Walgreens

Pharmacy had a few nice employees but most of the other employees are always just plain rude. Especially the older Asian lady at the register. Apparently she hates her job, but with that attitude she probably hates life. I’d rather get in my car and drive to target and avoid this place altogether. Be sure not to ask any of the employees a question either. They don’t know where anything is

A crappy little Walgreens. It is totally worth the 5min walk up to Diversey and Clark to shop at the nice, new one.

I don’t know how this Walgreens is going to stay open, because the new Walgreens opened just a couple blocks down and it’s probably 100x better/​nicer. This Walgreens isn’t actually that bad, but just in comparison to the new one, I just… don’t want to shop here anymore. Why would anyone pick this one over the new one? I never even understood why there were two Walgreens so close to each other to begin with. Just go down the street. Trust me.

Visited the pharmacy. The staff was helpful. Pharmacist was knowledge.

Got towed from this Walgreens’ parking lot while shopping there yesterday. Apparently Walgreens is fighting with its landlord and the customers get the boot! $ 200 to get our car back plus tons of hassle. My wife and kids left walking home. I called the manager this morning and no help. Don’t shop here unless you walk or take the bus. Even then, until they put the customer first, I would shop elsewhere. Looking for a new place to shop, I discovered a pharmacy on Halsted that delivers to your home! Go figure.

The pharmacy staff is always helpful and friendly. They explained the various flu immunization available to me.
The have free same day prescription delivery service Monday through Friday as long as you call before noon. If you call after 12noon, they will deliver the next day.

You know what I hate? Bronchitis.
Right now you would not be able to resist me, Bleary-​eyed, beat, I sound like a wheezing 80 years old who smokes 5 packs a day and am hacking up the nastiest stuff in day glo-​colors.
It’s super-​duper-​classy, let me tell you. I told you you couldn’t resist.
Doctor tells me there is nothing to be done but sleep (NyQuil $ 7.99 and you have to show ID and sign something you may or may not have read on that teen-​tiny pin pad promising your firstborn if you ever even think to make meth out of the NyQuil), drink many fluids (Gatorade $ 1.29 and V8 $ 1.99) and buy an Over the Counter Expectorant and maybe a Cough Suppressant (Walgreens brand artificially orange flavored $ 9.00)
Or I can take codeine syrup… which makes me lethargic but crazy.
Yes really. I don’t care if your favorite rapper can’t spell it and depends on it creatively– I need to get back to work.
Speaking of getting back to work in a relatively timely manner, good luck with that.
Because besides promising my firstborn in exchange for agreeing to not make meth apparently you have to sign up for yet another store promotional card. I only have like, a bajillion that I never can find when I need or want or use. Bah.
I’m sick.
I’m Irritable.
My Doctor wants to prescribe hallucinogens and I declined–
I’m not exactly in my right of mind or sound body.
So asking me multiple times what phone number my card is under (the hell if I know, it could be one of a dozen… we might be here all night), for my email (what was the one from high school I never use and may not be even active?) my current zip code (Did I give them my Mother’s or the crazy ex’s? Because I don’t want or need any more junk mail) and If I would like to donate to Diabetes research (GIVE ME THE DRUGS I PAID FOR ALREADY!!!) It will, guaranteed, take longer to check out than it did to find what you need to not die.
I still don’t know where the stupid card is and don’t care.
If I’m not better in 10 days I get an XRay to see if it becomes pneumonia– Beware and blame Walgreens for spreading this bronchitis– for the long wait and ridiculous length of questioning, I likely infected the entire store.

Most nights I can be found roaming the isle’s in search of something or another. Probably buying too many random things when I originally came in for just one thing. In fact, I come here so often Unilocal wont let me check in each time, sighting too many check in’s in one place… or some bologna. I also come here so often that it was last years thing I gave up for lent. Maybe I should embark on that journey once again.
Now to the review.
A Walgreen’s is a Walgreen’s is a Walgreen’s. Literally, if you’ve been to one in your life you know exactly what to expect. This Walgreen’s is no different. The one thing that can be said for it is that its newer and clean, which is a bonus above the old Walgreen’s just down the street. Other than that its tolerable, most of the staff are friendly and quick. The pharmacy staff is also hit or miss depending on the night; sometimes you can expect long lines if your coming just after work.
In the future I look forward to seeing what will happen to this Walgreen’s when they open the Walgreen’s Flagship just down the block. Either way I still think I could be found shuffling the isles of this store in search of some random thing.

