CVS or Walgreens, Which do you prefer? - Page 3

RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

This area has CVS, Walgreen, and Rite-Aid; I deal strictly with CVS, which is 6 miles from my home. I have known the head pharmacist there for nearly 40 years---long before he joined the CVS team. The other 2 stores are much farther away, and not inside the main loop of town where I shop.

I like the prices, selection, and quality of what I find at CVS, and will buy from this store before making a trip to Wal-Mart. The only medications I get filled at CVS are antibiotics, and cremes prescribed by my dermatologist. I have never waited more than 15 minutes for a prescription at this pharmacy. Since the store is so close to me, the employees are always familiar faces from this community, so my shopping experience is often like visiting a friend.

Annabellethecat66 · ‎03-12-2010

I MUST go to CVS because I use a specific medicine. Each store buys their medicine from different manufacturers. My body reacts when I purchase the medicine from CVS. It's all about being used to the company they purchase this medicine from. I couldn't figure out why I had different results when I was told, it's sometimes about the manufacturer each store buys the drug from.

twinny70 · ‎07-03-2012

I prefer Walgreen's, but I have to use CVS for my 3 month mail order RX's. Dh gets a better deal with his Humana 3 month mail order RX's.

twinny70 · ‎07-03-2012

@Annabellethecat66 wrote:
I MUST go to CVS because I use a specific medicine. Each store buys their medicine from different manufacturers. My body reacts when I purchase the medicine from CVS. It's all about being used to the company they purchase this medicine from. I couldn't figure out why I had different results when I was told, it's sometimes about the manufacturer each store buys the drug from.

Me too. I can't take the generic for Uloric, so CVS is my required RX company.

Goldengate8361 · ‎01-27-2014

Walgreens.

GSPgirl · ‎01-03-2012

Our CVS has great coupons and they always greet you at the door. My Walgreen's employees are just plain rude.

SeaMaiden · ‎03-10-2010

I never go into stores to shop....order everything online.

kelsey17 · ‎04-10-2012

@butterfly123 wrote:
Currently, I like CVS because the staff is friendlier and our insurance offers a large percentage off of CVS brand products.

Walgreens has a larger assortment of products though.

Your thoughts, please.

Have gone plenty to both....prefer CVS

Moonchilde · ‎05-23-2010

I have shopped at both but there were, and are, fewer Walgreens near me in about a 10/1 ratio. I have never used Walgreens pharmacy, but have never been thrilled with the CVS pharmacies. My experiences with CVS pharmacies have been many, MANY screw-ups caused by both employees and their computer database, and often fairly long waits for service.

I like browsing and shopping in Walgreens but that may be more a function of it just being unfamiliar and a different place to shop - I haven't shopped there a lot.

Almost every Rite-Aid I've been in has been a total pit.

Life without Mexican food is no life at all

butterfly123 · ‎06-27-2013

@jlkz wrote:
Only went to one Walgreens and felt that it needed to be cleaned.

Two CVS stores near me but I get my meds through mail service. Loyalty rewards are nice but I always check my prices for a good deal. They will honor certain expired coupons and the Extra Bucks never expire.

Got my Prevnar vaccine there one night: in and out very quickly...afternoons seem to be heavy wait periods.

@jlkz

What are Extra Bucks?