Sucks that the criminal element has these stores locking everything up. Waited around for several minute for an employee to unlock the toothbrushes for a toothbrush that was less than 2 bucks. After a while I walked out of the store. I had a few things in my cart that I just left behind. If you don't have the staff to assist when they need an item that is locked up, than find another way. Or maybe lock it up accordingly. An item that is less than 2 dollars shouldn't be a hassle to purchase. read more

I have read all the one star reviews and I have experienced the same issues. Their computer system is atrocious, giving incorrect information about prescriptions and cancelling them without reason. After waiting in a line and you finally get your medications, do not leave the window without checking to see if they got it correct. Better yet, find another pharmacy. read more

Everything, and I do mean everything is locked up. I get some things but whole aisles and no one to unlock them? Waited forever just to get some eyedrops ...ridiculous. The cashier who couldn't do two things at once, scan items and hold the item at the same time was also a joke. When the phone rang and he answered it, it added another 10 minutes to our wait time. With this kind of customer service this Walgreens is bound to shut down. read more

Walgreens - Drugstores Near Me - San Carlos, California

One is overly generous - I have been here over 25 minutes to pickup a prescription and they have given me all kinds of excuses from can't find it to computer froze on them ....still waiting for the prescription!!! read more

Walgreens - Walgreens Pharmacy Pickup - Drugstores Near Me - San Carlos, California

I'm only reviewing the Pharmacy Management. They filled a prescription I no longer take, and that has been replaced by something else. I picked iup the wrong RX and did not realize it because I thought it was my new Rx A few days later, the correct RX was filled. When I went back to get the right prescription they wouldn't return the wrong prescription that actually gave me anemia! So I would say they're trying to kill me or anyone else that fills their medications there. I tried to return it back to them ASAP. Since I was out of town for a few days, they claimed the transaction was out of the "que", returning medicine not policy. Not like the bag was even opened. This problem could have easily & simply been resolved with better service. Especially, since they have improved the wait time to a human acceptable level. read more

Walgreens Had me sitting at the drive thru waiting for a hour after being on hold for almost half a hour with them Four hours ago and being told my medication is ready and now they say it's not even processed and telling me the incorrect information about my medication. This has happened multiple occasions and I am frustrated with this Walgreens location. read more

Still the only place close by thats 24/7 besides 7/11. Man and that woman that works the nightshift is awesome. I came in around 1am and as usual she gave me great customer service. She hooked me up with a coupon and it really made my day. She really helped me pick out the right product so I don't leave feeling all screwed over. She really made sure the customer (me) and others I am sure left with a smile. read more

Pharmacy: they really don't care about their customers. Long lines making people stand in lines instead of taking a number. They say they will have your prescription ready in 10 minutes. 20 minutes later they tell you there out of what you need. Then we ask if they know if f other Pharmacies have it and sometimes they won't even look it up. When ask if they could call the other pharmacy, they say "Oh We Don't Do That". While we were there a customer said he had been waiting over a hour and asked for the manager and she said "I am the manager and you can leave if you don't want to Wait" They REALLY DON'T CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS read more

Too many people working at computers and only 1 or 2 working with customers. Can take up to 90 minutes to pick up a RX.

I'm impressed this store is open 24h and the pharmacy is also open 24h with a break from 1:30am-2:00am. I wrote a review 9 years ago indicating that pharmacy is very slow. They are still a bit slow. I think this is because they don't really have much staff working the counters back there. In the short span I was there, we had like 8 customers in line (including me)! Staff was friendly though! read more

ZERO STARS (yelp forcing me to select one)!! Pharmacy refused to answer the phone. After waiting 20 minutes with the inane music on autoplay for 20 minutes and multiple times someone picking up and telling me to continue holding, I was hung up on! All I want to know is if they have my medication in stock because CVS (slightly better at customer service) is out of stock. Completely frustrated. read more

Terrible pharmacy customer service. The woman manager and probie drive through female agent are super rude. Terrible customer service. These ladies need to be trained better. Was told my Rx was ready, checked the day before, was told it was ready, and still had to wait. read more

