I've been a long-time patron of this Walgreens location. It's the only drive-thru stand-alone pharmacy in town (though there is a Medicap pharmacy across town). This Walgreens has a photo processing center, the pharmacy, some groceries, lots of health products, and some household products as well. This is NOT a 24/7 location. It has regularly closing and opening hours. It also has a staffed cosmetic counter and a drive-thru Pharmacy.
Parking is good here, and unlike some Walgreens parking lots, it actually is pretty easy to get in and out of. It's located right next to the North Grand Mall, so on occasion, parking can get a bit full on the mall-side of the store. As for the bright side, though, you can easily park at the mall, get what you wanted in the mall, walk to Walgreens, and then walk back to your car - without wasting all sorts of gas in your car. The mall also has bike parking as well as almost every CyRide bus makes a stop there. This gives you a lot of ways to get to Walgreens if you need to.
The interior of the store has always been very clean and organized. They don't get a ton of foot traffic, so everything is usually in its place. Unless it's a sale item for that week, I've rarely had issues with an item being out of stock when I come in to purchase. Items that are super cheap or free may be out of stock, though, but even then, their stock usually seems to last most of the week (Wednesday or so).
What you'll pay when shopping at Walgreens depends on what you're buying. If you're buying non-sale merchandise, you'll probably pay more than a big box retailer. However, if you're buying things that are on sale, you can regularly pay LESS than the big-box guys. Keep an eye on the weekly circular to figure out what you'll want to buy that week. This store does keep a pile of the circulars near the door if you want to pick one up before shopping.
As another reviewer mentioned, ALL sale prices in the weekly circular are ONLY valid if you have one of their membership cards (Balance Rewards). The card is entirely free and you can sign up quickly at check-out, but some people are really against the idea of having to have it.
The photo counter is pretty good, but it's not always staffed. If someone isn't there, just ask another associate to help you out. All of my photo orders have been ready within the promised time, and because Walgreens is so close to the mall, you can come in, sit at the kiosk, figure out what you want printed, go shopping, and come back in an hour and your prints will be done. It's a nice way to save time and get your photos printed at the same time. Print quality is okay; it's not as impressive as other photo printing services, but it's okay. (I might be picky in that department since I'm a photographer, though.)
Checking out is usually pretty fast, and if it seems like things are getting backed up, they're really good about calling in other cashiers to help. You'll be checked out within a couple minutes once joining the line - and many times, I'm the only person in line, so I'm out of there without waiting. It really depends on what time you go (like if you go during the rush hour right after most people get off work). Cashiers are usually very friendly and easy to work with; most don't usually even have a problem with coupons either, so that's definitely awesome!
Final thoughts: Great Walgreens location. I wish more locations were like this. Everything is so organized, and it's usually a pleasant and enjoyable shopping experience. Employees are friendly, and it's a great and clean location.
(As a note, there's also a Redbox located outside of Walgreens in case you wanted to pick up a movie to watch later too!) read more
