I have a strange relationship with this Rite Aid. It's not the closest one to where I grew up, but back when it was a Thrifty, we would come for the ice cream sometimes. The Rite Aid transformation happened whenever it happened, and despite that, this Rite Aid seemed less like a drugstore and more like a large convenience store or small general store. Of course, most Walgreenses and CVSes feel like that now, but this was back in the day, and it was a little bit surprising. I've bought replacement Christmas-light bulbs here more often than I'd like to mention. (Our family continued using the old large incandescent bulbs long after everyone else had switched to faux icicle strings and early LEDs, and Rite Aid was the only place we could find the colored bulbs in the right size.) I've also bought a rake, dill (on sale--for some reason they often have sales on spices), water balloons, water guns, super bouncy balls, and all kinds of candy from here. The store looks like a supermarket without the produce. It's been years since I've come for the original ice-cream experience, although I did buy a half-gallon of Thrifty ice cream from the freezer in 2020, at the height of the pandemic. There never seem to be enough employees working, and the ones who are working tend to take their time. They're friendly enough, and just based on the strange questions and customer behavior I've seen here, I don't think this is the most enjoyable place to work. Did I mention the candy? Like most places these days, they have a really wide selection, especially of the largest sizes. But if you come immediately after Halloween, you'll be amazed at just how badly they want to get this candy off their shelves. The deals feel almost criminal, like you're buying stolen merchandise. read more

Patricia , front store cashier is such a sweet heart. You know it's the little stuff that can really brighten up people's days and she did that for me and my mom. Just great customer service. As for management, your store feels unsafe. Idk if you're trying to cut costs but you really need a security guard at the front. A bunch of druggies coming in and out. Makes your customers feel unsafe. And we are already paying an arm and a leg for something we can get at target for half the price. DO BETTER. read more

The employees at this store immediately followed around a family member of mine and asked him to leave after seeming 'suspicious.' He had told them he was with us. After kicking him out, they realized he was not lying and only then tried to apologize for their disgusting behavior. read more

Every time I come here the Ice cream area is closed, this time there was actual icecream in the tubs on display.

Terrible store night time employees are very rude and not helpful. Went in tryna buy some medicine cashier gave me a hard time ended up walking out. read more

I have to write the review because I always go here to buy my thrifty ice cream . My dad always took me to thrifty's for the ice cream and I am glad that Rite Aid has rescued and maintained the ice cream part of thrifty's . It's a perfect climb to reminisce when you Wear a kid and your parents took you here for a treat. read more

Always a cashier behind counter to give welcome greeting. I never have to go looking for employees they're always available for questions or to help at the register. They carry the best seasonal decorations & candy. Great items for Springtime gardening & Summer picnics at the beach. read more

Went to Rite Aid the other night for a pint of cherry chip ice cream. We usually purchase here as it is our local Rite Aid. There were two employees Margie at the register, which had great customer service and was helping a few customers at a time. They had to page this other employee a woman who gave me my "pint" I didn't notice till later on that week she kept on insisting I paid for a triple, but I always purchase the pint. I guess she insisted on a triple inside of a pint container. Nevertheless disappointed in the quality of customer service by this employee. You messed with my ice cream. (Whaaa) read more

Rite Aid - Drugstores Near Me - Whittier, California

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Being at the Quad makes this place very convenient to pick up items you normally pay less for at walmart. You can come grab a cool drink of water or beverage after hours of walking and window shopping. You can end the afternoon with a nice scoop of Rite-Aid (thrifty) ice cream. They also carry medicine, household items, school supplies, food and candy but not cheap. The parking is excellent and service usually good. The AC and cold water fountain is great on a sunny day. read more

The sign says open 24 hours drove 30 min to get a emergency supply and to find it's closed.

Look at the ice cream before you order !!!!, there was a fly in the cookie dough and luckily I took a look at it before I ordered read more

Rite Aid - That's a Nice piece of chocolate I'd say good thing I took a look at the cookie dough before I ordered it - Drugstores Near Me - Whittier, California

Stopped here for a few items and ended up grabbing a few groceries I needed. I am trying to stay away from the markets. The lady working the cashier register was wiping everything down, including the credit card machine! Kudos! That's the first time I've see anyone do this in the past few weeks. Great job Rite Aide! It may take a little longer to cash people out, but worth the wait! Other places should be practicing these simple hygiene practices. Thank you! read more

