CVS/pharmacy

Drugs are my life! This is a smaller, older CVS that is located inside the Ballston Commons Mall. They have the usual selections, but in limited quantities. Street parking only.

Try finding anything at this store. Everything is disorganized; the workers are rude. Pharmacy is always understaffed. Needs a new management.

The only good thing about this CVS pharmacy is that it’s close to where I live. That’s it. Extremely slow service and they never pick up the phone when you call the pharmacy.

Understaffed pharmacy on a Thursday night. Have waited 10 minutes just to drop off a prescription and pharmacist warned me that I’ll have to wait longer because he has to give two people flu shots. I’m only using this CVS because I’m temporarily staying nearby. I’ll probably avoid in the future.

Just like every CVS pharmacy in the world: UNGODLY SLOW. I have no idea why they can never get their stuff together but avoid this CVS AT ALL COST.

I went to this CVS many times over the past 28 years. Today the owner did not like my bringing in my own environmentally friendly bag. He accused me of stealing from him, called the police, and had me banned for 3 years. But I will never buy anything from this or any CVS ever again. Their loss. I win.

I have come to this pharmacy three times because they called to tell me my prescriptions were ready. Nope. Never ready. Once I came at the end of the day and they didn’t have it ready, and because they were closing I had to come back the next day. Frustrating that I came in response to calls from them saying my prescriptions were ready and then I had to wait or come back because they weren’t. I wouldn’t recommend using this pharmacy if you are busy or on a tight schedule

This CVS is very convenient so I use it. Problem is that they rarely restock. Whenever there is a sale they sell out quickly and never replenish. Drink refrigerator is always bare. See for yourself. They charge $ 2 a soda which is higher than the food court. All other drinks are sold out. It’s frustrating but I’m there once a week. Sometimes things have been empty for months? Who does the stock order?

This is my least favorite CVS!
Sure it’s in a convenient location. Also this CVS has to be the busiest store in Ballston Mall. Everyone knows Ballston Mall is practically a ghost town. But yet there’s always a wait at this CVS no matter what time of day.
The stores seems to be clean enough. There is a larger selection for certain items then the other CVS’a in the area. The food section is lacking. Also I haven’t noticed as many savings and bonus points available at this CVS as compared.
I also got my flu shot at this CVS. Never again! The pharmacist or nurse was extremely rude and unprofessional. Not to mention this was the most painful shot I’ve ever gotten. For starters she gave me my shot standing up. Sure, I’m a big girl I can handle it. However is a hazard if someone is a fainter and afraid of needles. You should always administer the shot to someone while they’re sitting down and stable seating. They may have also used a low-​quality flu shot as well as it burned along the lines of a tetanus shot. I’ve had flu shots before but none like this. My arm was sore for 4 days and I felt like crap.
However if you are a mall employee or live in Ballston I can see where access to this pharmacy is vital for you.

I was in this place a lot on a recent week long visit. It always had what I needed and the self-​checkouts actually worked! A first for me and hence the write-​up. Staff pleasant.

This CVS is located in the Ballston Common Mall.
It was my first stop, I needed a few items for my stay this week. I grabbed a bunch of guy food: Beer, Chips and milk for coffee.
I love the «Kind Bars», they sell them at Trader Joes for about a $ 1.25. I went to the self check out and they were $ 2.25 per bar?
I rang up two, saw the price and bootskooted out.
You got me CVS. Now I’m gonna tell my Unilocal friends your prices are high.

Just like every chain in Ballston Mall, this is the worst of the worst.
Went in yesterday to buy face wash and body wash and they didn’t have either brand I wanted… BOTH brands are popular brands.
Went in today for a pack of gum and they didn’t have the type of gum I wanted (also a popular brand).
It just seems that they never have the popular brands that ALL OTHER CVS stores have in stock regularly. You’re better off hoping on the metro and going to the Courthouse CVS.

Frist stop at the mall was cvs… needed a few basic things to start the day right !
This was the only store opened beside the food court… i was here around seven am… this place was actually pretty busy… All self check out stations were being used… Only one employee working there… This place doesn’t have normal cash registers… There’s only one person standing by the self check out leading the way through customers purchases… Many times when I see people doing that I wonder why even have self check out… if people constantly need people to help with the machines… Seems to theres always having technical… Wouldn’t it be easier to just stand by the cash register and proceed to checkout the old fashion way… Lots of sales going on that day. I suggest you go grab a flayer by the front door before you start shopping… might find something your want for a decent price!

