Walgreens

I think people tend to look at 3-​star reviews and consider them particularly negative right off the bat. I had no problems visiting this location on Friday night, but if you’ve been to one Walgreens, haven’t you kind of been to them all? I didn’t even see this Walgreens on the street initially but after my husband pointed it out, I was thankful we didn’t have to end up going to 7 – 11 a few storefronts over.
We were in town for some shows over the weekend and spent the night across the street at the Hyatt Regency, so after seeing that they no longer delivered room service after 11 pm and really having no idea when we would make it back to our room for the evening, we stopped in to pick up some drinks and snacks. I can honestly say that Walgreens (this location specifically along with the few I have been to in San Jose) is the only place I can find Vanilla Coke in individual bottles, so I was sold. We picked up some Chex Mix and were on our way.
Check out was quick as a line was building behind us and I wasn’t pressured to join their rewards program as you sometimes can be at other locations, which I appreciated but thought was probably attributed to the fact that the employees have seen it alllll before. Thanks for being there all the same, Walgreens!
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I just stopped here to purchase face lotion. And an employee kept following me around pretending to check on products nearby. I am offended by this profiling. I’m a young Asian woman and I’m not going to steal from you.

This is the worst walgreens I’ve ever been to. They are all staffed by chinese people and they were racists towards me. When I went to checkout there were 5 people in line and 1 cashier. I saw other workers in the aisle but none went to open up. After more people lined up finally another cashier opens up but then a few people just cut in line to the new cashier who allows them to cut. So I had to wait while these other people just cut in line.
When I finally got to checkout I tried to use a coupon with my purchase and the lady tells me that my coupon required a manager’s approval. Are you freaking serious? In my many many years of shopping this is the first time that I have had a cashier tell me that my coupon requires approval. So manager comes out and speaks chinese to the cashier who then still refused to scan my coupon telling me that what I bought is not pictured in the coupon. Have you ever heard of variety? My flavor does not have to be shown in the picture and we know how tiny the pictures are on the coupon but somehow this cashier is able to magically see that my flavor is not the same as pictured and therefore rejected my coupon. All while the manager does absolutely nothing and says nothing. This manager is scared of his own cashier and does not even correct her when she is wrong. At this point I got so frustrated that I just left the store.
I was a bit lazy that day to walk to cvs which is where I do most of my shopping. Friendly staff and coupon friendly there.

Came in with an exchange for an iPhone charger. I’m honest so I gave my receipt knowing my purchase was passed the 30 day allotted time thinking they’ll still exchange it… NOT! The cashier called over the manager Paul and he also declined to exchange it. I began to leave the store but returned to ask the store number so that I may place a call to the corporate office regarding the policy of taking my purchase back to the store I originally made the purchase at… which was what I was told. When I asked the store number I explained to Paul that I do not want any money back, just a simple exchange for my non-​working charger. He then decided he would do the exchange. I thanked him and the clerk and went on about my merry way. Thanks again Paul!

This Walgreen has very nice and friendly cashiers but because of the high homeless traffic on that block (33 Drumm st), they have hired a Guestapo lady, who tracks every one of our moves and makes shopping very uncomfortable so I go 2 blocks away on Sacramento or on Spear st where we can shop without someone breathing over our shoulders.

The store is great; the location — not so much. The staff are helpful, the shelves are well stocked, the photo folks are great. The reason for only 3 stars is the location. To get into the store, you have to walk a gauntlet of homeless, many of which are aggressive. The street often smells like urine. It can be a little scary. I’d never go here alone after dark.

***This is a very small Walgreens, but you can still find a good amount of pharmacy stuff here in a pinch; the cashier on my visit was friendly too***
This Walgreens is located in the Financial District area of Downtown San Francisco near The Ferry Building so parking around here is expensive and hard to find; there are a few pay parking structures around here.

Great place to go if you want to be accosted by bums. They have no security out front and let the bums harass the customers as they come and go. I avoid this Walgreens at all costs.

