CVS/Pharmacy

I really only go there because it’s convenient, but it’s pretty good. The only reason I gave 4 stars is because the milk is expired every single time I buy it. Can’t tell you how much money I’ve wasted on sour milk.
But Hermina makes it all better. Haven’t seen her in some time so I’m hoping she still works there. But she makes it worth the visit every time.

There aren’t a lot of CVS locations right in the city that are deserving of 5 stars, but the Brighton Ave location’s secret weapon is Hermina, the awesome woman I met yesterday at the register and she is hilarious.
I walked in and found one of those «press the button and it plays Christmas music things» which are usually annoying, but this was a Snoopy with antlers, and his ears and antlers swayed to the music. Needless to say, I HAD TO HAVE IT.
Hermina and I had a nice chat at the register about Snoopy, she fixed the price on one of my items that rang up incorrectly, and had I not been heading to the car dealership for my next errand, I felt like I could have hung out there and chatted with her all morning,

Hermina, the beauty manager here is AMAZING!!! She gives amazing advice and has made my day on multiple occasions. She goes out of her way to help customers and seriously has a smile that can heal the common cold ;)

Fantastic staff, VERY helpful.
They’re a good emergency grocery store in a pinch, with a good selection, but I wish they had more in the way of low-​fat versions of the staples they carry (crackers, frozen treats, dairy products, drinks, etc.) (Why every store in Allston has to have the same 8 flavors of Ben and Jerry’s and HD, I don’t know… change it up, grocers of Allston!)

I love this CVS! It’s clean, has really friendly staff, and made the area so much better with the massive renovation that they did. The parking lot is well lit now at night and I feel pretty comfortable walking through the area without worrying about my safety. They’ve even got a really neat bike rack in front to encourage bike commuting.
I’ve used the photo services, pharmacy, and coupon center here. It’s a step above the other CVS on commonwealth and WAAYY better than the Walgeeens nearby.

The pharmacy staff here are the nicest and most helpful people on earth! I have the world’s most annoying insurance and the staff here are always patient, helpful, and go out of their way to find out information on how to navigate the twists and turns of the not-​always-​obvious paperwork that comes with my insurance. Highly recommended!

Talk about great customer service!
My work bff hurt her shoulder and was having some serious pain shooting through her arm and up to her neck. She is stubborn so she wouldn’t go get it checked out so I headed to CVS.
It is a fairly big store and when we walked in and she asked someone at checkout which direction to go to find a sling. Before we could round the corner a women asked us what we were looking for.
She was just coming into work and hadn’t even dropped off her bag and keys yet much less check in and she was already directing us and calling to check on inventory.
A manager came right over and pulled it right off the shelf and handed it to us. Talk about speedy fast!
It was adjustable so it fit just right. Even the sling has a built in pocket for a cell phone… wild!
Her arm and shoulder are on the mend.
Thank you CVS!