Walgreens

The slowest and most unresponsive pharmacy I’ve ever been to. Who knows what they are up to that takes so long. The salty staff here seem to despise you, Walgreen’s, and life itself. I wonder what the staff does here when they disappear in back. I have my suspicions though: I think they are practicing their meanest looking scowls in the mirror.
Seriously though just go somewhere, anywhere else. Unless you’ve got 60 minutes to kill waiting for then to fill a simple prescription.
Walgreen’s corporate, do you care about the quality of your stores at all?

I bought some fruit with an expiration date 4 days from today and it tasted terrible. Nasty. Total waste of $ 5.

This Walgreens gets pretty crowded really fast, so it can be difficult getting in and out quickly.
That’s where the little dynamo Christine comes in. she is awesome! Always helpful, friendly and FAST. I understand there is more than one Christine at this location, so I’m talking about the little tiny one. More than once she’s helped me located an item when I had to be back to work in a hurry. She knows that store like the back of her own hand, which is essential in customer satisfaction.
I also appreciate that she keeps an eye out and helps customers save a few bocks here and there. I have witnessed with other customers as with myself that she’ll point out an item you’re purchasing is on sale, «If you buy one more the next is free», or «You don’t want to buy another one and save 50% off» Sometimes we customers are too busy or in a hurry to notice such things, but a good, no an excellent store rep. catches things like this, and that’s exactly what Christine does. She’s fast, competent, friendly and efficient. I wish there were more like her.
There would be four stars except I noticed you guys have discontinued several regular items; one being the Tide for sensitive skin (no color/​dyes and no fragrance).

I had a terrible experience with the pharmacy staff, but the store manager was an absolute gem. I experienced rude and unwelcoming service from the pharmacy staff and was spoken to in a very strange and off-​putting manner by their intern. When I asked to speak to a manager they said he would have to call me which he did within 4 hours! The store manager truly understands customer service and was a wonderful person who truly listened and wanted to get to the bottom of the situation. I have no doubt in my mind that this store is well run and keeps the customer at heart!

This Walgreens and the other one in almost the same block must have gotten some sort of great customer service training because the Staff were so courteous and helpful, it’s refreshing!
They walk you to the aisle of the stuff you’re looking for! Their staff are so nice that I make unplanned purchases (on top of my planned ones, of course) almost every time I walk in.
Keep it up!

I had to get some eye-​drops. They got the goods here. I transacted. Overall, good.

It’s not too late to get the flu shot! I just got over the flu and got the flu shot. I hadn’t had the flu shot in over 10 years and was initially resistant (last time I felt queasy after the flu shot; this time was totally fine), but the H1N1 swine flu is bad in the bay area this year, even affecting young healthy people:
«California flu deaths continue to climb» (San Jose Mercury News)
«East Bay Woman Dies Suddenly From H1N1 Flu Virus»
Since I just suffered through the flu (not swine flu) and didn’t want the swine flu (which sounds much worse), I decided to suck it up. Flu season goes until Mar/​April and we haven’t even reached peak flu season in CA yet.
The Walgreens at 4^th & Townsend in SoMa was sold out and suggested I come to this Walgreens at Sacramento & Front since it gets the initial batch of flu shots and then distributes it to other Walgreens in the city (though this pharmacy didn’t seem to think this was the case).
Anyway it was a great place to get the flu shot. I had never gotten a shot in a pharmacy (or outside the doctor’s office) so I didn’t know what to expect. This Walgreens is clean, not crowded, and I didn’t really have a wait (in the afternoon). There was a group of 4 people after me who were coworkers, also there for flu shots, so it was nice to commiserate with other people.
Dr. Dennis T. was very attentive, friendly, thoughtful and answered all our concerns. Everyone was a little bit nervous. He was fast and very adept. He even gave a heads up about the bandaid having a dot of blood when you take it off so don’t be worried. At the time I was like, «Yeah yeah…» but I was a little surprised by the big dot of blood later and then remembered what he said. The flu shot was given in a private room, not out in the open like I thought. My insurance covered the cost but otherwise it’s $ 31.99 out-​of-​pocket.

Since 24hr Fitness is located down the street from here, I always come to Walgreens after a workout and beeline it for the Odwalla juices to mix with my protein shakes.
This Walgreens is also one of the largest stores in the area with long aisles stocked with almost every knick knack commonly found in a Walgreens store. Its crazy packed in here during the peak hours of the week days, mainly white collar workers hehehe. Sometimes when the lines are ridiculously too long, I tend to not buy anything.

