Walgreens

This Walgreens is one of the nicer ones in my area which is always well stocked, neat, clearly marked, lines usually move quickly, has a photo center, efficiently run pharmacy (if you don’t come during peak hours) and is close to a Starbucks.
Unfortunately, I’ve had similiar experience as Chellzz where staff here are not very welcoming, friendly unless you speak tagalog and talk openly amongst themselves… doesn’t take much to just say hello or ask if one needs assistance.
This morning the gentleman who was at the register, Reynaldo was probably the most friendly staff (other than the morning female, pharmacist) i ever encountered at the store. He definitely elevated the rating for this store… Personable, friendly, asked if i found everything i needed and wished me a good day… i know that’s pretty standard training 101 but he was very genuine. Kudos to him!

Giving a star for the the cashier Vanessa who helped me today, negative 5 stars for the 3 Filipino women (yes, they were talking in Tagalog about their personal life and gossiping) who were at the beauty section laughing and yapping and was not helpful and rude!
I am buying puppy pads and I noticed that the biggest bag that is on sale for $ 14.99 is empty so I took the $ 9 one with 50 pads. I was looking for help and since I was uncomfortable to interrupt their gossiping, I waited until someone finally looked at me after I said excuse me multiple times. They must be very busy counting the lipstick! Lol
I asked «im sorry to bother you but can someone check if there there’s a bigger bag thats on sale for $ 14.99 in the back?»
Without even letting me finish, the head master of the crew said «THAT’s THE BIGGEST BAG» .
Uhm… «No, there is a bigger one and it’s on sale so i was wondering if someone can check it?»
Head master «OH, MY STORE MUST BE DIFFERENT THEN! Ask the girl in the front»
Seriously? I’m sorry, I am sure there that Walgreens carry the same puppy pads unless corporate is wrong and advertised something that doesn’t exist. If that’s the case, there should be «how to stock properly 101» since there is an empty space with sale signs.
Ok, I go to front and asked the busy cashier to help me which she gladly did and there was a line…
Guess what these gossipy loud ladies did? Started yelling «Baneeeessssaaaa!!! Banesssaaaaa!!!»
«Oh, she is helping that girl…»
Im a 35 year old corporate woman and you referred to me as «that girl». I can’t!
I guess they are the step mom and evil step sisters while Cinderella works.
This is not the first time we had a bad experience here! Oh trust me, they talk shit in front of you in tagalog and yes, they are rude AF.
Corporate Walgreens?! Hope you see the same review on your inbox. Its 8:19 AM ¹⁄₂₆. Let’s get some training going for these rude, no customer service ladies!

I went here with my family last Thursday night (I was tired because of how late it was– we arrived at about 11:15).
The Christmas cards that my wife ordered were ready in less than an hour.
Good Deal:
With tax, my wife was charged $ 30.23 for 40 glossy 5X7 photo cards.
She saved $ 11.99 because of a promo code.
She was a little dense, but the woman at the photo section tried her best to be helpful (what also stood out to me is that she looked like a goth princess).
My wife ordered Christmas cards from here from 2010 – 2012 too (she was given some extra envelopes in the past, but that is not the norm).
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I don’t know if the business hours are totally wrong, or if the store is just open longer for the holidays.
Anyway, the store and photo hours are currently 7 a.m.-Midnight (8 a.m.-10 p.m. on Christmas).
The pharmacy hours are different (interestingly, the pharmacy will be open all day on Christmas).
(I took a date here in the past.
I was so bad on dates that even Hello Kitty said goodbye.)
I rarely go to Walgreens, but I like the old-​school charm that the locations possess.
The prices here could be better overall, but there are always a number of items on sale.
There’s a large selection of candy here.
My Necco Wafers were $ 1.29 (I was tempted to take advantage of it, but I passed on the 2 for $ 2 deal).
My wife bought some pens for work (the section is small, but solid).
They’re cheap (10 for $ 2.99), but they work fine.
(A weird woman was looking at the pens too. I was annoyed that she was in my wife’s way because I knew for sure that she wasn’t going to buy any.)
There’s a great selection of greeting cards.
There’s a decent selection of soft drinks and liquor.
The book and magazine section is impressive despite being small (what there is to buy is good).
Like at other locations, there’s always a nice selection of seasonal items.
A fair number of gift cards are sold here.
The store is kept pretty clean.
The shopping carts are small.
You can barely fit a midget inside.
The aisles could be a little wider.
It can be easy for other shoppers to get in the way.
Our cashier was friendly and fairly quick.
The parking lot could be bigger.
It was easy for us to find a spot because it was so late.
I take the negative reviews for this location seriously, but my wife and I have only had good experiences here.