Many times people complain about the wait at the Pharmacy. I actually had an issue with a prescription. On a Monday I received a partially filled prescription. I called the next day and was told they were working on it and to check back the next day which I did. I was told by the tech that someone would call me back. I should have asked when, because I never got a call back. On Wednesday I was pretty unhappy and called the pharmacy to follow up. I was on hold for 35 minutes, you know the phone would ring like I was going to get connected, but someone picked up the line and immediately put it back on hold. If that happened one more time, I told myself I would go down there and see them myself. Well long story short, it happened again so I went down to the store. I waited at the consultation window. While there, I watched the action behind the staff area counter. There was a long line of people waiting for their prescriptions and three people helping customers at the windows in the store and drive thru. The Pharmacist and the techs were working at double speed carefully filling prescriptions and answering questions. They were all moving like a well oiled machine! Frankly I was impressed by the entire operation. Back to me. I could see the Pharmacist working quickly and efficiently signing things and working on a prescription. Finally my call was picked up by the Pharmacist. I told him I'm looking at you at the Consultation window. He smiled, hung up the phone and helped me in person. He explained what had happened, apologized and asked me to wait five minutes. After two minutes, he asked me to move to the open window, have me my prescription and processed the payment and I was gone. I glanced at his lab coat and could only make out his first name, it was "David". Because I wanted to compliment the gentleman and his team, I went back to the store and asked the Pharmacist's name. It is David Wong. Doctor Wong, thank you for your diligence and commitment to assisting your clients. Thank you also to your Staff for their hard work. Despite my never getting a call back, he made it all better for me. I hope Walgreens brass see this review and be sure to recognize Dr. Wong and his staff. read more

Incredible slow service They need to level up their games What happened to the management? read more

Always has what I need. Runny nose, birth party, 12am cravings and stuff for traveling. (Small toothpaste and mouthwash) I really like it here and it's a dangerous place to be if you're on a budget because the spending can get out of hand fast. read more

This is a crime of a crime place. There are plenty of alternatives around. Avoid it. I shop here occasionally, eg when I am out of NyQuil or supplements. They occasionally scan the most expensive item twice and if you notice they will blame a scanner and will work 10 min to refund you, if you don't - your money is gone. They will NOT make the same mistake with a $3 item, NyQuil is quite a catch for them. When caught they will not apologize, they will look like it's a normal thing for them, they will open additional registers so the line is not growing. Also near the shop entrance especially in the evenings is not a safe place to be, some ... weird individuals hanging out. read more

Unlike other Walgreens this location has a peculiar practice where there are no dedicated pharmacists. The line averages over an hour on any given day. The outdoor pharmacy line takes priority. So fyi read more

Literally the worst pharmacy in the world. They're always out of pretty standard drugs, they can't figure out how to properly bill insurance, AND THEY ARE SLOWER THAN MOLASSES. Holy moly stay far far away from here. read more

Just stay away They're horrid. Worst customer service. Worst everything. Lines for 2 hours.

There are literally no employees in the store to help you. I waited over an hour to get my medication and there was no sign of anyone able to help me. I left. Walgreens corporate should be ashamed of itself for staffing stores with zero employees. read more

At 8:30 pm Urgent Care sent in a prescription to the "24 hour" San Carlos Walgreens pharmacy (not my usual CVS, which was closing for the night). I waited at the pharmacy until 11:15 pm and then went home. They didn't text that the prescription was filled until 9:06 am the next morning. This is "24 hour" service? False advertising. read more

This pharmacy is an absolute train wreck. On two separate occasions they have dispensed medications to the wrong person. Once to a door dash delivery driver! Their verification is lackadaisical and when inquired about it over the phone, there is zero sense of accountability or urgency to rectify. Simply an offer by a pharmacy employee "Juan" to put in another refill. So this is telling that there is no sense of accountability or sense in how insurance works when dispensing meds. Does this person care that they gave meds to the wrong people? Does this speak on their desire to make things right? Both are a staggering NO. This staff is treating both the patients information and privacy, as well as the pharmacy's license with a disdain that rivals their ineptitude. read more

