Walgreens

one star for the front register. First guy getting a long line so when it hits about 10 people he calls for 2^nd clerk. 2^nd clerk passive agressively shuffles over to register. Straightens a few things. Picks some dust off the carpet. Sprays glade. Twice. 45 seconds later he opens. Right away takes 2 customers that bum rush him from the side– not from the line. I never storm out but I stormed out. Look kid I know it’s an awful job. But it is what you make it. I won’t use the front end of this store anymore.

Ich kannte Walgreens bis dato nur aus den USA und Miami.
In beiden Städten sind die Drogerie und kleinen Supermärkte optisch moderner und vom Sortiment größer, als dieser in San Francisco, direkt an der Market Street.
Nichts desto trotz findet man eine gute Auswahl an allem. Sei es nun Produkte, die man zur täglichen Pflege benötigt, Medikamente, Sachen zum Putzen, oder auch Getränke und Snacks.
Alles ist da und preislich auch vollkommen ok. Nicht günstig, aber im Vergleich zu den umliegenden Mitbewerbern doch im Rahmen.
Gerade als SF-​Besucher ist es super, wenn man hier Getränke besorgen möchte oder etwas Süsses benötigt.
Kleine Snack to go gibt es hier ebenfalls.
Ein Abstecher lohnt. Leider hat er aber nicht 24 Stunden auf, wie man es ansonsten von Walgreens gewohnt ist.

Long lines and not helpful at all. Sold me the wrong muni pass and overcharged me. Didnt compensate at all.

I’ve noticed a few people appreciated my warnings on stale dated soda at this Walgreens.
I was in a pinch last week and had hoped Walgreens might have changed their ways but I am sorry to report just as when I visited 6 months ago Walgreen’s was still selling stale dated sodas in the cold case.
Having been bitten by them once I closely looked at the sell by date on the diet soda and sure enough one bottle had expired and the other was within a day of doing so. Diet soda is unstable and the sweetner in it dissipates in about three months — after this you get a bottle of unsweetened soda water in terms of taste — so it is important they rotate their stock as they would with dary poroducts which can easily spoil by the stale date on them.
There is no excuse for this other than their staff are lazy and unprofessional. With this sort of management of their stock I’d watch out for dairy goods being spoiled too.
If any of you ever worked in retail the only way to properly stock perishable goods is to put the new stock in the back to the left — if you don’t do this the newer stock gets taken first and sooner or later you will have stale goods on sale causing health and customer service problems. Most people ar right handed and take the right front item in a dispenser which is the reason for the merchandising logic.
This store like too much of SF is getting sketchy — perhaps the reason the staff is too busy to deal with merchandising is they were occupied throwing a crazy out of the store who was threateing them when I was there.
If you enjoy urban theater with the lack of a police presence on the streets this is a hot spot for that sort of thing. But for most of us I’d suggest shopping at a safer location which is more professionaly run than this walgreens.

It seems like there are a ton of Walgreens in San Francisco. It was two store located within blocks of each other on Market St. in Union Square. Walgreens seem more popular here than back home in Virginia (I was surprised). This store stays very busy but lines moved fast. I stopped by occasionally for snacks during my visit in San Francisco. The Walgreens here has a good wine selection. It was surprising because Walgreens is the last place i’ll think to buy wine. Also, I was able to find some cool Japanese products. Staff was helpful. I don’t go to Walgreen often in Virginia but I like the San Francisco stores. If the Virginia Walgreens were like the San Francisco stores, I’ll definitely stop by more often. I give Walgreens a 3.5 rating rounded up to a 4.

Regular Walgreen’s but with a special selection of Japanese products — good to know :)
try the white Kit Kat if they are still available, it’s yuuuuuuuummy!

It never ceases to amaze me how incredibly unprofessional the pharmacy department is at this location. They blurt out personal phone numbers, medicines, and consultations while an embarrassed set of other customers squirms behind you. If you value your privacy and prefer discretion, this is clearly not the place for you.

I was in pursuit of my favorite fragrance that Macy’s no longer carries. Goggled it and found that Walgreen’s had it. I know. Walgreen’s? You can’t be proud in a situation like this. My two neighborhood Walgreen’s had it in stock but I was downtown.
If you know downtown San Francisco, it’s like Starbucks. There’s one on every block. I went to three different Walgreen’s in a matter of 10−15minutes.
Eureka! On my third attempt, this Walgreen’s carried it. The associate asked me did I want to buy more than one bottle since not every Walgreen’s stocked it. It was tempting but I declined.
The morale of this, be tenacious cuz you never know.

The staff was friendly and they had some specials on water. It is conveniently located on Market Street. Checkout was efficient.

