Walgreens

What the what! I dropped off my prescription at 11 AM, was told it’d be ready at 1 PM. It is 7 PM AND IT IS NOT READY!!! Worst place ever!!!

The only downside to this location is other customers. Be prepared for your patience to be tested, but not by the pharmacy staff. The staff is always very quick to process prescriptions, and somehow stays friendly amidst great adversity. This location is prime for people watching (lots of pajamas and flip flops), a bit irritating at times (nobody seems to know headphones exist), but (fellow customers aside) always professional.

This places freaks me out. I’m a midtowner. I see a lot of nonsense, but with this place? Whether it’s a «homeless» person by the door begging for money, someone who just needs bus money because their car has just broken down, drug use in the parking lot, people waiting on the bus urinating on the wall… there’s always some sort of commotion here. I’ve chosen to go alone after dark, but only if it’s necessary. There is usually a police officer inside after dark, but he’s not holding my hand and walking me to and from my car.
I bought Cherrios that expired almost SIX MONTHS beforehand. How is that POSSIBLE?!
One time in the drive-​thru while picking up an RX, a lady in a cab behind me got out and knocked on my window asking how long it would be. I told her that with 2 cars in front of me before I could even get to the window, I had no way of knowing. Dude… the people here are weird! Blasting their stereos while trying to yell to the pharmacy techs. What?
The store just seems kind of dirty. There are always weird people. There are NEVER enough cashiers. When the line is 10 or more deep, they may announce the cosmetic counter is open for checking out.
I’ve read complaints about prescriptions not being ready or waiting too long. I know that I’m better off dropping my RX off and picking it up later. I’ve never had trouble with any of that.
When I’ve used the Walgreens app to print photos to later go get, they’ve lost them on more than one occasion, or sent me an email saying they were ready when they weren’t even done.

The location’s Pharmacy keeps trying to change my girlfriend’s medication to a generic form while charging her the same price as the name brand.
After waiting 30 minutes in line it’s always the same story. They don’t have the correct pills that day, try sell the shoddy generic cheap stuff, even try and get her to take a different dosage.
Really-​really bad pharmacy, stay away. Something bad is going happen soon the way they mix everything up.

Walgreens is a chain that typically would garner a 4 out of 5 star Unilocal review. However, this location is a TOTALLY different story! Let me count the ways;-)
#1: you HAVE to be be careful; especially at night, b/​c this location is infamous regarding the violent crimes that have taken place both inside and out of the store.
#2: By FAR, the longest, most difficult, upset, uniformed pharmacy in the KC Metro area! I have spent up to an hour in line merely trying to get a pickup.
#3: Very similar to #2 except this applies to the drive-​thru, perhaps EVEN worse; as far as waiting to get service with an upside down smile.
#4: The store itself is what earns this location 2 Unilocal stars from this fake robot! In fact I am here to purchase an overpriced stylus for my iPhone.
#5: I may return to this place on occasion, e.g. ‘A stylus pickup’; however, I have moved all my Rx’s to a TOTALLY different company… one that understands not only science-​based-​pharmacology, but also, that thing they call customer service! If you are looking for that here… it’s gonna take some time… tick tock, tick tock…
I am a curmudgeon so I suppose you may throw this opinion in the trash with the rest of my opinions?
Happy ‘Walgreening’!

I’ve been frequenting this Walgreens for about 2 years. Its close to work so if I need something they usually have just the right combination of weird stuff from a hammer and broom to chips and soda, toothpaste, makeup, prescriptions and mineral oil.
The store itself is great, its clean, I’ve had great interactions with everyone who works there and they are always in good moods and provide really great help if I’m looking for something.
If you’ve never been to Midtown and don’t know what to expect then read on. Midtown residents are quite unique. You’ll find everything from well dress business folk, a group of teenagers and some guy dressed like flavor flav. You might get asked for change by someone outside as you go in or out. And there is likely a group of people hanging out on the steps in the parking lot just chillin eating Mcdonald’s.
Its great for people watching and I’ve never had any issues or confrontations but just keep in mind that you might run into some interesting people here. I’ve never felt unsafe just more like ‘hmmm, that guy…’ type of thing.
And checkout is sometimes slow but you can use any of the checkout places in the store, not just the one up front.

