Rite Aid

Hands down the worst pharmacy experience. And I’m not just talking about a one time thing. It is like this every single time I am here. The line is always insanely long to pickup and drop off prescriptions. Majority of the time they are not ready for pickup, even with days/​hours notice, after waiting in the long line for checkout. The text service is also not reliable. First step, they need more help at the pharmacy checkout. Clearly two people are not able to handle the 10 – 15 person line building to checkout. You are probably wondering why I have given them so many chances… Convenience I think. But after waiting 30 min in a line of 4ppl and one cashier to checkout today, I just picked up my last prescription and won’t be coming back!

It is truly a shock that this Rite Aid is still in business. For something based around a pharmacy, it is next to impossible to get any prescription filled without waiting in-​excess of 45 mins each visit, after submitting in hours earlier. Based on the pharmacy counter which looks like the aftermath of a hurricane, it is a miracle when they are able to actually find your prescription basket.

Pharmacist Patel makes my Rite Aid experience unpleasant. I’ve been going to this pharmacy for 10 years and it might be time to move on. I just liked the convenience of being able to walk to my local pharmacy and they have good sales at times. One bad apple could change that though.

Under all circumstances stay away. What’s the point of having a doctors office send in a Rx if the pharmacy is incapable of having it ready for pick up, even 2 hours after sent in.

Parking is horrible with Chick Fil-​A opened now. They text alert when prescriptions are ready.

In college, this was my go-​to spot for nail polish and contact solution (Walmart was too far away and I didn’t have a car). The outside is still a bit sketchy, but nowhere near as sketchy as the Western Blvd Kmart. I honestly wish they would update the outside to be a bit cleaner — especially since the new Chick-​fil-​A opened across the street. They have decent deals on medical stuff (make sure you have their free membership card to score the dealios). I wasn’t impressed with how expensive their Ace Bandages were (around $ 18.99 for a knee bandage). The parking lot is always busy, so be aware whether you’re parking or walking.
This is a hot-​spot for Wolfpackers to pick up cases of beer for their tailgates. You better believe it was hoppin’ last Saturday — didn’t know peeps start drinkin’ that early!

I hate to think I’m a pharmacy snob but I must confess: I wish I had a CVS or Walgreens near me. But as luck would have it, the two closest pharmacies to my home are both Rite-Aid’s, sigh… There’s nothing wrong with the place, they have all the necessary product, their techs are good with customer service but it just seems to be missing some zip! I miss the private label assortment available at the other chains and the non-​pharmacy product line seems weak.
But thankfully they do have some cute pharmacy techs there which makes the whole experience a bit better. And they’re also putting up a Chick Fil A right next to this location. But what the hell, Rite Aid in Cameron Village is literally a 2-​minute drive for me so it’s fine for what I really need it for, meds. Just make sure you get their discount card and you’ll do fine here. Just watch out for a huge pothole when coming in from the side-​entrance on Smallwood!

I have been here a few times over the past few years and I always find something to buy, usually because they have items I need on sale. I can’t always find THE item I need on sale, but it’s fun to play the game to see if I may win.