a Walgreens being there when you need some green. I usually have something I need to buy so it’s convenient to get some cash here after work when I’m on my way to The Mission. Some ATMs have charged me up to $ 6.00 in fees but you can get away with buying as little as a pack of gum, getting cash back and not having to worry about fees.
2. Cheap lunch — I’m single and I rarely have access to a kitchen so most of my lunches are frozen or dehydrated. I do venture out and buy lunch at a restaurant every now and then but I tend to be indecisive and spend most of my 30 minute lunch trying to figure out what I’m in the mood for. At Walgreens I have found they have the most extensive selection of Dr. McDougall’s foods (vegan soups, noodles and oatmeal). I have also recently discovered Annie Chun’s noodle dishes which are also vegan and delicious. They also have a nice selection of Naked Juice. There is even a section with sandwiches and hard boiled eggs. I tried the pita sandwich once and that was good. Ooh, they also have soy milk and aloe juice.
3. Chocolate! — Every now and then I crave chocolate and I know I can go across the street to this Walgreens and find a nice assortment of chocolates to satisfy my craving.
4. Vegan snack bars — They have some good options for vegan snack bars. I love the Whole Wheat Blueberry Fig Bars. The Maple Nut Cliff Bar is also one of my favorites. There is another brand that I really like but I can’t remember the name. It comes in a clear plastic wrapper and is like a granola bar. The label comes in the color of the fruit that is in the bar.
5. Friendly staff!

Now that I’ve moved I do not have a Walgreen’s as nearby as I used to. I decided to get my RXs filled here since it is between my office and the BART station.
When I went to pick up my prescriptions today, I received a level of service and care that I had never received before.
Pharm Tech who helped me today: I wish I had taken note of your name.

Quick and convenient.
— Bagels? … yes
— Cream cheese? … Hell yes
— Gum? … I’ll need some
— Hi-​chew? … $ 0.89
— Chocolates? … MOVE OVER, THIS IS AN EMERGENCY …
I find myself standing in front of the chips section for long periods of time… silently contemplating whether to get the cool ranch doritos or the pop chips.
The photo booth is also very efficient. I had a project for work where I needed a ridiculous amount of photos and they had it done in a few hours. They also let you preview them at the counter and will redo them if they’re messed up. But they do a great job. You can find coupon codes for photos online, too. I saved 20% off my last order. (which was a good $ 25~ for the amount I ordered)
The best part is the little asian lady and manager who will flip through their coupon catalog to get you discounts. I have a list of things to get today. Don’t forget to browse online and print the weekly coupons!
I love convenience.

I work in the Spear Tower, and so frequent this Walgreens a lot. Yes, it has handy things like drinks and flip flops and fake eyelashes, but I’ll fully admit that the grocery section could be a bit better. Yes, I realize it’s a Walgreens, thank you, but perhaps some of those tacky toys could take a hike, and a few more crackers or baking necessities could be squeezed in. Anyway.
What I really like, though, is the pharmacy. I needed to get 3 prescriptions filled before work today (pain medication waits for no one), and the pharmacist made sure to go through everything with me to make sure I don’t accidentally ruin my liver or overdose or something. She even apologized for the wait! It was quite nice, and quite possibly the nicest thing that happened all day.

Walgreens: keeper of all things one could possibly never need but want anyway. Not so much this Walgreens, as I believe it caters to the FiDiPro crowd, but full of stuff I could throw my money at nonetheless.
When it comes to the pharmacy, usually I’m not a fan. For one thing, I am traditionally in a hurry to get to bart, and I end up getting stuck behind the person who is older than dirt. Who wants to pay in pennies. Another thing is that the reason why I’m picking up a prescription usually isn’t fun. Birth control? Not fun. Painkillers? Not fun (at least until you get them). Antibiotics for a sinus infection? Not that fun either. Yesterday, I had to pick something up which hadn’t been called in yet. And it was 5:30, and I wanted it. I was very close to an aneurysm, when the very nice pharmacy manager said my doctor had called it in. Phew. Even better is that she explained all these weird side effects to me that I never knew existed such as tendinitis and increased effects of caffeine. I was seriously stressed out when I got there, but she turned my frown upside down.

Yes, Walgreens is everywhere, and lots of them are downtown. This one is near my current workplace, so my walk at lunch took me there. I’ve bought cheap calendars there at New Year’s. A spot check today showed they still have everything I would expect to find, like those little wirebound notebooks for 50 cents. Today’s special was 12-​ounce Pepsi, a dozen for $ 3.00. Wait … add the CRV and sales tax … it’s actually $ 3.78. Wait a minute, sales tax? Thanks for the not-​so-​subtle reminder that soft drinks aren’t food. I’ll have to check this out at my home supermarket. It’s still a bargain compared to the vending machine at the company cafeteria.
Still, no matter the location Walgreens is one of my favorite stores.
Update 7÷22÷2006: Yes, it’s true. My local supermarket charges CRV and sales tax for canned sodas. Soft drinks are not food.