CVS Pharmacy

CVS handles my mail order needs. I like this location when I need a store. It’s near subway, park and places I frequent. I love that most all CVS locations in my area are open ²⁴⁄₇. One time my doc called in a prescription. It was handy to drag myself there to pick it up.
Two thumbs up for this CVS.

No stars, it always super slow even if you come early SMH want your time wasted come here.

This pharmacy can be busy after work, but what pharmacy doesn’t get busy? This is my neighborhood pharmacy, and I fill multiple prescriptions here. The pharmacist is patient and helped me with an insurance problem before I was going on vacation. Most NYC pharmacists don’t care at all. As for the techs, I’m sure it can be a long day hearing people complain about how they have to wait and prices are too high, etc. If you’ve ever worked in a service industry you know how exhausting this can be. They are just people, not «ghetto» as some other Unilocalers have said. Not a nice term when referring to another human being.

Horrible experience I don’t like being stereotyped at all. How can you judge someone based on stupid ideals. Then cry about it when you you’re caught exhibiting fool behavior. Unacceptable!!!

Horrible service: went to drop off prescription so that I can get surgery the next day only to find out at the end when I’m picking it up they don’t accept my insurance. Seriously could told me in the beginning. They were complaining at how under staffed they were.. over all an annoying experience.

First of all, Chanukah is 7 days away. Why do they have 1000 Christmas cards & not one Chanukah card? Pretty anti Semite, if you ask me. Also, they run out of items often & don’t replenish. The aisles are always blocked with boxes & can’t get to shelves. Hate the automated check out. Place has declined rapidly in last 2 years.

rude, ghetto pharmacy techs and pharmacist. where did they hire these workers at the pharmacy department? the local homeless shelter?
fire them all, get new staff, and hey, many spanish only speakers in the area, not all talk english but spend money at your pharmacy. hire pharmacy staff who can talk spanish!!!

This CVS pharmacy is quite possibly the worst. They never have enough people working there, the staff doesn’t know what is going on and they can’t for the life of them get a prescription correct. If you look at the pharmacy it is outdated and a mess.
The only reason I go here is because of location and at this point I would rather walk 5 blocks then have to sit there for 20 minutes because my Rx isn’t ready.
Even though I got multiple texts from CVS and phone calls saying that they are ready.
CVS really needs to get their stuff together.

I really liked this CVS for its convenience to the train and for being open ²⁴⁄₇ until yesterday.
So I purchased a gift card for $ 100 for Mother’s Day. I paid with cash since gift card reloads/​purchases can only be made with cash. So I paid with a $ 100 bill and to my surprised, I was also told to swipe my debit card. I was assuming this was to verify my identity since I was also told to give the last 4 digits of my debit card number after that.
Everything was fine until I decided to check my debit card transaction balance in the wee hours of the morning only to find out that I’ve been charged $ 100 on my card. So I basically was charged $ 200 for a $ 100 gift card (in cash and on the card).
My cashier (Victor) told me to follow the instructions on the credit card reader and swipe my card after I made a CASH transaction. (I still thought it was to verify my identity) What does paying with cash have anything to do with swiping my card afterwards?
Anyways, I’m going back there first thing in the morning to speak to a manager. As for right now, this review stands.

So much nail polish

First of all… This is a review of the Pharmacy Department ONLY!
This is my go-​to store and the store front is great.
BUT… I have attempted to use this pharmacy a couple of times now and will be going elsewhere from now on. The pharmacy staff argue in front of the customers, ALL have attitude issues, and usually look like they have no idea what is going on around them. Not exactly who you want managing your medications. They also never have the medication I am looking for in stock. You either have to wait for it to be brought over from a neighboring store or you have to randomly call around to neighboring stores to find what you need because they «have no way of knowing whats in stock at the other CVS’s in the city.» No Thank you.

I feel that chain stores like CVS are hard to review because well, they pretty much all sell the same stuff, same price, in the same layout.
I can’t say I really dislike CVS because well, let’s be honest– they have a great selection of stuff. I love the $ 1 ACT II popcorn mini’s (3 bags per box for only a dollar!) and their generic pantry mix which is also $ 1.00. I believe that CVS is much more expensive than most other chain stores (I.e.: Voss Water at Walgreens: 2.29, Voss Water at CVS: 2.99), but the machine does spew out a chain of coupons if you have an Extracare card, which I guess makes things normal price? Haha.
Anyway, onto this CVS. I don’t really agree with the posts below that say that the machines are broken. I come here pretty frequently (3 – 4 times per week) and I’ve only had it broken like maybe once and it was fixed within a day.
The staff here is pretty friendly in my opinion and are always quick to help. But then again, I feel like its hard to judge CVS service since it’s not really as personable as a mom-​and-​pop shop.
The selection here is pretty good, but not great. Sometimes stuff does go out of stock, but it goes back within a few days. The CVS by 92^nd is much larger.
The photo station isn’t so great either, like 3 computers but none of them have the feature to connect your iPhone using the Kodak app, which makes things quicker if you dont always carry around a USB cord or if you have an iPhone and don’t use a SD card. Or a USB.
Anyhow, it’s open 24 hours. Which is nice. It’s also by the 96 street station which is good if you need something right around the corner.

