Walgreens

I can’t believe how helpful Erica Woodman was when I had questions & concerns about one of my Dad’s medications. She was knowledgeable about his history and the medications he’s currently taking. She was kind and compassionate, and it’s very clear that Erica is a top notch pharmacist. Walgreens is very lucky to have her!

The new manager of the store called me and was very reassuring that my treatment was unacceptable and unprofessional and would not be tolerated of their pharmacy staff going forward. That is important given the demographic of many of their indigent customers from Boston Medical Center and South End Health Center. I am optimistic that Walgreens will fix this.

The person who answered the pharmacy phone was rude and condescending.

I’ve been to my share of drugstores and this one by far has been the worst! There is not one friendly worker there and no one seems to want to help you out.
They also have a lack of good cards too! You can never find one here and I always have to walk over to CVS and they by far have a wonderful selection.
If you are only running in and out, you’re good but if you don’t know where to find things, good luck here!

Maaan, this place is open late ‘ery night. They hook me up with my RXes at a few minutes to eleven o’clock when my forgetsy self forgets I’m out. The pharmacists are awesome and once quickly ironed out some mess when Walgreens auto-​filled a prescription in SF because that’s the last place I filled it (did not request the auto refill). Like Monica said – they got everything you need. Thank god there are still bastions of non-​bouge in the South End. You go Walgreens.

This location has basically everything you may need in a pinch. Whether you are looking for flour/​eggs/​sugar while baking or a decadent ice cream after a long day, they have it all.
The pharmacy hours are super convenient and their Walgreens app is pretty sweet. They even have a texting program where they will text you to ask if you would like a refill.
It’s a typical city store, where they have the usual theft-​deterrents like locked cases and annoying plastic tiles you have to move one by one. I don’t call that «ghetto,» just realistic.
Lines can be kinda ridiculous though and I hate it when they bring out all of their back stock while they are still open to fill in the floors. They always seem to block what I need.

I read all the reviews posted here… HAD to see if it was really that bad AND I needed something only Walgreen’s carries —pricey mouthwash my dentists highly recommends. This store had the expensive mouthwash –it was on sale so $ 4 off with my Walgreen’s card. Clerk was friendly and helpful… mentioning the candy bar of the day briefly… store was fine in all respects.
I wonder if you’d care to wipe the slate clean and try it again!

I went there at 10:40 to buy a soda. The doors were locked, although a woman (who had a red streak in her) did walk to the door and let someone else in. She gave others a wave to go away, it appeared. This was 20 minutes before the store closed. There were three people who wanted to go in. The guard let someone else out, looked at us and waved his head back and forth as if we had somehow done something wrong, he then turned while doing this to smile at the woman behind the counter. Now this wouldn’t be a big issue if they had posted a sign that they were closing early, but this is entirely inappropriate and unprofessional behavior. I go into this Walgreens every day but will be reconsidering how often I’ll visit going forward.

RUN in the other direction! Filthy, disorganized, unsavory, and with window displays that look like they were cast-​offs from North Korea. From beginning to end this place is disappointing and disconcerting. I’ve seen fights, stealing, and whereas they have copious amounts of useless garbage like plastic roses, stinking scented candles, Chinese stuffed animals, and pork rinds, they can go days without restocking their shelves with printer paper, shoe strings, light bulbs and dishwasher detergent. Or more likely it’s sitting in the plastic shipping containers that eternally line the aisles but never seem to be unloaded. I gave the pharmacy a try one day, it was just after six PM and they told me it wold not be ready until the next morning. Having a morning flight I walked to CVS where it was ready in less than ten minutes.
There are some decent and kind employees here but management has them so robotized with canned persuasion selling lines like «would you like to buy a chocolate bar for our troops,» or «would you like to buy a Snickers bar tor 69c?» that it’s difficult to feel any human connection. This location of Walgreens feels like the love child of 1970s South Bronx ghetto and a shop in Soviet era Siberia. It’s as if regional management has decided the neighborhood doesn’t merit any effort.

This is the WORST Walgreens ever! They never have anything, and the people at the checkout (when there is anyone there!) move at a snails pace and redefine the term «brain dead». It’s never NOT a frustrating experience to shop here… DON’T DO IT TO YOURSELF… There’s a huge, modern CVS around the corner on Harrison Ave. off Mass Ave…

«do you want a snickers bar for 69 cents?»
go here and youll know what im talking about

This place is the worst. While it’s completely jam-​packed with products, it never carries anything useful. EVER.

