Walgreens

I recently moved to the area. Pharmacy staff at this Walgreens have been extremely helpful and timely.

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I had to come to Walgreens because for some reason this was the closest & nearest pharmacy after I had a dr appt. I had to pick up some shampoo as well so I figured why not.
It was convenient but sort of empty. There wasn’t as good of a selection of brands as you would have thought, and they were missing quite a bit of stock of certain standard things that I usually find in Walgreens or CVS near me such as variations of Dove shampoo /​conditioner.
The staff … well they didn’t want to be there. That’s all you really need to know.

Small neighborhood store, but if you don’t to shop big, this does the trick. Best kept secret of Walgreens, any store, is their premium brand toilet paper. OMG !! They changed the band to «Nice» which threw me off at first. This puts Charmin to shame, national brand my a– ! Charmin keeps shrinking in size, before you know it you will be wiping your derrière with your own hand. I broke down and bought Charmin last week while I was out. Too busy to make s special trip to Walgreens. I just bought some Nice TP tonight and sure enough, the Nice brand is taller and even prettier (design) than Charmin. And it’s even on sale this week — $ 2.50 for s 6-​pack, 165 sheets/​roll. P. S. I’ve also tried Cottonelle, Quilted Northern and the other major brand (name escapes me because it’s been ages since I’ve bought any of the others.) BTW, Safeway’s premium brand is not bad, but still does not come close to Nice. Of the national brands, my top choice for strength combined with softness is Charmin, but Nice blows them all out if the water. Same goes for Nice paper towels. I haven’t done as much testing since Ed don’t use as much paper towels, but Nice had strength which is what I like in paper towels.

The pharmacy staff there is always great. Last week MLK night, I went to pick a perscription, there was a lack on their stock, so the assistant there has shown great courtesy by calling other pharmacies around to find it, then trying to call the doctor to find a replacement. I wanted to give her great feedback on the walgreens survey, but the silly survey has to be filled in 72 hours! I removed a star, because the pharmacy itself seems to be lacking of stock and personnel, and with the great offer their current overworked staff put, it sometimes can get slow.

I come here today to pick up my pictures being developed at 82 prints for $ 9.84. Normally it’s $ 0.20 per print, but with a 40% off coupon only for internet orders, I get them for about $ 0.12 per print, cheaper than Costco, and without the Disneyland lines!
Milk is also comparable to Costco, at about $ 3.69 a gallon, a bit more than Costco’s $ 6.69 for two gallons.
I check the Sunday papers — yes some of us still subscribe to newspapers, at $ 1.50 a day –for sales on goodies. 8 ounces of cashews for $ 3 –got to get the unsalted kind, and beat the Sunday morning crowds for this and eggs.
Today checking the aisles, I see 3.5 ounce Cadbury chocolates for $ 1 apiece –I grab 4 of them, as both the wife and I are chocolate addicts –waistline be damned!
The wife usually gets all these creams and facial preparations. She has to come with me, as I know nothing about such stuff, only that she uses it religiously,. She’s fighting a losing battle trying to keep her skin looking younger than mine!
I get two six packs of heavy duty toilet paper, with a buy one at $ 3.79, get a second at half off, or about $ 0.44 a roll. Yeah, I know you can get a four roll pack for a buck at the Dollar store three blocks down El Camino Real, but those rolls are about 50% less in diameter than these heavy duty types.
I’m paying by credit card and my Walgreen’s points card at the photo development counter, during our big storm in the Bay Area. The staff behind the counter gives me a smile, rings up my purchase, and as I’m leaving, says thanks, and ‘stay dry’.
I smile back, glance at the flip flops on the lady behind me, and say ‘I’ll stay dry, but not this lady’s painted toenails’! The lady gives me a sheepish grin, and admits dressing in too much a hurry to run errands.
She’s smiling, clearly enjoying that I’m standing with my tongue hanging out, oogling her bright red toenails! No wonder she wore open toed sandals on a rainy day! Where is my wife when I need her?

This Walgreens location is right on El Camino and Sunnyvale Ave — conveniently located and with a spacious parking lot outside.
Inside, the usual Walgreens — it feels a bit cramped and most of the aisles are stuffed with non-​pharmacy items that no one really needs (blinking pens, anyone?) but the staff has always been friendly and welcoming.
The guys at the pharmacy department are quick and helpful, and they take time to explain and help you out.

If I can give them zero stars, I would. It always take ages for them to fill prescriptions and the pharmacists always act high and mighty. Like if you don’t want to wait, you can take your business elsewhere. Last time I am using them.

Denise at the pharmacy is a dream come true. I have a lot of meds, two insurance plans and one of them is particularly difficult to navigate. She makes all the problems and hiccups go away and gets me the medicine I need when I need it. I couldn’t be happier with her and her staff. As a complex customer, I’d cringe if I saw me heading towards my register, but she and the boys that work for her always have a smile for me. The guys at the registers are always friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable, especially Justin. I’m so pleased this is my neighborhood pharmacy, especially since I had quite the opposite experience when I lived in San Bruno.

This Walgreens always impresses us. The workers are nice. The pharmacists are friendly even as they juggle numerous different tasks simultaneously, while maintaining accuracy.
The pharmacy is the primary reason to come here, but we also enjoy their great deals on things we didn’t know we needed. Like $ 1 huge mugs that fit a lot more than regular coffee mugs. They’re fabulous! We have better things to do than refill our mugs after a few sips.
They also carry prescription items that other pharmacies don’t or have to order. That’s a big plus for us. They’re ready when they say they’ll be ready. Five stars!

