Walgreens

WOW! This has got to be one of my top 3 pharmacy in the Seattle area! Great pharmacy staff! The pharmacy crew knows me by name whenever they see me!
I’ve moved away a few years ago to Renton and I stopped by the other day and the pharmacy crew still remembers me! I felt like I’ve never left! The pharmacy looks great and everyone is always happy. Calley, senior pharmacy tech and Tommy, pharmacy manager keeps it lively back there all the time!

This is my go to pharmacy and for emergency items due to its convenient location.
I have never walked in for prescriptions. I have always used their drive-​thru and every visit has been quick and convenient. Pharmacy staff is also friendly.
For other things, I am always greeted when I enter the store. I am always asked if there is anything I may need help in finding, etc. My trips here are always a breeze and pain free :)

I must say i am very impressed with the pharmacy staff here in this store. Tommy i believe the pharmacy manager, he exceeded my expectations, he showed excellent customer service skills, he was caring, and also he was very professional. I came here to get some prescription drugs, staff was courteous, well trained, and organized. I definitely will be back!

They changed pharmacy managers a couple years ago, and good thing they did because Tommy is fantastic! He is the only pharmacist that actually cares, and goes above and beyond to satisfy his customers. People complaining about wait times don’t understand sometimes it is out of the pharmacy’s control. All I care about are employees that are kind, helpful, and hardworking. This place always makes me feel welcomed and cared for. I will not get my shots from anyone but Tommy!

A MAN’S MAN Review of the Walgreens pharmacy
This is my preferred choice for picking up my prescriptions. I believe I get VIP treatment because strangely there is a dude that works at the pharmacy that looks just like me! It’s like looking in a mirror and I see my reflection. It’s crazy but it gets me red carpet service so why complain? Okay, check this out! My name is Andrew but when I walk into this particular Walgreens the employees start to call me Anson but sometimes I think they are saying Hanson. I better get my hearing checked out but any who… it’s all probably because I look like the guy in the pharmacy. Not sure but he’s fuuugly and I’m good looking.
Good service from the pharmacy staff. Never had any problems but I did notice that if there was any problems the staff were quick to correct the problem and it was not the mistake of the pharmacy but on the other end of the stick with other customers. I’ve witness this old goat moan & complain about having to wait for his prescription. I’m pretty sure the pharmacy staff puts up with a lot of people who complain about not getting their Viagra, purple bombers, or the yellow pills, or whatever.
Each visit I get my prescription in less than 15mins… sometimes less than that. I’mma make this weird but I’ll tell it anyways. The pharmacist will take the time to explain about the medication that you’ve picked up. I had to politely decline when he asked if I needed verbal instructions on how to apply this anti-​itch cream that I had to get for an itch. Didn’t say I was gonna make this weird? Forgot?
The pharmacy manager is a boss tho! He’s probably some girl’s man crush on Instagram like hash tag man crush Mondays (i.e. @tpwang #mcm) and the pharmacy staff is always professional and polite to me. It’s probably because I’m a beautiful person. Okay, maybe not. It’s most likely because there’s a guy that looks like me that works at the pharmacy. His name is Anson or Hanson.
Recommended for all your health & beauty needs! The Walgreens also has plenty of other junk that you most likely will not need but you’ll still buy anyways.
There’s your health & beauty needs along with other basic necessities. Photo printing and developing, cosmetics, personal hygiene, foods, drinks, lurkers in the parking lot, Redbox rental on the outside of the Walgreens, flu shots issued by Illuminati.
Parking is good. Safe? It’s located on 38^th and Pacific Ave so you decide about that. Plenty of lighting so no creeps hiding in the bushes if that makes you feel any better.
Be Well.

Terrible customer service and awful employees discriminate and cause a scene. I saw a lady trying to decide what deodorant to buy and was kicked out for smelling the deodorant. The clerk even called the police and tried to make a report against the girl just trying to shop. I will never return to Walgreens.

I was quite glad about my stop at Walgreens! I was wondering whether I needed to go to a Rite Aid or Walmart or someplace to get my prescription for my dental medication but Walgreens happened to be right next to my dentist area so I walked in.
I was expecting at minimum 1+ hour wait for my prescriptions because that’s how long it has usually taken me in the past, with any kind of prescription.
I was thrown off-​guard when the kind lady said it would at most take 15 minutes! I was like woo, nice. Because I had to go to school later during the day and needed my antibiotics since I had a tooth extracted.
It was a good day. Walgreens made my day even better.

People are nice just never seem to figure out how to bill my insurance correctly. I have been going there over a year still not right.

This Walgreens pharmacy is a joke. They have no idea what customer service is. You can be in front of the pick up counter and they just continue their conversations between themselves as if your not even there!!! Customer service in store is good, just management is not helpful at all. If you coupon, good luck getting what you want because they are always out of stock!!!

Takes FOREVER for medication at the pharmacy.

I don’t know what these other people are talking about. Yes, this Walgreens is in a harsher part of Tacoma (the Health Dept is across the street and its on Pacific Hwy what can you say?) But the people have *always* have been nice and helpful. There was my christmas cards that needed to be set up and they helped me with that, the cosmetic ladies are always helping and asking if I can find anything. The stock people always will look for something I am looking for in the ads. The pharmacy staff is wonderful. The manager, Charlie is knowledgeable and speaks english just fine along with another language at least. The Techs know me very well. I have used this store for years and it has only gotten better.
Its not the store its the area, blame Tacoma, not this store. I like Walgreens for its fair prices and the staff here is amazing considering them dealing with transients. I think you will find if you become a regular they will recognize you and set you up accordingly. Did you try smiling?

I used to come here mostly for the pharmacy, then I switched to Safeway. The pharmacy is way too busy, not sure if its a lack of organization, or lack of staff. Thney would call me and tell me my scrip was ready, I would come over for pick up and have to wait AN HOUR to get it. After a year of this, my understanding had disappeared. I transferred my scrip to Safeway and have been pleased ever since, in and out in under 5 minutes!

Ugh. Really horrible customer service and cashiers who don’t smile — ever. The only reason I ever shop here is when I desperately need something in the middle of the night and don’t want to drive far. Otherwise, I stay far, far away.