Walgreens

I don’t know why they did not get 5 star this place is ABSOLUTLY spotless
Clean as can be big isles has everything and convenient if you are in central square

I’m not sure where the hate is coming from on some of these reviews… it seems no more or less dingy, dirty, or otherwise cleanliness-​challenged than most drug stores, especially in an urban environment like Central Square. It is far larger and nicer than the low-​ceilinged CVS across the street, and there are no panhandlers hassling you on the way in and out (unlike the CVS).
The selection is quite good, and the prices, while a tad higher than normal, reflect the high cost of the Cambridge location, and the standard markup that one pays for buying at a drug store rather than a supermarket.
I have been there when there is zero line, and I have been there when there is a line 10 people deep; they seem to swiftly add registers to clear the line, and the cashiers do a decent job of keeping things moving.
This Walgreens is satisfactory, and superior to its mega-​chain rival across the road.

I live a block away, and always want to go in this place… One star for being cleaner than CVS across the street… but so many more people go to that CVS that it’s kind of hard to fault them for being dingy.
I’ve gone in this walgreens dressed in a suit and the security guard still looked at me like I was shady, so don’t take it personally… but if there’s more than 4 people in line, just turn around and walk out the door. You’ll be in line for a a bare minimum of 5 minutes, which just doesn’t work for a place in a fast-​paced urban neighborhood. You’re better off fighting your way through the spangers to get to the junky old CVS across the street. It’s a little nasty but you’ll save yourself 5 minutes.

This walgreens is the worst one I’ve ever been to. Always understaffed and huge lines. The staff are always sweet but so slow.

standard drug store… but there is always a line. The register jockey’s are slow, the shoppers are slow, and one door/​revolving door at the front of the shop makes me think its there to prevent people from stealing.
It’s convenient for me to hop in and grab something and I always think that when I walk by… then I enter, and there is a line usually 3 deep. Today when a back up person came to help, some lady line hopped and just walked right up to her. It was kind of rude, no one said anything, she wanted it more … so she got it.
There were a few times i’ve been in there where they have had someone at the cosmetic counter, or the photo counter to help with the line. but its just a weird layout.
I prefer the CVS across the street, it’s crowded but they have the self check out which usually one is free. (or there is al one for them and no one is at the clerk).
But hey with a cvs and walgreens across the street from each other, it’s good to have options!

Convenient location and extensive inventory. Could be cleaner and often seems to have long lines, but they are pretty good about getting extra staff when that happens. The best thing about the store is their photo department. I’ve had everything done there, from regular prints to photo collages (the online app helps you put stuff together really easily) to passport photos. I love that I can upload my digital photo files to the store’s website from home and get printouts the same day — so convenient!
I also have to echo the previous reviewers who singled Gilbert out for a positive review; he’s been working at this store for the past year or so and often is in the photo department — he is extremely knowledgeable and professional (by far the best among the employees I’ve interacted there), and will go out of his way to help you find what you need. I would give him 5 stars and the store 3 if that were an option!

Sometimes I just don’t want to walk on the other side of the street. And that’s when I turn to Walgreens.
It’s like CVS, only the registers are actually staffed. My cat is a member of the Walgreens prescription club. She pays 20 dollars a year and saves 145 on her blood pressure meds. Lucky Kitty. Mrow.

This review is specifically for the photo department, but, based on my few visits, applies to the rest of the store as well.
I had the best experience getting passport photos from this Walgreen’s. The staff person, Gilbert, was extremely friendly and prompt, and I was in and out in 10 minutes with what I needed. He made sure that I was meeting all the requirements of the photo (ears exposed, no smiling, no jewelry, etc), and offered to take a second picture in case I didn’t like the way the first turned out. There were several other people also coming through the photo department, and he was able to take care of them quickly while I waited for my photos to print. I can’t say enough good things about how quick and caring his service was!
Central Square is, I’m sure, a tough spot to be working, especially given the immense foot traffic. My hat is totally off to the photo staff for being so professional.
Also, this Walgreen’s is very large and well-​lit (quite a step up, in my opinion, from the store across the street). I’ve never had trouble finding what I need at this location, and I was very appreciative of my experience.