I ran out of my asthma meds while in KC. I was able to quickly run to this location and get my meds hassle free and with great customer service

My normal doctor is like a 30 minute drive and a wait and when I just need an easy and quick diagnosis, this place hasn’t been too bad. I made an appointment this morning on my phone and came in about 5 mins early and was helped right away. The nurse is very receptive to issues and was thorough in what treatment to give me. And I didn’t have to wait long at all for the prescriptions.
The thing that swayed my visit was the awesome hoodrat in a gold car outside who pulled up next to me and said «I’m not gonna bother you… but you’re real pretty…» Me: «Thank you» Him: «You help me out with some gas money to get to Grandview?» Me: «Sorry, don’t have anything on me» Him: «Okay, see ya.»
This Walgreens wouldn’t be too bad besides the creepers.

I’m not a big Walgreen fan. I’m more of a CVS fella. But, I use this location b/​c it is more convenient than the CVS on Main. It’s tidy and has greeting cards, toiletries, other conveniences. Good parking lot easy to get in an out of.

Guaranteed hour wait just to get their attention. Then they will invariably screw it up and act like it’s not their fault. I’ve been here at least six times and this has occurred every single time. Also they told me that they had a policy that they couldn’t fill my prescription past 2am (or something like that). I had just come from the ER and the pharmacist wouldn’t give me my medicine. I think that speaks for itself.

I’m not even going to discuss the people cruising trying to hit you up for 60¢ or $ 10… Both of which I have been asked. The nice thing is the redbox is indoors. So you don’t need to be constantly checking your six while renting Movies the middle of the night. The store itself has more inventory than CVS a block away. The staff if minimal in service and knowledge of what they do or do not carry. But in the end… Its Walgreens.

I stopped by this Walgreen’s specifically to participate in Kansas City Care Clinic’s free HIV testing for National HIV Testing Day which I am a strong advocate of knowing your status because of the loss of a loved one to AIDS related illnesses and practice what I preach by stepping up and getting tested every year.
This worked out perfectly for me because I needed to get a couple of prescriptions filled and pick up a couple of things. This allowed me to get every thing at once and not have to sit and wait or go back later for my prescriptions.
The store appeared to be like every other Walgreens. Clean, good lighting, one cashier and a pile of people in the pharmacy. The pharmacy was very efficient having my prescriptions ready in about 20 minutes. The gentleman in the pharmacy that took my prescriptions and checked me out was very nice. I was able to pay for my other stuff there instead of having to wait in line for the one register up front.
This probably wouldn’t be a location I would visit often because it is not near my home at all. There are vagrants that roam around the area, which is not a problem for me, but make sure you lock up your vehicle and as you always should, stay aware of your surroundings. Also, be ready to feel like a criminal with a lot of items when you have to track someone down to unlock a case to get it for you instead of just being able to pick it up off a shelf like other stores.
Huge kudos to the area Walgreens that partnered with Kansas City Care Clinic to offer the free HIV testing this year. By offering the testing at different locations, it will help more people to get tested.

I’ve always been creeped out by this location, ever since some random guy at a bar tried to pick me up by commenting that he processed my film and thought my pictures were cute — and yes, that really happened.
But even though I’m sure that stalker is long gone (and who processes film these days, anyhow?), I still don’t much like going here. Sure, they have the stuff that I need, but there are just a lot of sketch things about this location.
— I am hassled for change on the regular here. I don’t know why the street folk are more aggressive here than they are downtown, but they are.
— It seems like everything is under lock and key. I guess they might have to deal with a lot of shoplifting (considering the aforementioned street folk) but I hate having to jump through hoops to get merchandise.
— I don’t know if I’ve ever seen more than one register open, and it always takes a long time to check out. Plus it seems that their computer systems crash all the time.
I’ll come in without much hesitation, but it’s always kind of a pain to shop at this Walgreens.

