The pharmacy staff is incredibly rude at this location and have been multiple times. They are incredibly unhelpful, refuse to answer questions in involving the app, and told me that they don't care if I take my business elsewhere when I try to ask further questions. I will definitely be finding a different pharmacy to use in the future. read more

Man, I really want to like this place. It's such a mixed bag though. It's conveniently located. It has pretty good hours. It has a decent selection. But it's kinda kinda sketchy for some reason. The pharmacy has always been a complete fustercluck. Like other reviews have said, it's a dumpster fire. I used to fill prescriptions here about a decade ago and stopped because it was real bad. Recently I filled one here because they were the only pharmacy nearby that had a medication in stock. That one experience went okay, so I figured I'd start using them again. Well, every other experience went sideways after that. I called and got put on hold and gave up after sitting there for over 20 minutes. I called back and asked for a manager and then got hung up on. Twice. When I finally got an assistant manager the third time they told me they couldn't check the other Walgreens to see if they had a medication I needed. When I called their 800 number directly after that the person I spoke to told me that was literally their job. When I called the CVS down the street they did a check for all stores in a 20 mile radius for stock for me instantaneously. So maybe update your systems Walgreens? read more

I like this Walgreens to shop, but the pharmacy is very disorganized and frustrating to deal with. If there is a pharmacy manager, the person should be replaced. Hire someone who knows how to manage a team and expect better quality work from their employees. read more

This pharmacy has very bad customer service. I was on hold today for 45 minutes, and they never answered their phone. I called the store line, and they would not provide any help. Overall, staff is slow and not helpful. Prescriptions are expensive, so why don't they hire adequate and competent staff? read more

Their system is all messed up and they always blame it on my insurance but I only have this problem with Walgreens pharmacies. They need tech support. Hire IT professionals!!! The app is also rubbish. It can't find any of my prescriptions. My insurance company has had direct calls with them but to no avail. I think they have multiple accounts for me but they can't seem to sort it out. read more

If I could have given ZERO STARS I would. The Pharmacy is the worst. It takes them forever to fill prescriptions. And they never contact you to let you know they don't have the medication. We are transferring our prescriptions as this is BS!!!! read more

Your pharmacy is a complete dumpster fire. Not one single friendly interaction in the 5 years I've been there. I've stopped going and changed to a pharmacy farther from my house because of the team you've hired. If I do go, it's purely out of convenience rather than a choice. One example of the terrible customer experience is the flippant cashiering, another is the complete avoidance of eye contact for acknowledgment of my existence, another is the incorrect refill of a prescription, another is never saying we'll be right there, another is a 65 minute wait time on a phone call that had 3 people ahead of me. Also, your automated system is really bad. Learn some empathy and sympathy for others. I gave 2 stars instead of 1 because the center store employees that I've encountered are great. read more

This is absolutely THE WORSE pharmacy I have EVER gone to. The pharmacist (not the employees) are incredibility rude, obnoxious, have no human compassion at all !! I have been going to this Walgreens pharmacy for quite a while now and it's not only just the point of having to wait on the lineup for sometimes WELL OVER an hour, but when you get up to the window, after standing on line for an hour they are unapologetic, uncaring, and a LOT of times they tell us they are very understaffed (which is very obvious), but then we're told to come back tomorrow or Monday for those of us who don't have Saturday or Sunday off. My advice ? STAY AWAY FROM THIS PHARMACY ALL TOGETHER !!! WE WILL BE PULLING OUR BUSINESS FROM WALGREENS COMPLETELY NEXT WEEK !! BTW, do NOT bother calling them on their phone because they do NOT answer. And this is well known. Even the pharmacist will tell you not to waste your time calling them because they don't answer. read more

The pharmacy is TERRIBLE! Waited on hold for a long time to speak with the pharmacist. When he was finally available, he was EXTREMELY rude and impatient. After the conversation, he hung up the phone without even saying anything! Absolutely no manners! I understand he is busy and might be stressed but this is your job dude! Please do somewhere else! This place is awful! read more

I came in tonight to waste time when I got off work before I took the hour ride home I went down up and down every aisle looking for absolutely nothing I needed just things that were on clearance I've purchased a few things I need not really but I wanted to go ahead and say this location is super easy to get to from all locations north south east and west right off the freeway and Hailey provided me the best customer service she was very patient and opened up the cabinet so I can smell different shampoo and conditioners to make sure I purchased the right one she went above and beyond and she was kind and patient we need more employees like her everywhere I go read more

Look at the other reviews. This store had its entire staff quit more than a year ago and it's never recovered. The staff are kind and are trying their best but many are new with little experience and their ability to handle the stress. Consequently they've had a really high turnover rate. My personal feeling is they need to fire the management and hire in enough staff to handle the workload. On three separate visits I overheard the staff tell patients that they were working on prescriptions at least three days behind. I've tried to be patient even though most visits (I'm there twice a month) have been over 40 minutes. And often the store doesn't have the medications the online system tells me are ready. LAST WEEK I MOVED ALL MY RX's to another pharmacy. It'll be a long time before I ever give them another chance. You lost a five- year faithful customer. You had plenty of time to correct the problem. read more

