This pharmacy is amazing. I am not local to the area. I am from out of town, but I had an emergency happen this last weekend on Saturday 6/20. Was in dire need of a knee scooter. Could not find one anywhere called this pharmacy 10 minutes before they were closing and the pharmacist went above and beyond to make sure that I received the scooter. It was imperative that I had the scooter. I broke my ankle and could not walk. I don't know what I would've done if they didn't go out of their way to help me they are amazing. read more

Came to get an order and the worker was useless. Wasn't helpful what so ever definetley not recommended here. Nasty nasty attitude.

Everyone is so friendly and helpful! I have nothing bad to say about Star Pharmacy, best gifts, and original ideas!

the owner of this place is completely disrespectful an rude . he didnt even take the time out to figure out my young sons medication issues he just said i dont have time for this an hung up ! horrible customer service beware of the owner he is completely nasty an has no respect for his customers that give this establishment business read more

Star pharmacy is the very best pharmacy in Salinas! They always go above and beyond to help their customers. read more

After being a long term customer of the pharmacy I will no longer because of the way I was recently treated. After submitting my prescription 3 weeks ago I went into pick it up. I was then told they no longer carry my prescription but no one bothered to call and tell me this. The clerk then stepped aside and had me talk to the manager who was one of the rudest women I have ever met. After giving me the run around she said they were too busy to inform me of this and all they can do is to apologize, which she never actually did as she continued to justify the lack of care for their patient. Think twice before giving them your business. read more

Called to refill a RX. Does not take 5 minute to refill it. I myself have experience in pharmacy/medical field. Called @5:56pm. Suzy (manager) answered the call. They close at 6pm. Told her I need a refill. She said, "We're getting ready to close. You can do it online, or call tomorrow morning" I said "you can't do it now?" She said "no we're closed." Ok got her name. & hung up. She called back at 5:57. Right when I got her name last call. She offered to get my rx #. Said, "She'll do it tomorrow morning." I said Um no thanks. Asked for the other managers name which I am going to call Monday. Im sorry I know you're tired and want to leave, but if you're working at a pharmacy and people need there meds I would do it even if its 5:59-6:00pm because its a Medical field job and you can be a in problems if the patient needed those meds that same day. (If they're present) but in this case it was by phone. Right when I asked for her name she called back and offered something. Like no you should think before you speak. read more

Star Pharmacy & Gifts - Drugstores Near Me - Salinas, California

Small pharmacy with no wait. Pharmacist is friendly and helpful. Refills are quick. Vaccinations are available. Store carries medical equipment, but also a lot of attractive decor items. Very cute little baby section with handmade quality toys and clothing. read more

My most favorite pharmacy. Best unique gifts. One stop for most medical needs. Family owned business so they actually care! read more

Revisited Star Care on 6/13/2023, again looking at recliners. No one inquired if I needed help. Going to old town to order and buy the top of the line lift recliner, paying cash. You lose Star Care, All Care in Old Town wins read more

Excellent small mom and pop pharmacy. Really takes the time to get to know their patients instead of rushing you like big chain pharmacies. Love that it's family run. Zach, Russell and Suzy are always great at helping me with any prescription questions or over the counter medications/supplies. All of the pharmacy staff is great. They fill your medications very quickly and send a text when ready. The rest of the shop is very fun to browse. There's always someone on the floor who can help you if you're looking for a specific item or gift ideas. Love the seasonal candles they have. They have a beverage and snack area as well while you wait. Really good local honey for sale too if you're sick with a cold or flu. 10/10 recommend this pharmacy over any other in town! read more

The staff are so amazing and friendly!! I love being a customer there. I dislike the big chain pharmacy companies because all they push is volume not customer service and loyalty... I'll pick Star Pharmacy over those chains any day! read more

Good service, good people. Very knowledgeable staff. Many options that other pharmacies do not have.

Overall an okay place. Need a quick gift or a prescription filled, you can do it here. Nice that there is rarely a line like CVS. The floor staff is always helpful and friendlyThe pharmacy staff is a bit cold... the lady that works the vaccine check in desk just seems like she's miserable and is smug - isn't the best choice to represent for a good customer experience. I would like to give them another star but I think they really need to put on a smile and realize that there are other choices locally. read more

Love this pharmacy. The staff are lovely and the pharmacist is awesome. So thrilled we moved our meds here. Definitely a friendly neighborhood place that is part of the community. read more

Terrible service. Waited in line and they had the nerve to start helping people that hadn't even been waiting before me. Then when I said something about it the guy just looked at me like a deer in headlights. Didn't even apologize or anything. Perhaps the color of my skin wasn't light enough. read more

