Walgreens

Oh my, oh my, what can one say about a different Wallgreens? It is a large full service store. I had a return, which I had no problem with, but I had 2 firsts!
I bought my first Sun Pass, as I have grown weary of the intermittent letters stating I owe $.25 to $ 8.50. I tend to forget about them & really don’t want to be stopped for something so trivial.
Not that not paying my bills is trivial, this one tends to be just very intermittent & easy to overlook. So I bought the Sunpass & will activate soon.
I also learned how to take pictures off my phone, put borders on them, have them printed & take them to the people they are meaningful to. Job well done in my not too spare time, if I say so myself. The 90 year old Birthday girls will appreciate my photos, as much or more than 5he dinner!
As far as my achievements & time spent, a good & busy store. They even all Habla English!
What’s a girl to do? With limited time, make the best use of it!

I came to this Walgreens to get my Pure Leaf drinks as they always seem to carry that brand. This Walgreens seemed clean and well stocked. I did feel a little claustrophobic at times because the rows are a little too close. Otherwise a nice experience and a nice place.

This Walgreens location is my favorite. It’s not the biggest one I’ve seen but the employees make up for it. I work close by so I go to this location a lot. The place is always clean and I never have a problem finding what I need.
They have a drive thru for the pharmacy witch I’m sure to most people is really convenient. For certain items your better off going to Walmart because Walgreens can be a bit on the pricy side. For the most part it’s quick and easy to get everything you need. The parking lot at this location is real easy to get in and out of as well witch is always nice. I’ll always keep going back.

This review is based solely on their Healthy Clinic. With that said…
TL;DR — …you’re probably better off going to our primary care physician
If you’re reading this and bleeding out of your butt or feel like you’re going to die and wondering if this is the right place to go. It’s not. You better go to the ER.
I came in last week with something a little less minor than that: a nasty cough and stuffy nose. The entire staff consists of a medical tech and an ARNP which is a trained nurse practitioner who can handle most, if not all, things that a normal family doctor can. Both were very nice and helpful with my insurance situation and quickly started my exam once everything was sorted through. The ARNP was very straight forward with what she could and could not legally prescribe including narcotics so that meant no good cough syrups for me.
She was also able, however, to rule out the flu with simple nasal swab test but at the end she was unable to come up with a diagnosis other than «other viral cause» and sent me home with nothing other than some weak cough medicine. Fast forward 1 week and I’m still in bed sick coughing up a lung, OD’ing on every medication I can get my hands on, and writing this review.
Would I have gotten better if I’d gone to regular physician? Not sure. Would I go back for any future ailments? Depends. I’m hesitant because of some of the restrictions on the prescribing however you can’t pass up the convenience of just walking in and getting some quick medical attention on minor problems instead of trying to get an appointment at your doctor.

I needed to run a quick errand, and I –knew– there was a Walgreens just up the street from where I was. and i was right. So I got in the turn lane and turned in.
Upon arriving, I was greeted with a friendly «Welcome to Walgreens!» (Seriously has everyone adopted MOE’s slogan? It’s kind of annoying.) I looked up at the isle headers and found what I needed. When I looked at the price of the item, I kind of kicked myself, it would have been nearly half the price at Walmart or Target, but what can you do? I was at a convenience store. ah well, my bad.
At the check out, I had to wait behind an elderly woman who was, quite literally counting out her coppers. That took quite a few minutes, but once that was done, the checkout process was quite seamless. I entered my loyalty number to get points (For what, I’m not sure) and was told to «Be Well» (something else I hate. it’s both annoying and stirs bad memories or makes me want to respond «BE F*cked» as a quote from a movie)

Good sized walgreens. It has a good selection, but, like most walgreens, it’s hard to find someone to help you. They have a large aisle full of vitamins, which is why I originally went to this location. Nothing bad to say.

Great deals & a place I always stop in to just look around. One of the few places I actually do that. Oh yah, only place I can find the medium sized plastic bottles of Voss water (if that kind of thing appeals to you).

Even though I am new to this part of North Tampa (moved from St. Pete), I have been to this Walgreens many times as my fiancée’s mother lives just down the road from this intersection. This is the closest drugstore we can go to from he place without getting on any main roads. That is what I like about this place.
The staff is so-​so. On my last visit the woman joked with me and told me that I could not have the merchandise that I just paid for. If I had interacted with her before, that might have been okay, but I did not recognize her as an employee I dealt with before, so it kind of rubbed me the wrong way.
The wait at the pharmacy is usually not to long. It has never been super fast either. The selection and refrigerated section is decent. There is no beer cave.
Overall, this Walgreens is pretty average. It is very convenient if you live north (and therefore head south) on Dale Mabry, or if you live down Northdale Blvd and do not want to drive in the mad traffic that often fills up Dale Mabry.