Walgreens

Extremely helpful sales clerk around 2 pm at the first register (I can’t remember his name). I expressly like that they stash the next day pills behind the counter — because time is of the essence. He professionally opened the take action product and disposed of the packaging for us as my girlfriend expeditiously removed the single pill and we were on our way to the next bar, downing it with some Perrier she had in her purse. I love this city. We are just two irresponsible adults doing their part to decrease the surplus population of the United States.

i love it here, i live in sausalito, and the ones in marin get my monthly ones confused… i always get a call. or e-​mail when i need a refill. i go about 7 p.m., and they have the best pharmacists. i love it. one of the nicest people who are so kind and helpful…

I’m a frequent customer here now that I’m back in the area. Because it reflects Chinatown, it’s not all that stoic as one might think. They only have one Afro-​American employee, the rest are some type of Asian, not necessarily totally Chinese but most are. They do have occasional trouble with drifters coming in thinking «we don’t get involved.» Think twice. Guys who are in the Hood will check out the women employees, I hear them snipping away. It’s all in fun from a bunch of nosy bodies. There was a crowd egg fight couple of months ago when they were discounted. Do they really have to eat eggs if all are sold out? I eat anything as a neighboring Pig.

My friend and I were profiled for having backpacks at this location. We had just finished playing basketball so we had our gear in our bags. As soon as we started shopping we were followed by a worker in a suit and tie. He circled our aisle many times and stared at us the entire time we shopped. All we were trying to do was shop for ingredients for a quick dinner and we couldn’t even do so in peace. I have never felt more disrespected as a customer. I have not had an unpleasant shopping experience at this location until this incident. This worker needs to get trained all over again. I do not respect being profiled and followed around when I shop.

The worst pharmacy staff ever. Waited 3 hours for a prescription after getting a tooth extracted. Thank you so much for the extreme pain.

Often busy (don’t come during afternoon rush hours unless you don’t mind standing in lines at the pharmacy and general check out). This Walgreens serves locals in Chinatown/​North Beach ‘hoods as well as the occasional tourist vendor who is walking through the neighborhood on their way through to the Wharf area.
If you need basics (like suntan lotion, pain killers, water/​soda, or allergy meds, then this is a good stop. It also has the other staples like make up, soap, Hallmark cards, toiletries, and snacks. Beyond that, you will also find unique offerings like Chinese goodies (like plum candies), ice cream, fruit, refrigerator case snacks and seasonal special priced goods. Want to find full strength Tiger Balm? You often can find that in stock, too. It’s a couple blocks from my house, so I even go here to get Cocoa Puffs and Ice Cream Drumsticks when I’ve got a PMS craving. What it often misses are the more suburban offerings like diverse varieties of hair color brands and hair products. But all-​in-​all, this is a decent local Walgreens for the most part.

much luv 2 tha chinatown walgreens sry i take so mcuh shit from u guys i still luv u tho

Clean and orderly! Very friendly staff.
HOWEVER — I think times should be changed on Unilocal page. Was just in there (literally 4 min ago) and they are closing. 11pm on a Sat: P

Short brown hair girl working on cash register yelling at an old lady because she had a question. Talk about customer service.

This Walgreens makes me furious. I try to avoid coming here as much as I can, but it also happens to be the closest location to my apartment. The staff at this Walgreens could NOT be any more unhelpful. Not only can they never understand me or help me locate items, but most of the staff don’t seem to be able to speak much English. The lines are always excruciatingly long, no matter what time of day you shop there, especially the pharmacy line. Better bring a book because it’s going to be a while. The store feels dingy and dirty, and that recent rat infestation doesn’t help my unease at all.

