Duane Reade

No public bathrooms and super rude cashiers. However, stopped in for water and prices were fairly decent. If you’ve taken a trip to NYC and need to pick up something for the hotel room after an evening out, it’s a decent place to shop and fairly well stocked. Just don’t expect to be able to find a public restroom and don’t expect friendly service.

This is location is 2 levels of goodness! The main level has food & beverages while the upper level contains all of your essential goods (toiletries, beauty products, pharmacy) There’s hardly ever a line you can go in and be right out. Also this location is very neat so your guaranteed to find that nail polish you’ve seen in a magazine ad. Or find a particular makeup product you were looking for. They also has beauty technicians to help assist you with any needs. Thats what I love most about this site. So come here if you need an item and don’t wanna pay department store prices!

I don’t know where I can review the Walk-​In clinic other than here on Unilocal.
I avoid going to the doctor so much because I just don’t really enjoy doctor visits and talking and chit chatting with doctors. I didn’t go for a long time, but I came down with a serious cough and fever this week, so I rushed to the Walk-​In center after a co-​worker had recommended it.
I had such a great experience here that if I ever need to do a walk-​in again, I would definitely come back. Everything was explained clearly and I felt like the doctor knew exactly what was going on with just a few questions. Also it was great that I could just pick up my medication right from the pharmacy.

I am not a walk-​in expert, but I think it went as well as it could’ve. Was seen promptly and the exam was thorough, pAyment was easy, and the Rx was ready before I left. DR. Nail made it very comfortable. The office even called me the next day to check up on me.

This surprisingly clean and well-​organized DR in Herald Square made for a more pleasant Redbox pickup.

I’ve been going to this Duane Reade almost every day for years and signed up for a card. I noticed that even though I’ve used my card every time, I’ve never gotten any rewards or coupons from them. I asked the cashier what could possibly be up, and she said customers only earn rewards by buying sale items, and no points are earned for dairy.
Sorry Duane Reade, for spending upwards of $ 2000 at your chain on full priced items. This rationale makes NO sense and I will be taking my pharmacy business elsewhere.

This is a very big Duane Reade, with entrances at both 6^th Ave. and Broadway. They have two Chase ATMs, one by each entrance, which is convenient. The first floor has your standard DR items (food, supplies, etc.), and the second level is their Beauty section, which is huge for a Duane Reade! They seemed to have decent makeup there with testers and applicators. The store also has helpful staff as well.

Pros:
— Convenient (location and hours)
Cons:
— Expensive. (Why? Because it’s convenient)
— Not very many household goods
Overall fine. If you’re in a rush and need some personal care stuff, you can find it here; household goods may be a hit or miss. I always find the «organized by brand» to be bizarre, but to each his own.

I went to the walk in clinic on my lunch break (it was around 1pm or so). On the sign-​in sheet there was a post-​it note that said «lunch break — 45 minutes» Ok, I totally get it everyone needs to eat, but when did the 45 minutes start??? I asked the pharmacist when the Dr. left, he said he thought it was at least 15 or 20 minutes ago. So I walked around a little and then wondered back over, it looked like the doctor was back because the doors were open, so I asked the pharmacist again. He said that the doctor was back and I should put my name in. I did, sat down and waited for about 10 minutes or so. When the person (presumably the doctor) came out of the office this was our conversation:
Her: Are you waiting to see the Doctor?
Me: yes.
Her: (rudely) So you are willing to wait the 45 minutes?
Me: Wait, what?!? It’s just starting now? That’s not what the pharmacist said.
Her: (even ruder) Well, you were miss-​informed, it’s just starting now!
I’m going to assume that she was really hungry and that is why she was being such a b*tch. However, all of this could have been quite easily avoided if she would have put WHEN THE BLOODY 45 MINUTES STARTED FROM. How was I to know I actually walked in BEFORE the 45 minutes even started?
Frustrated!

Glad this place is open 24h. Got the basic essentials here.
I also got hit on by a man-​woman here. It was an odd ‘what just happened?’ moment that I speed-​walked away from.

