This review is for the pharmacy. I usually use CVS as my preferred pharmacy, but I had a medication that CVS said they don't carry, so I had to opt for Walgreens instead. WOW, if I ever had complaints about CVS pharmacy, they are like the Four Seasons compared to Walgreens.
Their phone line is truly awful. You are supposed to be able to say what you need and get help from their automated messaging system, but I've NEVER been able to get the system to actually direct me correctly. And then when I finally get directed to the pharmacy line, I get put on hold. And wait. And wait. And occasionally, the hold music will end and the line will ring like someone is about to pick up...but then the hold music returns! This happens several times, until finally, I inevitably get hung up on. My fiancé was in the room during one of my attempts to reach the pharmacy, and he was appalled just listening to the process. It was infuriating the first couple times this happened, but I realized that it is inevitable to get hung up on once, and then have to try calling all over again. And then you get put on hold again and have to wait in hopes that this time, a human being will actually pick up. Most recently when I tried calling this morning, I was on hold for over an hour, not exaggerating. I ended up giving up and trying again after lunch and amazingly was able to speak to someone in the pharmacy after being on hold for 20 minutes. What a miracle.
Their delivery SUCKS. With CVS, they always tell you delivery will take two days, but it ALWAYS comes a day early. I was spoiled and didn't even realize. Walgreens delivery supposedly takes around 5 days, but the first time I went in store to pick up my medication, the wait was so long I decided to request delivery anyway. The package got lost. This led to a nightmare with insurance, as they were insisting my medication was filled even though it had gone missing during delivery. I was told to contact the mail service used. I tried calling Walgreens for assistance, but they said the local store doesn't handle deliveries and they couldn't help me.
Good lord, I don't know if it's just that I happened to pick the shittiest Walgreens in the area, but I've never had such an awful experience with any CVS pharmacy, and I've had to switch pharmacies due to address changes multiple times. If there were any other place I could get my medication, I WOULD NOT USE WALGREENS. Even when you do reach someone on the phone, they are super rude and unfriendly and seem to try to be as unhelpful as possible. If it were possible to give 0 stars, this Walgreens pharmacy would get my first 0 star rating ever! Congratulations!
Oh, and they do vaccines, but by appointment only. Don't worry, it'll be like you didn't make an appointment! You're going to have to wait like you did a walk-in! I scheduled a flu shot and had to wait 40 minutes.
Walgreens clearly needs to hire more people for the pharmacy.
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