BOTTOM LINE: looove this location TIP/S: there is a self-checkout ...WHO: moi WHY: essentials WHAT: (Deets) In short, This has quickly become my FAVE CVS. Great selection, excellent customer service, they accept printed out coupons & their machine is always functioning when I come. WHEN: weekly WHERE: take away HOW: bike/ public transportation: bus: B41 trains: 2,3,4,5 BATHROOM: no customer facility available WIFI: do not use DRESS CODE: as you like SERVICE: consistently cordial and pleasant read more

Hands down the worst pharmacy I have ever encountered. Every time I have gone here to pick up a prescription, I have waited for a minimum of 45 minutes - if not longer - even when I go during off hours. If you are looking for a pharmacy to regularly pick up prescriptions, save your time and sanity and go literally anywhere else. read more

This CVS is a convenient location to shop at before hopping on the train home or if you're in the area on the weekends running errands. I typically come here for travel sized items or toiletries. Often times I don't find exactly what I am looking for. I enjoy using the self checkout here as well. read more

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This place lacks luster. Low inventory on most things you would need to want. Seems messy and disheveled. Self check only with no apparent sanitizing in between. Great pick spot for water and other beverages; gum, mints, etc. read more

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Listen up folks! This CVS store deals with an enormous amount of shoplifting and rude customers. I've only ever had patient and polite service when I ask for help. I've come here for daily hygiene products, get passport photos and the usual CVS goods. Popped into today on Thanksgiving day for something last minute and it's well staffed for a holiday. They're all busy working to restock and always have someone at the self checkout to assist customers. Give these hardworking individuals some grace and kindness. read more

I always have a crappy experience here. Today it was rude pharmacists, long wait times, bad communication with customers and extremely disorganized conduct. I can't stress enough that if you value your time and sanity, find another pharmacy to use and avoid this dumpster fire. read more

Pharmacy staff are some of the rudest people I've ever met. If you aren't doing your job, don't get mad when I ask why the job isn't done. Then, don't explain how pharmacies work as if I was an idiot. read more

Don't go here ever. Bleed to death. The absolute worst customer service ever. Manager refused to open a register. Only offering self check out. This customer service incites shrink. If there was a discount for self check out sure. I don't work here. I don't go anywhere else and get asked to do their job for them. One star because no stars is not a choice. They should give you money for going in here. read more

This review is solely related to the pharmacy. I lived 1 block away on Rockwell PL. They are the absolute WORST pharmacy on the planet. Every single month I had the exact same issue (Your script was rejected call you insurer, Upon calling the insurer, script is covered, the rejection was solely based on their error. All they had to do was call us and we would have advised them what they are doing wrong) 100% of the time it was their error. When I would request they contact my insurer, they would advise, "We don't have time to do that. I had a script for testosterone cypionate (A controlled substance). Each time there was an issue. Even if I got past the issue, i could NEVER get a 90 day supply for some reason or another (My insurer covers 90 day supply). I finally switched to a Walgreens pharmacy recommended by my doctor. It's 5 stops away on the train, but NEVER an Issue b/c if they get a rejection they notify me and advise they have reached out to the both the doc and insurer to address the issue. read more

I've never encountered a worse CVS. The disorganization is staggering. The pharmacists are consistently rude, uncaring, make you wait for hours, and constantly out of stock in life saving medications (and DO NOT INFORM YOU WHEN THEY ARE). If you are on medications that are critical to your wellness, do NOT fill them here. Chances are they are out of stock and when you arrive to pick them up, despite the text message saying it's ready. I've watched 6 people in the past hour get turned away because their "ready for pick up prescription" is out of stock and it will take a few days to get the medications in. This happens literally all the time. They say "call ahead" and then leave you on hold for 46 minutes (and occasionally pick up only to immediately hang up). Again, if you are on life saving medication, or medication where you cannot skip a day, go somewhere else. Probably a Duane Reade. * oh and when I asked to speak to a manager to file a formal complaint, the pharmacy manager wasn't even there. He had left. It's 4pm. read more