Hey Walgreens,
Please update your information to show that the pharmacy is closed between 1:30 and 2:30 on Sundays!
I stood in line to pick up my auto refill order at 1:20. This customer in front on me at the counter throws a fit because her prescription has no refills. Bitches at the pharm tech for 10 mins on getting them to make an exception to no avail.
When it’s my turn, the pharmacy staff tells me they are closed for lunch and turn me away. Morons.
Listen to your customers. I said I’m picking up an auto refill script and there was absolutely no reason for you to waste time with that lady about the no refill issue. Jesus!

I’m Unilocaling as I am still waiting at Walgreens to take a passport picture. I have literally been standing here for now going 20 mins for someone to take my picture. The staff keeps telling me someone is coming. I don’t blame the associates they have been friendly and are apologetic for having me wait to find someone to take my picture. I blame the management at this location and welcome a call from them. They are severely understaffed.

What, no jelly beans? How does that happen? I just went in for one thing and about 25% of their candy section was barren. Ah well… this is probably why I don’t frequent drug stores.

um… all these drugstores are pretty gross. they’re convenient when you really need something but are likely to not carry the exact thing you want so you’ll probably have to buy the knockoff version of it. and i think that there are so many price discrepancies at these drugstores, it’s crazy. walgreens, cvs, rite aid, among others all mark up their crappy goods. i just go to target for basic things like cotton balls, q tips and stuff like that.
their own brand sucks. please just go to target.

If you coupon, make sure you don’t go to the lady who works the front cash register in the morning. No customer service skills and rude to couponers in general. Doesn’t even know the coupon policies. Some employees are kind though.

I needed passport photos. I remembered that my husband had gone last year to this location and had a decent quick turn around. So I called around 12 to double check before I piled the kiddos in the car. I was transferred several times and finally was connected to a tired sounding woman who told me she was on her lunch break. She mentioned that the machine was having issues and couldn’t check on it. I said I’d call back. I did about an hour later (kids were asleep so I had time), and was transferred and placed on hold for over 10 minutes. I hung up, never was helped. Piled the kids in the car went and had to get the photos done twice because they were so blurry/​low quality that I was worried the Visa processing center would deny my app. I did pay for them, but I think I’m going to take them back. I ended up going over to Office Depot down the same store front, and got much better crisp clear pictures for cheaper. Though, one other note, Costco has better photos then either place and for half the cost and they also give you 4 pix rather than only 2.

Eek! Methinks not! … Enough said!!!

This a great location for anybody to run in and out in a flash. I went in to get some hair products for me… Yeah I said hair products… Not like I need alot but they had my Pomade in stock which was not found in surrounding stores. It was buy 1 & get the 2^nd one at 50% off… WINNER !!!
The staff is pretty helpful and yes they do have alot of products for this location. Since I drive alot I like locations like this one. I do not use this pharmacy but the times I have bought OTC’s they are very friendly…
Yaaaayyyyyy

I hate that you have to give atleast 1 star, this walgreens should receive 0 stars. My wife and I just moved to Hayward and we went in there to pick up a few things. The cashiers each time we went in there were rude. Managers didnt seem to care. To make a long story short my wife’s debit card # was stolen and in a matter of 24 hours, $ 700 was charged. This is the only place my wife’s debit card has been used since we moved here. BTW, it was the same cashier on duty each time. Watch out for this store! Buyer Beware!

always have what i need from finger splints to munchies. Pretty good sale on TP too. Its so close I left my bf on the toilet while I ran to get more bwahahaha

I like that when they are getting rid of a product they price it at 75% off.
The thing about Walgreens is that if I do not anything drug related or photo related, there really is not anything I need here.
I will give them that I ordered my photos online and they were ready in 30 minutes!

This place usually has what I need, plus it’s conveniently located in walking distance from my house. Rite Aid is the nearest competition and although hosts an ice cream counter, Walgreens doesn’t feel as depressing or as bleak.
We once had our ink cartridge refilled here in under an hour. For some reason it wouldn’t work on our printer so we brought it back for a refund. Surprisingly they let us keep the ink cartridge. How did they know we weren’t just scamming them? At least they trust us.
They also have a surprisingly good selection of photo albums without the trendy pre-​sized digital photo pages.