This must be one of the dirtiest Walgreens I have ever been to. I just can’t believe they can’t do a better job with the amount of space they have in the middle Central Square. I only go there in case of emergency. I recommend you to do the same.

Went in looking for a totally random thing for my new born baby and the person who served me was so helpful and went above and beyond to make sure I got what I needed. Felt like I was going to a local store where people genuinely cared, rather than a big chain. Cheers to Tony!

was just on hold for 45 mins to call in a script for a patient. this patient might actually die because they wont even pick up at their pharmacy. they’re idiots there who can’t do math and will end up murdering a human

I’ll never go back there again.

The cashiers are generally nice, but it’s hard to find someone when you get to the photo counter and the pharmacy is really slow. The last time, (I do mean LAST) I went to pick up the prescription, no one came to greet me. In fact the woman was standing in the back playing on her phone and didn’t come to the counter until a pharmacist asked, «What are you doing?» and then she was just kind of genuinely disinterested in me, as a customer, and basically performed her job to the minimum possible requirements. Despite my loyalty to Walgreen franchises, I won’t be fulfilling prescriptions at this location. Where is the management?

Pretty much just another chain drug store, so no big reason to write a review, except for the fact that the white-​haired stoner dude who seems to be the main employee is rude and racist. You’re better off going across the street to CVS, where the crew is friendly and helpful.

Every store in Central Square is as sketchy as they come, but this place is king.

Surprisingly decent place for shopping in Central Square. Well stocked with enough space to move around. Though checkout line can get long if only one cashier.

For the love of all that is holy… PLEASE stop telling me about the two-​for-​one candy bar special EVERY SINGLE DAY I am in Walgreens.
This guy behind the counter, although slow as molasses, is quite friendly, but I’m just getting a pack of cigarettes, and I’m in no need of two candy bars.
Every time I’ve been in this Walgreens (about every other day for the past couple months), I’ve had to wait for nearly 10 minutes at the registers, which are usually staffed with only one person.
Frustrating, but in this economy it seems most drug stores are understaffed anyway.
Just an average experience.

This review is for the pharmacy only. The rest of the Walgreen’s is what you’d find in a standard drug store and I would find it hard to find a complaint about their well-​stocked shelves and all-​around clean store.
Pharmacy people — this means the pharmacists *and* the people filling or dropping of prescriptions — what on earth is wrong with you?
I have no idea how I managed to wait over an hour just to pick up a prescription on a Friday night (is there really nothing to do in Central Square on Friday nights?!) but that is indeed what happened. The reason for this was mostly due to a lack of line management.
I know that sounds especially Seinfeldian, so let me better explain. You have a long line of customers waiting. Makes sense. If you only have one pharmacist behind the counter who is actually working (whereas in my case there were three, but two were just sitting and chatting), then that pharmacist should at the very least know how to move the line along. One customer decided that she wanted a price check for Walgreen’s version of Febreeze. Instead of going to the various price checking machines conveniently located throughout the store, or going up front to the cashiers, she chose to bother the pharmacist. Instead of the pharmacist directing her elsewhere, she spent over 15 minutes with the customer discussing it. And so on and so on.
What the pharmacists and managers also have to understand is that various people waiting in line for their prescriptions are at the time, currently sick. So if you have a long line of people coughing on one another, for instance, it’s not a pretty sight. It’s unfortunate that something has gone awry with this process because as stated above, this particular Walgreen’s location is otherwise a really great drug store. My various experiences with the sub-​par pharmacy over the past few months alone have been awful, but I’d gladly update this review in the future if that situation does resolve itself. I will continue to go to this location due to convenience and the strong hope that people learn from their mistakes and things can only get better…

Here they are.

The lady at the pharmacy was so unreasonable. An elderly woman in front of me who took a long trip to get there was told to return the next day if she wantedsome other form or packaged that would enable her to read them. An unnecessary scene was created and I decided to walk out. Never again.