Walgreens

A lot of bargains to be found. They always have amazing sales in Beauty and everywhere else in the store. Plus if you have a Walgreen’s reward card you get points for a lot of the items you buy and you eventually get ‘cash back’ coupons that allow you to get other things in the store! I have always received pretty friendly service here from the cashiers. I love the quality and vast array of items they carry. They have a rebox outside so it’s a great place to get a movie and get some delicious cheap snacks at too, better than dealing with the Walmart or Kroger crowd to use the redbox.
A lot of things here a priced pretty well and of course there are other items that are overpriced but not surprising as you are paying for convenience. I am a repeat customer because this place offers great items at bargain prices.

I received a $ 50 gift card to review my experience with Walgreens Photo Center. The following is what happened when I tried to use that $ 50…
I first went to my local Walgreens (Sherman, TX) to use a kiosk in their photo department. The employee on duty said that I had to design gifts online and have them shipped to me. No problem — I went back to work and with the last 30 minutes of my lunch break, designed my gifts and prepared to check out. Once on the payment page, I was unable to use the gift card because it wasn’t a «W-​Photo Gift Card». I spent the next 45 minutes on the phone with three different Walgreens customer service representatives (via three different phone numbers). The last representative hung up on me before I could even explain the problem. Once I called back, I spent another 15 minutes on hold and decided to hang up. I had work to do and couldn’t sit there all day long. And by the way, not one of them had a solution to my problem.
After work, I drove back to my local Walgreens and decided to try the kiosk on my own. I spent 20 minutes designing a stationery set — then when I landed on the payment page, I was once again told I couldn’t use the gift card I had, that I needed a «W-​Photo Gift Card». Okay, I’ll just buy two of the «W-​Photo Gift Cards» with my regular gift card. No such luck — the manager on duty said I couldn’t buy a gift card with a gift card. EVEN THOUGH these are two different types of gift cards (one has a PIN and the other doesn’t), I had to use cash, check or charge. He offered no solution, no apologies, just a rude «oh, well!»
I’ve decided that I could sell the regular gift card and use that money to buy two «W-​Photo Gift Cards», but this is an incredibly absurd amount of work for a review. Not to mention the time, miles and gas that I’m wasting.