This is a nice CVS. It part of Ballston Common Mall. Mall with little or nothing.
Here my review. Well socked, good customer service. Good place to get the last min items. Don’t get the pre-​made sandwich here. All that you like here. Self check out.
If I in the mall. I’ll stop by :) Nothing to right

I like it here, I have never had a bad experience. It’s super convenient location. I think the problem is Arlington snobs who think they are the only one in the world and that everyone else should bow down to them as there servants. I have ALWAYS found staff friendly and helpful. I even saw one of the pharmacy guys helping out at the self check out once. Every time I have left the self check out, I have always had an employee, often a manager tell me to have a great day! Grant it the self check out is slow, it’s probably because you Arlington snobs have never actually had to check out yourself and you take forever! You probably think checking out your groceries should be a similar experience to checking in at the ritz. You all have BS jobs anyway or have your parents pay for your high-​rise. The people at CVS probably work way harder than you do anyway.

First Expression: YIKES! I have to pass by this hostile, barking dog, which was tied to a leash at the entrance. No owner in sight. In fact, one of the CVS staff was asking customers if the dog was theirs. The dog alone almost turned me away.
Location wise: convenient, in the heart of the Ballston Common Mall
Inventory: not customer friendly. I came in to buy a Thank You card and gift card. The card section was easy to find. It was the Thank You section that was difficult to locate. There were A LOT of HAPPY BIRTHDAY cards, which is great if I was looking for that. The Thank You section was quite limited. I was able to buy a card, but I was disappointed by the few choices available.
The gift card racks were also difficult to find. I’m so used to having the racks in the front of the store. They were in two places: smack dab in the middle of the store and a little off from the entrance that leads to the mall.
Service: Terrible. There were 4 express checkout stalls and only 1 full service register. If I had only needed to buy a Thank You card, I would have definitely gone to the self check out. However, since I needed the cashier to input the amount on the gift card, I had no choice but to wait in that line. There were 4 people ahead of me, and it took at least 20 minutes to get to me. The CVS back home could go through 4 people in less than half the time.
I’d only go here again if I really had no choice. Other than that, I’ll take my business elsewhere.

This CVS, located in the Ballston mall, is pretty terrible. It’s rather dirty, and tough to find items. I came here on a friday night, and was surprised at how busy it was. The line for self check out was extremely long, and the employees standing around didn’t seem interested in opening up another line. The only thing this place has going for it is location. Because if it wasn’t so conveniently located, I’d never be back.

This CVS is dirty, the prices are awful, and the pharmacy is incompetent.
The only check out option is self-​checkout which is awful and the staff would be better served ringing people out instead of hovering over customers. I don’t know any other options for pharmacies close to the Ballston Metro (not counting Harris Teeter) so this may be your only option but I only come here when I am really desperate for a bottled soda.

OUTRAGE! They have been out of tootsie pops for THREE weeks now! What is the deal?! The candy aisle has huge, gaping, glaring holes in it with key candy staples missing, especially the TOOTSIE POPS. I am SO annoyed, I was really counting on eating some tonight and CVS let me down. Why don’t they keep their aisles stocked?
That is one of many things about this CVS that is just a little off. There has been a problem with their photo printing for a while too — so don’t come here and try to make a photo calendar or photo plate or anything like that — that machine doesn’t work. Then for the pharmacy, for some reason they are unable to get generic brand of a medicine I take so I have to get name brand for $ 20 more. Yes, I could go somewhere else, and probably will next time. And last, I find the new aisle setup confusing. Finding even simple things like face wash has become much more difficult. And it is true about the express lines, they are so slow sometimes it isn’t even worth it.
It was the tootsie pops that really sent me over the edge. Big bags of amazing candy was one of the things that I thought I could rely on from CVS. BOOOO! Get your act together!

I get the low ratings; I really do.
Having just moved here from the west coast, I am still blown away by the fact that there’s a CVS at almost every corner. Seriously, it’s like Starbucks in Seattle.
Anyways this CVS has the supposdly EXPRESS checkout where you use the machines and are able to do it all yourself, but guess what? The line at these machines is usually longer than the line infront of the one clerk person having a register open. UGH!
Plus, I ordered some photo prints online and had to go in three times until I was able to pick em up.
Man, oh man.