Rite Aid

Rite Aid has never really been my cuppa as far as as pharmacies go. I go to this one quite a bit tho cos its two blocks from work.
The worst part of the groc side of this shop is the selection. It is not good. Don’t go here for food.
The staff on the grocery/​retail side obviously do their best to give everyone the best service, and frankly, in this neighbourhood, where every ninth and tenth customer is a bum (…) I truly applaud their efforts!
There are always very aggressive bums in front of this shop, (sometimes violent) harrassing people for money, or harassing themselves, or pissing on themselves… (gotta love seattle’s «BUMS FIRST!» laws…) which is frustrating (to put it mildly).
Wow. I had a great experience with their pharmacy staff today. I am a very impatient person in general, and my employer (WPAS inc.) messed up sending my insurance info for the 12^th (or wos it the 19^th… or maybe the 32^nd) time. Bottom line: These people were unfailingly professional, polite, and proactive getting everything solved for me. I don’t write many reviews, but those folk deserve it. They were exceptional. The head pharmacist there is a god.
Even tho Magnolia is my manor, I intend to keep coming here whenever possible, cos these folk really do make up the difference.

Rite Aid is OK.
Its clean-​ish, the staff is nice, it has what I need from a drug store mostly.
I cant give 4 stars because;
— The food selections are terrible. This is a drug store? The shelves are filled with diabetes inducing candies preservatives and things I’m not sure one would really call food. Its gas station food at best. They have a huge set of food aisles and a cooler /​freezer — they need to get a new market manager and renovate that offering completely for the year 2015.
— Why does it always feel like there is a line out the door here? I feel like they need one more person during peak hours and a better queue system in the front.

very rude lady. she pretty much blamed me because a shampoo i had was leaking as to say i broke it then looks at me like i am going to clean it up. when i asked to speak to her manager she kicked me out of the store. i use to go there atleast 2 – 3 a week now ill be shopping else where

Update: I keep experience the great quality service and authentic kindness from these awesome Rite Aid employees. Welcoming, attentive, polite, and fair in treating everyone equally. Best in Seattle!

Transferred to this pharmacy when it became my local. Really good service. While I was waiting for my prescriptions to be filled the pharmacist asked me if I wanted a flu shot: no one has ever asked me before, since those a free. The staff generally are helpful, friendly and efficient. As someone already noted, Belltown doesn’t have much in the way of grocery stores, but this Rite-​Aid is a bit less pricey for necessary stuff you might have run out of, like milk.

Horrible photo service. I have ordered photos to pick up twice and both times they process my order and then a day or two later I inquire about the photos and they tell me they are out of photo paper.
They never have enough cashiers especially after 4pm.

Just your average local neighborhood store. Much cheaper than the other convenience stores in the area, but still semi pricey. There’s no grocery store in Belltown, so this is my go to place. It’s walking distance and they mostly have what you need (including a pharmacy).
The outside is hella ghetto. Lots of people hanging around asking for money and the sidewalks are dirty, too. Looks like this block is under construction. A few years ago they put in new pavement while redoing the bus stop; but since it’s Belltown, nothing stays pristine. It ain’t no thang, just go about your day.
This Rite Aid ALWAYS has a line. I’ve never been able to «run in and run out» in a few minutes. Buffer your time if you’re in a hurry. Oh yeah, and their website sucks!

I came in from out of of town with a cold. We stopped in to pick up a few thing along with some cold remedies and they couldn’t have been nicer at this location. When I put the the items on the counter I was pleasantly greeted and when he noticed that I had purchased medicine, he said «I hope you get to feeling better soon», a nice gesture on an the raise sickly kind of day.

3 Stars. Just what I expect from a Rite-​Aid. Not terribly convenient, not an abundance of variety. They have all of the things that you think that they would — not much more. You don’t make plans to go to a drugstore; you go in a pinch. This store can usually unpinch you.
They do have a guilty pleasure of mine that is unique to them, though. «Pantry» branded peanut butter cups. It’s just like Reese’s but with a thicker wall of chocolate.

