CVS/pharmacy

The automated cashiers here are much friendlier then the real ones.

What can I say… i’m a sucker for my CVS bucks & coupons! Overall, this is the place where I grab all my last minute nonsense and things I forgot at the grocery store. Its open 24 hours which is fabulous (for those nights when you come down with a late night cold, sore throat, whatever) I find the pharmacy staff at this CVS to be a bit difficult, but the actual pharmacists on duty to be quite helpful. Sometimes I go across the street to Walmart but thats a rare occasion because even if I’m not totally wild about this CVS, it gets the job done.

I don’t know why I continually come here instead of the Walgreens (is it even a Walgreens??) across the street. It’s pretty much a death wish. It smells like homeless — maybe because of the plethora of angry street characters that hang out in and around, and the cashier is usually the. slowest. person. ever. but hey! it’s open 24 hours! perfect for that late night thrill.

The one in Central Square is open 24hrs and sells underwear. If this is not 5-​star information for you, then we’re probably not going to get along.

I’ll make a confession here: I have a weakness for drugstores and office-​supply stores (oh hoi, Staples). I can’t leave either empty-​handed. This is why I stay away from CVS at all costs unless absolutely necessary. An innocent trip to pick up my allergy meds turns into a frantic sweep of the aisles while my inner monologue intones, «And don’t I need 3 more tubes of Great Lash? And what about tissues? Also, I think I need to reprint about 50 photos and buy some more candles and stock up on gum!» This is why my bank account laughs at me every week.
But seriously, I have love in my heart for CVS. They have awesome $ 5 candles that trump Yankee any day. I can get prescriptions refilled at pretty much any branch in the city thanks to technology, and without even talking to another soul. I get an embarrassingly long trail of coupons every time I show my CVS card that I never end up using. They have Cherry Coke!
This location also makes for some prime eavesdropping. Just the other week I was doing my usual aisle-​hunt for random crap when I encountered a group of the loudest, most obnoxious girls one could hope to meet in a cramped «feminine hygiene» aisle, and the following gem:
«Where are the wipes and the super-​strength pads?»
Bliss. Why doesn’t
exist yet?

Why must you loathe something so good to you?
They even did it up recently with the purple fluorescent lights to illuminate the fancier salon shampoos and high class makeup for you!
Candle-​lite Ginger Citrus candles for $ 5 AND they were made to use as glassware afterwards.
Mini vitamin waters. Pictures frames always on sale. Pharmacy is hopping with sick people with Mass Health. Three whole print yourself with memory card photo center machines.
Best Part: Who can beat that awesome feeling of walking out of there into Central Square’s main stage with that loooonnngggggg savers coupon in one hand and your CVS just as good as the bigger names product goodies in the other.
CVS= The Man.
Annie= The Woman b/​c this is her 200^th review.
Fin.

Where the fuck are the condoms?!?

Normally I would not bother to review a drug store chain, but my experience there today was so bad, that I feel compelled.
Went to the doctor’s this morning and was told I have bronchitis, but the tail end. So he sends the prescription to the CVS on Mass ave which is in walking distance to my office.
I get there and and am in a line 5 people deep. I wait my turn which takes about 20 minutes (Murphy’s law). I tell the pharmacist that my doctor called in a prescription. He looks in the bins, On the counters, can’t find it. He comes to the conclusion it must have gone into the voice mail. But can he check the voice mail? no.
So I wait. and wait and wait and 35 minutes goes by. More and more people are piling up in line and I am fearing I’m going to be there all day. I get up and catch his eye and he says «Oh, yeah, i checked it like 15 minutes ago and there was no message.»
HELLO, could you maybe TELL ME?! Apparently I have nothing better to do than sit in your filthy chairs and stare at you while being coughed on by the other 6 people waiting for their prescriptions.
yuck.