I hate needles. But if you’re going on safari in Tanzania you are required to carry proof of yellow fever vaccination within the last ten years in order to enter South Africa (we’re heading to Cape Town after the safari).
Thusly I called Walgreens to get an appointment for the shot. Surprisingly, I was able to get seen that same hour for a yellow fever vaccination. Thankfully too, since it meant I didn’t have much time to contemplate the consequences of the jab.
Both the person I spoke to on the phone when scheduling the appointment and Myra, the pharmacist who administered the shot, were patient with me (no easy feat since I ask a lot of questions).
If you’re traveling to some exotic and far-​flung destinations and think you might need vaccinations prior to taking off, I highly recommend Walgreens Travel Health Services (which is available at this particular location). Here’s more on what they offer:
The good news: The shot took less than a second and was almost painless
The bad news: It cost $ 134.99

I normally do not review Walgreen’s or any of those chain stores, but this is a good one. They have a great deli cooler filled with inexpensive prepackaged lunches called «DELISH». Great place to go if you travel on a budget. I usually come here to buy bananas and Justin’s almond butter. They are 2 for .99 cents! Great after workout snack. They also have packaged Kale salad, hummus and apple nut raisin snacks wrapped in a tortilla. Yummy!

There is always a line here. I have never dealt with anyone who worked here who was born in America. It’s a mess, the selection is a joke and people here are rude.

This is one of the largest Walgreens in the area, so it can get a bit packed during work hours. Avoid using the Pharmacy here, use the one on Drumm St.

Walgreen’s has a 100% customer satisfaction policy (not)…
I recently bought one of those 8 roll packs of paper towels, the Walgreen’s Tuf towels.
The first 2 rolls of the 8 were fine, the last six were not perforated, so rather than getting 65 sheets in a roll I got six rolls of one very long sheet, basically a 45 foot long paper towel.
I went into the store and explained my problem to an assistant manager who blew me off saying you opened it you are stuck with it.
Pardon me brat, but you should have apologized and given me six rolls of 65 sheet paper towels, I’m not responsible for the crap quality of your badly made products, and Walgreen’s states 100% satisfaction.
It is not like a bought a sandwich and returned it with a bite out of it.
This particular walgreen’s apparently charges commuters more than other Walgreen’s due to their financial district location. My advice is shop at one with better management who adheres to Walgreen’s policies or better yet have someone from the office go to Target a half mile away where quality is better and prices are up to 60% off on single items, I compared Walgreens prices verses Target on the same brand and SKU of a bunch of items.
If you are gonna have bad attitude you might as well stick it to us with high prices and poor service to be consistent, and that is just what this location is doing.
Walgreed’s

This Walgreens only two blocks from my job, so I frequently stop by on my break after I’ve eaten. I like to stock up on necessities, like organic energy drinks (I wake up before the sun rises, so I need all the help I can get).
Yes, it’s frequently packed. The line can be daunting, but they have plenty of cashiers, so it moves quickly. One of them is a sweet Asian lady who reminds me of an aunt. She was wearing a Christmas hat today. She should get a raise.
Some of the customers are a bit rude (pushy FiDi egomaniacs in business attire), but nothing I can’t handle.

Fresh foods delivered daily. I love coming here for lunch. They have so much selection in one department. I usually have a turkey sausage muffin, a rasin bran muffin, or a veggie wrap. Top it off with some Walgreens coffee and that’s my lunch for under $ 5. It’s a great deal and healthy too.
Don’t be afraid if you come in and the line is LOOOONG. This Walgreens is staffed well and the line moves FAST! Trust me.

One of my favorite spots. The store now carries fresh fruit (apples, bananas, oranges). A great spot to grab some snacks for work. The store is large and they have several cashier stations open in the morning. Always a great place to buy what you need.

Button-​down shirts and business skirts scuttling about. If you go during «rush hour» ie whenever people start getting off work, expect lines. Clean, fully stocked and friendly, however.

Reasonable deals and good customer service

Despite swearing I wouldn’t come back, I came back, and really wish I hadn’t. Equally poor service at the photo counter as at the pharmacy. I stood at the counter for nearly half an hour before a couple of staff members finally sauntered out of the back room to help, and the woman waiting in front of me told me she’d arrived half an hour before and there’d been no one there since she arrived. Which makes a full hour that the floor was completely unattended except for one poor harassed-​looking lady working the front register (who had repeatedly called over the intercom for service help at the photo desk, to no avail). Ugh.
I should note that I’m holding this place to the standards of *other Walgreens*, not to expensive stores. I do get that it’s just a convenience store, but both Walgreens in the Mission (23^rd St/​Mission and Cesar Chavez/​Mission have WAY better customer service than this place.

Honestly, people!!! Do I have to flyer in support of Double Shot Light in a Can??? Yoplait LITE yogurt??? Nonfat cottage cheese??? Do I have to get signatures? I will! I will gladly take time out of my daily job (hi, boss!) to spearhead this cause. Why is it that the Fidi Walgreen’s all refuse to accept that the vast majority of us prefer our breakfast, lunch, and everything in between and beyond low fat, low sugar, and low carb? I am a fanatic and will speak for myself: I need you to do me this one little, itsy bitsy favor… please stock up on the above mentioned before I cut a bitch or starve to death. Let the latter be on your head, you ignorant you-​know-​whats. Oh yeah– and get some yogurt honey peanut balance bars while you’re at it.
Aside from that– great location and convenient to Embarcadero Center and the staff are very nice. Even to overworked, undermedicated, and all-​around neurotic, hysterical women like myself :)