Shoppers Drug Mart

One of the smaller shoppers I have been to, looks nice and big on the outside but fairly small on the outside. There is nothing bad I can say about this location and nothing bad to say either.
The couple things that stears me away from this location is just the parking lot and the smaller selection.
Overall I will be back just because it is Shopper Drug Mart.

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I’ve been going to this Shoppers drug Mart at Dufferin & Lawrence for the last 20 years and in the last 3 years the service, and customer service experience has deteriorated to almost none.
First the items in the weekly sales flyer are never in stock, and always sold out until after the sale is over. If one is pressed for time or need to find a product, don’t even try asking any staff for help if you need to find, they will quickly tell you they don’t carry it, or «whatever’s there is all we have.» If you need an over the counter pharmaceutical item and ask the pharmacy staff for help, they just point to the aisles and you’re on your own…
When you do cash out the cashiers just drop your change on the counter beside the items and doesnt ask if you need a bag.
This disservice is mostly from the night staff and cashiers.

Almost everyday, I’ll come here for lunch in an effort to avoid the McDonald’s vs. Burger King dilemma (eh, neither please.) It’s not quite like bringing lunch from home, but close enough that I can pretend. And maybe it’s because my home grocery store is price-​gouging Metro, but there are some serious deals to be had of you’re in on a relatively regular basis — deals I’ve never seen at another Shoppers (granted, I’m normally just in two others.) Milk is cheaper, cheese goes on sale for $ 3 a block and they have an extra selection of tchotchkes without the Halloween costumes and excess of holiday cheer.
A star is lost for the limited staff on hand at checkout, especially on the many Senior’s Days they hold. Pouting even as I type this. For real.

There are 10 24HR Shoppers locations in the city. I’m lucky that I’m relatively close to one. I once walked home from this one and it was about 40 minutes. However, driving there takes less than 10 minutes.
I filled my asthma inhaler prescription at 3am. Why 3am? Because silly me was too lazy to do it during the day and my flight was in a couple of hours. The pharmacist who was on duty and I had a great conversation about being from the Caribbean. Plus, it took 8 minutes for her to fill my ‘scription. That never happens during regular business hours.
You won’t find much people on staff or that even want to help you. They are usually too bubbly for late night or are dead on their feet. It doesn’t bother me though. After shopping here for so long, I’m pretty much a seasoned vet and don’t need any help navigating the aisles. I can however spent an inordinate amount of time in here figuring out what I need, picking up things I don’t need, and then rationalizing that I’m about to spend double than what I estimated. But since they don’t close, I don’t have to rush and I can take all the time I need – even until 5am… I’m not saying that’s happened before but – it has.