I've gone to that pharmacy early when they first open at 8:00 AM - with nobody in line - and 6 people behind the counter - and I STILL had to wait, even though I made my presence known. I've been in lines so long in that store I grew a beard before I reached the counter. I've been with Kaiser now for a number of years and man, what a difference! Kaiser is professional and convenient and Walgreen's is a living hell. read more

Don't waste your time trying to get prescriptions filled here. Their phone robot will tell you that it will be ready (several days away). You go there and find that not only have they not filled it, but they have to order it for several days in the future. And this is with a prescription you've been filling there for at least 6 months. Each time you had to pay cash- fine- not on insurance. But rather than a text with a question, they randomly decide to just screw you over on an important need. Don't bother with them. Try for online since you're more likely to actually get what you need. read more

This is truly a terrible pharmacy. They are understaffed and it impacts patient care and experience. The folks who work here have generally been pleasant in terms of customer service, but that only goes so far when operationally they are under resourced. It is a shame because it is the only 24-hour pharmacy on the mid-Peninsula (SSF Walgreens is also 24-hour). read more

Pharmacy is awful with wait times. Drive through 30 minutes wait easily at any time of the day and don't even try calling them to ask a question. No one answers. read more

I came in today to fill a prescription. My prescription was taken and I was told that I was all good to go. The person helping me appeared overwhelmed and was helping the drive thru and the in person customers. She took my prescription and I left. I call to check and I am told that I came in to put the prescription in my file but not to fill it. How does that make sense? Why would I come in to put a prescription on file and not to fill it? It is okay to make a mistake but to lie because you cannot take credibility for your mistake is another. Just say you made a mistake, it is okay. But to lie and say I just came in to put a prescription on file is ridiculous. I may have said and please keep this prescription in my file but I def said to fill it. Terrible customer service and no credibility for mistakes. They just lie and say u came by to give them your prescription but not to fill it. Never coming here again. read more

Pharmacy is incredibly slow. Takes 10-20min per customer. I've never experienced a slower pharmacy.

I go here because this is the closest pharmacy to my home. But every single time the experience is poor. I can't say if that's due to incompetence, overworked employees, under-skilled hiring or poor software systems. read more

Pharmacy wait times at this San Carlos walgreens have gone up a lot here over the years, especially as the belmont location on ralston closed. Will need to try another location and see. A bit chaotic last time i was here. read more

I do not recommend this pharmacy. They take forever to do anything. They have people that work in the store to help in the pharmacy that's how bad it is. They don't care about us. Don't waste your time and take your prescriptions to CVS or Rite Aid. Rite Aid is the best in my opinion. It's unfortunate because it's close to my house but I rather take the drive elsewhere read more

My doctor called in my Rx on 12/15/25 and I still haven't received my inhaler!! I've called numerous times and heard lie after lie about where my Rx delivery is? Horrible, Horrible, Horrible service!!!! read more

This pharmacy is overburdened and people wait on an average for an hr or more in line for pickup. They need to be better staffed. Feel terrible for the employees working this pharmacy. read more

Absolutely the worst pharmacy customer service I've ever experienced. 12 people in line and no one's Rx is ready even after receiving text messages to pick up. read more

I booked a vaccine appointment online and arrived on time. The staff put me on hold and this hold has been 40 minutes and going. During this time, people were calling in but the staff just picked up the phone and put them on hold without ever answering them again 90% of the time. When attempting to update the insurance, the staff said it would take a couple of minutes to get the interface pulled up, which means the software in use needs engineering. I sympathize the people working here. Please hire more people or do something about the system, training, etc. read more

Only come here if you have 90 mins to wait for your meds. Seriously. It takes that long.

