Walgreens

My mom and I came to this Walgreens since I was in the area and I needed prescriptions. The pharmacist (I believe her name was Melissa) was extremely rude and decided to make discourteous comments about how we were a waste of time because we told her that we would come another time after she told us that there would be a long wait to get our prescriptions. This kind of service is unacceptable and I will not come back here again.

I like this Walgreens because it is close to 24^th street. It also makes it convenient for me to get my prescription without being held in a line. This one Asian clerk was a nice guy. At least it’s way better than the one at Potrero Walgreens.

If people could stop bringing their kids here just to play with the toys, that would be great. I’m tired of tripping over them when I need to buy condoms and orange juice at ²⁄₅ $. IC3 for life! IC3? You think we haven’t figured that little code out? It means «oh, crap… there’s like 8 people in line and they’re all over 75». Also, we could do without all the geezers in there who can’t figure out the keypad when they pay with a card. You dinosaurs are jamming the rest of us up. Get out of the way! Oh… and that dude who is in line, but stands awkwardly like 2 – 3 feet to the right of the rest of the people in line… GET IN LINE AND STOP BEING A JERK.

I needed a passport photo for a visa. In the past, I used a different service provider that produced a photo that was rejected. I was wary going to Walgreens, but I was pleasantly surprised.
The young man behind the photo counter, Eyvind, was very knowledgeable about the requirements for different countries. The level of detail he went into in adjusting the centering, cropping, and color was above par. When I mentioned I also needed to scan the photo for an application website, he offered to write the photo to CD.
The service here exceeded my expectations and I left a very happy customer.

This has got to be the most inefficient pharmacy ever. I don’t know why I keep going here — probably to avoid hike up to Noe location. Would have been faster to do the hill. Grrrrrr

This pharmacy is absolutely the worst. Lines are long and very slow to move, they don’t fill prescriptions when they’re sent in, and even if you call to confirm that an order is ready 50% of the time it won’t be. Save yourself the trouble and go elsewhere.

[update] Gillette Mach Fusion ProGlide Razor blades 12-​pack: $ 4 over retail and $ 15 over current Amazon price. Packaging says 15% off. I guess that is 15% off of reality. Wow!
Walgreens has struck another blow to that scourge of retail: detergent thieves. Now, your favorite laundry detergent is safely behind locked shelves. Just like razor blades and toothbrushes. Good luck finding someone to unlock it for you. Which, I have to admit, is a pretty efficient deterrent to theft: get rid of all those pesky customers.

This is probably the worst walgreens in the entire world. The pharmacy is inefficient, understaffed, and under stocked. Basically, there is nothing redeeming about the pharmacy. They do have basic items, but lack variety, so you pay a premium on regular items for no reason.
The store is cramped, old and the best part might be the red box which is also often out of stock of new releases.
The manager here is super nice though.

IC3 ! Wtf is IC3? doesn’t that mean «we need more cashiers in the front?!
I think it does. But I love this Walgreens, it’s in my neighborhood and I’ve been going here for the longest. They have all my needs whether it be gift wrap or some muscle rub. They have more stuff than many other WG’s in the area. Oh, and the lines do get long sometimes during early evening hours, and all I hear is «IC3» !!!: [

The one I go to when the one on 16^th and Mission is closed (between 10p-​midnight) or I just don’t feel like dealing with the nutty dynamics the bart station provides.

The biggest thing about this Walgreens — because its a Walgreens, not like there is that much difference — is that they are all very very friendly. Ive basically becomes friends with a few people that work there because they do everything possible to help out. It is in the Mission so not the best place to shop for fun but I work here so its a daily stop.

For past few days I came to this Walgreens, the first time I came and brought a salad and found out it was a bad salad and send it back to Walgreens although the staff was helpful, but most of their salads needed to toss out. And today I went to buy sparking water and lines were very long due to a trainer at the register. So it was very frustrating for me and times.

