CVS Pharmacy

New favorite CVS! I came here because the other one is always so crowded and I can’t ever find anyone to help me. I’ve been miserable and stuffed up all week. One of their pharmacists, Larry, was nice enough to come out and explain the different types of allergy meds to me. Claritin and Zyrtec never seem to work so he told me to try loratadine. I feel a thousand times better. I can breathe again! Super helpful and I was out In a flash. Thanks Larry!

This cvs is the one closest to me and it bites that it’s closed so early.
Depending on the time of day (if you come in the day time, it’s super hard to find parking).
They usually only have one lane open which can be inconvenient especially if you are in a hurry.

The pharmacist here is an absolute joke. He went against the doctor’s prescription and tried to push a heavier dose. Had me run around in circles with the doctors office as if it was their fault. Turned out it was this knucklehead pharmacist not having the cranium to fill the dose that was originally prescribed. He had us waiting for 2 hours for nothing. He’s a pathetic excuse for a «healthcare professional»

I have been going to the CVS Pharmacy on Mira Mesa Blvd and Camino Ruiz for probably 20 years. Am taking the time they are wasting right now to post this very overdue negative review.
This pharmacy is chronically understaffed, staffed with newbies and you get the impression that there is always a lot of confusion. NOT the warm fuzzy feeling you want from those preparing your prescription medications.
The wait is always long, even late at night. Management doesn’t get it or doesn’t care — especially considering there is a Walgreens across the street now. Totally lame.

I walked in here and asked if they sold bananas and the guy behind the checkout looked at me like I was bananas. Newsflash — it’s not unheard of that a drugstore would have bananas. I think the guy just has a lot going on in his head. Now, I’m at the register and I think he’s pretty funny.

I love this CVS! They have more items and it’s more organized. They pharmacists there are so helpful and great.
I love using my coupons and discount cards. I love that they also have an app for my phone. Just scan my membership number on my phone and all my coupons and rewards are automatically credited

My 10 year old daughter was taken to urgent care for respiratory problems, we found out she had Pneumonia and the Doctor ordered a Z pack and an inhaler. We had the Rx sent to this pharmacy that we have been using for years. however last night my wife went to pick up the Rx and apparently the computer system was down and they couldn’t fill any Rx’s. What the hell did they do before computers. So my daughter had to suffer most of the night until we could the doctor call Rx to Walgreen (we wont talk about how incompetent they are over there. If anything happened to my daughter last night there would be a major law suit again CVS. Figure out what you will do when computers go down cause they will go down again its inevitable. Don’t make customers suffer cause you don’t have another back up system.

AMAZING STAFF and MANAGEMENT. Came in to Fran just a few specific things. As soon as I walked in the girl near the front greeted me and offered me if I needed any help and help point me towards the isle I needed to be in. While in search the manager Kevin came by and was extremely nice and very helpful. I’ve been to a few cvs stores where it seemed like I was kinda on my own in finding anything I needed. Not this one. I will be making this my home location from here on in. Thanks Kevin and everyone on your staff as well you guys are awesome!

I have made this my pharmacy for scripts. The staff at the pharmacy are great, namely Tony and Rex. We moved to the area a few month ago and they helped me get all my prescriptions switched over, and also help when authorizations are needed with my insurance.
I enjoy browsing around while waiting for my meds to be filled. The CVS brands are often on sale, and there are good deals to be had.
Lost a star because there are no carts (a clerk said that people take them home with them and they are never returned). Also, the coupon machine always seems to be jammed or out of paper.

Went in today armed with my reward card 30% off on item. I am surprised they didn’t have much makeup from Xmas ½ maybe they already sold out. I noticed thy did have boxed perfume though.
There makeup in general is expensive. I go to the other cvs near Rubios. They have a lot of discounted makeup. Good brands too! I ended up buying some eyeshadow withy 30%
I waited in the line. Which felt like forever and there were only 2 people in front of me. I also came to pick up some photos I made online. They had a really good deal .20 if you buy 50 prints. The quality of the pictures turned out great. A lot better than target I must say. Also I like that they promote health over wealth. They stopped selling cigarettes in there store :)

Wow! I have never dealt with such a rude and uncaring pharmacist in all my life! I will be taking my business somewhere else! How dare him shake his head at me and roll his eyes as if I’m asking so much of him. It’s your job to fill prescriptions if you don’t like it then get another job. Very disappointed with the service I received here!

This review is for the pharmacy only. The pharmacy assistant who rang me up at the cash register was really nice and courteous. Too bad I didn’t get his name. On the other hand the actual pharmacist Scotty was so rude and unprofessional. I needed to get a pharmacist consult and I had to wait unti lhe was finished with his personal phone call he was taking on his blue tooth. When he finally got to me he was unpleasant and rude. I will be taking my prescriptions fo Walgreens from now on.