There’s always a long line, but the staff is very friendly. the store is well kept, the «fresh» food area is clean and well stocked. plus I mean for me it’s easy to find what I need

I haven’t been to this Walgreens for so many years. I was in the area, so I thought I’d check the place out and buy some stuff. Well, they renovated; that’s for sure. haha lol The opening doors were huge, which made the store very spacious. I was here on a Sunday night and items were pretty organized. The cashier guys were very friendly and nice. That’s what I expect coming into a convenient store: organization and friendly staff, and I got just that. I will be back, people! :))

With the exception of one pharmacists, the staff at this walgreens is amazingly rude. I only use it because it is right next to my house. One time i was in the pharmacy to pick up a prescription for birth control, and the pharmacist refused to give it to me telling, LOUDLY, that the computer said I was pregnant. Upon telling her multiple times that, if that was the case, it was the first time I had heard about it, I finally got a manager to step in. I have also been cursed at by one of the cashiers because she forgot to charge me for a bag, even though I asked for it, because all I had was a card and she couldn’t charge 10 cents.

While vacationing in San Francisco recently, I looked everywhere I went for an ATM that would let me withdraw cash from my checking acct. without a service charge. (ATMs wanted me to fork over as much as three bucks to get some of my own cash!) I must have cancelled five different withdrawals — I refuse to pay ATM service charges unless it’s really an emergency.
Finally, thanks to a tip from a helpful City Lights Bookstore employee, I found this Walgreen’s with its Navy Credit Union ATM, just a couple of blocks away. As a member of a credit union back home, I was able to withdraw cash with no fee! (Confirmed later on my statement.) They also had good, cheap post cards that I sent to friends and family. Staff were nice, and it was easy to accomplish what I came there for.

This used to be my neighborhood Walgreens for five years, and I used to shop here at least twice a week during that time.
The selection is extremely lacking compared to other Walgreens. Many items are out of stock, and the empty section of the shelf is never restocked.
Several times the pharmacy was out of my medication, and it took them days to reorder it. The worst was when they substituted a prescription of 10mg pills with the same amount of pills that were only 5mg. After that incident, I never used their pharmacy again.
Due to the location, expect to be shoved and yelled at by cranky Chinese people.

The freezer section of this Walgreens has been «out of order» for about a week now.
Despite the signs of «out of order» they have kept all the frozen food in the freezer section.
Last night I swung by to pick up ice cream. The sign was still there but the freezers seemed to be working so I asked an employee if I could grab some ice cream.
employee: «I don’t know, you think it’s cold enough?»
me: «what do you mean?»
«the freezer has been broken for awhile, everything thawed, the freezer works now but maybe the ice cream isn’t frozen yet»
«so, you let all the food thaw out and then decided to refreeze it?»
«yes, the freezer works now but the ice cream might not be cold enough yet!»
«you know that extremely dangerous, people could get sick!»
«do you want ice cream or no?»
Yes, by an employee’s own admission this place let all the food in the freezer section thaw out and then they refroze it again. This is a serious health issue but the employee was completely oblivious to just how dangerous this is.
I understand that this Walgreen’s is in Chinatown and that a lot of the shops in Chinatown have very questionable practices but seriously, this is Walgreens and they should have higher standards.

The only thing I like about this Walgreens is that it’s close to work. This store is a running joke in my office and I always wish «Godspeed» to whoever is going. The store is a disaster. Prices are always wrong, sale tags are never up, and it’s always busy.
Plus, they’re always out of the cashews I want. Fail.

A little bit of everything! I was even able to find sewing pins in a pinch when I ran low. The only drawback is that the lines always seem to be loooooooong here.

You can tell a lot about a store with what they lock behind the glass.
In most places, they section off the more expensive toiletries and creams, and the small, higher-​end products that people might grab off the shelf as they peruse the store.
In this Walgreens, however, people seem to steal large canisters of lotion and toothbrushes. I had to wait for someone to open up the toothbrushes so I could pull a four dollar piece of plastic from the hook. I tried pushing the «assistance» button, but that resulted in nothing. I finally waved down an employee who was happy enough to assist me.
I want to see where people put these bottles of lotion…

Do not go to this Walgreens! Go to the ones in downtown!
This place does not even deserve a star it deserves zero stars if possible. I came in here and I was browsing the store when some employee came up to me and asked if I was buying something so I said I’m looking and he replied saying that if I’m not buying anything I would have to leave the store. So I filed a complaint with Walgreens but nothing happens. I would not come back to this store ever again because all the employees would be rude and will give you attitude when you have a question and are not willing to help you.