Just to get some midnight snacks. I enjoy the express/do it yourself check out especially when the machines are working. I was in and out in no time which is an unusual feat for me at most drugstores. The End. read more

This is the worst CVS pharmacy I have ever been to. Particularly in the last year. They have 1) given me the incorrect medication eg labeled one way what was inside was different. That is illegal. 2) you will always wait 20+ minutes I've never seen a more unorganized place. There will be 10 staff a line 10 deep and one poor person working alone while others are "filling". No point in filling if no one can pick up their medication. 3) they will constantly mess up your insurance. I've gone for years and I've been told I was under Medicare in my 30s for a medication I get monthly. Logical. Save yourself time and stress and find another pharmacy. I wish I had done so sooner. read more

My experience here has never been great, but it's just where I went so I kept going. However, trying to refill an early prescription that was approved and provided by my doctor ONE WEEK EARLY, because I am traveling for three weeks out of state has been a nightmare. The prescription is for a Schedule II controlled substance, so I understand there are some restrictions, but I was only trying to fill 7 days early and I had a good reason for doing so - as there can be complications with refilling in a different state than the one where a medication is prescribed. On the first night, the pharmacists told me they could not refill at my current dosage (15mg) under any circumstances and my best option was to have my doctor write a prescription for double the dose (30mg) that I can split into two. I told him that didn't make sense, but if that's my only option then I'll message my doctor. I messaged my doctor via the application, but she was off and another doctor was covering for her. The covering doctor submitted it on her behalf, so I could get my medication before I left. I returned the next day and this time I'm denied as the female pharmacy manager said it was "shady" (her exact words). Now - I'm not even denying the double dosage doesn't make sense, but it wasn't my idea, I was perfectly happy to just refill my normal dosage and was just doing what the pharmacist the night before had told me to do. She did say she could refill it if she called the doctors to verify it, but unfortunately it was just before 8 PM and they were closed. What I don't understand is what exactly she thought was happening - if you can refill it after discussing with the doctors, then the only justification for denial is she thought I had somehow manipulated the system to submit a prescription electronically on behalf of two separate doctors (at the same medical practice). Honestly, if I was trying to manipulate the system and I had that kind of access -- wouldn't I at least go through two different pharmacies? The whole situation is insane to me. They wasted a lot of my time and lost a customer by jumping to conclusions and assuming the worse over what was a one time exception I've never requested before and could justify. read more

Place is a dumpster fire I love supporting local business. When CVS bought Aetna, it in no way impacted me. Mostly because my employer used Blue Cross at the time. Then they switched to, you guessed it, Aetna. Now, if I don't use CVS my co-pay is 3-4 times more for the same medication. Instead of going to support a local pharmacy a block from me , I have to schlep to a shitty box store that's devoid of a soul*. It's dirty. Prescriptions are never filled when they're supposed to be. In fact, I'm literally standing here now , waiting an extra 15 minutes to have a script filled - I worked all day, then went to school, I don't want to be here for 30 seconds, let alone 15 min. I legit need a few things from a CVS type store right now, and won't buy them here because of all of this. I'll find any place other than CVS to shop, I dislike them so much. Anyway, TL;DR? These guys are in the same book as the MTA to me, and also, fuck box stores. ------ * Or pay 5$ to ship to my place, but as mentioned, I'll go out of my way to avoid giving CVS a dollar more than I have to. read more

Downright nasty attitudes from the 2 women I had to deal with, one of them I think wanted to beat me up for asking where something was.