I love this rite aid, I haven't ran into any workers who hate their jobs yet. Their pharmacy is a little slower than most around our city but however they usually make up in customer service. I usually get the older Caucasian gentleman (idk his name) and while he's not overfriendly (smiling) he does greet you when he sees you. He does his work in a normal pace and he doesn't brush you off to get to the next customer. There's a Asian lady who's very nice, she does her job very well. She makes sure you understand how & when to take Your medications. (Not a lot of pharmacists actually do their job making sure you understand) But besides that and the store being clean and the aisles not being trashed this store has saved me so many times! The fact their open late at night is sooo convenient! I've had to come here twice for emergencies due to my children being sick and any parent knows how serious that is. Nothing is more sad than watching your sick little babies suffer from colds and flu. This store saved my kids from stomach aches also, all of my children suffered from this when they're we still infants and the medicines I was recommended by the pharmacy worked like magic! Happy baby and happy parents! lol this will always be my go-to store when I have "emergencies." read more

Last night around 6:30 p.m. was the first time I went to this Rite Aid since I moved to Whittier. It was like shopping in a 3rd world country. Not one person on the floor or upfront to answer questions. There was one (1) Cashier for a line of over 20 people. I waited 35 minutes to buy a half gallon of ice cream (melted by the time I got home Thanks Rite Aid). During the long wait two different store personnel approached the Check-out registers, shuffled some papers and left. They didn't look up at the customers and they didn't smile. Slow. Everyone in line was talking and they were really upset. All of the employees at this store seemed like they hated every minute of being there. When I paid for my ice cream the Cashier didn't ask me if I wanted a bag - the entire carton was wet and there was water all over the counter! Then I asked for a plastic bag and she had the nerve to charge me $.10 so I had to break a $20.00 bill to buy a 10 cent bag. Super-bad customer service. Super-bad employee attitude. Hey store manager - staff your store properly and hire people who are thankful that they have a job! There are dozens of competing stores within 10 minutes of your store. read more

NOT OPEN 24 HRS as of 10/28/19 @ 0230 hours. Went to this Rite Aid and security guard said this store is, "Under Construction" even though it says, "Open 24 Hours on their store signage...go down the street to CVS on Whittier Blvd. You won't be disappointed. read more

while they are decently stocked whoever staffs this rite aid grossly understaffs it do you have one cashier to two cash registered and trying to help multiple lines. Thats not right and not fair to both employee and customer. The card equipment is a bit dated as well. read more

Great customer service. Clean and has most items in stock. BUT, then again they need a better dept head to keep inventory IN STOCK AT ALL TIMES! read more

This Rite aid is located in the quad next store to Ralphs. Its a big store and has the normal stuff a CVS would have too. I don't come here to do any shopping because they don't have all the things I need and the prices are higher than a grocery store. I only come here strictly for ice cream! Thrifty ice cream is the best ice cream. It cannot get better than this. A normal carton is about $5 but sometimes they have a special for 2 for $6. That's the time to go. My favorite is the chocolate malt. It has little malt balls in it with the chocolate ice cream. The quality of this ice cream is just way better than any store brand. They also have a spot to get scoops of ice cream with cones if you want it right away. They really need more people working though because there is always just one person at the register and the line gets really long. The line always goes so slow with every person the cashier is helping. read more

This review is for the employee at the ice cream counter. Not really for the store itself that seems outdated and small. Nazareth was very helpful and patient. Seemed to enjoy his job and it was refreshing to see that. Thank you. read more

Rite Aid - Blueberry cheesecake yogurt! - Drugstores Near Me - Whittier, California

Ugh. Worst store ever. I had to go there this morning because I was out of contact lens solution. It wasn't even 5:00 am when I got there. First of all, the prices at this store are outrageously high. $16.99 for the CHEAP STORE BRAND contact solution? That is ridiculous! Every item I walked past was easily 20-50% more expensive than Walgreens. Then, when I get to the register, the cashier has an obvious attitude as she is waiting on the woman in line in front of me. Every action (ringing up that woman's purchases, bagging them, etc...) was done with an attitude, like she didn't want to be there. As that woman is swiping her card, the cashier calls the manager up front. Now it's my turn. As she is ringing me up, the manager arrives. His name is Justin. The cashier tells him that it is past time for her break and they both sit there discussing her break while I just stand there. I wait. And wait. And wait. And wait. They couldn't hold off on their conversation until I was done? I was in a rush but did they care? Of course not. The only bright spot was the security guard at the front. He was a nice, young man that had a sweet disposition, greeted me when I came in and thanked me for shopping there when I left. It is sad and says something about the cashier when the security guard has far better customer service than she does. This place is ok if you are desperate and it's the middle of the night. Maybe that's why they think they can get away with the high prices and piss poor customer service. But from now on, there's a 24 hour Walgreens in Bellflower. It is so far out of my way and so much further than this Rite Aid but that is where I will be going from now on. And you should too. read more

The staff at Rite Aid (corner of Badillo and Grand avenue)were very helpful and courteous.Led me to the location of the item I wanted to purchase.Extremely friendly and cheerful.Greeted every customers with a hello and smile.After you leave they expressed their thank . read more

