CVS/pharmacy

While this cvs does have a great location and it is open 24/​hrs, I couldn’t find the one thing I walked into the store to buy. I went in looking for midol and couldn’t find it anywhere. I attempted to search in the headache medicine section… not there. My next thought was maybe it’s in the feminine products section… nope not there either. Maybe it was in the candy section next to the chocolate, but I didn’t venture over there to check. In the store’s defense, I’m usually not the type that likes to ask where things are so maybe they carry it and I just couldn’t find it.
I guess i’d go back again if it were 2am and I needed a pack of gum or something that wasn’t midol.

It is 7:20am, disparate to get information from the pharmacist. Machine answers, tells me the pharmacy is closed… this is a bad review.

This place is magical.
Not because its teeny-​tiny. Not because its open ²⁴⁄₇. Not because there is a little pharmacy crammed into the back.
This CVS is magical because of its employees. I frequently want to play CVS Bingo. Will it be the quiet, helpful Asian woman? Will it be the sassy, but always smiling African-​American woman? Will it be the woman with pink lipstick on her teeth? You never know.
The point? Not a great selection, but you can always pick up a frozen pizza for $ 4 at 3am.

It’s a little weird to be reviewing a CVS, but why not?
This CVS is TINY, and there’s a lack of products on the shelves. For a better CVS, go up Cambridge Street to the one in Charles River Plaza. But despite being small, this CVS is great for any important essentials you need to pick up. Considering it’s right near the T and MGH, it’s pretty convenient. It’s also open 24 hours, which is a big point in their favor!
The two missing points come from some of the negativity of the cashiers. There are a couple who are always in a foul mood. I mean, I worked in a CVS for four years during high school and it’s an awful place with customers who treat you horribly, but it’s still no reason for the cashiers to be throwing things into the bag and acting angry because you’re checking out.
Also, one negative point for the pharmacy. They’re usually great at filling prescriptions, but there was one time they gave me a generic brand after I specifically told them not to give me the generic because I’m allergic to it. So, there’s that.
So, that’s about the most I can say about a CVS.

I love this CVS store mostly because it is open 24 hours which is a feat in itself in Boston. The store has everything you would need at 5 am and then some. It is quite convenient to get to with the Charles/​MGH stop right next to it. The pharmacists as stated by many other reviewers are friendly and incredibly helpful. You can idle for a few minutes in the space in front of the store if you are driving here.

Nice selection considering the small size.
Olivia Wilde (lookalike [see what she looks like here
) is a Pharmacist at this location!

I happen to love this CVS, so there.
It’s open 24 hours (awesome), always calls me when my prescription is ready (often a real, live person rather than a recording), food is now in the FRONT making it easier to get in and out quickly, and has all the basics that one would need in a pinch. No, they don’t have a huge selection, but there’s another up the street so if you need something weird, you can go there.
OH, and the employees are awesome and one or two aren’t so bad on the eyes, either ;)

This is a small CVS, and it can be a little daunting at times trying to find what you’re looking for because the aisles are definitely different than your average CVS. I once spent a few minutes aimlessly trying to figure out which aisle I could find paper towels in. I found them, but it was tough to find considering that everything’s cramped in.
That being said, it’s incredibly convenient (across the street from the Charles/​MGH station), and on top of that, it usually has most of the regular items one would be looking for at a CVS. Not my most convenient CVS, but when I need something, it’s there.

It’s amazing how much they try to pack in this, the tiniest CVS I’ve ever seen! My contacts have been niaasty and itchy because I’ve been low on enzyme cleaner. So I went to this CVS looking for it, but they didn’t carry it.
But kudos for being open 24/​7, having the basic essentials (all other eye care products seemed to be well stocked) and being in a great location, right next to the Charles/​MGH T-​stop.

I honestly have no idea what the point of reviewing a CVS is. There I said it.
But I live about 20 paces from this little 24-​hour CVS and its been good to me so I write this review.
First of all: its open 24 hours a day!!!
Do you know how rare that is in Boston for anything…
It really is invaluable to be able to run down to CVS at 4:00 because you crave chocolate (yes it’s happened, and no I’m not proud of it).
Bonus: Pharmacists are really, really nice– like almost weirdly proficient and polite.
Bottom Line: Its 3:15 AM. You live in Boston. You re craving a cigarette or chocolate or condoms or whatevs (?). This is your place