I'm glad that this pharmacy is still around even after the opening of the Shoppers Drug Mart across the street, a few years ago. I always root for the underdog and in my heart I want to support the smaller businesses over the huge conglomerates. However, at the end of the day I am looking for good variety, low prices and products that haven't been sitting on the shelf for ages. So I will go to this Pharmasave for some items and Shoppers Drug Mart for others.
This Pharmasave has a great Organic/Natural Foods section. There is a lot of variety, the turnover is decent, and while the prices are high, they are comparable to Natural Food Pantry, Kardish, and other such "Health Food Stores". They carry some local brands too.
This Pharmasave also has a good greeting cards section, and they sell some unusual "last minute gifts" like purse organizers, pretty pill storage containers, and some cool kitchenware.
Their cosmetics section is sad. It is very small with hardly any variety. The prices are high for drugstore brands (they rarely have good sales on their cosmetics) and I have never actually seen anyone purchase cosmetics there. I would be afraid to buy makeup there out of fear that the inventory is old.
There is a post office in this Pharmasave (there is no post office across the street in the Shoppers Drug Mart).
My review is just for the "retail" part of the store. I have never used the drug dispensing services of the pharmacists here, so I cannot speak to that.
Staff are generally nice.
There is a parking lot at the back of the store. You can park free if you are going to the Pharmasave and will be less than 20 minutes. Otherwise, there is a fee for parking there. Some spots are reserved, so watch out for that. read more