I don't usually leave reviews for anything. I just don't have the time and even when I am frustrated I typically like to let things go. But its time to speak up.
I urge anyone else who has like experiences (I know there are many) to speak up. I live in Lemon Grove and I would like to visit my local Walgreens without feeling tense due to the climate of disrespect. iTs interesting how the reviewer before me (Quay) stated there is nothing special and that the employees may be burned out and that its just a walgreens. She is right... that is a good experience for Lemon Grove Walgreens. You never get anything more and in fact Ive been getting much worse. I think we should be treated just like the customers in North Park where you are greeted with smiles, & employees want to help you. When you see that then you realize we are seriously being short changed!
I am a person who loves to use coupons. So I typically love stores such as Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid. And I was very very excited when Walgreens came to Lemon Grove because they are on each corner. But this was very short-lived. Let me explain exactly why:
1. I have walked into this store 11am Saturday morning and all of their advertisements were taken down. It makes it very difficult to find what is on sale and what is not. When I mentioned it to the clerk she said that they were getting ready for a change in advertisements. Its a saturday when many people run errands. That should be done at night... not early morning.
Another time I walked into the store on a Monday and the advertisements were not posted for certain items. I only realized they were on sale because I had the weekly ad and asked the cashier to run the bar code. I mentioned to her that the sale was not marked. She just shrugged her shoulders as if to say "Oh well." Sales not being marked has happened more than once at this particular Walgreens, but for it to be a Monday and them not to fix it... is ridiculous!
2. The night time manager/shift lead/supervisor is very disrespectful. I think his name is Marcisio. THIS IS MY #1 reason for not liking this walgreens. He gets angry if we walk into the store 10 minutes before closing even when we know exactly what we are going to get. We once walked in with 12 minutes to get 4 items. He didn't greet us and gave off a long sigh. When the clerk was having difficulty he didn't move an inch to help her. He was making it clear he didn't want us there. He speaks down to customers. He may say the Walgreens words "Be Well" but he doesn't mean them. He NEVER smiles, even when you try to go out of your way and make small talk with him. Last week I learned Dr. Pepper was not considered a coke product, I asked him if I could change it to sprite in order to use my coke coupon. He was frustrated, whirled around walked to the back, grabbed the sprite and dropped it on the counter. He wanted to make it VERY CLEAR that he was not amused. This week he walked out of my moms face when she tried to show him he made a ring-up error and made a side comment "I rang what was on the counter" He ignored her attempts to continue the discussion and walked to the back. She had to have him paged TWICE to get him to come back and look at the receipt. When he realized he did the ring up wrong, he simply fixed it, without any apology, and said as we walked away again, "Be Well".
I can go on and on with specific incidents... not just vague comments. I would urge corporate to watch the recorderd videos and simply watch his gestures and body language. You can see his demeanor easily through his nonverbals.
3. This store will treat couponers as if they "are getting away with something". Its very hostile climate. Seems ironic because at some Walgreens (North Park, HIllcrest, Clairemont) they will actually cut out newspaper coupons and give them to you. In fact in most instances Walgreens is typically more coupon friendly than other stores. This store acts like coupons are weapons and couponers are the enemy. There is one person at this store who has always held a smile on her face and has always been polite... Eleanor. Even if she cannot accept a coupon for whatever reason, she is always respectful and customer friendly. She always greets people as they walk in and if something is out of stock she will check the back for you. Seems like she should be the manager!
In general if you are just getting a prescription or quick item, then this store may be okay for you. But if you choose to use coupons at this store where you have to frequent the store more than twice a week then you'll see its not a very nice store and even more it has a terrible climate for couponers. They don't like to rain checks. They won't let you buy more than one sale item unless its Saturday. COUPONERS do NOT use this store unless its a last resort. I plan to make that clear to all. No one deserves to be disrespected! read more