Solid DR, right by the subway, quick in and out. I bought beer here once and they had good beer cheap (I got some Ommegang for $ 3 less than my usual beer store). Plus, the Neutrogena face wash I purchased smells like oranges! I’m washing my face thinking «am I in Florida?». Pretty sweet.
The reason I’m giving this only three stars is that it was a little dirty (because people are pigs) and also, they did not have Fifth Avenue candy bars at the checkout.

Expensive lol but super easy to find and super convenient!!!
I walked out from my hotel at 3 AM and got everything i needed!
Open 24 hours! perfect perfect perfect!

Decent store.
Only the one guy in the pharmacy taints the good picture.

Meh!

A much better Duane Reade than the other one two blocks down on 7^th ave. Two floors (all the drugs are upstairs), a very good beer selection (for a DR), and the store connects Broadway and 6^th, so if it’s cold or raining, you can stay dry for… half a block. What more do you need?

Ok I can understand if the security guard wants to be helpful because I am lost and running all around in a hurry but he followed me down two aisles in a row! I’m not used to feeling like a suspect in a crime spree but when he did ask if I needed help I said I was browsing and ran away.
Dude, let people shop in peace.

This is a great Duane Reade outlet. It’s conveniently located near my office and offers pretty much anything I need last minute.
On the first floor you can find all the food and other sundries that you may find at a standard pharmacy. Within the last year or so Duane started to bring in «fresh» sandwiches, salads and things. I have yet to purchase any of these things because there are so many deli’s and other fresher food options in New York City within a stones throw I don’t find the need to eat something wrapped in plastic.
Up the escalators you can find the actual pharmacy and everything else (cards, medicines, make-​up, etc). The store is huge and bathed in flourescent light.
There are two entrances to this store, one on Broadway and the other on 6^th. It has a good flow because both entrances feature check-​out counters and Chase Bank ATM’s. So if there is a long line at one counter, try the other but there are more checkers at the Broadway entrance so that’s usually your better choice.

DRUG… STORES…IN…SPAAAAAAACE!!!
no seriously, this place might be in competition with Mitsuwa (Japanese import food over in Jersey) for «most unnecessarily futuristic-​looking store».
conveniently near a few of the places I hang out at that I rarely emerge from sober, such as Rattle n Hum, K-​Town karaōke spots, and more.
like all Duane Reades, sells pretty much anything you need. even sandwiches! technology is wonderful! who knows, maybe next they’ll land a man on the moon! nahhhh…
staff is friendly and fast. even at the hours when the patrons’ sobriety is minimal.
the yogurt-​covered pretzels possibly have crack in them, as I can never resist buying a pack.

Best beer selection in any drugstore that I have ever seen. What a surprise!
It’s a little awkwardly shaped, but it has the grandeur of all Duane Reade’s.
Friendly staff, even at 3am.

Look, I know I’m reviewing a Duane Reade but I had a pretty fantastic experience so I think it’s worth a Unilocal.This spot juuuust opened up so there was plenty of promotional marketing going on. Tuxedo’ed men were standing in the pouring rain handing out $ 5 off $ 15 purchase cards. There was one stationed every 10 ft. I got four cards. I used one today. I have three left. I just gave one away. I have two left.
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but DR has been totally revamping their stores one by one. Sleeker, sexier, the new DR is a Maserati compared to it’s Fiat predecessor. As soon as you walk into the Herald Square location, there’s food everywhere! I bought lunch, a chicken caesar salad, for $ 5.49! I got a huge bar of Lindt 85% cocoa chocolate for $ 2.49! I couldn’t believe that they had salads there. They had fresh sandwiches and yogurts and all this other stuff that you would find in a Café Metro or a Bread & Co. that’s pre-​packaged but it looked pretty good for what they were charging.
I escalated upstairs and was kind of shocked by the whole new look of the hygiene department. It looked like the women’s fragrance department at Bloomingdale’s. I almost turned around and left.
I left DR pretty happy and had a pleasant walk to work the rest of the morning. This, my friends, almost never happens on non-​payday days. Thank you Duane Reade 2.0.