Walgreens. They suck.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-walgreen-buying-usa-drug-chain-for-438m-20120705,0,2826783.story
Quote from: Hoss on July 05, 2012, 06:19:12 PM
Walgreens. They suck.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-walgreen-buying-usa-drug-chain-for-438m-20120705,0,2826783.story
I guess May's etc will be heading down the tube now too.
Quote from: Red Arrow on July 05, 2012, 06:39:18 PM
I guess May's etc will be heading down the tube now too.
Yep, I believe they're in that same conglomerate.
Friend of mine pointed out that maybe this is paper transaction and hopefully they won't tinker with the stores. But who knows.
Hope their prices don't go up and they don't start taking longer then 15 mins to get people in and out of the pharmacy.
Quote from: godboko71 on July 05, 2012, 09:18:44 PM
Hope their prices don't go up and they don't start taking longer then 15 mins to get people in and out of the pharmacy.
I never had a huge problem with Walgreens until they would call me and tell me my prescription was ready only for me to find out it wasn't when I got there and having to wait 45 minutes.
One time of that happening I considered a fluke. Three times in a row made me change pharmacies. The last time I actually asked them to verify that the bag had the bottle in it before I drove to the store. Switched to DW. Never waited more than 20 minutes on a first-time prescription (some pain meds for a dental procedure I had) and then I go up and get my mothers' prescriptions for her as well and they always have it waiting when I get there when they call me. I pray that doesn't change.
Quote from: Red Arrow on July 05, 2012, 06:39:18 PM
I guess May's etc will be heading down the tube now too.
They headed down that tube when USA drug bought them. Store by my house is relatively new, it's the one they use in their commercials, and I'd rather bleed slowly to death than go in there for a bandaid.
Luckily we have a CVS nearby and have never experienced the problems with it that we have Walgreen's.
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Quote from: Ibanez on July 06, 2012, 08:35:59 AM
Luckily we have a CVS nearby and have never experienced the problems with it that we have Walgreen's.
True, however they are more expensive Then Drug Warehouse/Mays.
What about Med-X? They're a part of USA Drug as well, right?
I already planned on switching from Med-X to the new Reasor's pharmacy in Sand Springs.
Quote from: Nik on July 06, 2012, 10:05:39 PM
What about Med-X? They're a part of USA Drug as well, right?
I already planned on switching from Med-X to the new Reasor's pharmacy in Sand Springs.
There are pharmacies in Sand Springs now? Wow. jk.
I have used most all pharmacies, but I am liking Target right now.
Quote from: Nik on July 06, 2012, 10:05:39 PM
What about Med-X? They're a part of USA Drug as well, right?
I already planned on switching from Med-X to the new Reasor's pharmacy in Sand Springs.
FAIK, there's only two MED-X's left aren't there? Utica Square and King's Pointe. The rest are Drug Warehouse. Can't even think when the last time was I saw a May's logo.
Quote from: guido911 on July 06, 2012, 10:18:28 PM
There are pharmacies in Sand Springs now? Wow. jk.
I have used most all pharmacies, but I am liking Target right now.
May have to give Target a try if this turns into a closure/rebranding. Anyone tried the midtown location?
Quote from: Hoss on July 07, 2012, 12:27:51 AM
May have to give Target a try if this turns into a closure/rebranding. Anyone tried the midtown location?
Hate the traffic getting in and out and the foot traffic flow once you are inside. I also hear they are really tough on people who seek meth precursors. ;)
Honestly, I have no idea if there even is a pharmacy in that Target. I know there is at Reasor's next door and at Wal-Martz to the south.
Love the Drug Warehouse at 31st & Sheridan and 31st & Harvard. I suspect the 31st & Harvard location isn't long for the wrecking ball since there's a Walgreens right next door to the north.
Quote from: Conan71 on July 07, 2012, 12:43:49 AM
Hate the traffic getting in and out and the foot traffic flow once you are inside. I also hear they are really tough on people who seek meth precursors. ;)
Honestly, I have no idea if there even is a pharmacy in that Target. I know there is at Reasor's next door and at Wal-Martz to the south.
Love the Drug Warehouse at 31st & Sheridan and 31st & Harvard. I suspect the 31st & Harvard location isn't long for the wrecking ball since there's a Walgreens right next door to the north.
The ones I go to now are the 11th/Garnett and 31st/Garnett locations (since they're on my way to work right now...sort of). I know all the pharmacists in the 11th location and they're just as nice as can be and know my name without asking. Walgreens, on the other hand....
I use Target. Walgreens if I have to, but if it needs compounded I try to use the apothecary shoppe. Not Saffa.
Quote from: sgrizzle on July 07, 2012, 09:48:54 AM
I use Target. Walgreens if I have to, but if it needs compounded I try to use the apothecary shoppe. Not Saffa.
What is kinda neat about Target are the unique shape of their prescription bottles and how each family member can have their personal colored ring near the cap for quick identification purposes.
Quote from: guido911 on July 07, 2012, 08:27:11 PM
What is kinda neat about Target are the unique shape of their prescription bottles and how each family member can have their personal colored ring near the cap for quick identification purposes.
It's also neat how they can fill a prescription in 20 minutes and if a prescription is due to be refilled on a certain day, it's ready that day. When you talk to the staff, they also seem to have at least a basic knowledge of pharmaceuticals.
At drug warehouse I tried to get sudafed once and they had them all behind the counter where you can't see them and the staff really couldn't explain the different kinds "well this one is $12, and it's red"
Not kidding.
"Does red mean it works better?"
Quote from: nathanm on July 08, 2012, 04:14:28 PM
"Does red mean it works better?"
You can imagine the sudden limitations on my vocabulary I experienced.
Must be a local staffing issue.
I use the on at 116th N Garnet and the only time I have had to wait more than 5 minutes was when some dumbass was asking 20 questions and telling the counter lady her life story. After 10 minutes of this the pharmacist stopped packing pills and came over to help me.
Quote from: sgrizzle on July 08, 2012, 04:08:25 PM
It's also neat how they can fill a prescription in 20 minutes and if a prescription is due to be refilled on a certain day, it's ready that day. When you talk to the staff, they also seem to have at least a basic knowledge of pharmaceuticals.
At drug warehouse I tried to get sudafed once and they had them all behind the counter where you can't see them and the staff really couldn't explain the different kinds "well this one is $12, and it's red"
Not kidding.
Target is the best as pharmacies go imo. I really like Thorazine Thursdays and Morphine Mondays. :D