The Corporate interests at the top are ruining everyone's retail experience and their employees' lives: this is just another example. The staff at Gallinas CVS moved heaven and earth to get me my photo books when the main CVS photo order online website misinforms customers ( about new items' availability)( or maybe the 1 employee who said it couldn't be done was misinformed?) AnyWAY it COULD be done and I applaud these employees-- they are hardworking And courteous. CVS: corporate greed will ruin your brand, as it has many before...but you don't care, cause your shareholders will clean up when you sell it to some evil monopoly, and the working people in America will consider themselves inadequate to this machine like productivity you seem to demand. shame on you. I don't know how you sleep at night, treating your employees the way you do. Corporate America, wake up and get a fucking conscience! Smaller stores and better- treatment of your employees will keep my loyalty and there are millions like me. I also object btw to the ubiquitous bull crap of employees everywhere trained to idiotically parrot back to me the very information I have supplied! Remember: results are all busy people care about. Hassles will bankrupt you. On these phone calls, the customer is not the one being paid:: so DO NOT WASTE OUR TIME::: corporate CVS monster!!!!!!! read more

DO NOT USE THIS PHARMACY. Use Safeway Pharmacy instead. They care and will take great care of you.

Update 6/16/26 I had another bad experience with bad customer service and incompetency. Tech Banessa arrives in a hurry at 9:01am and the pharmacy is supposed to be open at 9:00am. She did open it at around 9:05am. While she was getting ready to open, she moves a full waste basket. It seems like it is not healthy at a pharmacy to open the pharmacy with a waste basket that needs to be emptied. They should get it worked out better with emptying the waste baskets. Last Saturday I contacted the pharmacy and a male pharmacist said they had not received the prescription. I assume it was a pharmacy error and he should have been able to find it. He told me to contact the Dr.'s Office. I had to deal with an idiot at the Dr.'s Office and a new AI System before I was able to get the prescription filled. I told Tech Banessa I do NOT want auto refills and then the screen asks about auto refills and she says to say yes. I just told her I did not want auto refills. Was she in la, la land? She should not be telling customers how to answer the questions unless they ask. read more

Trying to call the pharmacy... can't speak to a person. It's all "virtual assistant" and super frustrating. Even when I got to a human at the store they could not transfer me to the pharmacy. This was urgent and I am not close enough to just go in to speak to the pharmacist. This just doesn't seem right. ZERO STARS for customer service!!!! read more

The pharmacist misread the instructions from the doctor and gave my son double the prescribed dose. My son took the doses per instructed for two days and noticed there are not enough tablets. I went back and waited for 30 minutes in line to see why there is a discrepancy between the instructions and the number of tablets and the pharmacist won't even come out and talk to me directly. The person at the counter gave me the instructions from the doctor on a piece of paper and said they filled it correctly, and when I talked to the doctor he said the pharmacist didn't read the instructions correctly. He walked me through what was written and it was obvious that the pharmacist misread simple instructions. This is a basic and dangerous mistake. What is more disturbing is she did not even double check when I went to ask about it. Professional negligence. I am reacting this way because the drug was for a kid. Hopefully they will look into this to avoid mistakes like this. I will stay away from this pharmacy from now on. read more

My friends and I decided to go look in this store and actually shop. We had stuff in our hands and wanted to go see the valentines section, we got exited and ran to the section but during it a woman who was working their screamed at us and called us names. She said, we needed to leave immediately, she then pointed to the door and said the door is that way. Honestly very rude, WE WERE PAYING CUSTOMERS!!! My friend then asked if she could still buy her stuff, and the staff member told her to quickly pay at the self checkout place and then to leave. Her voice was so rude, were are nice people and should have just been told to not run; I do understand that working in these places might be tough because of teenagers, but she would have never used a tone on an adult. Please note after this we did not talk back and kindly paid for our items and left. read more

WORST PHARMACY IN THE WORLD. Only one employee at the cashier. Horrible service. I hate this effing place

The customer service at CVS Northgate is amazing I have been a long-time customer since it was Long's Drugstore. read more

