Not surprised to see bad reviews for this location. Their store employees are friendly, helpful, they seem happy to be there, but the pharmacy is a perfect example of horrible customer service and people who don't give a....
They don't seem to have any understanding that they are often the final step in getting a loved one relief from suffering, is it really necessary to be so obnoxiously rude? In this case, my loved one is my dog. After a month of trying different medications and her being miserable, we finally found what we think is the right diagnosis and the script was for medication she needs to take ASAP so we can see if she improves. It breaks our hearts to see her struggling and in discomfort. This prescription could be the game changer and bring her relief, finally!
I took a lunch break with a mission....find a pharmacy with the medication in stock. This Walgreens happens to be across the street, first stop. No line, yessss! All I need to know is if it's in stock, if it is, here you go, thank you, I'll pick it up when it's ready. If not, I was moving on to the next pharmacy.
I would have taken very little of their time. I walk up, stand on the line (there wasn't an actual line, it was just me), two ladies are at the register they look up at me and then go back to talking. Cool. I see the consultation side and they were doing things. Probably the drive thru. So I wait and then I think...maybe I need to walk up for assistance? I went to the consultation window thinking they can look really quick. The lady at consultation window was so....gruff. "Do you need something?" I say, I just want to drop this off if you have it in stock. She tells me, you need to wait in line and they'll help you *points to the girls who were pretending I wasn't there* while I WAS in said line.
I go the line area, they look at me, don't acknowledge me so I walk to the window where the two employees are talking and one of them says, "you need to wait in line and we'll be with you in a minute." I say, I've been waiting and there is no line. She repeats, MA'AM, we'll be with you in a minute, speaking to me like a child. I looked around a little, am I being punk'd? They really were not going to help me until they were good & ready.
I was hot at this point, but I had another pharmacy to hit up and they wasted enough time for no good reason other than they did not want to stop what they were discussing to help.
Fortunately, the CVS in Target right up the street had it so all ends well and they were great. Friendly, helpful, fast, and I was 3rd on line. They had customers. I see why.
There is a principle here for the kind of business they are. They had no way to know my dog desperately needs this medication. That's the point, people certainly go to pharmacies for more urgent matters. Is this how they treat people who could be going through a horrible health situation? No, it's not their job to care, but it is their job to assist customers in filling prescriptions. So do it!
I don't think these ladies belong in a pharmacy at all, but that's not my decision to make. My only decision is to never step foot into any Walgreens again. I know the loss of my business won't break Walgreens and that's not my intent, but I won't be back. read more