VERY RUDE AND UNPROFESSIONAL! I needed medication for my 3 year old and had it transferred to this location. I called to ask if it was ready being that I know they close at 8pm and it was 725pm. A guy who answered said your med isn't ready but it's next so come now because we close at 8. My husband arrives 745 and the gates are closed everyone is gone. A girl answer the phone and hangs up, and tells my husband she can't process any items being that she's not pharmacy staff. Now I have to wait until the morning and my daughter is in pain. So ridiculous and could have been communicated with effective communication! read more

It's like as if this location have a designated hobo that lives there, the entrance and doorway ALWAYS smell like pee. This location is the nearest closeby to work, but I probably won't be shopping at CVS for a while. Came here to return a grilled apron (brought 4, only used 3) that I brought at another location (in Harlem) and was told I would need to go back to the original location to return it. No worries, travelled to another CVS that have the capable staff whom completed the return with no issue. So now I'm not sure if that was an ACTUAL store policy or the staff were incompetent liars. Regardless, avoid at all cost. read more

Pharmacy staff must really hate their jobs. Miss "Blessings" was rude before I could even say hello and she clearly didn't want to help me. She had no idea how to read an insurance card. ??? They never answer their phones either. Had to wait 25 minutes for my prescription. Switching pharmacies today, only had to come here once to make that decision read more

They are the WORST pharmacy I have been to anywhere. They are disorganized and uninformed on how to use their app and no delivery except on Mondays. They are unprofessional. They need to be properly trained. Don't bother to call to see if your order is complete and ready because they do not thoroughly check. They will just say yes and then when you arrive you will discover it is not ready or when you return home you will notice you're missing prescriptions. Every time I go to get prescriptions for family member it is F_)Ked up. As of today I am DONE with CVS. Also, people are lined up there on top of you -- no such thing as HIPPA. SMH. They have an excellent location and that's what keeps them in business but I won't be going and will transferring prescriptions for my family from CVS. read more

Extremely rude for no reason. Transferring pharmacies ASAP. Wish I could give zero stars

Fuck this place. Miguel is an example of crap customer service. As we stood in front of his register he was busy chatting with a girl on the side and then was looking up youtube videos the entire time we were being "helped". That's bad even for a min wage lackey. On a related note, apparently CVS can't look up your receipt extrabucks coupons from the account that generated the rewards. It's just ridiculous. If I could give negative stars I would have. This place is a complete fucking failure. Avoid. read more

More than waste time doing more reviews as there are plenty of this store I would just encourage everyone to look at the source of any good reviews and you will see that they are guides. This means they probably never even been to the place and they are paid by Yelp who guarantees with contracts a certain number of good reviews. This is all standard practice and there's nothing illegal it's just incredibly on that Circle and actually it's one of the most ethical things you'll find happening in this Pharmacy. I have seen them yell oh, I have seen them tell patients I don't know oh, I have seen them tell patients that are on medications that have to be taken every day but they have to possibly wait five days. And then because they have a constant flow a pharmacist and the spineless Pharmacy employees refuse to speak up because of the toxic environment within the pharmacy. All the sudden this Venom was turned on me. And I have had the same prescription from the same provider for 9 years. They discriminate highly against the disabled on a regular basis because they know oh, and this is coming out of your pockets people that aren't on disability , so listen up, because when they put disabled people at a disadvantaged we have to go to the emergency room. Which cost the US easily hundreds of times what the cost of the prescription would be. In fact the service in the pharmacy is so horrible that they're probably going to wind up closing it is the source of much litigation right now. And you know CVS They'll take your money but once they get that prescription who knows when you'll see it. And sadly that's the case at most CVS stores Now for 30 Flatbush you need to take your normal CVS store and run it through kind of some stupid and mean Wormhole LOL to come up with how truly rude and questionably qualified this Pharmacy truly is. I can add nothing to the reviews that are there. And note to think we any positive review is CVS's or yelp's manufacturer and you can tell by the guide icon. Thank you And you know I just want to clarify it would be better for everybody if this Pharmacy would just improve. But it's not and now it's building sticks out like a sore thumb in an area that is quickly being modernized. It would certainly be a mountain of litigation for CVS if someone were to find out that they were sending the dregs of their company to this store because they don't plan on keeping it open much longer anyway. Remember a pharmacy is not selling a as it is buyer beware project. They take a note they have a code of ethics and I encourage you all to take a look at it And then just to kill time while you're on hold at this store because you will be 4 hours. Over 7 years I have probably spent four days on hold total. And when you're there you clearly see people just dawdling along as if they have no care in the world. This is not an attentive qualified staff as should be when dispensing something so crucial as medication. Please read the other reviews. My words are cold and Technical and truly don't do the experience Justice. Read the words of those hurt the most in the reviews below And just remember guide means the review is worthless. Thanks to Yelp for this service read more