You have three because the ice cream is good, but deductions for the service. We came and got ice cream from thrifty after we got served we noticed a hair in the bucket of ice cream that they serve. When we told the lady she didn't seem to care. I even waited a while to see if she would pick it out. But she didn't. I was kinda grossed out. read more

Here's a crazy concept: if a grown woman is searching for something in the store, she doesn't need to be harassed by a "security guard" and given "advice" that you would give to an annoying pubescent nightmare being a PITA in the store. I'm trying to make a purchase here, you know, bring in more money to your store?! I know, I know, crazy!! Here's another crazy concept, Rite-Aid: I know times are tough and no one is jumping for the chance to work the grave yard shift, but perhaps a little more effort can be placed into finding better "security" guards. read more

Jason working check out for ice cream was very rude and short asked him for lids he didn't bother looking . I understand it's late but come on . read more

This Rite Aid has the filthiest restrooms I have ever encountered!! I left without my purchase because I had to go to the restroom and also because I was so disgusted!!! Just typing this is making me gag at the memory!!! I had to give 1 star just to be able to type in my comment!!! read more

Run of the mill Rite Aid, no complaints here. Only perk is that my bf's roommie works here... can someone say discount? hahah read more

I went into this store today and my card was declined after having just used it at another store in the quad . I told the girl there must be something wrong with the chip reader. She ran it two more times said I needed to call my bank. I walked next door to vallarta market and my card went through just fine. So the chip readers don't work here and the staff is unaccountable for the faulty equipment . From the sound of it the other card readers were having issues as well. read more

Pharmacy open until 11pm Friendly and professional service which was very welcome as I was feeling horribly as I waited The cashiers at the front were a bit slow but the store is open 24 hours do its a push I'm glad this is my local pharmacy read more

The Rite Aid Pharmacy closes at 10:00pm, NOT open 24 Hours!!!! So, if your loved one is ill and needs pain medication, don't waste your time going to Rite Aid in WHITTIER. The store is filthy and there's sketchy people hanging out front- Security is a joke...Management can you please change the message recording for pharmacy, the information is not correct-you are Not Open 24HOURS! read more

Rite Aid has a wide variety of items which is convenient. They just remodeled the store last month and the store looks a lot nicer and neater now. I recommend signing up for their rewards card (or whatever they call it), it saves you money on their already low prices. A definite PLUS of Rite Aid is that they carry Thrifty's Ice Cream. If you're not familiar with Thrifty's Ice Cream, do yourself a favor and pick up a flavor that you like. You will not be disappointed. If you're lucky, you'll catch those little tubs when they're on sale (2 for $5!). My only gripe is that I wish they carried fruit by the foot. Oh well, Ralph's is right next door. Rite Aid has a huge parking lot that they share with other stores in the quad, so finding a parking spot is easy and painless. Employees are very kind and if they notice a long line, one will open a register up to speed things along (Some of you will notice how rare that is!) read more

Store is neat and organized, was able to find what I needed without a problem. There were no long lines at the registers, the minute there were more than 2 customers behind me the lady at the cash registry picked up the phone and asked for another line to open. Within a minute a second cashier came over and took care of the other customers.. The best thing was thrifty ice cream, couldn't walk out without a two scoop cone of my favorite " Rocky Road ice cream" read more

Go there often at night to get ice cream... Enjoy the customer service the Brad gives us every time we go. He greets us with a smile always has friendly conversations as he is serving us. Makes our visit very pleasant every time we go. I tried to do the survey for Brad but for some reason it didn't Go through. Thank you Brad you are awesome read more

The pharmacists kept everybody waiting for over an hour. They keep saying come back 10 minutes later, it's not ready. Why can't they just give an exact time to come back? I could have left and gotten other things done, and then come back if they told me to come back in am hour. But because they said 10 minutes, 10 minutes, I couldn't even leave rite aid..and ended up staying here for over an hour. I just had gum surgery and 2 teeth removed and waiting for pain reliever and antibiotics.. they keep me waiting for over an hour.. wanna go home and rest. Other people are complaining too and the manager just got here. Ugggh..... read more

I stopped by around 6:30 pm on a Tuesday to pick up a few things. The new store arrangement does look neater but I found myself completely lost looking for pantyhose and lip gloss. It took me way too long to find both. I attempted to ask someone up front to direct me but there was only one person at the register. I stood in line after finding the items on my own & noticed a second checker was needed because the line was getting really long & the first checker wasn't doing anything about it. I decided to call the store while standing in line hoping I could give that feedback to a manager. The first checker had to answer the call! I told her I thought it was time for a second checker & she said, "well I don't have a second checker" and then hung up the phone! I couldn't believe how rude she was! When I got up to the register I confronted her about it. She told me I sounded exactly like the pharmacist who calls her often to tell her a second checker is needed. Apparently she observes her from the back of the store. I told her I didn't appreciate how she spoke to me & she needs to be careful because I am a customer. She apologized and asked me not to 'take it personally.' I have observed long lines in rite aid many a time. Seems like the store is not staffed appropriately & if that checker was so rude to me I can only imagine there are unresolved issues with the staff that are not being managed appropriately. These things need to be addressed by store management!!! read more

