Walgreens

Just left the pharmacy department and they were not helpful AT ALL! I was next in line and the tech couldn’t answer my question. She asked the pharmacist and he acted careless and pointed to what I need in the store (from behind the counter). The tech said she would assist me even though she had no clue what I was looking for. I just stated that I would shop at another Walgreens and she didn’t say a thing! Good thing I wasn’t looking for something that they specialize in! Ugh…

You’d think that for being in a decent neighborhood, this Walgreens would step its game up a bit. Nope.
Ordered several hundred photographs from this store, only to have about two dozen of them GLUED TOGETHER! No joke. There was some kind of adhesive on ¹⁄₃ of the photo that made it stick to the next photo.
About 25 times.
Not cool.

I went here once. I thought it was surprisingly clean and nice for a Walgreens in the city.
I think the line was a little slow, but it was probably just the old people in front of me being slow.

It’s a typical Walgreens. There is nothing special or really bad about it. I only advise go there during the day time. It’s doesn’t appear to be located in a safe neighborhood.

I read all the reviews for this walgreens and I was prepared for a shack that was falling apart, full of people surreptitiously puffing on bong pipes. I am happy to say that that is not the case. The employees were friendly and helpful, the walgreens was well stocked and clean, and I got my stuff pretty quickly.

I’m a university student. I’ve gone into this place weekly for ages, with my backpack, and my bike helmet. The one time I go dressed in sweatpants, the same security guard informs me I need to leave my backpack (with my wallet, etc, all) at the door. I told him that he’s crazy if he thinks I’m going to leave my personal belongings unattended at the front door. I’m guessing he’s not used to women speaking up– he just sort of shut down and I kept my backpack and all was well. But the fact I was profiled based on what I was wearing really, really bothered me.

lol these reviews are funny. i love this walgreens. even back in my SLU days this was the most convenient 24 hour store and pharmacy. yes theres a security guard at the door… just like any other. hmm we’ll say «urban» store. shit the baby formula is locked up lol!!! what does that tell you? be happy its a well lit area lol… the 24 hour pharmacy never does me wrong. the babe and i both have horrible allergies, i’ve actually helped plenty of ppl pick out which meds to buy while in the allergens aisle, got it down to a science now. the babe is very accident prone too so after the ER lets us out we go straight here to get whatever was prescribed. sometimes the lines are long or their systems are down but i don’t believe i’ve ever come across a perfect retail store… just get it done!

Its the store u love to hate. I use to hate it but management must have instituted some serious new store policies. Tge last few times I’ve been here I was pleasantly surprised to find stocked shelves, fast and friendly cashiers (yea that’s right, fast AND friendly!), helpful mangers ready and willing to check stocks rooms for items not on store shelves or alternately, write rain checks. I hope I am not jinxing myself but I thought their efforts to improve this store deserved done recognition.

There’s a reason I stopped shopping here. Stopping by today to pick up a few quick things reminded me of that reason, namely, THIS IS THE WORST WALGREENS EVER.
Surly staff, poorly stocked shelves, callous pharmacists and an all around aggressive atmosphere are just a few of the charming things you can expect to encounter at this store.
Oh, and today, when I handed the cashier my reusable bag to put my purchases in, she actually recoiled and refused to bag my purchases, telling me «That’s nasty! I’m not touching nobody else’s bag! I don’t know where that’s been! Gross! Nasty nasty nasty!» Wait what? Are you seriously refusing to bag my items in a reusable bag? Did you just call me nasty to my face? Are you still calling me nasty as I walk away from your register? SERIOUSLY?! Lady, I don’t know what YOU put in YOUR reusable bags, but I can assure you this canvas bag is clean.
If anyone from Walgreen’s corporate is reading this, I beseech you: If you have any sense of pride in your corporation, you will fire everyone who works here, raze this store and start over from scratch. It’s the only way.

This Walgreens has one of the lousiest pharmacies I have ever been to. I only go here because the the convenience!
There is one pharmacy tech who always makes sure to screw something up. He looks extremely unhygenic, with his greasy hair, unshaven, greasy face, grungy band shirts and wristbands. I haven’t the slightest idea why he’s still there.
The pharmacists were also very unfriendly. I stopped by to ask one of them for some counseling on GERD and when I asked her why she recommended one particular drug, she started to explain the mechanism in the body and then suspiciously asked me why.
Also, the drugs are so EXPENSIVE. Go somewhere else, but not this Walgreens.

MEH.
I only come here because it’s so close by and I need my drugz, yo.
Oh the irony. Go inside for the legal drugs, go outside for the illegal drugs. It’s actually way less «ghetto» here than Schnuck’s across the street… so if I am on my way home from a night out somewhere (e.g. CWE) and I need fresh milk, I prefer to stop in here to grab it instead of the grungier store across the road.
One fine night when I was leaving some guy shouted at me in the parking lot, «YO BRITNEY SPEARS. CAN I HAS YO AUTOGRAPH?!» I seriously almost died laughing. Thankfully there was a cop-​on-​a-​bike riding around in the lot so I didn’t feel unsafe at any time. Obviously it goes without saying that I lock my car door as soon as I get inside whilst in their parking lot, but that goes for any sketchy store, not just the Lindell Walgreens or Schnuck’s. Haha.
The wait times inside the actual store vary from eye-​poking (as Aimee K. pointed out) to eye-​gouging! Haha. The pharmacy tech guys and girls always take freaking FOREVER to get my shit taken care of. The lines are obscenely long. The people who work there barely have an IQ above room temperature. Not only that, but sometimes they mumble. To quote a favorite actor of mine, «Englishmothafucka do you speak it?!» OK this review is getting silly.
In all fairness the prices are decent/​fair, and they’ve never effed up my prescription… yet…knock on wood. If only it would become less shady and more efficient and dare I suggest it – friendly?! My life would be that much better and I am sure others would agree!