Everyone here is really nice. Even the dude that hangs out outside the store by the newspaper boxes all day is really nice. The store itself is pretty typical Rite Aid. Pretty disorganized with bad lighting and weird inventory. They have a pretty big alcohol selection and some sketchy shelf-​stable groceries, both of which have come in handy in a pinch while living in Belltown.

The store always seems to be rather shabby and dirty-​both on the inside and out. I’m not sure if the floor is permanently dingy or if it just doesn’t get enough action with a mop.
I’ve also had problems with the staff at this location. When their debit card machine wouldn’t read my card (and the machine does show ‘card read error’ on the screen) the cashier said that I just didn’t have any money in my account. Uh, no, that means that it’s just having a problem reading the card strip.
I only go here when I have to grab a last minute item like paper towels or garbage bags, and now I always pay with cash to avoid awkward interactions. I’d much rather go to the Walgreens just a few blocks away.

This is the best Rite Aid I have ever been. I am from NYC and have been to many., The store is very clean the staff is very friendly (way much better then NYC believe me.) I am there to pick up snacks females supplies and prescriptions medicines .I can add that the pharmacy crowd was very Knowledble, and helpful they could track my history of medicines in NYC in seconds, so I could have my medication here in a matter of 2 minutes. I am staying in Belltown temporally and I have been finding everything I need at this Rite Aid, and I guess I should add that they never have a big line, they always make sure to call a second cashier when so we don’t have to wait, that is a huge plus for me. I will be back to NYC soon wishing that all Rite Aids were like this one with friendly and efficient staff.

Why are Rite Aids so ghetto looking? They just look really outdated and shabby, especially when compared to CVS and Walgreens. This one is no exception. Also, I spent forever trying to find a certain item, and it turns out that there was NOTHING ON THE ROW SIGN that indicated these items were here. I had to ask someone where this item was. That’s just bad store planning.

I go to this Rite Aid all the time mainly for prescriptions, but also to pick up everyday essentials that don’t require a full-​blown trip to the grocery store. The main pharmacist, Jessica, is always super friendly, knowledgeable about what I’m taking, and overall makes picking up prescriptions hassle-​free. She also always remembers me — and I think it’s nice to have a rapport like that with your pharmacist! Numerous times I’ve had questions about various OTC remedies when I just don’t have the time to make it to the Dr. (or really just don’t want to) and she’s always been spot on with her recommendations for whatever ails me. As far as pharmacists go, she always manages to provide a nice little ray of sunshine (or «sun break» if you will) in a much-​needed rainy Seattle!

A completely decent joint for those random «whoops…Im out of this!» sort of needs. With that in mind, I come here a lot for TP, cheap wine, ziplock baggies and the occasional chocolate fix.
It is right by a bus-​stop, so you get an interesting mixed bag of clientele here. There is also a hobo who has setup permanent shop outside of the store, but he is the non-​scary kind so feel free to let him pet your dog, etc.
My biggest gripe? They randomly decide to not allow cash back on transactions — right when I need some quarters for laundry.

This location is very convenient for me. It’s easy to walk to and grab what I need or pick up my prescription. Also if I’m driving by street parking is always accessible.
The layout I find easy to understand as well as easy to find things. Their selection seems good considering it is s smaller store.
The blonde pharmacist, I think she’s the main one cause I see her in there all the time, can be a little ruff around the edges and I was kind of put off by her my first few visits but she seems nicer now that I’ve filled my prescriptions a few times.
The reason for the 4 stars instead of 5 is pharmacy consistency and I don’t like the front check out counter layout. It gets very confusing when there is a line up in people.

Good location to get your meds and whatever else you had forgotten and ran out of. I wouldn’t replace a grocery store with Rite Aid but it serves its purpose. Always seems to be a line here but it does move fairly quickly.
If I’m in the area and need something I’ll stop here but wouldn’t go out of my way.

