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To be fair, Walgreens is way worse than CVS. There has been insane understaffing throughout their stores and it's terrible. They are like labor shortage, but t
by daft_pink 3y ago
To be fair, Walgreens is way worse than CVS. There has been insane understaffing throughout their stores and it's terrible. They are like labor shortage, but the reality is that their wages have not kept up with inflation and thus they are unable to hire sufficient staff to staff their stores.
- MrDrMcCoy 3y agoNot a single pharmacy within 10 miles of me has over 2 stars in the reviews. They're impossible to work with, take forever, don't do what they promise, and don't care. I've switched to my insurance carrier's mail order pharmacy and things have been much smoother.
- r00fus 3y agoAll well and good until someone in your family has a prescription that can’t be mailed.
- daft_pink 3y agoI use amazon pharmacy and I really like it because they disclose all the prices transparently and deliver it with two day prime. Because they disclose the prices, I often pay out of pocket for a 90 day supply of generics, because it’s cheaper than 30 days with insurance.
- wenc 3y agoI use Amazon Pharmacy too and it’s one less thing in my life to worry about. They take insurance and even when insurance doesn’t cover a drug, the prices are comparable to PBM (think GoodRx) rates. Plus shipping is free and next day and I get 5% back with my Prime Visa. They also work with doctors on the backend to get prescription refills — I don’t have to do anything. I haven’t stood in line at a pharmacy for drugs in years (I still go to my local Safeway pharmacy for vaccines though). The only downside is if you need your drug same-day, Amazon Pharmacy won’t work for you. But otherwise I’ve found it to be cheaper, and way less hassle than visiting a retail pharmacist.
- MrDrMcCoy 3y agoThey refuse to carry my medications :(
- r00fus 3y agoI had a nice chat with someone from Walgreens about the horrible wait times and staffing issues which turned into shelving issues when I was picking up a prescription while wearing my union solidarity tshirt. The long & short is the conversation was that Walgreens management simply had no concept of how to talk with their workers and relations had broken down. Simply raising salaries would solve most of their problems but the inability of Walgreens to address is likely a symptom of a deeper problem.