What a wonderful surprise just in time for the Holidays! Star Pharmacy & Gifts has it all. I could spend an hour in there browsing at all the amazing gifts for just about anyone on my list. First quality children's gifts, one of a kind crazy clocks, and fragrant lotions. Need a card that includes everything going on and happened in a given year as a birthday gift? They have it...as well as funny cards I've never seen before. OH!!! They even gift wrap with a smile! Steve helped me and has a flair for picking out the right colors. Please give them your business during these trying times. I'm moving my prescriptions from a place nearby that has had me wait in horrendous lines, lately I had to wait two hours. read more

I had been using CVS for many years. I recently had my prescriptions transferred to Star Pharmacy. I am so happy with the service and all of my prescription needs. read more

Super cute gifts, yummy central Ca local honey, San Benito county chocolate covered chocolates, and Central Coast Organic Olive Oil, apricot and pepper sauce....I'm thrilled. I also received excellent customer service with small town charm. Will make it a point to come back when in town. read more

After having surgery to remove a large tumor from my leg, I found that I could not get around without great difficulty. I went to a competing pharmacy on a Saturday (before it closed at 1:00 pm) because I needed to rent a wheelchair. It advertises wheelchairs for rent. Hobbled painfully into the place and found out that the department that rents the wheelchairs was closed on weekends. Nowhere on the ads does it say that. Hobbled painfully back to the car on my walker and headed for Star Pharmacy and Gifts. The atmosphere was wonderful. Spacious, decorated nicely. Clean. Neat. Beverage bar even. There is a large selection of wheel chairs, transport chairs, walkers, and canes. But the best feature of the pharmacy is the customer service! Three people ended up helping me and a fourth person offered to help. I was able to find a transport chair to rent for a month because they just started renting them. It was new! I picked out a cute cane. Plus, I got a post-operation shoe that my swollen foot can fit in. I had tons of questions. They had tons of smiles and information. While we were there, my husband and I observed the staff interacting with other customers. All were treated with great courtesy and efficiency. There are various medical supplies that you would expect in a well-stocked pharmacy, but also a lot of beautiful gift items. I'm so glad we ended up there. Once I'm back in my two feet, and even though it's way on the other end of my city, I'll be stopping by to check the whole place out! read more

Cute little shop of trinkets. I really wanted to like the pharmacy but my experience with them in just over a week has left me feeling disappointed and more than a little frustrated. Ten days ago on a Friday I called to ask if they could have all of my prescriptions transferred from CVS. the lady I spoke with asked me for my name, birthdate, and phone number. She told me she would call me back if there was a problem. The following Thursday CVS was still showing my prescriptions active with them. I called Star Pharmacy to see why. The person I spoke with told me that whoever took my information misspelled my last name and had my birthday wrong. She said that she would call CVS and get it taken care of. Two days later, at around 10:30 AM I called and was connected to a voicemail system. I left a message expressing my concern that CVS was still showing my prescriptions active and that some were needing to be filled soon. As of this writing I not heard from anyone regarding the matter. Immediately after leaving my urgent message with Star Pharmacy I called CVS and was told that they had never heard from Star Pharmacy regarding my prescriptions. I asked them to do the transfer. They told me they would call them right then if I could give them their phone number. I gave them the number. Star Pharmacy is closed on Sunday so I was not able to confirm whether or not they had been contacted by CVS until Monday. However, I made a trip to CVS spoke to someone there who confirmed that all of my prescriptions had been transferred out to Star Pharmacy as I had asked them to do. On Monday (today) I want to Star Pharmacy early in the day to confirm that they had my prescriptions. I was told that they had them and were "waiting on authorizations". Now, this evening I called to see why I was not able to see the status of my prescriptions in their app. The somewhat indignant person who answered (also the first lady I spoke with more than a week ago - who apparently took down my information incorrectly) told me that she needed my insurance information. While conversing with her I went to get my insurance card. I asked her why I wasn't asked for it when I was there this morning. Also, how are you doing authorizations without that very important bit of information? She asked me which prescription I needed filled. "All of them at some point" I told her. "Don't you know by looking at them which ones are coming up for refill?" She said "we don't have the history. If you need one filled you just have to call us and we will get it for you." I asked her why their app has a medication section if not that I should be able to check on the status of my prescriptions and be able to easily track and re-order as needed. She told me that I will not be able to see the prescriptions; that if I needed a refill to call or just put in the prescriptions number in the app. Frustrated and more than a little pissed, I told her that I had my insurance card in hand and what information did she need from me. She told me didn't need it that she had run one of the prescriptions and it was all good. AMAZING! Apparently she could see through my phone to gather my information she claimed she needed. Or, perhaps her statement she needed my information was a lie. I'll leave the reader to decide that for themselves. In any case, tomorrow I will see how quickly I can get my prescriptions moved to another pharmacy or back to CVS despite the epic lines, short staffing and lack of answering the phone, at least they didn't lie to me! read more