It's been 4 days where they aren't filling my prescriptions and never pick up their phones. It's too late now to transfer them to another pharmacy before I travel. How can you have a pharmacy that won't pick up phones? I get that we're in a pandemic still, but the corporation has had how many months now to figure this out? Geez, nobody saw this coming... In the new year my first resolution will be to stop using CVS and transfers all my scripts to a tiny mom and pop pharmacy in my neighborhood. They have fewer things in stock but I'd rather wait a couple days for a small pharmacy to order it, rather than a pharmacy that won't fill your prescription for weeks, with no explanation, and no one to talk to. It's awful. Forget this place, I'm done. read more

My doctor sent a prescription to this CVS to order a vaccine. I called a week later inquiring about the vaccine was told that the prescription was on hold due to "high pricing." I was never contacted to give insurance information. When I called, the woman on the phone was incredibly rude and impatient. She asked for my insurance provider and could immediately process the prescription. She talked back at me whenever I asked her to repeat herself because I didn't hear or understand her. The prescription would never have been filled if I didn't call, and she said she doesn't know if it will be filled because they don't handle live vaccines at their location. I'll have to keep calling back to see if the prescription is ever filled because I will not be contacted about any barriers. What a disappointing demonstration of the commoditization of western medicine. read more

This CVS is a dumpster fire. Just moved into the neighborhood, have used CVS for years in other locations (Astoria, UWS, Harlem) and NEVER have had as bad of an experience as my first visits to this pharmacy. Staff is unpleasant and offensive in their tone. They make mistakes and have no integrity or accountability. They do not answer the phone so that you give up after being on hold for forever. Over an hour the first time before I gave up. read more

I stopped by today to have a prescription transferred from a pharmacy that did not have the medication for my daughter. The pharmacy is a mom & pop, so they do not have e script. Ok, cool. I figured CVS would be able to handle the matter. The mom & pop said they could fax over the script & was even apologetic. The young woman working at the front Monday August 15th at CVS was dismissive, zero interpersonal skills, condescending and unprofessional. She was walking around speaking to the young man who was at the register, mumbling that she never got a fax. Not to me, but him! I'm invisible now! Mind you, I'm standing there & she's clearly annoyed. Not once during the 45 minutes or more I sat there did she say, "Hey, I never received the fax. You might want to call the pharmacy to follow-up." Isn't that excellent customer service? Empathy? No, instead she stood there avoiding my eyes. "I have not received a fax," walking like she was doing something beyond her scope or better yet, like I slept with her man or something. That was it for me. Thing is, I was wearing a cute Zara dress, white Chucks, Egyptian musk & a mask. I speak well for the most part & am diplomatic. Why her disposition was less than attractive was beyond me. Like, why?! My daughter's ill & needs her meds. What's the big whoop?! If I had gone in there with an attitude & rude then I would be wrong, right?! Interesting thing is her position is serving the public & she sucks at it. This location has bad reviews already & for some reason it isn't getting any better. I didn't say anything. Leaving her to karma. I'm done with this pharmacy. If the company is wise, they'd invest in quality people instead of toxic individuals not working cohesively with the general public. Ridiculous! read more

The WORST CVS I haven been. Some of the attendants are rude and unprofessional. I asked 3 times for help and a short dude with a long beard act like he was deaf. Also I saw him laughing at people in general just because they ask questions about the store or some products. ( I can check his name). And one of the ladies that work at the express checkout, didn't want to help. She is always on a bad mood. You never leave the place with a good feeling. Sucks read more