AVOID. I am switching to Amazon delivery for pharmacy orders. Always understaffed. Take forever on orders. Spent 35 minutes in line last time I was here. Driveway always backed up read more

Drug storeOpen Overview Products Directory Reviews Photos By owner About Google review summary Reviews All prescription87 drive thru41 call21 people12 +6 Sort by Most relevant Newest Highest Lowest Heather Schlosser 5 reviews·4 photos Deceptive Pricing! Inconsistent and inflated in-store pricing compared to their own app. ... More Photo 1 in review by Heather Schlosser Photo 2 in review by Heather Schlosser Photo 3 in review by Heather Schlosser Roxanne M Local Guide·13 reviews 3 months ago I've heard many complaints about Walgreen's Pharmacies. Nevertheless, I decided to have my dentist fill a prescription at the San Carlos location mostly for the convenience of the location. While in line, two patrons were speaking to the ... More 2 Captain Olimar Local Guide·8 reviews 3 months ago I've never been treated worse by a pharmacist than I was today. 6:45am at the drive-thru. 5 minutes after pressing the call button, David/Daniel (one of those names) arrives and immediately says, "Yeah? Yeah?" Great start. I tell him I have ... More 1 Liz Dzeng 5 reviews a month ago So incredibly understaffed. I tried to go first thing in the morning and there was no one at the pharmacy for 10 mins and there was a long line so I gave up. So now I'm back at 9 pm and I've been waiting 20 mins and still not helped and ... More 1 Heather Schlosser 5 reviews·4 photos a minute ago New Deceptive Pricing! Inconsistent and inflated in-store pricing compared to their own app. I had a really disappointing experience at my local Walgreens that left me feeling frustrated and disrespected. I used the Walgreens app to place a pickup order and had three items in my cart with clearly listed prices for pickup or delivery: Arm & Hammer Saline Spray - $7.99 online / $11.99 in store Ricola Lemon Mint Lozenges - $5.99 online / $7.99 in store Sudafed Pain & Pressure - $10.99 online / $17.99 in store When I went in-store, due to ID being required for the Sudafed, I asked if they could match the pricing from the website (which I showed them directly from my Walgreens account cart), and I was told by the cashier to speak with someone in the photo department. I did, and unfortunately the experience only got worse. Three employees saw me standing there and walked away without even acknowledging me. When someone finally returned and spoke to me, they told me there was nothing they could do. The tone and dismissiveness from the staff felt unprofessional and unhelpful. It's incredibly frustrating that Walgreens would advertise significantly lower prices online and then refuse to honor them in-store. If I hadn't known better, I would have paid over $13 more than I needed to -- and the staff seemed indifferent to that fact. When I explained I'll have to shop somewhere else, the representative shrugged. Wow. I did buy the Sudafed for $8.00 more, due to it requiring ID and I'm truly not feeling well enough to drive somewhere else further from home today. :( I really wanted to support my local Walgreens, but this experience made it clear that customer service and transparency are not a priority here. I won't be returning and do not recommend if you have other options. read more

The staff here is the most unorganized and untrained group of people I've ever met. I ordered a photo book and when I went to pick it up it was damaged on every page. I was told it would get re-printed and I even called to double check before picking it up and when I get there it wasn't ready. The person working (Kevin) told me the only worker that was able to make my book (Ethan) had left without doing it after saying he would. I don't know why Kevin never learned to make this book since he's been working there for 5 months. Overall such a frustrating experience as I had to make multiple trips to not get my finished product. VERY UNRELIABLE read more

If I could give zero stars, I would. With Rite Aid closed, this Walgreens is clearly not staffed to handle the added pharmacy demand. I was third in the drive-thru line with my kid's prescription ready--going on 90 minutes with no end in sight. One of the pharmacy workers picked up the phone, left it off the hook, grabbed his snack, and just went on break. At the very least, tell your coworkers you're stepping away. People inside were frustrated too--and it wasn't even busy. Walgreens, hire enough staff so your workers are supported and actually give a damn. This is where people come on some of their worst days. Act like it matters. That said, David is wonderful--professional, calm, and clearly doing his best. But he needs well-deserved help. read more