I've been going here since they built it. I can say the staff is always helpful and the pharmacy is excellent. Their challenge is the craziness of shoplifters. They can't do anything about it so more things have to be locked up but I have never had an issue with getting help. I'm very lucky to have such a great group right around the corner. read more

Late post- I went to cvs on Oct 2nd because I needed to pick up my prescription and get some milk. The milk on the shelf was expired! When I tried to tell someone about it at the front there was no one there... just a reminder to always check expiration dates. This pharmacy is also almost always out of all my prescriptions so I send those to a different store. There was one time recently when I walked in and someone greeted me which is so different from my typical experience here. I will definitely update if it continues to improve. read more

CVS Pharmacy - Expired milk - Drugstores Near Me - Oceanside, California

This comment is about all CVSs - they no longer answer phone calls. Their automated system is very annoying and in order to speak to the pharmacy, a voicemail must be left, which may not be responded to for hours. Extremely poor customer service! read more

Went in to get some passport pictures taken, there was only one person at the register but holy could she work she was running 2 registers, the self check out and the photos. I watcher her jump from one thing to another. She helped me get in and out as fast as possible but I would say maybe hire another person. Not for the sake of getting people in and out faster but to help the staff out. Anyways top tier service whoever that lady was. I went in today at noon if that narrows it down a bit. read more

Well if I call them out when they're bad, I need to compliment when it's do! The parking lights are repaired! Thank you!

This place is filthy! The parking lot always has trash and food bags right near the door! I'll go back a week later and it's still there! The staff is horrible too! read more

People at the pharmacy never know what is going on. So tired of it. Constantly telling me things are in stock when they are not and causing my medications to be delayed. Bunch of idiots. read more

Country wide CVS Pharmacy has a poor reputation for customer service. The turnover rivals that of a college town fast food chain. The staff are overwhelmingly overworked and miserable. Their ugliness leaks out and spill all over everyone they come in contact with. Walmart has a pharmacy where the people are kind and knowledgeable. They take the time to feet to know you and make sure you're fully informed about your medications. read more

No matter the time I come in to this pharmacy over the past 2 years it always has a line. The answering machine always says "two pharmacy calls" and workers who seem to take long than 10 minutes per customer. The worst part of my month is that I HAVE to come in here once and deal with this 20 to 30 minute wait. To CVS it's clearly just a burden to hire more workers. Bottom line bonuses read more

CVS Pharmacy - a man in a black hoodie walking through a store aisle - Drugstores Near Me - Oceanside, California

First off I want to congratulate Tulio for having so much patience and overall exceptional customer service skills. He was being humiliated by two of his coworkers. These awful ladies were speaking to him in such degrading tones. With little to no respect for him or the customers. Not only did Gilma abandon the customer she was attending she completely ignored me as I was asking her a question. It's unbelievable that the manager Martha refused to assist with the line that kept growing. She did not help with the issue that was unraveling she initiated a hostile environment for myself. She shouted at Tulio as he was trying to scramble and help three customers at the self checkout. Horrible management and I hope Tulio finds a job that will cherish him. read more

I concur with reviews citing lack of human presence. They need more staff. Especially when they have products encased in secured shelving. I had thought this location might have been better than the other one in East Oceanside, but they are both understaffed and undersupplied. read more

So I officially moved all my prescriptions today. Your rude worker told me to "change pharmacies" so I did. Maybe I wouldn't have if the district manager had the decency to call me back! But they didn't. Update: Now I'm being harassed! Sending me all kinds of texts telling me my prescriptions have been denied by my doctor. NOT TRUE!!!! Just harassment. read more

I've just had a great experience dealing with this CVS at 3925 North River Rd. in Oceanside, CA. I've been searching and searching for a particular product that is supposed to be at certain drug stores, CVS being one of them. I'm not sure if everyone is making a run on the market for this, or if it is being underreported, or just isn't available at stores yet. Anyway, after many unsuccessful calls, I was fortunate enough to reach Cindy at CVS. I asked her about the product and, after a short hold, she said she has it, and will put it at the front checkstand with my name on it. So thankful to have received good service over this short call, I told her how thrilled I was that she took the extra effort to help me out. I want to give Cindy a big shout out! read more

Not sure why this place has such bad reviews. I've been to the pharmacy for my prescriptions and share I've have a pleasant experience. I drop of a script yesterday and it was actually filled in two minutes!! Must have been a fluke but I was impressed! I tried the drive through once and that went well and called in prescriptions which have also worked well. The staff has been courtesy and effective and the place is clean. Overall I think I'll continue coming here since it's so close to work and home. Give it a shot, so far so good! read more

Pharmacy staff very nice and helpful. Fairly punctual with appointments for flu and COVID vaccines.