What is wrong with this Walgreens?
From the cashier that examines every item I’m purchasing as if it’s the first time he’s ever laid eyes on what i’m buying to the fact that they literally only get one of the items for sale in their flyer that week, i’m constantly disappointed in this place.
How can you advertise you have AA batteries for $ 5.00 and then only stock 2 packages of them?!?
I’m always amazed at what this place does/doesn’t have. «Yes, we have that Xbox game from 2004 that used to be $ 80, but no, we’re completely out of cat food and crackers.»
The bizarre pop music and people watching makes this place worthwhile.
And even though they’re supposed to ask you if you want the item of the week or you get it free, I never risk challenging them on this when they don’t ask as I value my life.

Why are all Walgreens stores so ghetto? It doesn’t matter which neighborhood they are in, they are always kinda dirty and have the razors under lock and key as if some really hairy homeless guy is going to come in and steal them.
This Walgreens fits the mold. It is poorly organized, totally cluttered and pretty dirty. Oh, and we saw a roach. Checking out was super weird though.
Cashier: «Want a Snickers?»
Me: «Excuse me?»
Cashier: «Do you want a Snickers?»
Me: «Are they free?»
Cashier (with a scowl on her face): «No. 69 cents.»
Me: «Um, no thanks.»
Weird. Does she just ask random people if they want random things? Or were the Snickers on sale? I don’t get it.
Either way. I would rather walk the extra distance to CVS.

Is it the world’s best Walgreens? No. It’s kind of cluttered, weirdly set up, and generally tough to maneuver in.
But, it does have things. And it’s not the most terrible place to shop in the South End. So a second star is deserved. But don’t go out of the way for it.

1 Star for the retail side;
4 Stars for the pharmacy.
One night I was running so late at work that I didn’t have time to get to the pharmacy before they closed. I got there at 10:05; they had closed the shutters. I NEEDED that prescription, and yes, it was my bad I was late. Not only did the manager take pity on my plight (my prescription was NOT a narcotic) and call another store to get my script transferred, he gave me his cell phone number and I got the prescription.

I only go here because they have my Rx insurance info stored in their computer system and I lost my card a while back. That and the fact that it’s about a block away from my apartment.
The main reason this place gets more than ZERO stars from me is because I’ve got to give props to the pharmacy staff… Anyone who comes to work day after day after dealing with the sketchy, nutso customers screaming about how they were shorted one Xanax or Vicodin is okay in my book… That’s what I call some serious dedication to one’s job.
Outside of the pharmacy, the rest of the store is a disaster. They never have anything in stock, despite the fact that almost every day the sidewalk outside the store is completely blocked off by a Walgreens truck using a conveyer belt (??) to get the new inventory stock into the door.
Oh, and don’t let the security guard in there give you any false sense of security… I’ve seen, on multiple occasions, people grab something, set off the alarm and take off down the street while the security guard doesn’t even flinch.

On rare occasions, this Walgreens has gotten me out of a pinch. Sometimes you need tampons, toothpaste, or a pint of ice cream late at night when nothing else in the area is open.
Most of the time though, I leave here empty handed in a state of shock over the fact that they somehow don’t have what I came in to buy. I don’t mean rare, super-​specific, hard to find items. I mean things any self-​respecting drug store should have: nail polish remover, lint roller, travel sized toothpaste, eye makeup remover… I could go on. I’m now more shocked when they do have what I want than when they don’t.

Speed rating: 1 star.
Neighborhood comedy: 4 stars.
In my most recent visit, I heard both of these utterances:
* («Big Breezy,» the photolab guy, to customer):
«I come to work to chill, not to get sh*t for customers!»
(would be appalling, except he clearly knew the customer.)
* Guy in the skincare aisle, doing a little meringue, humming and stage-​whispering, «Passion. Passsssion. Passion.»
What can I say, it’s around the corner, and my prescriptions are never late.

if there was less than 1 star, I would have clicked on that
EVERY TIME I think, «It can’t be that bad, I’ll just run in to get _​_​_​»
Walgreens lowers the bar even further!
This is why I will walk all the way to Tremont St to go to CVS before sinking another cent into Walgreens!