Walgreens, Pharmacy Experience – from 0 Stars to 5 Stars for Walgreens, Goldsboro NC! 0 Stars, but thanks to three individuals, however, my experience ended with 5 stars, thanks to Ryan, who provides 100% customer service: ..I was a pharmacy client of a small, local, independent pharmacy that closed, and all customers with active prescriptions were transferred across the street to Walgreens;…went into Walgreens and set up as a pharmacy customer; got two prescriptions refilled;…last week, I went online to have a third prescription refilled, but I couldn’t because the Walgreens site did not recognize the prescription number….last Thursday, I went by the drive-through twice in an attempt to get the refill, before and after grocery shopping, and the line was long and not moving, so I left….yesterday, I called Walgreens (within 2 miles of my home) only to find that they were closed (later was told it was due to the internet being out); so I called the Walgreens in town and was told they would have the prescription ready at noon….around 1-1:30, I went into town to pick up the prescription, but was told it would not be ready before 3 p.m.; I asked if they would transfer it to the Walgreens near my home and was told that they could not do that–that I would have to go to that store and have it transferred….I called my Walgreens to have the prescription filled and was told that there were no refills and that I would need to contact my doctor for a new prescription–I explained that I had never had to do that for a refill, but the girl talking was short and not interested in further discussion. …went into my Walgreens to the “Consult” window to ask about having the prescription transferred–by now it was about 2:30-2:45 and no one was at the counter or waiting in line–later saw two individuals who had been waiting in the chairs….as I was discussing my issue with an exceptionally well-mannered professional staff member, Ryan, and showing him the last refill prescription box showing 16 refills left, this guy (Casey) spoke loudly to him to move me to the pickup counter–we moved even though at that time, no one was in the pharmacy area other than me and the two individuals who had been waiting in the chairs;…Ryan pulled up the prescription and asked when I needed it–I stated I would wait–I shopped around for a bit and then went back to the pharmacy;…as I am standing back away from the counters, another girl behind the counter told me to come to the counter–I told her I was just waiting and she told me to have a seat–my hip doesn’t like getting up and down, so I continued to stand….when Ryan realized I was there, he checked and my filled prescription was in the stack waiting for me; he checked me out for the $1.98 prescription….the lady who had been sitting in a chair waiting since before I got there, got up and went to the counter.
I wish I had gotten the name of the other women I talked with during this time, who gave me incorrect information. I also wish I had spoken to the pharmacy manager about Casey–his tone and words were rude, unnecessary, and he had no right to chastise a co-worker publicly. Ryan, being the professional that he is, took up for Casey when I asked for the guy’s name–he said Casey was only trying to keep the “consult” window open. I understand that, but we were not blocking the window–no one was there. We would have moved anyway as soon as we finished the discussion and found that I could get the prescription filled.