I wanted to say how impressed I was with the help of salesperson Sean today!!! When I rang the bell for customer help at the Allergy cabinet, he was there in a split second to open the cabinet, then when I walked up to the front of the store to pay, he magically appeared again to ring me up. He is friendly, fast, and quick on his feet. A great worker. read more

e gotten deliveries via the CVS app on MANY occasions to which she replies "you can't have , we don't deliver". I al looking at the APP and at my credit card where I had been charged but she just refuses to bend. I mean who am I going to believe, the CVS supervisor who tells me it doesn't exist or my clearly lying eyes that actually SEE the charges and the order. I ask to speak to another manager because talk to an unpleasant brick wall is producing no results. She says " he's on lunch" he might be back in about an hour. I give her my info and terminate the call at which point I realize by the time this person gets back from lunch CVS will be closed. So forget it I'll just go down there. When I get there I ask the you man behind the counter about it and lo and behold my order is SITTING THERE ALL BAGGED UP waiting to have someone notify the delivery driver. He calls Angelique up to help him check out the order and I say " This is the order you said didnt exist with the ORDER number I gave you repeatedly." To which she says "You said delivery...." Yeah I did say delivery which is why the tag had the little car on it that INDICATES for delivery. I ask to speak to her manager so I can get this worked out and I am told by her that he won't be in until the morning...the same manager she assured me would call me back in hour WASN'T EVEN THERE. So she lied just to brush me off a not to have to deal with finding my order. If she had exerted a modicum of effort or cared even the slightest bit she would have found my order, I could have come down to get it which I had to anyway and that would have been that. Instead she chose to not look, not care, be an absolutely wretched example of Customer Service for the poor kid who had to ring me up while she is yelling about basically how right she was. So interacting with people isn't for everyone, and she is a perfect example of who you DON'T want facing the public. read more

Arrived at exactly 5:00 pm to pick up an emergency item. "Sorry, we're closed." They were clearly putting away early and weren't even finished yet. It's about money, not people. read more

Just don't bother. Tried to get a vaccine here which I am definitely covered for. The woman (Kyla) at the counter came back and told me I'm not covered and would have to pay out of pocket. This led me to have to call the insurance company literally an hour to get through to them. They told me they submitted it as a pharmacy prescription instead of a vaccine service and that's why it was rejected. Untrained staff, seems like they should know how to get it approved by insurance. Done with this location. read more

Zero stars. Rude store people. Dirty store, non-functional bathrooms, empty shelves, moldy beverage cups on counters near the vaccination waiting area. The woman gave my son a rasher for being a week too early. His first dose of covid vaccine was on April 1st. How hard can it be to add 21 days to 1??? And for the real kick in the teeth: She wrote the wrong YEAR down, after she already had to ask what month we are in. No wonder they have so many shot appointments available! Stay away from this mishap! read more

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Would give CVS NEGATIVE 10 STARS. It has taken me 4 hours to add my credit card on my 94yr old Father's account. Now they tell me I can't prepay.Worst pharmacy ever. Went in person. On the phone . Online,and still couldn't make it happen. Total incompetence. Nice customer service. It is corporate. read more

After having an especially stressful morning, I visited this store late yesterday afternoon to spend my $10. CVS credit. The first thing on my list was liquid body wash and second was toothpaste. I searched through their body washes and didn't find a fragrance I liked then reluctantly settled on a double pack of Sensodyne Pronamel Toothpaste. When I got to the counter the cashier asked me if I had found everything I had been looking for--a standard question cashiers are trained to ask. I started to tell him yes, but said no. "What were you looking for?" I told him body wash but that I didn't like any of the fragrances because too many of them contained coconut. I then told him I liked Dr. Teals but there was none. "Oh yes, we have that!" I then proceed to follow him to the soap section and at the end of that aisle were the Dr. Teal bath products. I chose one and a single tube of toothpaste and walked back to his register. I paid for my items and then asked him his name. "Craig, and I'm the new store manager." "And another thing Craig," I said," I appreciated that when I was in the other other line, you called the gentleman who was next and when he said he'd stay where he was, you called me over to your register." I was in another CVS store the day before when the cashier hollered down to the line I was in for the next customer to come, after I'd been in line behind a woman dealing with coupons for at least 10 minutes. I didn't hear him and the guys who had just arrived behind me got there first. Anyway, there's more to that story but I want to give a Shoutout and a THANK YOU to Craig for putting a smile on my face and providing Excellent Customer Service! read more

We were looking to get the updated vaccine because I am leaving to a different country and we went to a lot of different locations and places but were impressed and very satisfied with the service from this particular location. We were put on a waitlist and were called when a spot opened up. So so thankful they were accommodating and had excellent customer service. read more

Excellent service and hospitality from Mitzi who helped us with a passport photo. So quick and accurate, beautiful. read more

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Very badly managed store. Always complete chaos with things mis stocked and misplaced. Long lines. Lazy employees. Manager does not honor sale prices. read more

Worst pharmacy EVER! I would give them a zero, if I could . They treat people like garbage. Run as fast as you can! Go to Costco pharmacy in Novato or Safeway pharmacy in Strawberry, Mill Valley! They are a CLASS ACT!! read more