I’ve never had to fill prescriptions here, so I can’t really comment about their pharmacy service, but yeahhh this Walgreens is pretty much like any other 24 hour store in an urban core. All of us have pretty much experienced better, but I haven’t had service so awful here that I’d never come back.
The most annoying thing about this location is the inability of the staff to open up a second register when one register is obviously overloaded. I mean, help each other guys!
I’ve had great service here (I’m looking at you, Photo Center staff!) and I’ve had crappy service here… and then been panhandled as I head out to my car. Comes with the territory!

I went for the Take Care Clinic because I was feeling crummy. There was an interesting check-​in kiosk and two patients behind me. I had ~20min wait. I first saw a person that took my vitals and asked me what was going on, then she sent me to the nurse practitioner. The nurse practitioner took nearly 50min with me. (and ran a Strep test) Meanwhile, I learned all about her life and family and grandkids and the state of medicine… and … … …
You get the idea.
She wrote me a prescription that I asked to be written out because I wanted to take it to my own pharmacy. She sent it electronically to their own pharmacy, and I had to remind her that I needed a paper one. So she printed it out for me. And when I was about to go, I realized that she hadn’t signed it… and so I reminded her and she signed it.
Three days later, the pharmacy called and told me to pick up the prescription.
:shakes head:
It was ~$ 80 for my visit. I could have gone seen a walk-​in acute center clinic to see a doctor for $ 50 in Independence.

Utterly despicable experience. Times three. I’m going to have to waste one of those 10 Xanax I had prescribed to me for my upcoming 7 flights to relive what I’ve had to endure over the past week in order to write this review.
Holy hell, it’s time for my 10^th one-​star review. 10 out of 609 are one star. So, you know it’s bad.
Walgreens on Broadway/​39^th St. is without a doubt the absolute worst pharmacy I’ve ever encountered in my life. Know that I’m hardly the most sheltered person, having had to travel to all parts of NYC, thanks to working in Social Services, and thanks to accompanying my clients to pick up their own prescriptions in various pharmacies all over the Bronx, Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Walgreens on 39^th makes Lawrence’s Dirty Dillons, aka meth head mecca, seem like CO Bigalows in Greenwich Village.
To begin with, if you don’t accidentally kill one of the folks that make the parking lot their HQ for god knows what nefarious activity, you will want to kill yourself as soon as you step up to the line at the pharmacy to pick up your prescription. Getting back to the parking lot (and surrounding streets): these people WILL WALK IN FRONT OF YOUR CAR ON PURPOSE. You don’t have to wonder why.
Doctors are you reading this? DO NOT RECOMMEND that your patients use this place. DO NOT call in prescriptions here. I think all St Lukes affiliates are the most likely to do so (ie, my new doctor). UGH UGH. Can I get another UGH.
Although the employees at the regular check out counter are rather kind, I think that in order to work the registers at the pharmacy you have to be either:
inarticulate
severely mentally challenged
too lazy to bother thinking
or
an asshole
Why did it take an entire THREE attempts to get a prescription filled? Read on.
Each attempt had one employee who would start to «help» me and then get distracted by some other mysterious «important thing» thus requiring someone to come over to me behind the counter and start the whole process again. Seriously. BOTH TIMES! I was trying to pick up one measly prescription. You may recall that I mentioned three attempts at the beginning of this review. That first attempt had me walking right out after I saw the GIANT LINE at 4:30 in the afternoon. I really really needed that anxiety medication by the next day. Attempt #2 had them claiming that my doctor had never called it in. Meanwhile the next gal to help me told me it had in fact been called in and was ready for me, only they couldn’t apply my insurance because «the machine is down. You’ll have to come back later.»
*scream*
Two days later, I mustered up the strength to go back. When I explained to the guy behind the counterthat the last time I was there that the insurance «machine» was «down» and this caused a bit of an uproar from the guys hanging out on the chairs behind me. «Sounds familiar,» one of them said, and I turned around to kind of be on the inside joke with them, and realized he was leering at me. Actually he and his friend both were leering and I noticed they were both missing teeth and at least one of them was missing a limb. I turned back around, desperate to get out of there, retreating to the comfort zone of my inner self, repeating the following chant in my head, «Dear God, please turn me into a bird so I can fly far, far away.»
I might have even started rocking.
I will never return here. I don’t care how desperate I am for tampons, Halloween candy or to get Vicroprofen to relieve me from the pain of a wisdom tooth extraction. I don’t care if I have to drive great distances… in the path of a tornado… to reach a different pharmacy that’s open. This place doesn’t need me to tell it to go to hell. It IS hell.

