My expectations for drugstores are lower now since the industry is kind of struggling against online and lots of other competitors. So there's less drugstores now and they're not as abundantly staffed anymore. But this Walgreens in Belmont is one of the best. Less wait here at the pharmacy , especially compared to other very locations on El Camino in San Carlos or Mountain View. Very clean store too. read more

This review is for the Photo services. I recently completed a photo album for my parents' 50th anniversary. It is a shocker to me that there just aren't any more in-person photo services. And yes, I've used Shutterfly which isn't all that amazing to be frank. I wanted to print out my parents' main wedding photo to replace the damaged in the last 50 years. It was done in an hour and it was as good as it could be. I did some more touch ups and reprinted another copy - it's just so convenient, versus having to wait for Shutterfly to mail and pay for shipping. I also printed out photos at a different Walgreens and the photo size was actually not correct. So I plan to reprint the photo at this location. One worker kind of didn't acknowledge me when I came in - it would have been appropriate for her to say, "Hello, someone will be with you in a minute" then yell out, "Harv! A customer is here for you!". Someone did come in about a minute regardless. A different person was working the next morning and she helped me out right away. So regarding the photo service - I recommend using services like this one at Walgreens to ensure that Shutterfly does not become a monopoly and to ensure in-person services stay a thing. Why print photos? Because photos are curated and placed with thought. Towards the end of my deadline, I found I could use a photo taken from an airplane above the clouds and I used it as a full spread. If I had only known, I would have done much more fancier things. Going through albums as a family is another way to get junkies off their screens. Talkin' to you, mom! EDIT: Came back here to print more photos. There's usually a sale, so make sure to check the website and enter the codes before purchasing. It's not the most advanced system, but it works. I'll have to reprint more photos, since the 4x6 is not always compatible with the size on my iphone. But the prices are definitely cheaper even with inflation than printing photos in the 1990s at Walmart. read more

My friend and I were developing her photos yesterday since it was Mothers Day. You can develop a 8×10 photo for free. We submitted an order. We waited to be developed. The lady was like about $5. She wasn't wearing a name tag but I think she was worried I will report her. She was an older Hispanic lady. She told us. We never submit a code before ordering. I told her we did. She said that she had nothing on screen. My friend asked if there is a manager. She is like I am the manager which she wasn't. She saw me getting pissed off since she was denying what I told her. I said fine. I will record everything. She got scared when I said that. She brought in the manager, Carlos. She acted like she knew everything infront of us. I told him, she had no idea at all. She was making out I was being a difficult costumer. I told him. She never said that to us. I shut her down and made myself very clear. That lady backed out and stayed away to let him handle it.. He gave us our copies for free. He mentioned their printing system isn't up to date. If we wanted free printing, we have to download the app. When we were making the photos, it said coupon submit and the cashier can adjust it for you at the counter. I gave an extra star for Carlos. I would want to give it a 1 for that lady. read more

Poor customer service and Rude responses from shift lead on Dec 21 at 8.30 PM . Why have an online site if the store (some ) employees ignore it read more

Poor customer service. Too many mistakes on prescription orders. Rude responses by technicians when they were responsible for major errors. Most people also complain in line for the long wait and rude responses. They should not be calling their Customers liars when in actuality They do NOT have their act together. I would not even give them a 1 Rating. read more

The worst customer service Terrible at pharmacy. Dire rude and dismissive Last visit for me read more

They are always busy in the pharmacy but they do their best consistently. The pharmacist is always friendly and will be as accommodating as possible. read more

DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR BUSINESS! Discriminatory staff members at this location will not serve me because of my disability. I have tried three times to get help here, and each time I have been treated like a pariah. Today, I called because my usual pharmacy did not have my prescription in stock. When I explained my situation, the staff member asked what medication I was trying to fill. When I said what the medication was, the staff member said that my prescriber had to call them. When I asked why, she HUNG UP on me. I'm just trying to access life-saving treatment that I require due to a genetic disability. Why am I treated so disrespectfully?! read more

Unfortunately, Walgreens closed the Belmont location. Why? No idea. It's not as if Walgreens have made record profits throughout the Pandemic or anything. The store has been understaffed and under stocked for months now. Half the time the inventory is still in the red Walgreens shipping bins. The store actually only had two employees manning the entire store. The pharmacy?! Where do I start with the pharmacy? I've used this Walgreens for seven years. I've never before experienced long delays for filling prescriptions, not filling on time according to their own app, not picking up the phone or constantly being out of stock of meds. Once I went to pick up during lunch and there were 16 people in line ahead of me, I tried their "delivery service" and the FedEx guy left my meds at the mailbox where someone promptly stole 2 of 3 medications. This week I said no more and transferred to another pharmacy that delivers to my door and almost over communicates - I am already so much happier. read more

