Walgreens

Was told to wait for three hours to get a perception filled. Three hours of waiting while you’re sick is a truly awful experience, but not as awful as being told AFTER this three hour wait that they are out of the medicine you need. This level of unprofessionalism is not only inconsiderate, but depending on the type of medication you need it’s just plain dangerous. If you need to trust your health to someone I strongly suggest you look anywhere but here.

I am writing this review as I stand in line for almost half an hour now. How do they have the «professionalism» of having only 1 register open in the pharmacy section DURING RUSH HOURS!!! I don’t even know what else to say. Truly unacceptable!

It’s Walgreens. And the employees at this one try a little harder and against all odds. The lines are a mess, but not because of the employees. It’s how they get the ginger ale to be 69c.
I come for stationary and mass boxes of soft drink, like the recent Perrier special: 12 slim cans for $ 4.99.
It’s a depressing place, but worth it once you get out.

I go to the pharmacy here because it’s the closest to my house… and it’s sad because the wait at this place is seriously ridiculous. I’m talking about 20 minutes every single time I come here. I come at non peak times. Why not hire more people? It’s an all around negative customer experience.

Do you love lines?
Waiting in them?
Waiting on them?
Watching them remain relatively immobile for upwards of 20 minutes?
Do you just really fucking love lines?
Join now, add yourself into the line today! Maybe you’ll leave with your single bag of chips + bottle of water by the year 2035.
Staff is always friendly though + the store has good hours + parking lot + clean.

Lapin and I stopped by on a Sunday night to purchase a bottle of water. The lines were long but the guy at the Photo Center was able to take us (otherwise, we would have to wait almost 45 minutes on line). The store looked organized and tidy enough, at least the aisles we went too. There was a woman threatening to beat her child with her own doll for a bit while yelling «The lines are too slow. this s41T is ridiculous and she ain’t got time fo dis». Sorry, kid —

The employees are the laziest people on the planet. This place is hell on earth. There was a big pile of trash in front of the photo desk that stayed there the entire 45 min I waited to be helped.

You suck, how do you not stock florescent light bulbs? The other issue is the line for cash register is always insane.

Seriously, what’s wrong with this place? Most of the time it’s a mess from stuff they are selling, it’s just laying on the floor, like a garbage, employees just wondering around and it’s actually really hard to understand what are they doing or are they doing anything? And this store has a unique skill, to creat the huge lines of customers out of nowhere, even if the store is empty. Monday night, 10pm (picture is attached).
Swiping your card is another adventure: swipe your card /​is amount okay /​do you want to donate some $ /​do you want a cash back /​please confirm… Do you want Obama to become a president again or maybe you want to take a survey… Guess what, I’m a bad person, I don’t want to donate, I also very incompetent so I don’t need a cash back I will simply forget and mess up my account! But if I ever become better and more organized I’ll let you know that I’m ready to donate or want some dollars back.
Oh, the store just got a new employee, she’s actually took my card and swiped it her self so I didn’t have to go thru the whole procedure and it was very fast (no survey for employees I guess). I’ll come back and vote for her, to become an employee of the month! Maybe a president in the future (don’t really like Obama)

They seriously have the worst register people in the world! Always a line –always — you would think by now they would simply have more registers open.

WORST STORE EVER. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry when I go in this place. It’s a collection of the most sorry, pathetic employees you could imagine. Just look at all the terrible reviews. Long lines, usually only 1 register open, constantly out of stock of most things, hostile customer service.
If you can, get to a different drug store just on principle. You’ll be happy you did. I’ve finally had it. Even though this place is 2 blocks from my place, I’ll gladly walk 8 blocks to a different store. The sad thing is they just don’t give a sh*t. It’s been like this for years.

The service is appalling. There is always a line at the front registers and the pharmacy 10 or more people long. The store always look like a mess too.
I really think it’s because it’s in a low income area. It’s so disrespectful to the community. You don’t see these problems at the Duane Reade on Bedford which is owned by the same corporation but in a now higher income area. They should feel ashamed.

This is basically the worst drugstore in the known universe. The only redeeming quality is that it’s close to my apartment, and that doesn’t make up for it.

Everyone working here is extremely slow. The only advantage is they have a parking lot. I waited both at the pharmacy and for my photo to be taken for so long its unbelievable how slow a person can be.

Please hire more pharmacy techs. I am getting more sick standing in line for so long. Around other sick people. This happens every. Single. Time.

The worst register service. There is always a line and never enough employees to help. Cheap management.

Usually, lines are long with one cashier. If you’re ever in a rush, avoid. Also, today, I asked the cashier near the cosmetics section where I could find medicated lip balm. She clearly did not understand what I mean by medicated, kept repeating back, «Mary Kate? Marinate?» Which is fine. I get it. You don’t know what that word is. So I readjusted my question to the whereabouts of just lip balm in general. But then she got frustrated at me and snapped, «ma, we ain’t got no lip balm here.» Really. There’s no lip balm in this entire store? She snarled back, «MA. WE DONT GOT NO LIP BALM.» I found the lip balm in aisle 7. Thanks for being a chonga a-​hole.

No, I don’t want to buy any candy today!
If I wanted candy, I would have brought it up to the register with my other purchases!!!

If you’re mildly to moderately suicidal, avoid this Walgreens at all costs.
Even if there’s a line of 15 – 20 people, you can be sure there are only 3 slow-​moving, FML cashiers behind the counter… and that’s if you’re lucky. Because of some corporate dictate though, they’ll take time to ask you if you’re interested in buying the «Candy of the Month.» This will inevitably include something like a 4 year old Cadbury Egg or discontinued flavor M&Ms.
Apparently, if the cashier doesn’t ask, you get these stale, diabetes-​inducing treats for free. I guess that’s supposed to make up for the 45 minute long line while listening to screaming toddlers and old women haggling with the cashiers about a 50 cent off coupon for Extra Strength Depends.
But there IS a little class to the joint: the valet/​junkie out front who angrily accosts you for money, cigarettes or gak on your way in.

I only go here as an absolute last resort. There is *no* other reason to visit this abominable establishment.
As far as the groceries and drinks they stock, the selection depends on the hour, the day, the week. They will have Corona, ginger ale, or sweet tea one time, then next time be completely out (of all three!). The alcohol selection is truly depressing.
In terms of service, there is *none*. Need help? Good luck finding someone! And when you do, they won’t be too happy about having to help you out. There’s always a long line at check-​out because half the employees are wandering around avoiding work while they leave their youngest employees to work the registers. This is often a problem when you want to purchase alcohol as they can’t ring it up because they’re under age.
If you’re purchasing something from behind the check-​out counter, make sure you visually – not just verbally! – confirm what it is you want. This isn’t because the people who work there are dumb; it’s because they’re evil. Once I asked for triple-​A batteries. The cashier asked, «Triple-​A?» I said yes. She rolled her eyes and threw something in the bag. I said, «Those are Triple-​A, right?» She snapped, «Yes, and what else would they be?» They were double-​A.
Pro: Next time you go, check out their pharmacy. For your convenience, this is where the entrance to Hell is located.