As a lifelong resident of Jamaica, Queens, watching this CVS and the gentrified building above it sprout from absolutely nowhere was in short- interesting.
This is an ideal location for centralized pharmacy services and convenience for a long-waiting Hillside Avenue, however I have had concerns with some staff members on multiple occasions.
The pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are immature and have attitude with customers asking very basic questions, which is a major hazard for psychiatric patients coming to pick up medication.
There are unqualified people working in the pharmacy which WILL LEAD TO A MAJOR LAWSUIT as this is directly impacting the chemical balances in human brains and bodies.
I REPEAT.
There are unqualified people working in the pharmacy which WILL LEAD TO A MAJOR LAWSUIT as this is DIRECTLY MESSING WITH PEOPLE'S BRAINS AND BODIES WHICH WILL LEAD THEM TO GETTING LOCKED UP IN A HOSPITAL.
Additionally, the store is not only over-staffed, being filled with mainly employees, but the store is almost always an entire mess with aisles being blocked by lazy unpacking of shipments.
In terms of hiring, does not follow the equal employment opportunity for all. I have also found that this store is racist, and I am not sure why there are only South American flags hanging in store, because this feels discriminatory considering there is not a single American flag in this store
The flags are not representative of the whole demographic of the neighborhood, especially the South Asian, African, Caribbean and West Indian community that developed Hillside Avenue throughout the last few decades.
I come to this location at least 5 times a day only to see that there is only one person who is actually working hard whereas there are 10-15 employees not only working through nepotism in their hiring methods, but avoid customers and actual work.
Pricing at this store is outrageously disproportionate and the technology in the store fails on a regular basis.
On a basic level, there are two signs for this CVS with different opening and closing times on the schedule, which is a sliver of insight into how much this store has been scamming this entire area.
There's a literal teenage kid with glasses working at this store who, when I asked for help finding garbage bags decided to tell me that the reason he can't help me with locating the cheapest garbage bags is because he 'has no hands', which I really found to be unprofessional and nonetheless frustrating because I was looking at him have hands.
On top of that absolutely all of the garbage bag options, despite different brands, quantities, shapes and colors, were all priced at $7.49 which makes absolutely no sense.
A lot of the staff members have their old and mean aunties come into the store and essentially guard the store as whole families come in and take whatever they want.
If this is a store for community members to just come and take items, not sure why I wasn't informed as my family is literally struggling to eat right now, nonetheless afford other basic needs.
Also not sure who authorized this CVS to sell alcohol, 'FIREBALL" at the price of $9.99 when there are massive warnings about substance abuse in the store. read more