The smaller local pharmacy is.so nice... knowing my name and my needs is so nice. The staff is…read moretruly special.

Just had a great experience with Eric Dennis we were out of state. We needed a pharmacist to call…read moreour pharmacist in another state the other local Rite Aid wouldn't do it but this pharmacy did we thank him very much highly recommend this pharmacy for the personal touch.

I realize most drug stores only receive reviews when someone has a complaint, so they are…read morenotoriously lowballed in the star department. I thought I might do my bit to remedy that for my own local, seeing as how they are doing a pretty good job. When I come in, I'm nearly always greeted personally by one of the staff. The service in the pharmacy is efficient and knowledgeable, and they have gone the extra mile on several occasions to interact with my healthcare provider in getting me taken care of. The store is clean and organized, but poorly stocked. I get the impression they are perpetually in the midst of downsizing, and it feels a little early-Covid/Soviet Union with isles of mostly-empty shelves and little selection. That's the only detracting factor, and the missing star. They got it going on where it really counts: customer service and pharmacy efficiency. You could do a WHOLE lot worse in Bellingham - I'm looking at YOU, Walgreens... Recommended.

Rude and incompetent pharmacy staff, told me my prescription was ready then made me wait hoursread more

So are regular customers at they usually let paying customers use the restroom as long you have a…read morereceipt, now they say they don't have public restrooms! Homeless people ruin everything!

I was in need of an epipen after finding out I had several food allergies. The epipen was $325! I…read morepanicked and told them I'd have to come back. The next day the pharmacist said he would look for a cheaper brand. He was able to contact the pharmacy on Cornwall avenue and it was only $10! I am so relieved and thankful for the effort and help the pharmacist went through. I love this pharmacy!

Pharmacy here continues to be pretty much perfect. There is a busier pharmacy down the road so…read morethis one never more than one person in line in front of us! Love it! Helpful pharmacists always!

I came in to get a prescription filled and they already had the order from my doctor and nobody…read moreelse was waiting. The wooden faced pharmacist told me that it would be over an hour wait to get my prescription filled. This makes no sense! Why not take the few minutes to fill a prescription for somebody who is standing alone in front of you. Why force me to make an extra trip?? Not very good customer service. The only reason the rating isn't lower is that there is seldom a line here....I guess because most people avoid this pharmacy.

Strangely enough, this is the only pharmacy I could find that carried the non-generic brand of a…read moremedication I take regularly. (For some reason, the generic version doesn't work for me, but the non-generic does - even though supposedly they are exactly the same formulation.) Anyway, after going round and round with my regular pharmacy, and a few others, I finally found that this particular Safeway pharmacy carries it! So I order three months at a time and try to time a trip to Bham to pick it up when I'm in town. The pharmacist and staff are always super helpful and friendly, and there's rarely a long wait. They do close down during lunch in the middle of the day, which I almost always forget and end up having to come back later. Not a huge deal but just something to take note of!

VIJAY ATWAL, PHARMACIST, of WENATCHEE, BELLINGHAM and SURROUNDING AREAS - refused to prescribe an…read moreemergency non-narcotic medication due to "personal reasons". Vijay was super misogynistic on the phone and angrily hung up on me so I brought my husband in the store to discuss the issue. Had to get store director of Safeway involved who reported VIJAY ATWAL, PHARMACIST of WENATCHEE, BELLINGHAM and SURROUNDING AREAS to the WA board of pharmacists. PLEASE BE WARY OF VIJAY ATWAL! Ask for another pharmacist, this guy is not legit.

I usually don't care to go into the store, I normally order online go pick up. Today, I wanted a…read moreSeahawks shirt for the big game! I bought a men's size pajama set and went home. I could not try it on because the anti theft tag is stapled both the shirt and bottoms together. I got a size too small and went for an exchange. Julie helped me with the exchange. She was amazing, friendly but most of all, she was relatable. Thank you JULIE! I'll definitely be back to see you!

We flew in to SEATAC Saturday night and stopped for food for the week before reaching our Blaine…read morecondo. I used the self checkout, which was totally fine. There were no plastic bags, only paper... that you had to purchase for $0.08. I've never been to a Walmart that didn't have plastic... or even offered paper. I told the kid I had a tote bag in he car and asked if I could just throw everything back in the cart after I scanned it? He said I could and that's what I did. I checked out, paid and headed to the door.... and apparently entered some Walton realm... as the kid requested my receipt... like I was @ Sam's..... I still had it n my hand so easy enough to hand it to him. Just an extra hassle step I wasn't expecting as I was trying to get in/out quickly. It's been some time since I've been in my local walmart... maybe this is how all stores now operate?

Rite Aid offers a very competitive price on passport photos: $8.99 instead of $14.99 most other…read morestores charge. So, I went online to see if my neighborhood Rite Aid store has photo services, but I could not find this information. I decided to chat with customer service, but they couldn't find that information either and suggested that I call the store! Some customer service! So, I called the store to inquire. Their machine is broken! I was told the closest Rite Aid location with photo service is in Lynden, a city 15 miles away! I'm not going to drive 30 miles round trip to save $6, but I would feel stupid to pay $14.99 for passport photos. ************************************************************ If you found my review helpful, please smash the "useful" button! Don't forget to share my review with your loved ones and those who you care about. If you liked my review, follow me on Yelp or send me a friending request. Also, don't hesitate to PM me if you want my opinion on the business. Stay safe and healthy and keep Yelping!