Avoid using this location as a pharmacy! I have never written a Yelp review in my life, but this pharmacy is the worst I have ever experienced. Consistently claim they don't have my prescriptions, even if I have proof from a doctor that it was sent there. Pharmacists and techs are rude and unhelpful. Get your prescriptions filled at a different pharmacy, even if it's a bit farther away. You'll waste 20-45 mins waiting for your meds here anyway. read more

I always find this CVS to be very helpful, especially the checkout area folks like Kwame, always helpful and super nice. My only complaint is that the last isle on the right near the pharmacy, there's always some horrible urine smell embedded in the carpet. Any chance to re-carpet there? read more

Probably the most depressing CVS there is. From the low lights to the ugly exterior to the location in Downtown Brooklyn where everything else is being built to be super modern. They have a pharmacy and photo services. I was just there to pick up an online photo order, and it was actually behind the counter and not by the photo section. So keep that in mind if you're in my boat. Also, if you're in my boat, GTFO. read more

Wont answer their phone. EVER. Ridiculously long lines and waits at the counter. The even cancelled my flu shot without telling me because they ran out that day... even though I had an appointment!! They didn't tell me until I was there. This is a sad excuse for a pharmacy and an embarrassment to CVS. Looking to change pharmacies now after using CVS for years because I will not use this location. read more

Not usually a big fan of this location but Edison was a such a great help, wanted to give him a shout out

One of the worst pharmacies there is. They never answer their phones, so you have to go in person to ask for status updates on a prescription. I regularly spend 1 hour waiting in line, waiting for the prescription to be filled, and checking out. The most recent time they told me to wait - then one hour later they finally told me my medicine was out of stock. They couldn't help tell me when it would be back in stock. Very unprofessional and unreliable. read more

Extremely rude pharmacists. I came in for a scheduled covid booster and she told me they were out of vaccines (even though I had an appointment) and that I'd have to reschedule -- all while barely looking at me. When I asked how I could know that my next appointment wouldn't get cancelled with no notice again, she put on an extremely snotty voice and told me "I guess you'll just have to make an earlier appointment." Just go to Walgreens. read more

I would give zero stars if I could. I had an urgent prescription needed for a procedure later that day. Ended up having to reschedule the procedure. My drs office was confused when I told them the pharmacy didn't have my prescription filled within the hour. I tried to use this pharmacy again for a different prescription. This time it took more than 24hrs for my antibiotics to be filled. THE MOST FRUSTRATING EXPERIENCE! DO NOT USE THIS PHARMACY!!!! read more

I used to always come here but today is my last day. I am definitely switching pharmacies. Over the years they just got so bad via the pharmacy side. There's Always new employees and they are rude. I just watched one of the girls argue with a customer. The lines are long and I understand the covid situation but it's like 5 people behind the pharmacy counter. The place is just ghetto. They need to close this location or hire a whole new pharmacy staff. Horrible. read more

the pharmacy sucks prescriptions are called in hours ahead and not filled...told "this is out of stock" then when i ask why i wasn't notified since im sick now wouldn't you think im coming now!!!! why woupd you allow someone whos ill come all the way here only to be told something not in...then...get this shit, shipment of opened drugs on floor in front of the shelf where my med would be! someone else had to tell the gurl look in the box! now im waiting for it to be filled after it beig called in hours ago!! wtf?!?? don't take a job you aren't willing to do to the fullest every day!!!!!! read more

very unprofessional day manager, overstepped her boundaries with me when unnecessary while I shopped. I told her I didn't need assistance in that moment, but 5 minutes later when I tried to pay for my purchase on there broken machine she turned her back on me. DO NOT SHOP HERE ! read more

This place is a joke. When I try to use my Amex card, they contacted Amex to warn them that I look suspicious. I have my Amex for more than two decades and this is a first time being stopped from using it. Thanks for ruining my day CVS! You lost me from going there so as my family, friends and co-workers who lives and works near by your establishment. Great customer service. I hope you close soon!! Stay away from going here everyone, they are very suspicious!!! read more

$2.99 for soy milk! OK, that is super specific but we come to CVS when we need soy milk. We also use this pharmacy frequently and have never had any issues. I got my flu shot here and have no complaints. read more