It’s open 24hrs a day, the guy who helps at the self-​check out lane is really nice. I’m happy it’s in our neighborhood!

It’s a typical CVS store but this is a 24 hour location. Lots of inventory. Looks understaffed. Love the self checkout machines. Pharmacy. Grocery items. Good card section. Clean. Bright. The few times I have been here the place seems empty and having the self checkout machines makes shopping here a pretty painless ordeal. Except when stuck behind noobs that don’t know to use the damn machines! Is it really that hard to scan your items and pay by cash or credit? I felt like smacking these morons in the back of the head with my bag of snack mix.
Located in a part of the area up here that has gotten better recently with the addiction of some new biz and cafes like ABV and Vinyl Wines close by. Always convenient if I am in this part of the hood and need to pick up some things. OK by me.

I come in every couple weeks or so. Can be busy and there will be lines. Everyone is pushed towards the self-​checkouts and I hate using them. They will have great deals every week or so on soda or snacks or something I probably don’t really need. My wife is there much more than me and she gets the rewards so she likes going back. That’s how they get you. Found some great deals on note pads and other clearance items but otherwise things can be overpriced.
Great thing that I take advantage of is that they have a plastic bag recycling bin before you walk in and I take any extra bags I have or find there to recycle. Only place in the neighborhood that I’ve found.

This has become my new go-​to CVS. Despite one opening up in Midtown East right near the library, they don’t have a Sovereign ATM (which, um, why don’t they ALL?), so I will typically get off at the 96^th St. subway stop on the 6 — literally right around the corner — pick up what I need, then have a brisk walk home.
The selection and layout of this store is somewhat lacking compared to it’s 87^th St. counterpart. They tend to be out of things a lot more. For example, if you are looking for cream, they usually don’t have it (I end up getting milk instead). They also had pizza goldfish ONE TIME that I was able to buy, but have never seen them make a reappearance. Sometimes they are out of that rad gluten free pasta that I like, too. So… you can’t bank on things being here is what I’m saying.
Still, even when it’s busy, the line moves quick, and the staff here are somewhat friendlier than ten blocks below. Other than that that west side 42^nd St. one or the 23^rd-​ish St. one in Chelsea, this is really my favorite CVS. Actually, it just is my favorite. We’re going with that. There’s also cute cafes opening up all around Lex there, so you can shop and grab lunch after if you want.

This is a standard CVS with everything you can expect. I do like to come here for good deals. Sign up for their email alerts and you can get discounts sent straight to your card. It is perfect for shopping for last minute items without overspending.
I did take my passport photos here, and wouldn’t recommend it. Pharmacy is standard, adequate customer service, but nothing special.

This CVS is around the corner and down the block from my apartment. It’s pretty much a standard CVS. I think the layout here is better than other locations.
My one complaint is that the self-​checkout stations always seem to be out of service, not all of them at the same time, but the last 2 or 3 times I was in here, 2 of the 4 were closed.

I live pretty much just upstairs, so I’m biased towards this CVS, but it really is one of the better city CVS stores I’ve been to. It doesn’t have the cramped, narrow aisles & awkward layout of most other CVS stores in the city & they have a pretty wide selection of things, even beyond basics. I always find it clean & well-​organized & the employees I’ve dealt with have always been nice & helpful. I love that it’s 24 hours, so I can pop in for anything from paper towels to snacks to something from the As Seen On TV aisle whenever I need to! Pharmacy is ok, nothing exceptional. Prices are standard CVS, so not cheap, but you could do worse.

This is my local CVS, and it has everything you would expect in a CVS. I like that it is a large store and you don’t feel cramped going up and down the aisles. First aisle has a chips, cold drinks and beer (six packs of some nice beers and 6 – 18 packs of cheap beer). There is also a small selection of frozen foods, ice cream, milk, eggs and cereal.
Some additional features of this store include a pharmacy in back with blood pressure machine, greeting card section and photo printing. Unfortunately, it is often crowded, but there are self checkout machines at the front of the store which I like. They are sometimes understaffed but are open 24 hours.