So I’ve decided that this Walgreens is definitely not worth three stars. In fact, it’s really pushing it to give it two. This is probably because I’ve started filling my prescriptions here. The pharmacy staff are by far some of the most consistently rude people I’ve ever dealt with. The cashiers in the pharmacy part (but not the front lines) act like they are totally put out of their way to assist you in getting your medication.
Excuse me, I know you’re busy, but that IS your job. This is also the *slowest* Walgreens I’ve ever been to. During peak hours, don’t be surprised if their is only one pharmacy tech available to cash out a line of 15 or so people.
The only saving grace of this place is that it is open 24 hours, and you can find bizarre items, like glitter batons, in the check-​out lines.

When I first discovered this Walgreens I was grateful. It’s conveniently located near my apartment and it’s open 24 hours a day. While this location has never been the quickest when it comes to service, something has happened in the last couple of months to slow them down even more. It does not matter what time of day or night I go there to pick up a pre-​ordered refill prescription, it takes no less than 20 minutes (that’s on a good day) to pick up said order. I don’t mind saying and spelling my name, but when the teller can’t get it right after 3 tries and they already have my debit card in hand with the name spelled on it, I start to lose my cool. I have slowly lost my patience with this location and will be moving my prescriptions to another pharmacy.
Do not, I repeat do not go here if you are on a tight schedule, you will have to wait!

24-​Hour Walgreens? Usually a good deal, right? Not in this instance. On Saturday night, I was experiencing some severe back pain — the kind that wakes you from a dead sleep. So, my awesome boyfriend went out to find me some Aleve — because that’s the only thing I could think of that is OTC and might be able to help me… Silly me, I left my good stuff at home.
In any case, he went out of our hotel room at about 3am and stopped at the first 24-​Hour anything he could find. It was the Walgreens on 38^th & Broadway. When he got to the door, a hand-​written sign was posted for customers saying that the store wouldn’t be open until 6:30am. What the heck!!! I used to work for Walgreens! I would have NEVER anticipated something like this happening.
I know that crap happens and you have to just roll with it. Where was the manager? The Walgreens I worked for would have had a manager come out — the Store Manager would have come out — to cover the shift. That’s 3.5 hours that the store was down and they would have made at least $ 20 off of me and my boyfriend had they been opened when we got there…
Disappointing, but true. Instead, my boyfriend went to the nearest gas station to get something to help me sleep without pain…

I’m not really sure why this Walgreen’s is rated so lowly. I guess i am one of those people that think once you’ve been to Walgreen’s, you’ve been to them all. I guess my only complaint about this location is service. They rarely have both registers open, and there is usually a long line. But that just gives you the chance to look at all the weirdos coming in out, so appreciate it!!!
The take care clinic is not my favorite place, but they get the job done. And they get it done cheap. I have heard rumors that this clinic was misdiagnosing people to have them come back for repeat visits and whatnot to make more money. I do believe that is all rumor, but I guess we’ll never know.