CVS

This is a nice CVS that’s spacious and well-​lit and well-​stocked just on the outskirts of Birmingham. Unlike so many stores, employees here have always asked me if I’ve needed help looking up an item and found it for me when I did. I get some aches and pains and was looking for some pain relieving patches and creams for my back. Not only did the employee find the items for me but also found another option that was cheaper (no it wasn’t CVS brand!). The staff is pleasant and I’ve found a lot of other items here that are often on sale. CVS in general has good sales. It may not have everything you are looking for but I’ve been pretty happy with this CVS.

The cashiers here are extremely friendly! And the location is, well, great if you’re already walking around downtown Birmingham, but bad if you are going here as a destination; parking is at a premium.
We were here a few weeks ago to get a prescription filled. It took about an hour, but we didn’t mind because we weren’t in a hurry; it just meant we could spend a few minutes grabbing lunch at panera before returning to pick up the meds.

This is my CVS. I feel comfortable enough with this store to ignore the NO TURNING RIGHT sign every time I leave and I love it! They carry my new favorite treat (sweet and sour twizzlers, have you tried them? I’m ADDICTED to them) and the people that work there are fantastically nice. The pharmacists have been very helpful in directing me towards things that take care of all of my symptoms when I have a cold and they carry high-​end shampoo. I feel like for a CVS, they have a great selection of basics like sugar, milk and eggs. Plus they carry a good array of cleaning supplies and all the magazines a girl could want.
And they carry the Twizzlers… I can’t find those things anywhere else except that CVS on Woodward. …you should try them…

Oh, CVS, how convenient you are! I am so glad that you are around… you are my go-​to place for greeting cards, medicines, snacks, and more. I have a few minor gripes about this place:
1. its hours… why can’t you be open 24 hours? that would make you truly convenient, especially for all of the residents of the lofts, apartments, and homes of the neighborhood in which you reside.
2. its food selection is sorely lacking… they don’t always have the staples that you need, like shake n’bake mix or onion soup packets. I have come here in a frenzy a few times before dinner, only to discover that I will have to go to the grocery store anyway. they do, however, have a pretty large wine selection as well as candy selection.
one thing I love about this place is how friendly the cashiers are, striking up a conversation with you about the weather or some other small talk. my favorite cashier is the older, grandfatherly gentleman in the pharmacy, who is so delightful to deal with that he almost make the mundane «CVS run» worthwhile.
if the proof of a store’s worth is in the pudding, i’m partaking… if they sell pudding, that is. ;-)