I went to this Rite Aid store with my 75 year old father who was visiting us from India to return an unused blood glucose machine and the test strips that came with it.
To give more background to this– I had purchased a Bayer Glucose Monitor machine along with the test strips for my father who was diagnosed mild diabetic prior to his arrival in the US. We wanted to make sure his glucose level is in control during his stay in the US and therefore went to Rite Aid to purchase it. My father started using the strips and after a few days of usage, he found out that the solution inside the glucose monitoring machine is expired. Being concerned, my father approached Rite Aid and explained the situation and asked for a fresh machine along with the test strips. The Store Manager was apologetic to keep an expired machine at their store and gave him a brand new Accu-​check blood glucose monitoring system along with the test strips.
Few days after the purchase, my Dad decided to return the Accu-​Check machine as it was too complicated for him to handle at this age. So he decided to return the new Accu-​Check machine (which was NOT USED) along with the test strips (again NOT USED) and get a new Bayer glucose machine (that he was comfortable using in the past)
As I went to Rite Aid with my Dad to return the machines, I approached to the Pharmacy section (where normally I get all the medicine/​equipment related stuff), the assistant pharmacist told me that I needed to go to the main check-​out section to do any returns/​exchange. I was a little surprised then (since I had done health/​medical related purchases/​returns in the Pharmacy section before) however, I went to the Main Check out section and told that there was a return that I had to make. The shift supervisor Nicholas told me that I needed to go back to the Pharmacy section to do this return. When I told him that I was sent back to the main check out area as I had already been there initially, the supervisor immediately called the Pharmacy section and asked if that was the case. After his conversation with the pharmacy section he told me to head back there and the Pharmacy Manager Jessica will handle this.
As I approached towards the Pharmacy Section, the Pharmacy Manager Jessica Snowden without listening to me belligerently told me «What’s going on?» and this was not how they did business and they can’t just dump machines after machines that have been used. I was completely shocked by her attitude and informed her modestly that the old machine that was returned had an expired solution, but this new machine was never USED. I was’nt sure what was the problem to return an UNUSED machine. Her tone of voice was very rude and was definitely not the appropriate way to handle a customer. When she realized that the machine was brand new she immediately instructed her assistant to do the return transaction. The assistant was also being very difficult and was hesitant to return the machine when it was UNUSED. She also doubted that the machine was USED when we repeatedly mention it was not. In a very arrogant way she told my father to call some 1 – 800 number printed on the machine box if the solution of the current machine was expired. Also she put a note as ‘FINAL SALE’ on the receipt so that we could’nt do any further transaction.
Firstly, how are we supposed to know to dial a 1 – 800 number for an expired solution– is’nt it the job of a Pharmacist to give all these instructions after the customer has purchased a medical equipment from the Pharmacy?
Secondly why does a Pharmacy keep machines that have expired solutions in them? Is’nt it unfair business to sell systems to consumers that have passed expiry dates in their solutions?
This whole experience changed my entire perspective of Rite Aid. I have been a regular Rite Aid customer and never had any issues like this in the past. I have dealt with other pharmacists like Ms. Hoda there but none of them were like them.
Does Rite Aid really mean its mission statement -” Rite Aid is a place where customers are treated with respect and they feel appreciated and welcome.
We are focused on and committed to the healthcare needs of our customers.”? — I very much doubt it after this uncomfortable, embarrasing, degrading and morale lowering experience.
I will definitely not recommend this branch of Rite Aid to any of my fellows/​friends.

Who knew a corporate drug store staff could be so nice and helpful?
Thanks guys!

The pharmacy staff is boss. They are friendly and quick. And they do not get all judgemental about the chemistry set that I must consume daily in order to remain alive/​sane. (Hey, better than the human blood the OTHER vampires use.)
The fact that the pharmacy closes at 8:00pm bugs me. One star off.