Rite Aid

Rite aid had few microbrews, mainstream beers/​generics/​mex the same. priced average
a concidence brand name eye solutions not stocked?, only re-​nu (2.49), skipped. eyes sensitive,
buys: flavored sparking water (1)
–needed water to quench thirst
take outs:
–RIte Aid stocked ala Target’s sans clothing.
–only ice cream is worth buying here. (old thrifty brand).

Friendly cashier the last time that I came here! Mainly come here for the ice cream & for the pharmacy. Most RIte Aid Pharmacist that I’ve been to are really not the friendliest or talkative. I’ve only had one engaging and thoughtful service with a male pharmacist, lol. But the Rite Aid workers themselves are pretty attentive and helpful for the most part! Nothing beats their Thriftys ice cream though!
Pros:
— thriftys ice cream
— occasional nice finds
— their shoe section!
— plenty of parking here for days
Cons:
— pharmacist don’t seem happy working/​monotone
— usually have to wait 15 – 20 mins, CVS has more workers and is faster though

My boyfriend and I wanted to go out for some ice cream, so of course we wanted to stop by and grab some cones from our local Thrifty’s. We walked into the store, which was pretty quiet and empty except for three employees. 2 associates at the cashiers and 1 supervisor. My boyfriend and I were ecstatic. No lines! We both stood at the ice cream counter, decided what we wanted and waited patiently for some assistance. We looked around and met eye contact with each employee. They knew very well we were there. My guy is 6 ft 4, he’s hard to miss. When the supervisor passed by us, my boyfriend asked her if she could please assist us. She just looked at him and continued with her business. She ignored us completely. We decide to wait 15 more minutes and during this time, the cashiers were just staring at us and talking to one another. it almost seemed like they thought this was funny. Feeling disrespected, my boyfriend and I started to make our way out. The employees watched as we left.
As Milpitas residents of 15 years, we’ve been going to this very store on a MONTHLY basis. The «service» we received was despicable. We’ve never felt so unwelcome in our own town. I’ll be making a call tomorrow morning. I’ll make sure corporate keeps an eye on this store. Never coming here again.

The lady working at the ice cream counter is sweet. She did a good job scooping ice cream perfectly well with a smile. I didn’t want to take a picture of her because I didn’t want to be rude.
I had the one scoop of pineapple coconut ice cream and my daughter had two scoop cookie dough and rainbow sherbert in a cup. I do enjoy a good old fashioned ice cream in this beautiful warm weather. Be back very soon…

Good location, close to where I live too. The selection of beauty products is pretty substantial. I’ll occasionally buy some products from Olay such as face cremes and lotions and they’re usually sold at a good price. You should be able to find most of your every day items here.
For you sweet tooth’s out there, I like stocking up on the candy for when I go to the movies (super cheap) and they also sell ice cream scoops in a separate department if your craving something cold on a hot day.
Had to dock a star because of the sketchy people that sometimes hang around here late at night and the lack of customer service during late hours.

This review is solely based on their Thrifty’s Ice Cream.
This location always has my favorite, cotton candy! Rite Aide ice cream is the best!!!

I have to say that my experience today was so frustrating.
First of all 6 people in line, they call a few more registers to be open thanks you.
I went to the counter as he was ringing me up I said that some of the items are not the right price, He said that it would come down with my reward number, He walks away to help a lady that could not leave the store because he forgot to swipe the items, Comes back he keeps ringing me up, I slide my card and said when do I enter my number, he says to late you don’t get the discount. I told him to cancel everything and redo, said he could not so I canceled my pin card and walked away. he kept talking to me I was on my way out that was my lunch break. all for nothing.

ICE CREAM: I bumped this rating up to four stars because of their ice cream! It’s yummy and cheap with an assortment of flavors. The bad is that there isn’t someone dedicated to working the ice cream counter so you have to wait for someone to help you. Fan of their chocolate malt and cookies & cream. When it’s really hot I’ve seen where they ran out of ice cream except for dark cherry so that wasn’t so good.
STORE: The store location itself doesn’t necessarily look like a bad neighborhood but I swear every time I come here there’s a homeless looking person who tries to talk to me.
ITEMS: I’ve came here to buy pads on sale that were sold out and got a rain check paper. So that’s a plus they let you do rain checks.
DOGS: no dogs allowed inside unless service dogs.
MED: they have signs everywhere about vaccines they offer. ATM inside.