It's a hour wait. Go to another location. There staff quit. No pharmacist sign when you walk in the store. read more

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Worst customer service, wife had to use bathroom and they asked us to wait for someone to go and open the door for us. We waited 30 minutes and no one arrived. We left all the items we were going to purchase. Ridiculous. read more

This is one of the worst and slowest pharmacies I've ever been to. And sadly I've been going to this pharmacy for at least 10 years now and it's just going downhill. Whether you go inside or wait in the drive-through to pick up prescriptions, it's at least a 30 minute wait anytime of the day. I am at the point that I am going to switch pharmacies completely. read more

This is the worst pharmacy I've ever seen. Poor customer service, rude, incompetent and slow at answering the phones, no knowledge of your prescription! They are a complete travesty!! I'd rather get a root canal than go back to this shit hole! I'm transferring my prescription somewhere else!!! read more

The pharmacy closes at 5, the drive through is shut completely and they never answer the phone. Every time I call, I sit on hold for nearly an hour before being hung up on. The lines are always long at the store register and pharmacy register. I'll be transferring my prescriptions elsewhere. read more

As of November 26th after being on hold for 4 hours for the pharmacy I finally called the front end of the store and the man who answered said sorry for the wait we only have one floater pharmacist. All the pharmacy staff walked out. It's 3:30 and I'm sitting in line behind five or six other cars who have been waiting just as long as I have to get our prescriptions SHAME on Walgreens for not getting adequate staff to cover and they should have said something on their voicemail I am transferring my prescriptions to a more reliable Pharmacy. read more

I ordered online 6 days ago they didn't have a few of the items I had ordered so there would be an adjustment to my debit card it's been 6 days and it is still pending so I don't know when they do their adjustments but buying online without the insurance that everything you've ordered is actually in the store is ridiculous I'm having to wait 6 days for a refund Walgreens is actually quick to take the money but they're not quick to give it back read more

Have you ever been followed around the store after looking at cosmetics? LOSS PREVENTION, you guys suck and are not very discrete. You called the code over the intercom while I was browsing then immediately after comes your not so well trained man to follow me around the store. Tell him to hide his mic while talking into it. I hope you watched me pay for my items with the wallet that came out of my Gucci purse then hop in my Benz. read more

Possibly one of the worse walgreens in the area, older white lady worker complains about not having help but shes just sitting there helping the same customer who has been on the phone for 25 mins at the register rather than asking her to step aside and help other customers. You would think problem solving could be used. Severely understaffed. read more

Pharmacy is super slow and inconvenient. I dropped my prescription off the day before and had to come back 3 different times because the instructions were "unclear". Ended up having to call the vet and be the middle man for them. Not a good time, go to a local pharmacy or a different one. read more

Super slow! I made an appointment for noon for booster and flu and I had to wait an hour! No joke . What was the point of the appointment? And no "sorry". Super frustrating read more

The worst pharmacy costumer service it seams like the crew don't want to wok. They even forgot to put my order in the Asian lady was looking for excuses not to get my order if is not one thing. is another very rude... read more

The absolute WORST pharmacy ever. Shouldn't even be open. They can't keep up with their orders and tell you something is ready when it's not. Phone wait times are consistently over an hour. Been having trouble with this spot for months. It's a complete wast of time. Avoid at all costs. read more

This pharmacy is the worst as been for years. My son got his Covid shot here and because he lost his card we had to go back here for the booster. Three times they ran out of the booster. This time they did not even bother to call us to tell us not to come in. When I asked to get a new card for him to get the booster they had us wait 25 min before the gal told us they did not know where the cards are. read more

Been on hold for 1 hr. and 50mins and still going. I'm sick in bed so have the time but what about other people who have more urgency than me? We have used this Walgreens for the past 5 years since moving to Burien and appreciate changes and challenges wrought by Covid but waiting for 2hrs to speak to a pharmacist seems excessive. read more

Today, I asked my doctor for refill of Nasonex to be sent to the Burien Walgreens. Doctor confirmed Nasonex prescription sent. Auto call received from Walgreens pharmacy stating a pharmacy item was ready to pick up. So far, so good. Husband goes to pick up item. Pharmacy keeps medicine stapled in bag behind counter until paid. Medicine ends up being the generic version which with my insurance costs 6 times as much as Nasonex. Called pharmacy within 10 minutes and there is "nothing they can do." It wouldn't matter if doctor confirmed to use brand name, Walgreens Pharmacy still wouldn't exchange/refund the item, per store policy. Policy trumps care. In contrast, when something similar happened with Fred Meyers, the pharmacy at Fred Meyers made it right. (And the Fred Meyer pharmacy let you see the medicine box before you paid for it, too!). If you want a pharmacy that cares, I recommend Fred Meyers. If you do go to Walgreens, try to get them to show you the medicine before you pay for it, in case the doctor made an error in specifics. read more

Every time we've had to come here to pick up a prescription, the parking lot looks more like a dump than a parking lot. Walgreens needs to pick the garbage up daily. Not going to wait and see if they do or not as we're changing drugstores. read more

