Walgreens

I work in a blocks radius of this Walgreens and they have been the rudest people in the neighborhood, by FAR. I walked in on my lunch break to get some Halloween makeup, and the manager «Jeffrey» or whoever the hell he is, is just standing there, staring. Literally doing nothing but staring at everyone in line. After heading to the bathroom (that I’ve been allowed to use multiple times), I overheard a mother talking to her husband about how nasty all the employees are and that they turned down the mom and her baby «because they aren’t kid friendly». I couldn’t believe a generic store like Walgreens would be so exclusive. But I guess only the one on Fillmore is.
I go up to Jeffery and ask where the bathroom is. He just stares back at me without a word. Um hello? I work across the street and I come in here every day, and our bathroom is out of order today. Jefferey takes one look at me, and one look at the mom behind me, and said «sorry we don’t have a bathroom.» Oh okay. I must have been hallucinating every time I’ve been allowed to use the restroom.
We used to recommend customers to go to Walgreens for their needs. But never ever again. Ever.

Can’t tell you how important it is that you not go to this pharmacy. There are always lines and half hour waits for a reason. Very nihilistic place that could have its own horrifying reality TV show perhaps. Use only as last resort.

This is a review for the pharmacy, in particular the pharmacist.
I have been getting my prescriptions from this location for quite awhile but will change locations after my recent experience.
I developed an eye infection and picked up a very expensive prescription for antibiotics but after using it for one day it seemed that I would not have enough to last for all the dosages required so I returned to the pharmacy with the prescription. The Pharmacist on duty asked me if I ever squeezed the bottle when applying the eye drops. The medication required refrigeration and the drops were very thick so after 20 seconds holding the bottle over my eye I did give it a gentle squeeze. The pharmacist said that I should have know better not to do this to which I replied that this was not on any of the instructions and it was his job to give me this information when I picked up the prescription. He said that was not his responsibility and I could refill the prescription for another $ 171. When I suggested that it was not abnormal to expect the pharmacist to clarify administration of a medication I had never used before his response was «why do you care your insurance will cover the extra cost anyway».
This is not the attitude nor level of care I expect from someone in the healthcare field and perhaps he is better suited for a job where he does not have direct interaction with any customers.

Always call ahead to check that photos are actually ready when dealing with Walgreens. No one periodically checks the photo counter, so if the printer runs low on paper, photos just don’t get printed. Even if you ordered them 4 hours before.
Service is hit or miss. I was not impressed with the manager who didn’t even greet me when the sales clerk handed me off to her. She just barked, «phone number?!» with her back turned to me. When she realized they weren’t printed she did give me a time frame (Polk and California Walgreens did not at first) but no apology.
Only redeeming. Quality is that they have a lot in the back.

Somewhat out of place on the somewhat more upscale part of Fillmore, but I guess even this hood needs it’s convenience store. Stocked up on some Pure Leaf tea before hitting the road. It’s a bit on the smaller side and it doesnt have as big of a «As Seen On TV» section which is my usual entertainment

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Shopping at Walgreens is just like shopping at any other drug store like Rite Aid or CVS. This location is only a 10 minute walk from my sister’s apartment so it’s convenient to buy the necessities. Compared to my Walgreens back in SoCal, this location is much smaller.
If you’re not a member, it’s easy to sign up so you can get discounts on food and toiletries. Customer service here is on point, we were helped right away by a clerk for medicine and other stuff. Lots and lots of deals to be had here!

If you like waiting forever and receiving zero support this Walgreen’s is for you. Moving from New York City and accustomed to the horrid service you receive from Duanne Reade you would think you can only go up in the customer service department.
BUT amazingly this Walgreen’s strives for below par performance.
The pharmacy is particularly awesome at making simple tasks seem like they’re splitting the atom. Are you looking for wrong advice, rude customer service or simply don’t care if your prescription is filled correctly than you found your place. Hope your not in hurry when you come by because I’ve seen DMV lines more efficient than this Walgreens.
If you’re the type of person that doesn’t like to talk to customer’s, don’t really care about what you do or want to learn anything about what you’re employer sells or where it might be located, then you should complete an application for this Walgreens.

They’re definitely not hiding the fact that they’re currently undergoing a renovation. However, do they close down for a week? No. That would be too courteous. Instead, they are tearing shelves down and using (very strong) rubbing alcohol to clean displays while you’re shopping right in the store.
In food and beverage services, I always get upset by employees that start spraying cleaning products near me when I’m eating, ordering food, buying food, etc. I feel like that is something that should be done after closing and when customers aren’t around to inhale the fumes.
Someone should really talk to their employees during this, so-​called «renovation,» and tell them that they should not spray down the soda cases and use cleaners around customers. It makes it impossible to buy, let alone, WANT to buy food products.
Oh, and can we please not have the new guy chasing down customers, only to say, «Welcome to Walgreens. What can I help you find?» I can understand that for a larger location but, for one that is this small and one that is frequented by neighborhood regulars (who know the layout), this service is really not necessary. Honestly, it doesn’t help. I actually witnessed a woman about to head down the correct aisle, only to be chased down by the new guy with the memorized welcoming line.
Actual situation with woman about to turn into the candy aisle:
«Hello! Welcome to Walgreens. How can I help you?»
«Oh! Uh, I just wanted to get a chocolate bar with almonds…»
«A chocolate bar with almonds? Um… Uh. Oh, down here!»
The employee leads the woman out of the correct aisle and down one on the other side of the store, only to realize his mistake and leave the woman to go down the aisle she had started down in the beginning.
Needless to say, I got quite a chuckle out of this…

Nice selection of Hallmark cards. Not all Walgreens are created equal. If you need a card with a sweet sentiment, this location is nice.