Don’t print photos here unless you want to get really annoyed.
I uploaded my photos on the rite aid website, and went to pick them up the next day after I received an email alerting me that my photos were ready to be picked up. After waiting 20 minutes for someone to look for me, I found out they actually weren’t ready and that I’d have to come back 2 days later. No big deal, except that when I came back, I had to wait another 20 minutes to be helped and all ~200 photos were bent because they shoved them all in one envelop and rubber-​banded them. I showed the manager and he gave me a $ 10 gift card to make up for it (I paid $ 28).
I guess that’s what I get for choosing rite aid over shutterfly. Never again.

this review is strictly for the thrifty ice cream alone!
great portions and such a variety of flavors to choose from.
because i am a creature of habit– my go to flavors are pineapple coconut, rocky road, or cookies and cream. do be aware that the pineapple coconut is really popular, its not always readily on hand like the other two.
dont be alarmed if nobody is managing the ice cream area… just flag down an employee and someone will be with you shortly.
the store does seem a bit out dated but i love coming here because of the service. this location receives an ‘A’ for effort!!! Anyone who had worked retail can tell you that its not easy, you deal with rude and b*tchy people on a regular basis.
The workers may not always be in the best moods but they always manage to shoot out a «hello» or «welcome to Rite Aid». Keep doing you :)

Horrible Pharmacy and outdated store. Will never come back. This review is the for the pharmacy department only. I transferred my medication to this location since i was in the area. I received a call saying my medication was ready. I get to the pharmacy, and they say they cannot give my medication since the pharmacist was on lunch. They said I need to wait an hour until she was back. They said its a new policy that all medication needs pharmacist consultation. I told them… i don’t need the pharmacist as i don’t have any questions. I requested for them to call another rite aid store so the pharmacist there can tell me whats needed but they refused.
This is extremely frustrating. I cannot wait an hour. Why did they call me to say my medication was ready for pick up? Where or who is the pharmacist’s backup? Why are the pharmacy doors open if no medication can be released without them? I saw a few elderly customers coming in asking for their medication too but they all needed to wait.
I have never seen this kind of issue at another Rite Aid store. Major improvements needed…

Doesn’t it seem like all the Rite Aids are so dated these days. Well this one is no exception. I’ve been coming here for as long as I can remember and it’s not to shop either.
It’s for the I-​C-​E CREAM! None of the fancy schmancy gastromolecular ice cream or the exotic flavors of salted caramel. This is straight up all American classic flavors. Mint & Chip, Rocky Road, Vanilla, Orange Sherbet.
My all time favorite is Coconut Pineapple. I come back from time to time just to have someone scoop me one on a cone.
They sell their ice cream by the half gallon also so I’ll get that when I feel like eating the whole thing by myself!

This is a review for the pharmacy only. The customer service is exceptional here. The ladies are very kind and very patient.
WalGreens wouldn’t take my new insurance so I came here and the transition was as smooth as it gets. The ladies here were incredible and took care of everything.
There is still a bit of a wait, but again, the service is great so it didn’t take too much away from the rating.

I shop at rite aid only when I’m craving their ice cream or if I have coupons and I know I’m getting a deal. However, the employees here, aren’t knowledgable with their own store policy! When I coupon I make sure what I’m buying goes with the coupons I have, because I hate couponers who don’t know what they’re doing.
There’s a wet and wild coupon that states you can get a dollar off ANY one wet and wild product. However, the stupid ass employee told me I wasn’t able to use the coupon because the coupon is for a dollar off and the lipstick I wanted was 99 cents. I was confused, why would this coupon not work for an item that CLEARLY states it’s for the item I’m getting. I said let me speak to your manager, and the manager (her name is Sandra, I believe) said I couldn’t use that coupon either. By now I was furious because I have done this deal before AND at rite aid!!!
I was with my little cousins so I didn’t want to make a big deal about it, but when I got home the first thing I did was call corporate!
And guess who was right?! ME! They apologize and I was given great service! They said that they’ll have a talk with Sandra and Delira (my cashier) to make sure that they are more knowledgable with rite aid policies! I’ll be back Delira and Sandra cause I want my wet and wild lipstick and liners!!!

