CVS

This cvs pharmacy is so much better than the one on lake. The technician was actually helpful and called the other location for them to fax my prescription. Lake street was idiotic and thought they couldn’t fax (what?!) but she corrected them real swift. It took about 15 minutes total for me to get my med which was fine because I had some shopping to do anyway.
This CVS also has drive up for meds and a photo center. I’ll be switching all my meds to this location so let’s hope the great service from tonight continues.

Unorganized, slow, and overall disappointing. Told me to pick up my prescription in 40 minutes, 80 minutes later, still waiting. If you’re slow, then at least be honest about the wait time.

This CVS always drives me mad. The service is so painfully slow and often times there simply is no service. If it weren’t so close to home, I’d go elsewhere.

This is a delightful place for when I have to pick up something. They’re in a good area, and getting there is convenient. The clerks there are delightful people. To the business, if you’re reading this, you’ve gained a happy customer.

The location is perfect — walking distance from my house. Ive found a pharmacist here to also be quite helpful. I’ve had major issues here, though. I had an RX filled and they said it would take 1.5−2 hours. I came back in 2 hours and it still wasn’t done and they said it would be another hour. I was ok with this, but it was late, I was really sick, and I needed to go to sleep so I asked the staff working in the pharmacy what time they opened in the morning. He said 7 — but when I came back in the morning I found out that in reality none of the staff working there (3 people) knew what time the pharmacy opens — and I had to go outside the store window to find that the store opens at 7, but the pharmacy opens at 8. I had to go to work without my medication and my condition worsened. When I came back to get the script, I spoke with the same staff member and requested that he inform people of the correct hours because I had to choose between going to work and going without my medication, which caused me physical pain for longer than necessary — he denied that there was any problem with his mistake and was very rude.
When medication is urgent and necessary, this pharmacy is NOT the place to go. The pharmacists are knowledgable but those working behind the counter are rude and inconsiderate of people’s illnesses and their time.

Stopped in here twice during a recent trip to Minneapolis. First time to stock up on cold single serve bottled V-​8 juice and bottled water; the second time to replace some toiletries/​supplies I had not realized were depleted: pre-​moistened facial/​handwipes, pre-​moistened lens cleaning tissues, and antacid.
They had everything I needed. Checkout was efficient!

This is a well-​stocked CVS with a good variety of products. It’s not as big as the giant one downtown but it’s not one of the super tiny ones either.
I’ve had nothing but pleasant experiences with the employees here, so that is why I even bothered to review a CVS, honestly. One of the cashiers I had recently noticed I was buying a beauty product and asked if I was already signed up with the beauty rewards program. I wasn’t, so she signed me up right then and there and saved me 10% on that purchase right away.
Also, the pharmacist here is pretty helpful. One time I was really sick and felt like I barely made it out of bed to go buy some cold meds. The pharmacist was already out from behind the pharmacy counter and standing in the cold med isle helping another customer. It never really occurred to me to ask for a pharmacist’s advice on over-​the-​counter products before this encounter– usually pharmacist’s at busy drugstores seem too busy to be accessible. This pharmacist actually gave me some useful advice regarding the meds I was purchasing.

I went to the pharmacy yesterday to pick up a prescription my doctor had called. I go to the pick up line and there are only 2 people in front of me. I figured it would be fast. Unfortunately, the girl working there was completely incompetent at running a cash register and it took 15 minutes to make it to the counter. She then rang me up and the total looked more like the full price and not the insurance copay price. I mentioned this to her and she just stared at me like a deer in headlights.
She then got her manager who told me I had to wait in the drop off line in order for them to update my info. I was then told by the drop off line cashier to go sit and wait to be called. At this point, I’m getting irritated. Finally they call my name so I go up to the counter where there is an open register, assuming I won’t have to wait in the line again. Someone with no knowledge of the situation tries to tell me to go wait in the line. Luckily, someone else overheard and was able to ring me up.
Overall, the process took 1 hour to pick up a prescription that had been called in and ready. The worst part is there were probably 10 to 15 people doing who knows what behind the counter. I will never be getting prescriptions filled there again. It would have been a lot faster to drive somewhere a little farther away. I would give 0 stars if I could.

I was here only once. I am not a regular in this neighborhood and I stopped by to get some gum and left with the feeling that I need to take a shower. Cashiers are mean and half of the store was empty. Gross!

This review is for their Minute Clinic. I needed to see a doc and being good friday, NO ONE had any appointments. I went to the Minute Clinic and had to wait 30 mins until a nurse was available. Checking in was pretty fast and painless. The nurse cared about my situation and did her best to give me the best care she could. Since I had a pretty manageable problem, she was able to plug my symptoms into a computer, use her best judgment as to help, do some on the spot labwork and get me the meds I needed. They also called to follow-​up the next day and see how I was responding to the meds. I was in and out with my meds in a total of 2 hours. Best of all, there’s no copay for this type of service under my insurance. If you dont’ have any insurance, I think most services are under $ 100. All in all, this is a pretty convenient option for relatively standard health care needs.

If you review a drugstore, you are a loser. If you review two drugstores, you are a god.

The Good, the Bad, and the Out of Stock
We’ll start with the good.
The clerks have always been friendly. I sometimes stop by with a group of people with disabilities. This means we take longer and need more help and the staff rise to the occasion.
I like the dollar section. I mean who can complain about one dollar cookie mixes? It’s saved my butt a few times when someone I’m taking care of wants to bake something and I’m broke.
Now the not-​so good.
Don’t come here expecting to buy any specific item. The shelves usually have lots of empty spots.
When it comes to sale items forget it. At least the last three times I’ve gone in for a sale item it’s been either out or way way understocked. (A two for one sale isn’t much good when only one last item is stocked.) I used to check back repeatedly during the week for sale items to be restocked until it gradually dawned on me that the same slots had been empty all week.
The best plan for sale items is to expect to ask for a rain check and then use it at another CVS. Make sure to mention the sale so they put that on the rain check. The rain checks are good for quite awhile and some of the sales are actually worth the hassle.
The exception to the rain check strategy is seasonal sale items. Those are in stock the day the sale starts, but when they’re gone they’re gone.

They let us bring our dog in the store. YAY!
Some of the cashiers can be pretty surly. BOO.
It’s down the street from my apartment. YAY!
The prices are high, which is probably OK for the people living in the condos upstairs & across the street, but not for the rest of the neighborhood. BOO.
Did I mention it’s super convenient, though? YAY!
The pharmacy always turns price-​matching with Target into a small ordeal. BOO.
We get good deals on occasion with the CVS perks card. YAY!
All in all, we really only use this CVS for conveniences sake (treats, snacks, etc.), otherwise we stick with Target at 9^th & Nicollet.