Shittiest service. The people that work there are rude. Myself and my husband have been in there numerous times and their customer service sucks every single time. I'm never coming here again. read more

I called the pharmacy to inquire about my perscription and the woman who answered the phone was very short with me i was explaining to her that there's another perscription there for me and she just hung up the phone. Very very rude. She didn't even try to find the other script. Wow i'll be sending my prescriptions elsewhere from now on! read more

I am traumatized by the display I had the sad misfortune of witnessing towards a customer service manager Tulio. I am assistant these two bullies harassing their coworker. I was mortified. Gilma and Martha extremely unprofessional!! I will never set foot in this establishment again. Hoping the manager Tulio is okay. read more

I waited in line at the pharmacy and heard that a caller was waiting on the line as two employees continued to do things that didn't stop them from answering a phone. That person waited at least 5 minutes for someone to pickup the phone. read more

Busy during closing, but the solo Pharmacist and her assistant went above and beyond to help me and all the customers waiting. My prescription came in last minute and wasn't being authorized by my insurance, but the Pharmacist filled it in time and explained to me my options for payment. Great service, great pharmacist! read more

I go to this CVS often, but for the first time ever, I experienced an employee that passively complained about my rewards number because I received so many rewards coupons. This CVS gets pretty busy during certain times, and the time I went in was exceptionally busy. I wasn't quite clear what she was rambling about, but it was awkward since the employee was not in a good mood. Hope she feels better. read more

If you or your family members get any type of controlled substances filled at the North River location, I recommend counting them AS SOON as you open the bag. Three times now, I've noticed broken and/or missing pills, and they explained the pills go through a counting machine before they're supposed to be manually counted again by a pharmacist. The first time, I didn't notice until the end of the month, close to the renewal date, so there was nothing I could do. I did call the regional manager, who explained that there's supposed to be a two-tier process, and since my complaint also had to do with one of the pharmacists, he said he would make sure the issue never happened again. The next few months, especially when the pharmacist I complained about would fill that particular medication, they made it a point to have the staff tell me that the pills had been double counted, and there were no missing or broken pills. Regardless, I made it a point to count them out myself every single month, because this medicine wasn't my prescription - I was picking it up for a family member. The information about double checked counting stopped after a few months, and sometime after, I picked up the same prescription, and while counting, noticed broken fragments that had been counted as whole pills (which is what I assumed had happened - an error where both the machine and person counting didn't realize that it wasn't a complete pill, and counted it as though it was, causing the prescription to come up short). I immediately called the pharmacy and explained that I'd counted myself and found the broken pills. I brought the entire prescription back as they instructed me to do, and they fixed it. No problem. A few days ago, however, my husband went to pick up the same prescription, and brought it immediately home. He watched me open the bag and count out 73 1/2 pills, and then recount three more times for certainty before I contacted the pharmacy. There should have been 75 pills, and 1 1/2 were missing from the prescription bottle when I opened it (the bag was still stapled together). I called the pharmacy immediately (it had been less than 20 minutes since my husband picked the prescription). The person who answered the phone was extremely nice, and said she would speak with the pharmacist on duty (the one that I've been critical of in past Yelp reviews). A few days earlier, I'd called to have an antibiotic prescription filled for my child. I happened to get this pharmacist when I called. She went out of her way to mention my review (when I had to get her supervisor involved). She identified herself by name, had see my review on Yelp, and that she was "sorry I had a negative experience during my visit." It was bizarre and uncomfortable, but I replied that I hadn't thought of it in months (My complaint had been professional, not personal). I don't know what her intended reaction from me was, but I refused to engage. To have the same mistake I originally complained to a supervisor about (and yes, wrote a negative review on Yelp naming her, because I did not feel her behavior should reflect upon her colleagues - they do a great job) happen once afterward is a fluke, and I may not have noticed had I not adopted my "count right away" policy after the first mistake. To have it happen a third time with the same pharmacist refusing to correct the issue just days after mentioning a negative review seems very odd. Maybe this is just an overly cautious pharmacist that has convinced herself that I'm one of those people trying to scam the system out of a pill and a half of a medication that is a controlled substance. Why would someone lie about a pill and a half being missing? More importantly, why was nobody concerned that medication of this nature was being miscounted? I don't know what's going on over there or whether it's mechanical error coupled with human error or something else, but you shouldn't feel like you've got to be defensive to get your family's medications filled correctly. I've never been dispensed too MANY pills for any of my family members. I shouldn't even have to contemplate recording the opening and counting of my family's monthly medications. That's probably one of the more disturbing things that's come out of this experience. read more