Meds… check. Chips… check. Drinks… check. Ready to stay home and recover from my sickness, Yes… that and some xbox playing should help.
Pros:
— customer service is great.
— never that busy inside.
— convenient mostly for meds and bathroom products, for me at least.
— always parking
Cons:
— 50 – 50 on being organized or clean, either restocking and boxes are left.
— underage kids trying to steal meds or buy drinks arguing with store clerks. Just ask you parents for them, sheesh.
Instructions on your presciption:
I mainly only go here to pick up my medicine. If i was just rating that aspect, it would be 4-​stars.
Other than that, its just another convenient store that is conveniently near my place that is conveniently laxed, unless it’s late at night where they inconveniently stop selling alcohol. But that’s all.
Good for your CVS for sticking to your policy and keeping up with a good work ethic. You tell those drunk people they can’t buy a 12-​pack and 2 bottles of vodka after midnight.

This is the worst CVS I have ever been to. It is always understocked. It looks like looters raided the place, especially the cosmetics section. I have been unfortunate enough to go here many, many times over the last five years, and it is always the same scene. Empty shelves and a weird vibe. If you actually intend on finding what you’re looking for, I would pass on this location.

I had a raincheck for the Neutrogena deal, buy any 3 facial items, get a free tote n a 10 ecb from last week. i found 3 facial bars at their store this week. n the Neutrogena deal is still goin on. when i paid the cashier, my receipt printed out a 10 ecb automatically. i questioned about the raincheck, dont they manually print out another 10 ecb since theres a raincheck for it. it is called mm or dd. the cashier obviously doesnt know anything so i asked her to call someone else that may know how rain checks work… this girl «vanessa» comes out n she diesnt know what these means also n was very rude n said «i am not giving you another 10! .you cannot use a raincheck that has a deal that is back to back» .i asked where does that say that? .ugh, people were staring n i dudnt want to waste my time talking to someone that diesnt even know how rainchecks wirk that comes with ecb’s. didnt wanna talk to someone who does not know how to communicate with customers

Last minute go to spot, for just about anything.
This pharmacy/​convenience store is a great place to get some of those last minute items you may be missing, for example; going to the the beach (sunscreen, Sunglasses, etc.), bachelors party (booze, snacks, novelty gifts, etc.), and trips to just about anywhere (tiny travel size items). They have a bunch of these awesome little travel size items that are very convenient, to include a bunch of little electronics to make your trip way more enjoyable.
Sometimes there is an extremely long wait at the check out… probably because more often than not they only have one checker open, but if you time it just right, you can be in and out of there in no time at all… maybe.
Oh I almost forgot the best part, they have a Lotto machine that is EXTREMELY user friendly and it almost never has people waiting… behind you, sighing loudly, over how long you are taking to make a selection.

Having moved over the summer I needed to find a new drugstore. This is the closest one and near several other retail places I frequent. Unfortunately the place is a complete mess.
I went in before Christmas looking for about 6 different items, mostly toiletries. The shelves were 60% empty– I thought what is it inventory time and they are running low on stock? Is there a super storm descending on Mira Mesa so everyone cleaned out the makeup and shampoo aisles?! I left not finding 1 item on my list. The layout of the store is bad too, nothing is where you’d think it would be– I couldn’t even find a nail file of any kind!
Foolishly I decided to give it another shot more recently, hoping a month later they’d be back to being fully stocked. I was looking for several items. They had none of them and again many shelves were just completely bare. At one point an employee asked if I was finding everything alright and I said no actually I am not finding ANYthing. He just gave me a weak smile and went back to organizing his cart of products. Why ask it you aren’t going to offer to help?
How this place stays in business with the shelves half empty is beyond me.
Also — I am a frequent makeup shopper and they had none of the latest products I was looking for– some of their «new» displays were ones that I saw 4 months ago in other drugstores. Very disappointing. I guess I will have to shop for cosmetics and toiletries at a drugstore near my work.
Ps look at the pictures people have posted — empty shelves everywhere! This is a disgrace.

Spacious, clean and quiet. Employees do remember you, which is always helpful. They try to engage in conversation and do not make you feel like they hate their job.
For those who enjoy wines, always check out CVS rather than Albertsons. It is always cheaper. For example, Apothic Red is always 6 to 8.99 at CVS whereas Albertsons is always 11+.

It’s definitely my go to place now for the last minute alcohol pick up. They don’t have anything to amazing selection-​wise but they DO have Fireball for $ 15.99 :)
It’s a CVS, what more can I say?

There’s three differences between this CVS location (which used to be a Long’s Drugs) and the one in the Mira Mesa Mall:
— The place may be a bit larger than the other location… but things don’t seem to be as neat here. Half the time on my visits, stuff’s on the floor or misplaced on the shelves.
— There is a very small «international» market here with items that can be found at Big Lots or Marshalls… to be honest, I wished the CVS near my place had this portion.
— The biggest difference? This CVS isn’t open 24 hours. So, if you’re in the area of Mira Mesa near the 15 and you need to pick up your meds at a late hour, guess what? You’re going to Walgreens or the other CVS anyway. Kinda defeats the purpose, don’t you think?