On the plus side, there is a large parking lot. So as much easier to park than at the location downtown. Otherwise it's just a normal Walgreen's. The staff is friendly and they try to be helpful. Sometimes it does seem like the pharmacy is a little slow but that may just be my own impatience. read more

Never thought I would give a Walgreens store 5-star review. The location is not too busy, plenty plenty plenty of parking! And there is an older lady who works there, I guess she is the manager. She is always very helpful, I never had any issue picking up my online orders. Seriously, with my multiple bad experiences at the one in downtown San Mateo, now I can really appreciate the great service at this location! read more

called to get a rx. sat on hold for 15 mins only to find out the pharmacy hours are not correct. pos store!!

Came in here last week to pickup a Walgreens online order that was shipped to the store. When I arrived, there was noone manning the photo center where you pickup orders from. So I go into the regular line, maintained my 6' distance both from other customers in line as well as the cashier when I approached, and when I stated that I was there to pick up an online order, was loudly and rudely pointed towards the photo center to "WAIT OVER THERE! I'LL CALL SOMEONE!" When someone finally arrived, the guy was not only NOT wearing a mask, but seemed quite annoyed that he had to break away from whatever he was working on to help me. I've always been of the mentality to kill someone with kindness so I warmly greeted him with a "Hello" and asked how his day was doing. To which I received no reply. When he finally got around to the other side of the counter, he coldly asked what I wanted, to which I informed him that I was there to pickup an online order. The guy stared at me for a few seconds, then very rudely and impatiently asked me what kind of order? I responded that it was an order for shampoo, and before I could finish my sentence, he interrupted me and quite forcefully asked if it was Walgreens.com, photo, etc... After getting my stuff, I still attempted to at least be the one being somewhat civil and stated "thanks". To which the guy replied: "yea...thanks". I understand that these are stressful times that we are ALL going through at the moment, but there is no reason to not even extend even the most basic of customer service to your customers. The way these people were acting, you would have thought I insulted their ancestors and killed their beloved pet dog or something. read more

Shoutout to Andreas at the register! I came in tonight, and it was my first time trying out Walgreens coupons. Thankfully the store was empty so I didn't feel the pressure of a long line and trying out coupons which I know can be tedious. Andreas was super helpful and guiding me through the process, and trying out each coupon with me to see which ones would work and which ones didn't since it was my first time doing this. I was a bit nervous, but he did not make me feel guilty for taking up so much time. Very grateful, thank you!:) read more

This review is strictly for the photo/FedEx department. There is never anyone here so don't expect any service Im in here today to simply drop off a FedEx package. The worker is at the front register talking to the other cashier. After 5 mins or so I ask for help and she tells me to wait and mumbles to the other cashier "they need to be patient". (She's just talking to her coworker) fine whatever I'm not in a hurry. I wait another 5-6 minutes or so. She comes over to the photos and tells me that she can't take my return. She has no tape and the scanner is broken. She could have told me this when I went to the front counter (I had the package with me!!). So yeah. Pharmacy is pretty quick. Check out is quick too since NO ONE COME HERE. But I would avoid coming here for any FedEx drop offs or photos. read more