Now a CVS Pharmacy. Today I decided to go into this store as I needed Christmas stamps, and didn't feel like going to the Post Office or Safeways. I will not make that mistake again. As I was walking into the store, one of the managers was going after a woman who may have been an employee, asking where she was going. She snarled back "I'm cashing my check and picking up my son". I should have known at this point not to continue, but I guess I really wanted those Christmas stamps. Once inside the store was a ball of confusion, but unlike the Temptations song, it was not at all entertaining. Two angry cashiers were cussing at each other demanding to go on break.. "F.. you, I got here first." "I don't give a s...", "There are no other f-ing employees" and so on. I made a trip around the store, and sure enough there was nobody else working (and it wasn't like there were so many customers that they had that as an excuse). I held my nose, went to a checkstand that seemed to be shorter, witnessed an argument between the cashier and a customer, and asked for two books of stamps. Obviously, English wasn't this cashier's first language, so it took a little back-and-forth before I finally got my two books. I once worked at this store, about 15 years ago, and it's really sad to see what it has degenerated into. Not that we were all angels, but this type of crap would never have been tolerated. I will not return to this store. read more

I don't know what it is about the pharmacies in Northern California but they all lack some serious customer service skills and it seems to me pure laziness. The pharmacist's make pretty good money to be lazy and lacking in friendliness. I I had to transfer all me prescriptions from Rite Aid to CVS. I like CVS I was okay with it. Till it took at least two weeks if not more because of right now they still do not have all my prescriptions transferred. And I have gone in twice and called twice about it and all they tell me oh it takes a long time to enter everything in and then I asked well then how can I get my medications if I can't get them filled? She didn't have an answer.. really? What if people depend on their meds and get sick or die? Seriously? I had to contact my doctors to put in new prescriptions to the pharmacy because they are so incredibly incompetent to transfer all my medications. My blood pressure goes up every tine I have to go pick up a prescription. There is always a problem. Recently, they told me they were ordering my prescription and they will let me know when it comes in... days pass, a week passes nothing. I went in and they tell me they don't have it but I can go over to another CVS to pick it up. Ughhhh! Why didn't you tell me that a week ago? Please help me help you.. jeez!!! Doesn't their managers read these reviews on here! They need to step it up! If I can give a negative star I would! read more

They LOVE closing early i'm talking like 8 or 9pm. They act like they're open too shits wack everyone is mean.. if you can find anyone read more

Janet Chaudhuri, who is the Sales Manager of CVS in San Rafael, at Las Gallinas definitely isn't an ideal representative of CVS. After my unpleasant experience with her today, I think I will consider taking my business elsewhere. She undoubtedly needs serious customer service training, apart from her lack of knowledge in store policies. She has a natural way of making a customer feel unimportant! I tried calling CVS corporate office, but I wasn't able to reach anyone since it was already after office hours. Well, I will absolutely call again tomorrow....before they close. So extremely disappointed! read more

I have been shopping at this CVS since it was Long's drugs in 1986. My only complaint is the very loud and rude Clerk. I heard him yell when I was at the back of the store selecting a cold drink. He kept yelling NEXT COME ON UP. When I was about to pull out my $20.00 to for my items he pulled it out of my wallet. Management needs to discipline him. read more

CVS actually has some big bottles beers available. saw a full rack of valentine's cards (popular for some reason). meds not reasonably priced buys: -amazon "pina colada" virgin cocktail (.69) has frutose, cream of coconut very sweet, 20 grams sugar per serving, 50 gms total -Marin "Mt. tam pale ale" (3.99) 5.5% alc, slight hoppiness, worth the price. take outs: -though not noted on tags, discounts available for "frequent shoppers" didn't have one, clerk gave me discount anyways, saved .31 cents more. *this cvs cooler than others, so 4 stars. read more

All the CVS look like shit! that company might as well file bankruptcy and close. And all their code of conducts. Are bs. Start boycotting cvs. They just waste your time, energy. Besides they don't even price match. read more

every time i go into any cvs the employees are extremely rude and disrespectful. i only go there if i need a specialty item!

Terrible, pharmacy wouldn't allow me to pick up prescription at 6pm on a Saturday when I'd been there 10 minutes waiting... just rude.