…this is my walgreens and has been for many years so i am an «expert» here… lol…
…new inconsistent staffing levels and sketchy restocking leave a lot to be desired… but the staff i now know are always friendly when they tell me «no»…lines can be excessive unless its one of those days that seems to have staff at every register and every aisle…
…hey, management, some consistency would easily get you four stars, maybe 5, if ya paid more attention to the floor…
…i miss bryan the pharmacist… he was a consistent bright spot at this store…

I like the food selection here. This walgreens is really close to my office, so if I need to run in and grab a Caesar salad and a juice, its just right there. The line moves pretty quick. The staff is friendly

This place gets 1 star for the simple fact it is close to my place. This by far is one of the most ass backwards Walgreens I have been in. No matter what time of day… there is always a ridiculous line. This line I have averaged out to be over a 10 minute wait sometimes, so I just put my shit back and leave knowing I can go to any countless taquerias to get food. We have lives people… waiting 10 minutes or more to buy toothpaste is a joke. I blame management mostly bc they are too incompetent to open every single one of their cashiers to get the line moving faster. There always seems to be a shitload of workers in the store… but it always seems they need 3 people to do one fucking task. This store I believe is run by MaGiCaL ReTaRdS. Because it is beyond me how they got their position. Every now and then photo will open up to ring people out. I also blame many people that don’t know how to use their rewards cards and credit/​debit cards ec ec… Because of plastic… our society has actually slowed down in lines b/​c of machine error or just dumbass’s not knowing how to use their own credit cards… either way… waiting fucking sucks… this stores service is laughable at best. I wouldn’t recommend my worst enemy go here just to spite them out of the 20 minutes they will waste standing in line here. P. S. if you plan on getting any icecream product while in here… also plan on it melting before you leave the store.
Fail

I do not like this Walgreens
Since I’m a bit of a shorter person, they kept asking me if I needed assistance. And since one employee said «Ni Hao» as I was about to pay for my items. Wow. I put my stuff away right then and left. And on top of that, this place was so messy and untidy. I was so pissed and disappointed.
Bottom line: This is just a messy Walgreens with drama filled employees and bad customer service.

Everyone needs stuff and there is almost a Walgreens on every other block in the city, so you know where to go. In most cases it’s more about convenience than saving an extra dollar or two by driving out to Target, so I stop in to get what I need and back on my way.
I like this location since it is very close to the 24^th Street Bart Station. It’s much nicer than the one on 16^th and less cracksy.

I mean
…all the Walgreens I normally go to are pretty organized and consistent, but one thing that gets me about this location is that it looks like everything at any other location could be found here, BUT it’s more like a 6 yr old bday party and when it was over you had «clean up time». You know «clean up, clean up, everybody, everywhere, clean up clean up, everybody do your share’. After it’s all said it done, it just looks like cluttered mess, but put away. Does that make sense? I don’t know how to explain it, you have to see it.
Other than that, Walgreens has everything you need. Say for example, such and such happened and you are missing that «one thing», go to Walgreens and you’ll find it.

There are two types of chaos in this world: Organized (which I am a big fan of) and Shitstorm.
This Wallgreens falls into the SS category and it’s almost comical. Never have I been in a drugstore and been so lost, so turned around and so confused. It’s almost as if someone emptied all of the inventory into a canon and fired it into this store and they just left it where it landed.
Lotions aren’t together, bandaids are somewhere next to SF tourist sweatshirts. Condoms are with toothpaste and god forbid you are looking for razors, good luck, I think they may be hiding with the candy or perhaps with the denture cream.
However if you need an H1N1 vaccination, you are set! They have that, errr, at least I saw signs alluding to this. Maybe that’s near the film section or the candy bars? They also have a pharmacy that is just as unorganized. So good luck here, bring bread crumbs so you can find your way back to the door and enjoy the chaos.
Cheers!

Walgreens.
I don’t say it enough, but I really do love you.
CVS makes me weak in the knees.
But, in CVS’s absence, you have been nothing, but reliable and sweet.
You shower me at minimal cost — with cheap makeup, cleaning supplies, Ferrero Rocher chocolates, and Tylenol Cold and Sinus flu stuff.
I love that you’re often open early.
And close late.
I love that your prices are consistent.
Except for your pleasant sales — on ridiculously sized candy bags.
I love that I know your aisles, and things are usually categorized right.
And today at the check-​out, your lovely employee, while ringing up my purchases, even went into detail about the best, most green-​friendly way to unclog a shower and sink drain.
It doesn’t get much better than that.