Walgreens Pharmacy

I really do not understand all the negative reviews. Yes, it gets busy. What do you expect from a store that’s downtown? Even when it’s busy, the lines move quickly.
The pharmacy is great. All of the staff there are super friendly and helpful. They’ve gone out of their way to help me in the past.
I’ve never had a negative experience here, and I’m here all the time for meds.

Without a doubt this place is a joke. I’ve been to many Walgreens and most are just fine. But this place? No way. The lines are absurd ALL THE TIME. This business of «I See 3» apparently means nothing to the rest of the stores staff. The cashiers say it over and over and over and it takes like 10 minutes to get an additional cashier.
The store otherwise is convenient but the checkout process is the worst of any retail store I have ever been into in my entire life.
Beyond f – ed up. This is the perfect example of profits before people. Wake up and keep sufficient staff at all times. I just can’t believe the few dollars extra per day to keep proper staff at all times would even marginally impact operating profits.
I just will not go back. I’m transferring my prescriptions cross the street to Target. Longer walk for me but overall way better organized store.

Came in to buy random toiletries and was denied service because my card wasn’t accepted by their card chip reader.
Stupid, Walgreens, very stupid. The clerk basically blamed me for having a faulty card, which it isn’t. Way to piss off clientele Walgreens.

Walgreens really screwed me on this one. They «forgot» to update their pharmacy hours or add an alert message on their automated phone system. I had called ahead to make sure they were open.
Long story short, I was unable to pick up my prescription and I’m headed out of town for a week. Now the pleasure is mine to figure out how to get my prescription filled in another country.
The employee that I asked when I arrived at the store was of no help. «Sorry,» and she went back to stocking shelves. There was also no manager to speak of.

Walgreens Pharmacy recently relocated from the smaller storefront across the street into the building that used to Ross Dress for Less and JC Penney. I was told it was to attract more foot traffic which makes sense considering there is an AC Transit bus stop in front and it is within walking distance of Berkeley City College. I was delighted to come here and grab an occasional bag of potato chips (crisps) instead of going to the Berkeley City College bookstore. (More bang for da buck!)
And there is room to move and – in my case – to dance. (Ha! Ha! Ha!) The place is much, much bigger. And there is so much more this Walgreens Pharmacy offers its customers. There is a produce section and a wide variety of foods to choose from. There are healthy choices for lunch. Berkeley High School, UC Berkeley, and other gear related to California souvenirs in general is sold here.
And where to queue up for the till to pay is much more clearly defined. Thank goodness. At the other location, it was small and disorganized when it came to queuing up. Aisles were blocked with people crowding around not knowing where to queue up.
The staff is made up of veterans from the old store as well as new recruits. One of my former classmates works there, which was quite a surprise. I saw said classmate waiting to be let in on an early Saturday morning. They are generally pretty nice and helpful. I have not had any problems with them. I see a designated sales associate or a manager standing at the door during weekday peak lunch hours in order to keep the Berkeley High School crowd in line.
Nice to know there is still a Walgreens Pharmacy in Downtown Berkeley (Bezerkeley).
Fresh Unilocal Review #87 for 2013

expensive to park in Berkeley, but store is awsome!!!

Their pharmacy never answers there phone. I was on hold for 15 minutes. While trying to pick up prescriptions they wouldn’t release a prescription until they «spoke with the doctor to verify meds» on a prescription I had been taking for 3 years. Then when I called and got that sorted out I was told my prescription would be ready soon. My poor husband made 4 trips to walgreens that day and guess what, I get a call 1 hr later saying they don’t even have my medication and that I can go to the next city to get them. Seriously? Im not wasting my gas because your pharmacy can get their stuff together. I was told that it would be ready monday (this all was on a friday) Monday I call to make sure its ready. It’s not. I was told to call back this afternoon. Thank god Im not completely out of my meds yet and I order early. I suggest to anyone to use a different pharmacy.

Who knew what the shrouded building, once home to Penny, s was going to be? Who cared? Well me.
Happily I found when downtown on the way from the cinema, The shroud was lifted, the mystery solved.
It is Walgreen’s. Gone is the dingy crowded Walgreens.
across the street .
Now we can enter the world of the future.
Wide aisles. Helpful staff.
In spite of the fact the aisles were still being stocked, some charming worker
showed me around.
Would they were there every day!
I didn’t check out the pharmacy dept., but I have high hopes.
Why, bless my soul, like the pharmacy of today, it has a large grocery and produce section.
Which doesn’t interest me at all
But if I needed a hair brush or an alarm cloak, Okay