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In the past I've had OK experience at this location. Getting non-prescription items is fine. The wait to check-out is sometimes long. I called to speak with the pharmacy and waited on hold for 25 minutes then the call just disconnected. Called back and waited on hold with "one caller ahead of you" message for 20 minutes. Not likely. Something is broken with their phone system or they just don't answer the phone. read more

This Burien location stopped being 24hrs since back in April 2018. The only reason for me to give them a 5 star rating would be servicing 24hrs and the convenience of course. Now they send you way on the Eastside way in the middle of nowhere. What? Why did they stop the 24hr pharmacy? Does anyone know? So disappointed. read more

This store is usually is well stocked and very clean. Daytime staff is a little uptight and not as friendly. When I come after 10pm I usually get better service.the pharmacy is top notch and very friendly read more

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I have been trying to get my prescription transferred since I moved out of the area. My new pharmacy told me they haven't been able to get in touch, in order to confirm the transfer, and after AN HOUR waiting for the pharmacy phone robot to triage my call, it HUNG UP ON ME. I called again, this time for the store manager, who told me that EVERYONE in their pharmacy QUIT all at once. I am not surprised at all. Whether I liked doing business with them or not, leaving pharmacy patients in a desperate position is the WORST way to run this place, and their automated phone system is the WORST place for their pharmacy customers to end up, not knowing there would be no one on the other line to answer them. I have lost confidence in the company overall to be able to take care of their pharmacy patients, and, have no choice now but to go elsewhere. The FIRST thing they need to do is contact their pharmacy patients and alert them to the fact their pharmacy is 100% CLOSED!! read more

I went to get my flu shot and they refused to service me because it was too late I looked at the clock and there was plenty of time left they close at nine and it was 8:40 I speaker to with the night manager about it she said it was a choice of the pharmacist to deny my service at the end no one attended me and I had to leave read more

This place allllways has customers for some reason. I have driven by here numerous times at all hours of the day and even on holidays and there are forever cars in the parking lot. Anyways, this store is handy to have around, its easier to get in and out of than a super market and has more products than a mini mart. Nice in-between sorta place. Oh yeah they also have a Red Box that comes in handy too. read more

I'm from Vancouver, BC and I was looking for the Lumene BB Cream which is only found in Walgreens. They don't sell it in Vancouver, so I needed to restock. I asked the staff, and they told me that it's discontinued and they haven't had stock in a while. But there were several other Lumene products there. They didn't offer me any other suggestions, nor did they offer to call a different store. But I found what I was looking for at the Walgreens in Bellis Fair, near the Ross. I have no idea why they wouldn't have the same shipment/stock in the Burien Walgreens. read more

So yes I am giving them a 5 star even though they were unable to fill my prescription since my work is not covered with them. They were so nice and helpful; told me the next pharmacy I can try. Who does that?? They do...super nice and would get my prescriptions filled there but like I said they do not take my insurance with my company. read more

Most everything here is wayyyyyy overpriced needed something early before fred meyer opened dang close to double the price, I mean really, prescriptions probably only thing keeping this place afloat read more

Rude customer service in pharmacy. Never will I go back to store period. Constantly rude from pharmacy, one particular person.

This particular Walgreens is just okay. Not any better or worse than any other location I have ever been to. I'm usually in and out though, and go at times when its less busy. If I had to offer advice for improvement, I would say their pharmacy workers seem depressed and apathetic, but its also not the best location and I bet they have to deal with a lot of impatient and obnoxious customers. Its hard to blame them. They are one of the most affordable pharmacies in the area, it will be interesting to see how or if they compete with the new CVS going up on 160th. read more

This is the worst pharmacy I've ever been to. They are chronically understaffed and there have been numerous problems with getting our prescriptions filled over the last couple of years. We finally got so fed up that we transferred our prescriptions to Bartell's down the street despite the inconvenience of no drive-through option. We've encountered the following problems with the Walgreen's Pharmacy: 1. They do not have set policies and patients are at the mercy of any given pharmacist's whim. For example, I went to get a prescription filled and the pharmacy did not have 30 pills but they would be getting more the next day. I explained that I needed the medication the next morning and the pharmacist offered to split the prescription, saying we could pick up one dosage in a couple of hours, and return for the rest of the pills the following afternoon. However, when I went to pick up my prescription, I was given 24 pills and was told they could not split the prescription. I was charged for 30 pills even though I only received 24. The earlier pharmacist had gone off duty and the replacement pharmacist said he did not believe in doing " loaner" prescriptions and that it was against the law. I told him that all of the pharmacists should abide by the same policy as it's unfair and confusing for patients to be told different information by different pharmacists. 2. This pharmacy is chronically understaffed. The wait time on the phone to speak to someone is ridiculously long. 3. If there is a question or problem with your prescription that results in it not being filled, the pharmacy won't phone you; rather, they will wait until you come in three hours later for your prescription before telling you that it could not be filled. We are much happier with the Bartell's Pharmacy where the service far surpasses Walgreen's. read more