What other place would you head to for all your pharmaceutical and holiday oriented needs? Well, Walgreens, of course! Like, duh!
January: New Year’s Day streamers and balloons
February: Valentine’s Day chocolates and candies
March: St. Patrick’s Day 4-​leaf clover boxers and socks
April: Easter Day egg baskets and yellow marshmallow peeps
May: Mother’s Day bouquets and cards
June: Father’s Day mugs
July: Fourth of July flags and confetti
August: Summer ice cube trays and lemonade mix
September: Labor Day BBQ charcoal and lighter fluid
October: Halloween mixed assortment of Twix, Snickers, and oh yeeeeahhhh, Kit Kat! Don’t forget costumes!
November: Thanksgiving Day canned gravy and pumpkin filling
December: Christmas ornaments and stocking stuffers
See? The underrated go-​to of all your needs and then some! Pepto bismol and toothpaste, much? Yes, please. I’ll take those too.

Super slow, not helpful, less than friendly — both pharmacy and in general. I hate coming here. 1 star because it has parking and is close to my house.

Worst pharmacy experience ever. Rude, inefficient, and just plain wrong. I strongly encourage you to go elsewhere.

I just moved to SF and needed to move my prescriptions here after back surgery.
After calling many pharmacies with no luck, I found this Walgreens.
The pharmacist was incredibly helpful and made it easy for me to fill a very hard to fill prescription. I won’t go anywhere else now!

This Walgreens has a relatively low selection, but a higher price than most areas.
Service was alright, but the cashier was not aware of the deals I tried to mention. Wouldn’t come back here again.

In between a 2.5 and 3 star.
I came to this Walgreens to get my flu shot because it was close and seemed convenient. This is a crowded and small location so you have to watch out for other customers in the tiny aisles as you look for the items you need. The pharmacy is in the back which can get crowded as well, since you have to wait in line in one of the aisles and tend to block other customers.
However the pharmacists were nice and pretty fast and were able to give me my flu shot pretty quickly. $ 10 and I was done. There are some hobos who stake out in front of the entrance so that’s kind of annoying but this Walgreens will get the job done for sure.

I have never had such rude treatment by (so called) customer service employees… EVER. This cashier by the name of Daichi literally raised his voice at me when I asked him a question. Then he walked away from me as he called the manager to finish the transaction without even talking to the manager. Why? I have no idea. When he raised his voice to me, even other patrons stopped and looked as to what was going on. I was shocked. I have been in retail for over 14 years and I would never have either let my employee’s act nor would I ever treat a customer like that. I understand bad days, but this was unacceptable.
I will be transferring my prescriptions from Walgreen’s and not returning to this location again. Even Sunny (the manager) witnessed this behavior and just stood there doing nothing. Although he completed my transaction, thank you.
At that point, I just wanted to be out of there.
Interesting enough, when I shared my story to a friend, they knew exactly who I
was speaking of, because apparently Daichi was exceptionally rude to them as well.
This person should not be in customer service.

The prices here are pretty ridiculous and Walgreens seems to push their brands over other mainstream brands. For example I couldn’t find Benadrayl just Wal-​dryl…
I don’t have any problem with them pushing their own brand, but to the exclusion of other brands it almost seems like an anti-​trust issue considering how ubiquitous it has become (at least in this city).

1.5 stars.
I really want to like this location. I really do. Because it’s only a few blocks away from my place, so it should be a quick trip to pick up my prescription and get my bus pass right? Yeah right.
I have no idea why, but the pharmacy line is MISERABLE between 3−6pm. WHY? We aren’t in FiDi people! Where did you all come from? And why does it take over 20 minutes just to get my prescription? Why is the lady in front with 2 dogs asking 1000 questions?
I wish they had more staff…
Only thing that saves this place is the nice cashier lady that was so happy when I donated $ 1 to the hospital in Chinatown. It was really nice to see someone so invested in our community.

Walgreen’s in San Francisco is a RIP-​OFF!
Maybe it’s because they almost have a monopoly in the city.
I went to pick up a prescription that I pay $ 35. for in LA – and it was $ 102.
The only other chain store in town, CVS, had it for $ 60.
Still too much, but way better than Walgreen’s.

***This Walgreens was similar to a lot of other Walgreens locations out there though this location did have an incredible variety of candy, chocolate and other junk food; interestingly, some of the chocolate bars (like Ghirardelli and Godiva) were behind locked glass***
You can find parking on the street by meter and I think they have a few free parking spaces available behind the store.