NOT A SAFE SPACE FOR LGBTQIA+ NOT A SAFE SPACE FOR LGBTQIA+…read moreNOT A SAFE SPACE FOR LGBTQIA+ I am trans and have had so much difficulty getting my hormones, this is my 10th pharmacy. I transferred my prescription here a week before pick up to minimize the constant hurdles I am always having to go through just to pick up my hormone prescription. I was assured I would be able to pick up my meds in 1-2 days. I showed up after a week. No meds. Plus I was now being told it would take another day. When asked to clarify the man said it would be 2 days. Now extending the wait from 1-2 days to 8-9 days. The communication coming from this "pharmacy" is so bad it literally is putting me in harms way. Im not sure who it was I talked to on the phone that assured me my hormones would be ready and just seemed to decide not to get my prescription after the time he promised elapsed. Ya know, as you do, just casually deciding to enforce your power over others and put them in harms way through apathy, totally not his fault, I mean, he didn't *do* anything after all, including not getting my meds he promised he'd have ready. Funny how this keeps happening at every pharmacy I go to. Its very interesting how Planned Parenthood seems to be so knowledgeable about the difficulty we always face, almost as if it is oddly common for trans people to frequently have hurdles at pharmacies. The look on this mans face simply asking if it was a safe place. This is *such* a common phrase for businesses to signal to LGTBQIA people, so common there are literal stickers to buy that can be placed at the storefront. The man at the drop off window with dark long hair and glasses. Even when it was apparent a problem arose, he made *such* minimal effort even going as far as to inform me *other* prescriptions were available, just not mine. He made it very apparent it was not a safe place with his response, that it was the stupidest question he had ever heard and I was stupid for asking it. It must be nice to be a white cishet man living on easy mode. THIS IS NOT A SAFE PLACE DO NOT GO HERE IF YOU ARE LGBTQIA+ Editing with an update: I verified with my other pharmacy my prescription of 11 medications were definitely transferred over. I am not sure who is saying the dont have the prescription when in fact they do, but I am inclined to believe the people that are being nice to me and think the rude people that are speaking to me rudely on the phone (This pharmacy) is probably the ones refusing to give me my medication. Another edit: After being hung up on twice when calling this pharmacy after I verified my prescription was sent here, suddenly they are saying my single prescription is at least 5 now and that the no refills they told me minutes before suddenly changed to them now deciding they do in fact suddenly have my prescription and are now going to fill it. Suddenly they are so nice to me, interesting how they were extremely rude even hanging up the phone on me, then I verify with my prescription was definitely sent and suddenly they now have my prescription. After being hung up on twice, being told have to comply (not sure what for, they wouldn't specify) suddenly they go from being extremely rude to all of a sudden overly nice (obviously fake since they let it slip I need to comply) They aren't even good liars, I am literally holding a bottle of my prescription that says 3 refills until 4/22/25, yet they told me several times that I do not have any refills. Interesting... am I being refused my hormones? Kinda seems like it DO NOT GO HERE IF YOU ARE LGBTQIA+

The pharmacist and techs are always so helpfull , knowledgeable and pleasant. I've been a customer…read morewith them for YEARS and have never had a problem. I wouldn't go anywhere else for my meds.

This pharmacy has always done a good job of accommodating me. After my daily meds came in contact…read morewith a hot cup of coffee and melted in my purse I stopped by Walmart to see if I could get an emergency 10 day supply. Unfortunately, all my refills had been used and the prescription had long expired. Walmart sent an emergency request to my doctor and the next day my pills were ready for pick up. In other words, when you REALLY need a medication it is your responsibility to not wait until the last minute to submit a request. Pharmacists are not mind readers!

I am a fan of Kaiser and of this pharmacy location. I…read moremostly use the Kaiser mail-order service, but halos have had numerous occasions to use this pharmacy. The employees here have always been helpful, cheerful and polite. Even when busy their service has been prompt. I have never encountered a rude person. It is, however, difficult to reach them on the telephone. That is an aspect I feel Kaiser could improve upon. In all, I appreciate the capability and convenience of being able to pick meds up.

They didn't have their hours updated online. It said they opened 12:30 Saturday but they closed…read more12:30-1:00. I arrived exactly at 12:30 and they wouldn't let me pick up my prescriptions. They are literally the only Kaiser pharmacy in this city so they can be fucking shitty and get away with it. There were literally 30 other people who tried to show up during this time. They had a sharpie edited sign with their new time and multiple people waiting said they had called ahead to confirm the time. I'm a pretty reasonable person but when I took the time to double check the hours before driving to the ONLY pharmacy where I can get my meds and they were total pricks about it, that is unacceptable.