I love this Walgreen’s! The staff are So friendly and helpful. I come in here every other morning on my way to work to get smokes and I feel like I am walking into an old-​timey store. You know where everyone knows your name and is always happy to see you! Best customer service!

I have been going here for years! Never had a bad experience. Today Lui at the photo dept. helped me with online promotion code I was unable to input online. He was able to accomidate my request and gave me a few tips if changes aren’t proceeded. Very kind of him.
A few minutes later I received a call from Jenny who said she saw my photos were taken from instagram and that info was being show. She asked if thats how I wanted them printed. I then told her if she could crop it out and she said she could do that. I asked if there was an additional charge and she said she could take care of that for me. VERY KIND AND THOUGHTFUL to call and ask! I honestly thought there would be an additional service fee! GOOD JOB PHOTO DEPT!
I ONLY GET MY PHOTOS PRINTED HERE! HAVE TRIED OTHER WALGREENS AND DONT LIKE SERVICE AND QUALITY!

Cute little Walgreens hidden on the back street off of Mathilda. Had to pick some medicine at their pharmacy. I must say not the fastest, it seems they are understaffed having one Pharmacy cashier do it all and the phones. But, service was okay I got my medicine. The store was very empty which I was glad no lines had to pick up some coffee filters.
Sometimes these little hidden stores are the best to hit when your at lunch and don’t need to be in a croud.

Your pharmacy is absolutely terrible at this location. I have been here twice and tried to fill a prescription. Both instances I received an email that my prescription was ready for pick up. Both visits I stood in line to find that it was not ready and they had some internal error. I have never had this issue anywhere else, yet twice at this location. If I was unemployed and had nothing to do it wouldn’t be a problem. Leaving work to fight traffic in this area to pick up a prescription that wasn’t filled is a waste of my time.

Their pharmacy has terrible service to get presciptions filled on time. They promise but they fail to meet their commitment.

I don’t usually go to Walgreens, but when I do I end up buying more stuff than the Octomom on a back to school sale. This place and RiteAid are ones I always forget about. They don’t offer all the groceries that big chains do like Safeway.
They offer many things like organic juices, 40’s for me and my homies. Last time I was here I bought some shoe insoles. I liked that they offer their own brand for a few dollars cheaper! The place is in a small shopping center which lowers the business to this place. It’s kind of a nice thing since you won’t have to wait.
The Staff: There is staff all around the store and all are willing to help you find what you need.

I like this location. It’s really convenient if you just want to pick up a coupla things without going into one of the busier shopping centers in the area.
Last time I found some really nice trail-​type mixes & dehydrated fruit. Always a good thing for the mom-​on-​the-​go to have in her bag.
I also found some off-​brand iPod/​iPhone/​iPod products: sync & charger cable, earbuds, etc. from $ 5 on up. I actually haven’t had luck finding these relatively common items in my usual travels so was glad to find them somewhere else besides the $ 1.50 Daiso store (those ones burn out FAST).
A bamboo wind chime, marked down to $ 7 from $ 20 made it into my basket.
There are a lot of cool things here –useful little gadgets and seasonal stuff that is unusual and can’t be found at Target or Rite Aid. They have good ongoing sales too.
Staff are friendly and waiting to help. Good parking lot. On a busy corner area in Sunnyvale. But a lot easier to find a parking spot and to just hop in and out if you don’t have a lot of time (or patience that day).

Four and a half stars!
Their customer service has gotten even better.
The past few times I’ve been here, I was greeted right away, and three employees in three departments (Cosmetics, Health and Greeting Cards) asked me if they could assist me.
They started a rewards card program, called Balance Rewards. I was able to get good prices on Sally Hansen nail color with my Balance Rewards card, so I was pleased.
I think people complained about the aggressive candy selling tactics (see my previous review), because the cashiers no longer pushed candy sales at the front registers.
They opened up a new line as soon as they saw me and another shopper approaching the front registers.
Clean bathrooms and a decent-​sized parking lot.

I like this Walgreens. Only knocked the one star off because it’s confusing to get to if you haven’t been there before.
Not sure what their deal was when they designed that intersection between Wells Fargo and Walgreens.

Emergency pick-​up supplies!!! convenient location. Brightly lit (too much so, if you asked me…)
Did you know that after Sept 30, a person without a loyalty rewards whatever you call it card will not be given sale prices on items? Uhh… and 10 cents for a bag?!!
Am I in central Europe?

Walgreens saves me yet again! I needed water balloons and Target was completely out. I needed them for a party, so now what was I going to do?
Hubba and I are driving by the Walgreens when it hits me … I bet they have water balloons! And lo and behold, there they are in the window display. I go directly to the party section, and they are on sale for 2 packages for $ 5 — a total of 400 water bombs.
SCORE! Could it get any better? Why yes it could!
I walked up to the register, grabbed some Haribo gummi bears (yes!), and noted that the girl who rang me up was polite, sweet AND quick. Then I met up with the Hubba outside in the car.
This took all of 3 minutes on a Saturday. Nice.
Beware though, this Walgreens has very limited parking out front.