The experience I had today was laughably bad. I have been going to this pharmacy for over 6 years, regularly, for medication that I take everyday and pick up once a month. The first several years were good. Was there often a wait? Yes, but the staff were generally friendly and knowledgeable, at least in the pharmacy. They treated you with dignity. I have only seen one of the "originals" from when I first started going in the past few months aside from the pharmacist. Interactions have become less friendly and less predictable.
Over the last several months, they have had the option to pre-pay for your medication once it is filled. You are then able to present a bar code for them to scan and you can pick up your medication without waiting in line.
On one instance, a staff member in the pharmacy told me I need to wait in line despite explaining (and having done so multiple times before). I wait for about 2-3 minutes before going to the front because this defeats the purpose of pre-paying. The other pharmacy staff apologizes and gives my prescription.
On multiple occasions, I also just have to deal with other customers staring into the back of my head because it is not clear to them that what I am doing is a valid option that I am exercising my right to use as it is offered by the store itself. They need to make a separate line or a different procedure so that it does not look like I am "cutting in line" like a self-entitled asshole. It makes it very awkward, and it is not my job to explain myself to customers, let alone staff who should be properly trained.
Today, I go to pick up my prescription that I got a text saying it is ready and I prepaid. I even have a barcode to show them. I walk to the front of the line, which is awkward enough with everyone behind me. The girl in the pharmacy helping a customer looks at me and makes no acknowledgement, does not ask what I need, doesn't even say that there is a line. She eventually walks away with no acknowledgement whatsoever. The PHARMACIST then proceeds to do the same thing: the person helping pharmacy drive-thru leaves and instead of helping me, she walks right past me to help drive-thru, while also NOT ACKNOWLEDGING ME or asking what I need. She finishes, and then begins to walk right past me AGAIN. I abruptly ask if I can pick up my prescription, as I prepaid and was standing there at least 3 minutes with absolutely no acknowledgement.
She tells me that there is a line, and I tell her I PREPAID, with my barcode displaying on my phone. She tells me there is only one register - she could easily use the drive-thru computer if she needed to scan anything. She reluctantly asks my name, looks me up, barely looks and tells me that it was beyond 10 days and the medication was put back. The original rx was beyond 10 days, the new one was only sent in 2 days ago and I got a text saying it is ready. She then proceeds to tell me they need to order it and it will be until Friday or Monday. I then get a text later saying it will be ready Tuesday. They have had a full 2 days to order the medication and are just now doing so. I only have 2 more pills of the current one and they put that refill back. I am not also going to pay for a full refill of a medication I am only refilling because of their ineptitude.
I never got an apology, a hello, anything. Completely rude. There are a FEW saving graces of pharmacy workers there.
Either your policies have changed or your staff is not trained on the store's own options and procedures.
2 stars for the fact that it WAS a good pharmacy and for the FEW techs that actually still care. The pharmacy is an extension of medical care, and you really need to take that into consideration when talking with your customers and treating them with care. read more