I HAD been a customer of CVS (many area stores, but Rx at this location until @ 3 months ago. This company cares NOTHING about service or customer care. MY Physician called them "bottle fillers" which is all they do. As the yars have passed they have cut cut cut cut the labor force to a point that many times prescription items must be ordered when presenting an Rx because there is no one to order and maintain stock.
The final straw for me was when the pharmacist of 5 years retired and after that nearly the entire pharmacy staff was either fired, gotten reduced hours or quit. EVERY WEEK there is a NEW PHARMACIST, they call them "floaters", it's the WORST. Even employees that remain whisper to me that they are quitting soon. The CVS at 7400 Reseda Blvd has a drive up window. If you are lucky enough to be able to drive right to the front, you'll still wait 20-30 minutes, that is if your Rx order was called in the day before, otherwise...well do you have a few hours to kill?
They lost nearly $60,000 worth of Rx biz with me ALONE (in insurance re-reimbursement) and so many others have left.
Watch their stock, I believe they will soon be BK.
My new pharmacy 1) delivers FREE, 2) Nancy has been there 14 years and is in her 40's.
One more item, some of my medications required a 'prior authorization' from the Doctor t fill (a really simple process but it takes an effort on the part of the pharmacy. Instead of CVS doing this I paid extra, as they did not care or did not have the time to do this. Nancy automatically handled all the prior authorizations I had needed,I did not even have to ask. There was one Rx I gave to CVS (it cost over 6K per month, they said it was not covered. I found that all that was needed was a prior authorization, which Nancy had done for me, I did not even have to ask.
Additionally I had often called 800-SHOP CVS to complain and was PROMISED A ALL BACK from a regional manager---I am still waiting for the call back, "do you think they care two hoots about you?
When I asked CVS why this was never done, they responded "we just don't have the time".
STAY AWAY FROM ALL CVS, GET YOURSELF A SMALL INDEPENDENT PHARMACY, THEY WILL BE SOOO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR BUSINESS, AND YOU WILL SEE THAT IN THE RESULTS YOU GET----LET CVS GO UNDER.
Oh yes, if I need an antibiotic and it's Saturday or Sunday I will go there but that's it. My Pharmacist Nancy also educated meas to some medications where the Government require a pharmacy to fill but they all lose money on them. I'll not mention which but I STILL GIVE THOSE TO CVS!!! ROTFLMAO!!!!! I THINK I'LL SELL THEIR STOCK 'SHORT' MONDAY, AND BUY IT BACK AFTER IT DROPS AND KEEP DOING THAT AS A GREAT INVESTMENT.
If I could have rated a ZERO 9notpermitted) I would have....I'd LOVE to hear some of your comments.
Some of you may know of a man named Jack Ma. He is a BILLIONAIRE businessman in China who owns Alibaba (their sort of Amazon for business sales). He was a guest on 60 minutes some time ago and was asked "well we hear you do not attend stockholder meetings and have little to say to them?" Mr Ma, replied "that is true I do not care to talk to stockholders" (then paused) he continued "if I spend all my time taking care of my customers, the stockholders will be very happy". Something to think about.
SORRY FOR THE LONG REVIEW BUT 15 YEARS OF THE COMPANY HELD A TON INSIDE----NOW IT'S OUT FOR ALL TO SEE read more