So I just stopped by for some ice cream and a gentleman by the name of Andrew was super helpful! He came to us and greeted us and was super friendly. I couldn't decide on what ice cream to get and he patiently waited. He held a great conversation and did not make us feel like we had to rush. Someone who's friendly, helpful, and patient is always better than someone who is fast and rude. Thank you Andrew!! You're awesome!! read more

THANK YOU ROSA!!!!!!! I was having an awful day that basically ended with me getting locked out of my home and my phone died while i was trying to get to a friends house. It was 3AM and i was freezing. I stopped in to see if i could possibly charge my phone and i was turned down because of store policy. Then this lovely lady named Rosa followed me out of the store and handed me her charger and showed me where there was an electrical outlet in the parking lot. SHE DID NOT BREAK ANY STORE POLICY! IF SHE GETS ANYTHING BUT PRAISE FOR THIS SO HELP ME GOD.... Anyway after charging my phone for a bit i returned her charger to her in the store and she insisted i continued using it until it was fully charged. I politely declined and told her it was really cold outside and jokingly explained "i don't even have a heater in my car because racecar". She didn't get it but chuckled anyway. Again she followed me out of the store and i assumed she was putting the charger in her car. Apparently i parked next to her. While my car was warming up my car about to leave she tapped on my window and of course i rolled it down. She handed me a blanket and wouldn't take no for an answer. This woman is an angel. Completely turned my mood around and showed me that there are still good people in this world. THANK YOU ROSA. DON'T EVER CHANGE. And to Rite Aid GIVE THIS WOMAN A RAISE!!! SHE IS A TRULY GOOD WOMAN AND AN ASSET TO YOUR COMPANY. read more

The only reason i give this rite aid a one star is because the pharmacist who took my prescription. I handed it to her and she automatically said she had none of the three prescriptions. Sbe then called me back saying she tried twice to get a hold of my dr to approve of the three prescriptions and could not and said she would not refill it and said i needed to pick up my prescription paper. I called my dr and within the hour a new nice pharmacist called and said she had two of the meds but not one. One of the prescriptions was Norco which would be ready within a few days, another for nausea and another for hearburn n digestion. i recently had my gallbladder removed and the pain was equivilant to having a baby. the pain was debilitating and came back. vomiting and nausea forba week. im still figuring out what agrees with me and doesnt. SHE LIED TO ME SAYING SHE HAD NONE OF THE PRESCRIPTIONS! How was that if the other pharmacist said she had the other two? Ive been a regular for years, she could check my background and see that i dont take pain pills on a reg basis, in fact i hate em read more

This store no longer trusts this community. Now the guard asks you to leave any bags and backpacks in a pile by the register. I get it, you're tired of doing business with us... read more

Patricia you are a doll!!!! Thank you for your help on that pain in the ass return. You made me feel taken care of and I appreciate you. I hope you get to see this review and know I am very grateful. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! read more

I've been getting meds here my entire life. Decent service. They have automated calls that say, "Hello, this is your Rite Aid store. We are calling to remind "Bobby B." that your order is ready. You can pick up your order until [Insert Date Here]. Thank you, goodbye. Hello, this is your Rite Aid store. We are calling to remind "Bobby B." that your order is ready. You can pick up your order until [Insert Date Here]. Thank you, goodbye. Hello, this is your Rite Aid store. We are calling to remind "Bobby B." that your order is ready. You can pick up your order until [Insert Date Here]. Thank you, goodbye. Hello, this is your Rite Aid store. We are calling to remind "Bobby B." that your order is ready. You can pick up your order until [Insert Date Here]. Thank you, goodbye. Hello, this is your Rite Aid store. We are calling to remind "Bobby B." that your order is ready. You can pick up your order until [Insert Date Here]. Thank you, goodbye. Hello, this is your Rite Aid store. We are calling to remind "Bobby B." that your order is ready. You can pick up your order until [Insert Date Here]. Thank you, goodbye. Hello, this is your Rite Aid store. We are calling to remind "Bobby B." that your order is ready. You can pick up your order until [Insert Date Here]. Thank you, goodbye. Hello, this is your Rite Aid store. We are calling to remind "Bobby B." that your order is ready. You can pick up your order until [Insert Date Here]. Thank you, goodbye. Hello, this is your Rite Aid store. We are calling to remind "Bobby B." that your order is ready. You can pick up your order until [Insert Date Here]. Thank you, goodbye." No disappointments. Nothing special really. FYI they sell their condoms and morning after pills at the back counter. Choose wisely. read more