Came here to get a few things. Saw an SF Giants bottle opener for 3.99 $ (well thats what the label said and they were all hanging in that location) and decided to purchase it. It gets scanned and I was told it was 7.99 $ but told the cashier it was hanging there for the amount I saw. Joyce goes to check it and I point it out and it obvious says said price. She said no (I was going to purchase it anyway) but after the non honoring of the price or ever attempt to by asking a manager or so (I’ve worked in retail… you honor the price that its labeled. I’m sure weights and measures wouldn’t approve of that much) I decide not to. Shadra the lady that was helping me was a dear… I’m sure Joyce is aswell. But in the end the price should be honored.
K, thanks. Bye.

3÷21÷2014: This location will not accept Google Wallet, Isis Wallet, or any phone based payment and does not believe it is more secure than a physical card with a static account number (which Isis is!).
Update 4÷16÷2014: Rite Aid has promised a call back, but three weeks later, no response. When I have a choice, I will always choose to pay electronically and securely. Sorry, not getting my business again.

I come here for the ice cream. And lice treatments. Very happy with both.

I feel like I’m reviewing an ice cream parlor rather than a drug store, since the frozen treat is what lures in the customers. There’s even a giant trailer positioned in the parking lot with the old Thrifty’s Ice Cream logo on it.
Every time I’ve been here, there has been non-​stop action at the ice cream counter, sometimes lines of eight deep. My favorite is a chocolate chip single scoop cone. Lots of well defined chips in a sweet vanilla base. At $ 1.79, it’s reasonably priced.
The remainder of Rite Aid has your basic drug store necessities and pharmacy, with two notable exceptions. They have quite an assortment of shoes, and a mini General Nutrition Center. Walking down the aisles, the goods on the shelves are kept orderly and well stocked. The staff were knowledgeable and helpful when I asked were something was. Prices are comparable with other chain drug stores.

My local Rite Aid!
This place is a few doors down from my gym so I sometimes stop by here to get a treat or to pick up some stuff that I need. After an exceptionally long workout (Hubs and I ended up gyming for almost 3 hours) I felt that I really needed some of my favorite ice cream ever (Medieval Madness). I’ve been going to this Rite Aid since 1991 (back when it was still Thrifty’s) and this has been one of my favorite flavors in all of that time. Once upon a time (I swear, it wasn’t that long ago – maybe 3 – 4 years ago?) you could buy this flavor by the quart in their freezer section. I looked and looked, and unfortunately they did not carry it anymore… I looked at the list of ice creams in their ice cream by the scoop section, and it wasn’t there either… needless to say, i was crushed.
Thankfully, Hubs is smarter than the average bear, and actually LOOKED at the ice creams that were in the container (instead of just the list) and behold! He found my ice cream! I asked the guy if there was enough for a pint, and he said there definitely was enough for a quart even – so I’m no dummy! I bought the quart! I told him about how sad I am that they don’t have it in the prepacked section anymore (since this quart was going to end up costing me $ 5.50 and the prepacked ones only cost $ 3.99) and he told me that they NEVER carried it. Sorry kid, #you’retooyoungbro hahaha
Anyway, despite the search, I still love this Rite Aid and I will definitely be back again.
#Yelp100Challenge

I’m only rating this Rite Aid for the Thrifty’s ice cream bar.
I would have given it 5 stars but sometimes I go in I have to wait a couple a minutes until I get attended & other than that, the staff is very friendly & with a scoop as cheap as $ 1.79 you can’t go wrong! I recommend getting Rocky Road or the Chocolate Malted Crunch!