It’s a regular drugstore, nothing fancy about this Walgreens. It’s at a really popular intersection. Nothing super amazing about this place, it’s a spot I go to after doing my Trader Joe’s run and other errands before hopping on the bus.

This is a great Walgreens! I love the friendly staff and that they always have everything I need in stock!

This Walgreens has a mystical quality to it in that if you are looking for a specific item they will NOT HAVE IT. I’ve gone here countless times for just run of the mill things I need like big matches to start my grill only to be disappointed.
Just my experience.
No matches… what the hell is that?

This is your run of the mill walgreens.
The cashier was friendly.
There is a Chase ATM inside and another Bank ATM outside the front door.
Easy in, easy out.

This Pharmacy has HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE! I had 2 Rx to get filled, so I took them here. I got to the counter and the woman said it would be about 20 – 25 minutes wait. I said, «OK. I will just wander around in the store. Will you call my name over the loud speaker when it is ready?» Response: «Yes we will.»
I spent nearly 45 minutes in the store waiting for my name to be called when I finally stepped up to the counter and asked if my Rx’s were filled which was answered in the affirmative. Why was my name not called? I got a «sorry about that. Also we are out of the second Rx, so you need to come back tomorrow after 2 pm.» What?! 45 minutes for Ibuprofen when I probably could have used OTC instead? I got home and realized I did not get 6 pills, but I got 90 instead. Angered, I called the Pharmacy and left a message that I wanted my Rx transferred and for them to call me back when they found an alternative location… I never got a call back.
I had no choice but to go back and pick up my 2^nd Rx today and the guy made me wait for another 5 or so minutes… for 2 pills.
Don’t go here! I know I never will again!

I really, really like this Walgreens. I like it so much that I am in there nearly every night when I need to get something for the mister (or indulge in my Slim Jim cravings) after I drop him off at work. This location is extremely clean, well-​stocked and has the friendliest staff working there, they have always been pleasant to me even near closing time when I know that all they want to do is get the hell out of there.
Parking is plentiful with a nice big lot next door and no panhandlers hang out in front so I feel safe going here even late at night.
UPDATE ¾/​08:
I no longer feel so safe going in and out of here. There has been one panhandler that has recently been hanging around nearby the parking lot who has been harassing me the last two times I shopped here. I hate to have to dock a star as this is not really the store’s fault but I don’t like to feel that I am risking my life just to get back to my car.
Ladies, make sure if you shop here late at night to bring a large male companion with you!

When I think about moving from my hood after 3+ years, I get a bit sentimental. For sure, there are things I won’t miss (more poop in my apartment courtyard than in the loaves that come out of the elephants’ bums at the circus, the 383 parking zone, Cherry Red, etc). Still, there are things I WILL miss. And one of those is MY Walgreens.
This Walgreens has a really good pharmacy — staff, pick-​up times, the whole shabang. It is clean, it is well-​stocked, and it has saved my arse in many situations (especially after the old Dominick’s on Broadway burned down). When I was cooking little smokies on New Year’s Eve, they had Stubs BBQ sauce in a pinch when I realized I bought the wrong sauce. When I switched from Diet Coke to Coke Zero, they were right there with me. This Walgreens even has a friendly, non-​obnoxious Streetwise guy. I think I will miss him too.
So thank you Walgreens for being so reliable. AND for hooking me up when I needed it most. Goodbye, old friend.

Where else can I buy chocolate, gatorade, an ankle brace, and nasty cotton underwear in one place so close to my apartment!!! Thank you Walgreens! What would the world be without you?