Walgreens

Beautiful big Walgreens, nice parking, Great drive thru pharmacy, an always great sales.
Employees kind of stalk you around as if your going to thief but after a min or so they back off Annoying but I guess it’s bc of Their neighborhood junkies that stroll in an Robb them blind of merchandise.
Who knows
I’m a paying customer back up off me an I damn sure don’t look like a junkie.
After a few times of coming in they get to know you as a regular. So it’s cool now.
Pharmacy is nice employees are cool.
I come in if its an emergency or if they have a better sale then cvs.
:)

I am passionate about two things related to Walgreens — chocolate and photography. I buy great ***genuine German 70 percent cocoa*** («DeLish» brand — the house brand) chocolate bars from Walgreens store number 1598 for $ 2 a bar. Wow. I also use this Walgreens for c41 film processing. They are excellent. For this reason I decided to try my luck at store 9832 in Rosebank, Staten Island. This was an error I will not repeat. Afterwards I complained to corporate — and never got any sort of reply. That’s very telling.
Here are the details of what can best be described as a fiasco:
I dropped off a roll of color film and was told it had to be sent out as this (new) Walgreens doesn’t do processing. The increases the wait time from one hour to one week. I said, «okay,» thinking that Fuji would do a good job so maybe it was better than having a non-​photog shove my negatives into a machine (experience has taught me that fingerprints, embedded dust, and creases on negatives, frames cut in half, etc. are the norm when youngsters are drafted to do processing without training).
When I placed the order I said: «C41 processing only — develop the negatives and burn a CD, no prints. And I want thenegatives cut in strips of four frames and then sleeved.» I do this all the time at Walgreens store number 1598 with no hassle.
When I picked up the order there was a set of prints — I said, «okay, I’ll pay extra for a set of prints I don’t want,» hoping the CD contained good quality scans, after all this is Fuji we’re talking about…
When I got to work I opened the envelope and was stunned. There were no negatives in the envelope. There were prints (which I expressively indicated I didn’t want) that looked worse than what I print on my bottom-​of-​the-​line computer printer. I called Walgreens and the manager told me that Fuji ***keeps the negatives*** I said, «Huh? They are keeping my property — without even asking? NO.» The manager called Fuji who said, «We’ll make an exception this time and return the negatives.» Make an exception? As if they were doing me a favor by not appropriating my property?
Meanwhile I looked at the CD. It was worse than the prints. The scans were garbage. This is relevant because I was told, «You don’t need the negatives, just bring the CD in if you want more prints.» I argued that printing off poor quality scans does not compare to printing off a negative — and in any case I didn’t want prints I wanted my negatives. The manager acknowledged these points… I gave him back my prints and the CD. He refunded the money and offered to just give me the prints/​CD. I said thanks but «toss ‘em.»
Two weeks after dropping off the film I finally got my negatives back — in a roll, Not cut in strips, not sleeved. I get to cut, sleeve, and scan the negatives myself, TWO weeks after dropping off my film at a one hour photo. Great. And of course, corporate never responded to my complaint. Not a peep.
The Bottom Line:
Somewhere in the dubious marriage of Walgreens and Fuji my property was appropriated (no one mentioned this would happen!), I was charged for something I expressly indicated I didn’t want, and then had to wait 5 days to get my property back after Fuji decided to do me a ‘favor’. I did get a refund and eventually the film. But where does Fuji (and Walgreens) get off appropriating people’s property — and doing poor quality work as well? None dare call this theft — although when you step in something unpleasant you know what it is, even if it goes nameless. The manager was very nice, very gracious, and very understanding — but he was the sole bright spot.
Oh lest I forget — this Walgreens does not sell the DeLish dark German chocolate bars that I fancy. No photo processing, no chocolate — no way. One star given — it would be zero if that were possible. And Walgreens corporate customer relations? I would characterize that as an oxymoron — and me as a moron for wasting my time talking to them.