The pharmacy staff are always friendly and I like using this pharmacy because you never have to deal with long lines like at CVS BUT.....I now have to use a different pharmacy because they won't fill a certain prescription anymore because it "costs them money". That's what they said--it costs them money to fill the prescription! I have insurance that pays for it but whatever. read more

Over & Beyond, great service! I am so grateful Johndy helped me today! I highly recommend you come see him! He knows what he is selling & he was so kind! I told him, thank you so much for your help, great customer service is rare! He said, he loves helping people find what they need. The secret is to listen! Wowee! read more

Star Care Pharmacy just reopened as Star Pharmacy & Gifts and they are better than ever. Convenient location, excellent service and they feature a healthy beverage bar, a beauty bar, and gifts from local artisans. What a great find!! read more

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The BEST Pharmacy in Salinas, in my opinion. Fast efficient customer service. Friendly staff. And best of all, you don't pay any more money. In fact I just picked up some prescriptions from CVS and it cost more than I paid at star pharmacy. No long lines and they practically greet you at the door to serve you. Under new ownership and very happy to be a part of their business. read more

I went to pick up a prescription for my daughter today and got the worst service I've ever had at a pharmacy. The clerk was rude and short with me from the start. She basically yelled at me for not being able to read what the doctor for the doctir nit putting their i.d. number on the form-none of which was might fault. Then, after giving my Blue Cross insurance card, she told me this is not a pharmacy card, and I couldn't use it. I ended up having to pay out of pocket even though I have good health insurance just so my daughter could get her meds right away. I don't know if she was having a bad day, but she sure took it out on me. WORST SERVICE EVER My family will never go back here read more

Star Pharmacy is a local business and that counts a lot in terms of customer service. Example, one of my docs is never good about authorizing refills on time but since they know me, they always make sure I have meds until the refill order comes in from the doc. I most refill via the web but even walking in with a new script might only mean 10-15 min wait and you can go over to Star Market and get some yogurt pretzels in the meantime. This is not a big box retailer. They will get to know your name, they will keep in touch with your doctors, and they do have the knowledge about the things you are taking. read more

Knowledgeable and courteous staff at Star Rx! Great place to pick up gifts and cards too.

In response to the review left on 3/16/19, I was a customer at Star Pharmacy and overheard the entire conversation. At no time did the pharmacist or other employees engage with the customer who was the one making the "racist" remarks. I will continue to shop here because of the staffs professionalism. read more

Pretty great place. Addressed skincare issues, found a decent a gift for literally the hardest person to shop for and prescriptions filled fast. read more

Went in curious about a device and was assisted wonderfully by Mr. Ostarello, decided to come back later after pondering on other available devices. Returned about 2 days later to purchase the device. It was the worst experience, young lady was instructed to LIE, claiming not having the device. When I pointed out the device Russell Ostarello came storming out and confronted me with a VERY NASTY HOSTILE attitude for no apparent reason, I was confused. It is very unfortunate Mr. O interacted with a client/patient in such barbaric manner. read more

As soon as I walked into the store, someone immediately asked how I can b helped. And when he couldn't answer my question he introduced to Jondy. He was friendly and knowledgeable. I had previously visited a competitor who didn't know how to install a walker tray correctly. Jondy knew how to install it and how to use it. I will now start going to Star Pharmacy and refer my friends there. read more

This review is for the USPS department. Service is quick and courteous. It's also really convenient that the pharmacy has stationary and mailing supplies for sale. read more

Very good people. Always friendly, helpful, professional. Prescription refills quick. Text massages to let you know when your prescription is ready. Store also has a verity of gourmet and healthy snacks and teas. read more

This Pharmacy is awesome! I was a long-time customer at CVS, and I made a request for them to carry a certain kind of narcotic than I wanted to get and they said absolutely not so I came to Star Pharmacy and Russ look it up on the computer and said he would have it the next day so I moved all of my prescriptions from CVS to Star Pharmacy and I'm so glad I did the staff there is so helpful and awesome and Russ is a great and friendly guy read more

Best pharmacy in Salinas! The pharmacist and staff are always courteous, professional and the service is incredibly fast. Absolutely adore supporting our local pharmacy. read more

Great, friendly service, they already know who I am, by name. Had all my prescriptions transferred there. After nearly 10 years with another place, where I had to spell my name every time I walked in, my prescriptions weren't always ready on time -- this place is a godsend. read more