If I have my medication prescriptions sent here ahead of time, it's not a hassle at all. The pharmacists are friendly and very efficient in how they explain instructions and side effects of the medication. However, never come with a paper prescription here. It will take FOREVER to get filled. Even wandering down the aisles to waste time doesn't pass enough time to wait for the prescription to be filled. Besides the pharmacy, sometimes it's fun to look at their holiday section. Usually right after a holiday or seasonal month, there are deep discounts to be had. I've picked up a few great planters here as the summer months end. I've also picked up some candies for 80% off after Valentine's Day or Christmas. Oddly enough, they have reasonable prices on Wild Bird Seed that I used to fill my bird feeders. Today I went in for a Costco-size bag of cough drops to help with the flu that struck me. At 5.99, I got their CVS brand that helped soothe my throat with their minty goodness. I was fortunate to be here right at opening when the cashiers weren't overwhelmed (otherwise the wait can be a nightmare). I was in and out in 10 minutes. read more

1 star for the rudest customer service I've encountered at any pharmacy. I agree with Michelle M. review, that's basically what happened to me as well. I've been a CVS customer for over a decade but thinking to switch pharmacies after such unpleasant experience that left bitter taste in my mouth. read more

go anywhere but here. The pharmacy staff is inept. They are poorly organized and don't know what they are doing. The gave me a new prescription with out telling me to avoid grapefruit. Go ANYWHERE but here. read more

The absolute worse cvs store! Never have I encountered such a rude cashier as i did in this store. After scanning my care card he literally threw it back onto the counter.. this was after my terrible crime of simply saying hello. when I asked of my care credit could be applied.. he barked it was already done and to put my card into the machine and pay!!! Now..my customer service expectations are pretty low at a drug store but I was completely stunned by this behavior! Shame on CVS for allowing this type of treatment to their customers. read more

One of the worst CVS's. I had an appt at 1pm for a Covid booster. I came a little early and was told that the pharmacist was at lunch and that she would return in a half hour. I came back in a half hour and waited another 20 minutes. Another person had a 12:30 appointment and he was waiting as well. Finally, the pharmacist showed up gave him his shot and his arm began to bleed. Obviously he was concerned. The pharmacist said she'd never had this happen. I almost left but stayed and when it was my turn, she went to take my temperature, but the batteries in the thermometer were dead. She just put the thermometer away and gave me the booster. No one ever checked on either one of us for the required 10 minutes to wait. On top of this the place was dirty. Go somewhere else! read more

This was an average CVS store. Although they had the electronic payment system installed it didn't work. They had what I needed in stock, I bought it, and I left. read more

It was my favorite drugstore since I moved in SR few years ago but not anymore. So so frustrating to come for nothing since 2 weeks. I came to buy some organic milk this morning : empty. Last Saturday, I came to buy some logs : empty. 2 weeks ago it was my favorite cereals. What's going on? The store has a lot of empty shelves. The employees that I used to talk to and laugh are GONE !! It is definitely not enjoyable and funny to come to this store anymore. read more

Not happy with the two times I've tried to pick up prescription for my 18months daughter here. They might be very busy but they might also just be lazy. They said the prescription was missing something (how many doses), my doctor claims it actually says that, and said they should call to confirm not send me away (especially not on Christmas Eve). read more

Janet Chaudhuri who happens to be the Manager at CVS in San Rafael at Las Gallinas store is very unpleasant and asinine. She also has a bad attitude and is not happy to assist customers. I will not patronize CVS anymore because of this Janet! read more

Out of tissues, are you F ing kidding me. So the last time I visited this place prior to tonight, it was because my husband had a hankering for root beer floats, and this CVS is conveniently located to me. After waiting in line FOR F-ING EVER and then being rung up for over $12 for a carton of ice cream and a 2-liter of root beer, I was like, forget this place, I am NEVER coming back. Well obviously I'm a glutton for punishment because I've had a cold and ran out of tissues, and again, this place IS conveniently located, which is the ONLY good thing about it. So I ran over for a box of tissues and THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY. This full-size, and supposedly "full service", drug store, did not have any boxes of tissues to be purchased. I was, and still am, just absolutely floored and aghast. How does a drug store not have TISSUES? It's not like I went there looking for a Faberge egg or something. I don't think it's unreasonable to expect to find tissues at a full-size drug store. Oh well, if they HAD had any, they probably would have cost like $15 a box. So here's a riddle for you: what do you call a store that is WORSE than worthless, because it stocks barely anything and the things it does sell are marked up 200%? Well, I call it a blight on my neighborhood and I will now, legitimately NEVER EVER EVER set foot in there again. Worst. Store. Ever. read more

Basic CVS. Open floor plan. Get your basic foods and liquors/wine. Greeting Cards. Pharmacy. Cigarettes. Magazines. read more

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DO NOT USE PHARMACY. Unable to process basic prescription and coupons and overcharge. go elsewhere.