Have you ever poked yourself in the eye on accident, really, really hard? That’s how it feels for me every time I go to the Walgreens on Lindell.
The Walgreens that’s REALLY close to me (Union/​Page) has been having major crime issues– not talking theft and fights, more like a murder right in the parking lot– so Walgreens on Lindell it’s been for a while. After reading such great reviews on the Kingshighway Walgreens, that’s probably where I’ll be going from now on.
I mainly go to Walgreens for the pharmacy and it’s such a challenge every single time! Once I stood at the counter (just me, no one else in line) for close to 20 minutes while the pharmacists were… wait. I actually have no idea what they were doing. One of them was on the phone with an insurance company which makes sense, and the other two just disappeared. When the lady on the phone finally came over, she made it clear that she wasn’t happy to be getting me my meds. (Insert finger in eye right about now)
The drive-​thru pharmacy is even worse than the inside, believe it or not. On my most recent trip, I gave the pharmacist my information three times in a row, calmly with a smile, and then she put the phone down and walked away. I assumed she was going to get my prescription, but a new person came over, picked up the phone, and said «date of birth please.» She took my information again, and I finally got my medicine. I’m sure the people in the line of cars behind me were thrilled, but the same thing probably happened to them!
Creepy security guard dudes, average of 8 – 10 people in each line at the front, always out of Big & Sexy hair products (don’t laugh, B&S hair products is my thing.)
Go somewhere else! Your eyeballs will thank you.

This Walgreens reminds me of the DMX album, «It’s Dark, and Hell is hot.» Do not plan on walking through the front door in any casual «I’m actually here to shop» sort of way. You could try to do that, but you would be badly mistaken. Here are three reasons why you may want to pump the brakes before making your entry:
1. The always lively bunch of fellows buckin and jookin in the entrance or on the curb just before the entrance. The security guard usually joins them in this celebratory dance. You’ll have to wait for them to finish before you can pass.
2. The curious folks just trolling around the parking lot deciding just how they want to go about acquiring products from this establishment. Their mindset might be this, «Do I rob the place, or do I use my government check.» Now this is a classic Chinese riddle as one cannot buy Kool menthols with government money, or so I thought.
3. Finally, can your purchase be made elsewhere? Maybe in a safer establishment? Possibly just across the way at ghetto Schnucks? Just saying. Please do not limit yourself.
If you were planning on using this Walgreens to fill a prescription, do not do that. You’re just inviting yourself into a Nigerian nightmare that of which Christian Okoye is all too familiar with. If you absolutely must use this establishment, and trust me, you don’t. Try going about it like I do. Have your friend drive you in a Caprice while waiting in the parking lot bumpin «Welcome to my sex room». Its Robert Kelly at his finest and it puts everyone at ease. Then all you have to do is make your purchase and slide on out of there with your body intact ready to take on a terrific day in St. Louis. God bless.

Ugh. I hate this Walgreen’s.
It wins out for me because it’s walkable and it has a pharmacy with a convenient online interface.
That’s where it ends, though.
Said convenient online interface might save you 10 – 15 minutes on the front end, but you have to stand in line for a good 30 anytime you want to pick up a prescription. Insurance info’s never right, though, and there are always a bunch of beleaguered and/​or frazzled patrons in front of you who can’t wait to see if they can pay in some weird way.
Everything in this store also features the dreaded «Walgreens markup» common to every location. You really do pay for convenience here, I think.
The only problem is, when you pay for convenience, it’s nice to get it.
(Another upside, while I’m thinking of it: the cashiers are friendly, and never give me weird looks, no matter what sort of bizarre or embarrassing set of goodies I’m walking out with.)

There can be some real characters in here, but the convenience of this Walgreen’s can’t be beat. Except maybe by the Schnuck’s across the street.

There seems to be a Walgreens on every corner, so avoid this one.
Just spent an hour waiting for a script because I couldn’t get the associate to listen to me on the phone. After placing my order online, I notice one of the quantities was 5 instead of 30. I tried the phone first, then I just said I’d come to the store. After our visit, we get home to find out that not all our purchases were in our bag.
Previously we had met a Walgreens rep at a Health Fair in town. When I mentioned this store the rep just rolled her eyes. Very telling.
A new store just opened in Lafayette park. I hope its better.

Interesting mix of people. Bored rent-​a-​cop at the front door. Found the elusive snuggie on the shelf… took the last one.

the overly enthusiastic rent-​a-​pig at the door won’t let you bring in backpacks for some reason. Just point out all the women carrying purses and the hypocrisy will confuse him long enough for you to put your headphones back in your ears and get your benedryl.
But, if you’re lucky, you’ll witness one of Connie’s famous polite shouting matches with the younger staff over the loud speaker. If Connie is the only one working the registers and you’re supposed to be helping, be prepared to be completely eviscerated. It is an art.