Windsor Pharmacy

Was told that they don’t take insurance. Minus 1 star. Was sold a $ 27 ear drop for $ 300. I think most people would call that over charging. Minus another 2 stars. One-​off experience? Think there are others who have said the same about their experience here. Minus 1 more star for consistency.

I am a New Yorker and I must say this pharmacy is a GEM. Nancy and the two awesome gentlemen that work there are SO HELPFUL.
They have any and everything you can think of.
I never have to wait!
The customer service is awesome and it makes me walk right past Duane Reade/​Rite Aid/​CVS/​Walmart everytime!
Good JOB!
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Long time New Yorker and LOVE GREAT PLACES LIKE THIS.

Maybe you New Yorkers are used to this but me, being from Austin TX and going great lengths to take care of my beauty, I was pleasantly surprised to see such a big and high quality collection of beauty products packed in this small apothecary.
I don’t wanna start naming the brands they offer because I feel like, by omitting any, I’d be implying they might not be as good and I definitely can’t name them all.
Suffice it to say, if you know what you’re looking for, you might find it here; if you don’t, you’ll still find the right product as the people working here are both, helpful and knowledgeable.

I’ve been coming here for a few years now.
Pros: Amazing products and great location.
Cons: Crappy service. I think the associates name was Ellen, she has glasses and older. Such an attitude and very rude. I rather order online.

Does anyone know other pharmacies in Manhattan /​NY area that do NOT take insurance?

I had been in high heels for 12 hours straight and was hoping to find some of those little fast flats when I stumbled into this place. When I went in and wandered down the aisles, I saw the lady pharmacist working out a customer’s problem with another pharmacist. The pharmacist in the booth was leaning down, examining the woman and they were talking back and forth about how to help her.
I come from a very, very small town, and when I was little, the pharmacy was that way (the pharmacist even made house calls!). It even had a soda fountain. Shockingly, I’m not 100 years old, that’s just how really small towns in flyover country operated (and to some extent, still operate) 20 years ago.
This place reminded me of that, and I knew I found my new pharmacy.
When I found the little shoes (this place is a lot bigger than it looks, and they had everything, from fancy face products to umbrellas) and went to pay, the pharmacist was talking to the injured woman, telling her how to dress the wound, what to do, etc. I was very impressed. The injured woman was apparently a regular because she told the pharmacist, «I knew you’d know what to do,» and seemed very grateful.
That was my experience here. Sometimes you’re sick or fall down an escalator and you’re hurting but it doesn’t really require a trip to the doctor. You can go here and tell these kind people what happened and they’ll help you. I didn’t even know places like that existed anymore, and in midtown New York?
I’ll definitely be back, this place was amazing.

Very cute little pharmacy and I have to admit the pharmacist was very helpful after Duane Reade decided they were no longer going to carry my life saving medication and I had to get my refill as soon as possible. He called my doctor’s office and baddabing, I had my prescription within the hour. I take off 2 stars for the fact that they don’t take insurance, so my normal $ 7 refill was $ 40! Wowza!

«oh my! so this is what people are waxing nostalgic about when they lament the decline of the old-​fashioned neighbourhood pharmacy. this place is NOTHING like a duane reade/​CVS/​walgreens type store! am i actually getting SERVICE at a DRUGSTORE? Is this friendly individual really asking me if i need help, encouraging me to take my time, checking to see if i have any questions when i look confused???»
the above is just a small sample of what was going through my mind as i entered the windsor pharmacy on a bitterly cold saturday morning at 9:30am. I’d just arrived on a redeye from SFO and checked into my hotel. However, the unfortunate realization that this little piggy had left her TSA-​approved quart-​sized bag of liquids in individual containers not exceeding three ounces (can you tell I do this a lot? :P) prompted me to venture out into the freezing wind in search of a duane reade.
Instead, the heavens smiled upon me and I happened upon this little pharmacy. I entered somewhat dubiously, wondering if they would have everything I needed. .. not only did they stock just about all the same stuff you’d expect for at a chain drugstore, they have tons of obscure products that are surprisingly effective. I’d had an issue for the past 12+ months with dry, peeling cuticles, and the cuticle cream I bought for $ 12 far surpassed the results I’d been getting with the super-​expensive salon-​exclusive cream I’d lost at the airport checkpoint.
The people who work there are solicitous and helpful, but they don’t hover unnecessarily either. I love this place! If I could have picked it up and taken it back to SF with me, I would have. Consider yourselves lucky, New Yorkers.. .. . piggy stamp of approval (with healthy, non-​cracking cuticles) happily granted! (^(oo)^)v