I have legit been on hold with the pharmacy for 43 minutes, 1:20 P.M. they are open, just unwilling to answer the phone. I went last night to pick up my prescription at 7 PM but they where closed. Though they weren't supposed to be. read more

This location is not known for it's friendly customer service. It's not terrible but it's not great either. I got a COVID-19 test in April at CVS on El Camino Real and got the results right away and got another COVID-19 test at the River Rd. location on Monday and was told it would take 1-2 days. The CVS staff administering the drive through testing did not tell me when I would get the results but I had to ask specifically. Your store staff (whose first language is English) need to improve their communication skills with customers and the public. read more

There is a dude named Jeff in the pharmacy area that has the worst people skills. He doesn't represent CVS well. For years I've paid for personal products at the pharmacy counter without a hitch. Not with Jeff, it's a huge inconvenience for him to service people without a prescription. He is a sniveling belly-aching crybaby with a barely get by job he has no appreciation for. He will never aspire to anything unless he serves people with gladness, a smile, and a what can do for you attitude. Grow up Jeff. Learn to thrive. You are not worthy to represent CVS; you're taking up the role that belongs to someone who will appreciate the opportunity to serve a person such as myself. read more

Worker named Buddy is very unsettling... I don't like when he's working. I prefer to go to any other CVS if I can.

This place literally sucks. The staff does less than the bare minimum and is never doing their job. When I went in tonight there was four staff members standing behind the counter and only one of them was checking people out and there was at least five people waiting in line to get helped . I had to wait in line just to ask for help with an item locked up before I could even make my purchase & on top of that the employees always have an attitude especially the larger minority male and the older woman . read more

At certain times of the day and evening they refuse to have humans checking people out. They literally don't have a single worker in sight, just the two self checkout terminals. Last night there were at least ten people in line. One person buying liquor at the self check wasn't able to proceed until a human came to help and no one came. The other terminal wasn't dispensing cash so that one started alerting for an employee. Fifteen minutes passed and not one employee came to the front. Is this how CVS likes to do business? I can't believe this location won't staff the front counter. The last time I was in it wasn't much better. Both self checks were occupied and the young lady behind the register told me to go to self checkout when I approached her. I told her no, I don't wish to wait, you're here and not doing anything so if you could check me out I'd appreciate it. She rolled her eyes and did, but wasn't happy about it. What is wrong with these entitled people that think work is standing around getting paid to observe? I'll be going to Walgreens where at least if the line is long, there's a human to move it along! read more

Horrible management !! It is 2022 and there is still managers degrading their staff who are willing to show up to work. I was waiting in line for over 20 minutes and Gilma was extremely rude to a young man that was helping people in self checkout. She snapped on him in front of the whole line. Martha the manger instead of helping clear the line, sided with Gilma and takes her away to Pharmacy. Leaving the poor young man alone with no support. I did not catch the young man's name as he was busy helping a lot of customers at once. He was so kind and patient. You need better management unbelievable!!!! read more

Pharmacy tech was rude as heck. There are ways to communicate with people and, when you work in a customer service role such as pharmacy technician, you should be more polite and certainly don't need to be rude and condescending to a mother trying to fill their child's prescription. read more