This particular Walgreens doesn't seem to have anybody working in it. While I go to the downtown San Mateo Walgreens for stellar pharmacy & customer service (Kevin the pharmacist & the Indian man who is the store manager who is always pleasant & attentive), I'd rather come to this Walgreens because it seems better stocked, cleaner, and has much short, less chaotic lines than the downtown San Mateo branch. The only people that seem to be working here are great. The cosmetics counter ladies are helpful and always available to answer any questions and/or check you out. The frontline cashier(s) usually there is only one, but "I see 3" and a second one will pop up, are a bit slow but at least they are friendly and polite. I think that all Walgreen cashiers need to be more aware of their products, their prices, their sales, and how to crossover between advertised/app/online prices and people buying in store. None of them seem to know how to navigate between online and in-person. But like I said, they get a point from me for at least being nice and at least they try (oftentimes, futilely). I believe that this is a corporate-level problem and that the training should come during the hiring process and enforced by the store manager. The rest of the store really seems like a ghost town. Everything valuable is locked up (toothpaste, over the counter meds, batteries, certain hair care products, vitamins, etc), but when you look for someone to unlock it for you, you literally have to spend 10 minutes walking around the store hunting for an associate. Usually, there is not one to be found, so the default goes to asking the cashier or cosmetics counter (who will then ping someone over the intercom), but they are really ssssslllllooooowwwww to even respond to that. The parking lot is terrible and the parking spaces are poorly designed. Getting in/out from the ECR is a PIA too, no direct avenues to get in or out of this lot. The rest of the store is clean, well-stocked, organized, and easy to shop. +1 for cashiers, +1 for cosmetics counter. I don't use the pharmacy here, so I cannot rate that area. But while the downtown San Mateo or downtown Burlingame Walgreens seem to have enough employees, this particular branch seems to operate on about 2-3 at any given time. Good store, but getting in here, finding someone to unlock or find products for you, finding a well-trained cashier to help you get the correct price, and then simply trying to navigate out of the parking lot to leave, makes this Walgreens branch a particularly poor overall experience. The neighborhood around this one is nicer, so the overall store is less chaotic than the downtown one, but the customer service experience here is very lonely and missing. Good store though, it would be better if staffed more as well as trained across the platform. read more

Please Please please increase your pharmacy staff!! The lines are very very long, at least 45 mins each visit. And the hours are too limited for people who work Mon-Friday. I feel so bad for the elderly and injured people waiting without a place to sit. The pharmacy techs seem less trained than before. Can you increase the hours and the number of techs please? It's really awful. I've observed the simplest straight forward refill take the tech 15 mins to fulfill. read more

Time for my flu shot, so called my health care provider and was given an appointment in 2 weeks , but now their vaccination clinic is at their Burlingame location. Just saw an ad for free flu shots at Walgreens , so gave my local store a call and they said no appointment was necessary. Drove in and waited about 5 minutes, answered a short questioner and got my shot. Couldn't have been easier. Thank you Walgreens. read more

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Came in to pick up a few things but had trouble deciding. At 10:03pm I was told that the store is closed, the registers are rebooting and I was trespassing and had to leave. read more

What a terrible business. I have a prescription to be picked up 3 days ago. Got here, waited 20 minutes in line and then they needed another 20 min to get my pills inside of a container. I should have been ready to pick up. Lady wasn't rude but not nice neither. Changing pharmacy after this experience read more

On the phone on hold for *30 minutes* in the middle of the work day, still have not been able to reach the pharmacist. Is this location operated by ghosts? Unacceptable. read more

Second store I go to that didn't have my hair products I am looking for however the lady at the front desk was kind & friendly. read more

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DO NOT make any Covid Vaccine orany other vaccine appointments with Walgreens here. Their appointment system does Not align with the store's Vaccine or appointment availability. They will confirm your appointments online but in fact, the store has no availability. You won't know until you get there. Unless you have time to waste don't bother. Their pharmacy staff is Meh at best also! read more

This morning, in order to save time, I asked the staff where the common ointment I wanted to buy was, but she pointed to the prescription counter, so I had to look for it myself and finally found it next to her. When paying, the another staff asked me if I wanted to donate, and I chose no without hesitation.this was my first time here, I won't be back anymore. read more

Horrible service. Jo since 2022 is not happy with her job. If don't want to experience horrible service, go to CVS the next block over. They know how to treat customers. I won't be returning to this Walgreens anytime soon. Bad service. read more

Horrible experience. Went in trying to return something and the working was very rude. Wasn't even nice about it. If I could give less than 1 star, I would. She was extremely rude. There is a reason this place has a low rating. Avoid this place. Extremely negative energy. read more

I have never seen any pharmacy that is so inefficient, and so disorganized. Walgreen has the same number of employees and pharmacist as CVS but it was never run so incompetent. Lines are always long and the two person helping at the windows are so slow and incompetent! If you are sick and need a prescription nor the same day to save your life. You might as well pay more and go somewhere else. read more

Horrible service!!!! Staff here are so rude and brain dead. They don't know anything of anything in that store. Staff always say IDK I asked the Asian lady with glasses to return an item for me, she said no, wait in line. Organizing the store was more important. There was a long line! lady in front called IC3.No help at all. read more