OK, I don’t usually write reviews for a Walgreens, but this one’s location might be highly convenient for tourists, especially families, staying in the SF Embarcadero area. Located on Drumm St, directly across from the Embarcadero Hyatt, you can easily stock up on cereal, milk and other lite meal items to avoid breaking the Bank on your SF trip. The Hyatt does have refrigerators, so with supplies at this Walgreens, you can be stocked!

Friendly staff who will always come up and ask if you need help with anything. They will also open up additional registers if lines get too crowded. They have a 50% clearance section where you can pickup some nice items for cheap. Unlike other Walgreens around there, they are also good about posting sale signs for items that are on sale that week. Other Walgreens don’t seem to be as good about that so you never know what may be on sale.

This has been my go-​to Walgreens for 15 years, the pharmacy staff are amazingly efficient, I cringe when I have to go to another one. The store is always clean and the staff is friendly and very professional. They move them in and out and record speed.
Impresses me as minutes counts when you ride bart!

It’s a nice, but small Walgreens. Well, organized too. I was able to grab something and got out of there quickly.

It was close to the hotel, ok it was across the street from the hotel, but with the construction and detours I will say it was «close». Tiny but fully stocked. Nice people.
Mmm. Candy

This place has got almost everything that you need if you’re in the Financial District and you need lens cleaning solution, vitamins, or even a protein bar!

This used to be our go-​to Walgreens to pick up snacks for a pick-​me-​up during work hours. Do yourself a favor, walk 2 blocks and go to the Walgreens on Sacramento. Much bigger and the layout seems to make more sense to me.
One extra star here because the pharmacy folks are the nicest at this location!!! And they always remember me.

Perfect location for people going to BART/​Muni. They have plenty of workers so you won’t be waiting in line longer than a couple minutes.
I bought some drinks here and after paying, I got a 20% off Sports Authority coupon. The lady said they give them out all the time so I’ll definitely be back.

This Walgreens is located directly across the street from the Hyatt Regency San Francisco — so it’s very convenient if you are staying at the hotel. Way more selection that the hotel gift shop!
I couldn’t get any Gatorade or V-​8 in the Hyatt Regency gift shop. But Walgreens had it! I stocked up on both for the week.

If you are brave enough to avoid the bums standing outside of Walgreens and 7 – 11, then you can shop here. I felt the store was large enough, granted all the aisles were squished together. I was pleased that the line went fairly fast. I just wouldn’t call this my favorite Walgreen. It is the place after you get off Bart or your are staying at the hotel across the street and need your convenience store fix fast.

Another local Walgreen’s. This one sells Scarfenberger chocolates, $ 4.59 a bar, it was a flavor I’ve not tried before, salted almond but the chocolate (41% cocoa) tasted like it’s been there long after the shelf life. They really should taste their food products once in a while to see if it’s still fresh. Dated chocolate doesn’t taste good, which is why Macy’s has periodic sales on their Godiva chocolates to move them off the shelf.
They had Wrigley Orbit gum on sale for 99 cents, so stock up if you need them now. It’s not a particularly large Walgreen’s. Near the counter is a huge supply of SF magnets, good looking ones too, catering to the tourist trade. Nice to have a local Walgreen’s in this area.

I came in here last Friday looking for some DayQuil. My son is a veritable petrie dish of viruses and bacteria and he managed to get my wife and I sick on New Year’s Day. The damn cold’s been lingering for a week so I’ve been doing my part to keep Vicks’ stock price up.
After I grabbed the golden medicinal nectar, I walked through the food aisle and thought it was a nice alternative to the weekly FiDi lunch circuit. After a while, you get sick of getting Subway, Eataliano, or Sellers Market every week. Don’t get me wrong, I love the food… But on Friday I just wanted something «different.» Turns out a Progresso Chicken Noodle Soup and a Froken Chicken Pot Pie provided the needed distraction, and for much cheaper than the restaurant alternatives.
I’m actually surprised by how much selection these guys carry in such a small space.