After leaving from the Sprint store, I stopped at this Walgreens to get something to quench my thirst.
The store is well lit, very spacious and clean. I purchased two bottles of Nestle Iced Tea — raspberry and lemon flavors. The list price in the refrigerator/​cooler showed 99 cents for each bottle.
When the cashier scanned both bottles, the raspberry flavored one showed $ 1.29 and the lemon flavored one showed 99 cents. The cashier was kind enough to go back to the refrigerator to check the prices. The correct price was 99 cents a bottle.
I did not expect that type of service from a cashier — stopped what he was doing to check out the price — that’s a rarity.

I mean, it’s a Walgreens, you know what to expect when you come here.
I just wanted to point out that a kid in front of me broke a glass bottle in front of me, and it was a mess! The staff was extremely fast to clean it up and reassured the child like a mom would do.
His mom, on the other hand, got very upset. But that’s not the point of this review.

I hadn’t considered Walgreens a contender for the lunch rotation before. A coworker returned with an edible looking spring roll which led me over. Surprisingly, they have a large food section filled with stuff I would actually want to eat. Economy lunches are appreciated!

Awesome place to get souvenirs! About 4 aisles of San Francisco souvenirs.

I’d write a nice long review about just how awesome Walgreens is and what you can find inside, but come on, we’ve all been to a Walgreens by now.
I’m reviewing this one on principle. While I was there yesterday doing errands, I had to ask not one, not two, but THREE employees to kindly move because they were blocking a whole aisle talking to someone on their cell phone. Like, roaming the aisles for personal conversation.
Another was talking to another employee and acted extremely irritated when I politely asked a question.
I understand you might not have the most glamorous job in the world, but please at least pretend to care about your customers.

This is my favorite Walgreens along Market. By far.
The people are nicer, they tell you when things are on sale and they usually have most items in stock unlike the smaller one down the way. They also tend to be more patient with coupons.
I’d rather walk the extra 5 minutes to come down to this location than the one at Powell. The service makes all the difference.

Review #1067.
This Walgreens, comparing with the other 2 within a block’s distance, also has wide aisles but items are categorized, the sections are somewhat not easy to manuevur as things are lined up in too many horizontal and vertical ways, most likely to maximize the space to have wider asiles. For example, party items such as plates and other plastic forks/​spoons are lined horizontally while walking across vertically there are other related kitchen items.
They do have a bigger selection of stuffed animals, like the folded pillow pets and the big bean animals. The music playing here is very festive during Christmas season and is perfect for getting you into more holiday mood and buying more items.
I am also impressed with the Walgreens coupon calendars (mostly stationery items.) Those are some very pretty beaches, psalms, puppies, kittens themed pictues that will make looking at the calendar more enjoyable. The store even carries Van Gogh and Hello Kitty calendars. And they are all ONLY $ 5 each!

A super convenient and less chaotic Walgreens — than it’s counterpart — located pretty much directly across the street.
I find myself gravitating towards this Walgreens more and more.
The size of this Walgreens is what always gets me. It’s big — and they have a fun selection of I Heart SF hoodies (one of which I’ve already bought and adapted),
And get this — they now have a special of 50 pack 80 minute CDs for just 10 dollars (they keep um behind the counter).That is a crazy good bargain.
Also the girl who’s usually at the counter here — rocks. She’s pretty quiet. But she always rings me up fast, and if she’s in the talking mood — she always has something funny and sassy to say.
Aaaaaaaaaaand…
if you want a fun activity to do this long weekend — I highly recommend getting some friends together, some Sharpies (which you can also get here), some construction paper, glitter glue — and everything else you will need for crafty fun — and making some Mix CD (CDs can be decorated too) Valentines for loved ones and friends.
Trust.

I know the lady at the check out is probably on a fairly low hourly wage, and I don’t expect her to be nice to me… but man, would you PLEASE give me the courtesy and time to pack my purchases away before calling for the next customer?
For heaven’s sake — I’m already doing your job by packing away my own shopping (because I bought my own bag, and she didn’t think to stick the good into the empty bag for me).

Came here to buy drinks. The shelves are stacked up too high.
I’m average height, and I have to stand on my toes to reach up.
The staff is «too busy» to help the customers. When I did ask, it went to another person. Luckily one lady was nice enough to show me where the product is. This is place is dingy. Some staff appears to be unhappy which is not an excuse for poor service.

What the HELL??? I came here looking for doggy waste bags. which they were out of…
But I noticed that they offered ample shelf space for jars of Hormel Pig’s Feet in vinegar… Who in the Fidi is looking for Pigs Feet in vinegar???

I love Walgreens! This one is right by my work and since Target doesn’t exist in SF, this is the next best one stop shop! My coworker and I go here all the time. Whether we need cereal, milk, cosmetics, shampoo, ciggies, photos developed, magazines, etc, it’s all here. I swear, we go here almost once every day. Sometimes two or three. Plus, this location is normally well organized and has a wide selection. Definitely one of my favorite stores downtown!