Truly terrible customer experience at the pharmacy If you want to waste your time, go to this pharmacy. They are never on time, the staff is rude and disinterested, an errand that should take 15 minutes, easily takes 1 hour. The staff seem to really hate their job, they do a very bad job, and as a customer you feel they could not care less about you. The staff are shameless and have disrespectful attitude. They tell you to wait 15 minutes, it takes 45 minutes. They go on lunch break outside the official time and make people wait. This pharmacy is a striking example of how to run a business badly. The staff is an example of employees who hate their job, don't care about their job or the people they are serving. read more

For the love of god and all that is holy, do not go to this Walgreens' pharmacy. I know it isn't their fault, since they are probably so short-staffed, but DANG- every single time I go here, no matter the time or day of the week, the wait is RIDICULOUS. The staff seems confused, and despite me putting in a prescription refill a week earlier, they didn't have it ready when I came in. I waited in a 30 minute line, just for them to say "Oh its not ready. Hmmmm!" So they quickly got it ready, but I still ended up waiting an extra 15 minutes. I honestly just need to switch pharmacies but I keep forgetting to tell my doctor! read more

Never thought I'd review a Walgreens, but save your time and get your prescription filled elsewhere. Although the employees are accommodating, they've mixed up or just didn't have my medications on hand - and this isn't an isolated incident, but the 3rd time. read more

This...pharmacy...is...the...slowest...damn...pharmacy...i...have...ever...encountered. The people are reasonably friendly. They seem sort of competent. And yet, for inexplicable reasons, you occasionally have to look around and see I'd you've accidentally fallen into Dante's sixth circle of hell, because you realize you've been there for an eternity, and yet there's no end in sight. Also, their weekend hours aren't great. Do what I'm going to do moving forward, and get your prescriptions filled somewhere else. read more

The Pharmacy in this store is top notch! On two separate occasions they went above and beyond to help me with prescription issues that occurred due a nearby store being closed. VERY thankful for Stephanie and Derrick! Amazing that they were so helpful during the height of Coronavirus. read more

They really need to improve their pharmacy service. They are slow and even when messages of prescriptions being ready are sent they don't have it ready for pick up. I have had to wait additional time after receiving text messages. The store otherwise is average. read more

This location does not honor appointments. We had Covid vaccine appointments for 1145am. We arrive at 1145 and proceed to wait 45 minutes in line before talking to a human and then another 30 minutes before receiving our shots. What is the point of having an appointment when they don't bother to have any process for actually serving you anywhere near the time? read more

Worst pharmacy I have ever dealt with. My pharmacy closed and I decided to go here, bad mistake. AVOID THIS PHARMACY AT ALL COSTS. I have been waiting for a medication for 1+ week, you can't reach them by phone (they had me on hold for over an hour, and I could hear them pick it up and purposely put me back on hold) and the in person lines are always 30 min+. I would gladly take any amount of time at the DMV over this shitty pharmacy. read more

The employees at this store are brain dead! Absolutely no help to return an item . After waiting 10" I'm told Needed a mgr who was in a "very Important meeting ". Also, no inventory store shelves are randomly stocked. Miss Belmont Walgreens and staff! read more

The pharmacy employees aren't friendly and move/act like robots when processing prescription orders. No "thank you" or "I'm sorry for inconvenience" or "thanks for waiting". I'm one of those people who try to follow the CDC guidelines when it comes to COVID-19. I received J&J as my primary and booster shot. My booster was winter 2021. I scheduled my 2nd booster shot at this location and arrived 10 min. before my appt. as recommended by the Walgreens website. The pharmacy denied my 2nd booster (Pfizer) even though it is noted on the site below that people 18 yrs & older who are NOT moderately/severely immunocompromised may get a 2nd booster. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/clinical-considerations/interim-considerations-us.html read more

I mainly go to this Walgreen's to get my prescription medications. I need to take 5 meds for high bp, high cholesterol, pre diabetes and arthritis so I go at least once a month. I have seen other reviews knocking the pharmacy. I guess I'm one of the lucky ones that haven't had any problems with the staff. There are a few pharmacists there and I don't know all their names but I will speak about Kaylee. She always says hi to me. She's friendly. She takes time to explain the meds. She has helped iron out any possible issues and she knows her job well. Other staff have been friendly to me as well. read more

Worst pharmacy I've ever been to. Incompetent overworked rude staff. Nothing is ever ready when it's suppose to be and they always make mistakes with insurance and refills. Moving to a new pharmacy. read more