Walgreens

Decent store for all basic needs. Semi Clean. Great location. Super convenient seeing as how I live half a block away. Their cashier on the other hand are the worst! They are extremely slow and I have yet to meet one that knows how to do a western union. I actually had to instruct them. I waited 25 minutes today because the girl insisted on waiting on the manager (that was on her cellphone) to come show her. Another manager came around behind the register to try and figure it out and not even he knew how to do the transaction! How do you have a western union in your store but not train your employees on how to use it? Hell one of the employees didn’t even know there was a western union.

Right there on Decatur St. in the middle of the riverfront part of the French Quarter It’s built right into an existing building, so you can walk right past it and not see it. Unlike every other Walgreens I’ve ever seen.
Good place for tourists to buy coffee and pralines to take back home because they are a bit cheaper than the ones in the shops in NOLA. Also a good place to pick up a quick breakfast or snacks, rather than your hotel.
Pick up your passes for the street cars here.

So disappointed and disgusted to find mouse droppings on the bottom shelf where they sell the potato chips in this store! I had just come from the CVS across the street where they had the same issues. This is unacceptable for such a big named store! Mouse droppings carry lots of disease and this store is so careless that it lets your chips sit right on top of it. When I told the clerk at the register she looked like she couldn’t care less! Beware when shopping here, especially for food!

I love Walgreens. New Orleans postcards are cheapest here at 25-​cents each (most places everywhere sell them for 30 cents apiece).
Though one of the tourguides I had mentioned that Walgreens are typically cheaper places to get souvenirs and NOLA-​themed goods, watch out! Some Walgreens charge 8.99 for a can of the Café Du Monde coffees (while others sell them at 7.99/can).

I’m not a Walgreen fan but this is a conveniently located store down by the FrenchQuarter. They have a lot of inexpensive souvenir items in here as well as the regular Walgreen products. We were glad to find it as we needed some things and didn’t want to have to hunt around unfamiliar territory to find a dollar store or CVS.

I live very close to this Walgreen’s so I am here all of the time. The staff is always friendly and helpful and they carry all necessities. Warning: this location is in the middle of touristville so it gets very busy on weekends/​during events

Good location near my home, but the slowest cashiers in the country.

Simple if you need water, touristy crap or meds go here. Everything is cheaper here and is the same or better then in the main stores in the FQ. Also the people working were nice and helpful with directions.

A standard Walgreens, but a predictable haven of safety if you’re looking for a reliable place to pick up some batteries, medicine, Vitamin Water, greeting card, or tabloid.
There’s a big selection of items here that you might find yourself needing as you traipse through the Quarter, but don’t forget about the «Walgreens tax,» the fact that everything at a place like this always costs just a little bit more than you were expecting.

Hooray for Walgreens!
Hooray for having rain ponchos, umbrellas, and all the other rain gear we didn’t bring with us… cause a basic raincoat didn’t cut it this year. We’re talking the wet, wetter, wettest Jazzfest we’ve been to in forever!
And don’t even start thinking the Walgreens fabulousity stops there. You’ve also got sunblock, foldy chairs, flipflops, and all the Jazzfest wares you can think of
Munchies? They’ve got snacks galore from salty to sweet
Thirsty? All the drinkys you can think of from soda to beer
Trust me, it’s all found here — and best part is their checkout lines moving super fast to get you back towards your party destination in no time
Woot!

Wow.
So, I swear to you right now — if my girlfriends weren’t there to witness it, I wouldn’t believe it either.
I went to the Pharmacy to buy some Claritin-​D for a summer cold that was coming on. The woman at the counter had a total attitude when I asked her the difference between regular Claritin and Claritin-​D. She told me to «hold on» in very rude tone.
As I waited — ABOUT FIVE MINUTES while she tinkered about with her computer, I was able to read the packaging myself and ascertained that D had a decongestant in it, so I decided I’d buy that. The Pharmacist then made his way over to me and asked if he could help me. I simply told him, yes, I’d like to buy the Claritin-​D. The woman then snapped at me, «WELL YOU DIDNT SAY THAT. You told ME you had a question.»
Um…seriously? I responded…“Well, I did have a question 7 minutes ago, but I made up my mind since then.“
She began to ring me up as I patiently waited. ATM card in hand, I began to swipe it through the machine… and here it is.
She reached up and literally swatted my hand away from the machine and snapped, «NO. GIVE ME YOUR ID.»
I had no words. I stood there, mouth agape, completely speechless that this bitch had the audacity to physcially HIT my hand away when I merely tried paying for my purchase.
At no time did she say she needed anything but payment. I immediately told her to keep her hands off me and she began raising her voice to tell me that had I swiped my ATM, she would have had to re-​rung the product. Completely missing the point, I told her I didn’t care why she hit me, that she was NOT to touch me.
The Pharmacist came over and difused the situation by telling her to step back. He was greatly apologetic and very politely rang my item. I informed him his employee was a liability and I was apalled. I relayed my concerns to the General Manager and took my purchase.
I have never encountered such an employee… how does this woman manage to get/​keep a job?!