We scheduled for Covid-19 vaccines for two in our family we live in Clairemont. On a Sunday the traffic on the 5 North bound was bad due road work. We were late by over an hour. Chelsea was just amazing she helped us with the process and was so kind with a smile my Mom is 90 years of age. To the Managers of this CVS in Oceanside consider Chelsea for a raise and commendation for her 5 Star customer service!!! read more

My store for as long as I remember , nice staff But a day before Christmas shopping here staff in the registers one in particular is sick kept in coughing and rude to customers ... why can't they just stay home and get better instead of being rude and nasty and coughing and sneezing at the register spreading all the sickness and rudeness on Christmas to customers read more

There is always an issue at this location. Today at 4 p.m. the pharmacy drive thru was closed. In the store there was a long line of people and not enough workers to handle the crowd of people. There appears to be a big turnover of employees at this location as my family and I have tried going since it's opening. Every time I go in, there are new people working the pharmacy. Figure it out. Higher more workers, extend available hours to customers and treat this area of the valley with more respect. Just because you no longer sell cigarettes doesn't mean there is no longer a need for the pharmacy. I spoke to many workers at this location and this is the consensus from all of them as to what CVS is doing in the neighborhood. No need for nicotine=no need for workers=crappier service. read more

jeff, thee pharmasist was excellent! good manners and quick to get me my needed prescription! go to this cvs, on douglas & north river road oceanside , for the best man to help you! thank you jeff! read more

The photo center is out of order. The coupons kiosk is out of order. The customer service is no help and the line is usually super long.

Oceanside is constantly looking to overhaul it's image and this CVS Pharmacy location is doing it's part to help. The building is spacious and has a nice exterior. In addition, the inside layout is pretty standard just like all other locations, the staff is helpful, and the interior is rather clean. This isn't a popular spot even though it's stuck in-between three housing areas but that just means shorter lines (or none at all). This CVS will help you print film, print Christmas cards and even pickup that prescription of Xanax you've been meaning to refill. Check your local paper for good deals on sunscreen, makeup, photo prints and candy. Not much else that is exciting going on here. read more

I visit this store probably once a week, only because its the closest drug store by my house. Service here is always the same, so waiting in line is never a wait. Staff is always nice. Cleanliness of the store is always above excellent and they pretty much carry everything you can think of minus the nasty cigs, thank god!! Its a CVS, what more could you expect. read more

Ive been coming here for years. The pharmacy always has a line but they get around to you. Im hacing an allergic reaction to sunscreen and my doctor prescribed to ointments. One of them is 13 dollars and the other is over 250. When my insurrance refused to cover anything, i asked them to just fill out the 13 dollar ointment and ill pay for it out of pocket.... because my face is on fire. This horrible girl literally just told me to go to another pharmacy, saying she didnt have my medication anyway, then she pretended to send over my rx to another cvs. The other cvs basically did the same thing, but at least they were alot nicer about it. Still havent goten any of my medication. Wtf Cvs. read more

I have had problems here before, but this was the tipping point. My doctor was to call in 3 prescriptions for diverticulitis. I called CVS yesterday to see their status. They said they had only 1. So I send a message to my doctor blaming him. So I call CVS this morning. Took 8 minutes on hold. Finally got through. They took some time but realized that they, in fact, did have 2 more. First thing out of her mouth was "I didn't work yesterday, will have it ready in 5 minutes". So I go down there expecting a long line, considering the length of time on hold. Not a soul. They dig out my prescriptions. Had the nerve to charge me. I looked at the pharmacist and said "see those, those are the last you will ever fill for me. 8 minutes on hold and 2 days to fill an antibiotic for infection". He then tried to put it on the pandemic, like everyone else providing crap service. So I said "when you see my ass leave the store, it will be the last time my ass is in here. read more

At one time the service was convenient and dependable. It has gradually worsened over the past few months. Not only has it taken three trips over three days to receive only two of the three prescriptions, but the attitude from the workers has only added to the pains of the delay emotionally as well as physically. When requested for an explanation, we were told they are not allowed to discuss the causes of delays. This kind of service and care is not acceptable. Find another location and spare yourself the extra pain. read more