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Walgreens complaints statistics

More than a quarter of the people who complained about Walgreens report rude or unfair treatment by staff, and more than one in five report a prescription that was delayed, not filled or wrong.

  • 62% want an apology or action from Walgreens
  • 29% report rude or unfair treatment by pharmacists, cashiers or managers
  • 23% report a prescription that was delayed, not filled or wrong
  • 12% report rewards, coupons or gift cards that did not work, or a refund refused

How to complain about Walgreens

  • Name the store and the dates. Give the town and street of the store, and the date and time of your visit or of each prescription pickup.
  • Upload proof. Your receipt, the texts about your prescription, and screenshots of rewards, coupons or gift cards that did not work.
  • Say exactly what you want. For example: fill my full prescription this week, and an apology from the pharmacy manager.
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Analysis based on 48 Walgreens complaints

Walgreens customer service

Customer service number
1-800-925-4733
Customer support
www.walgreens.com
Corporate office
200 Wilmot Road, Deerfield 60015
Twitter / X
@WAGSocialCare

Contact details checked on 27 Sep 2026

What is at stake in complaints about Walgreens

  • $106.50 median amount at stake in the 8 complaints that name one, $1,264.99 in total
  • 21 days median time people had been dealing with it before they filed
  • 58% want an apology or action

Based on 48 Walgreens complaints filed on Complain.biz

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Media from customers

Media customers uploaded with their complaint

Is Walgreens legit?

Legit, mixed reviews

As pharmacy chains go, Walgreens is about as real as it gets, with stores across the US, but a prescription promised for a set time is not always ready when you arrive. Waits at the pharmacy counter can be long, so a refill you need that day may still be in the queue.

What we checked

  • Pharmacy chain since 1901
  • Head office in Deerfield, Illinois
  • Ratings on other review websites: 1.5/5

Watch out for

  • A text or email promising a Walgreens gift card or reward for a short survey, then a shipping fee.
  • A prescription promised for a set time that is still not ready when you arrive.
  • Rewards or a refund that never shows up on your account after a purchase or return.

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Common customer service questions about Walgreens

How do I file a complaint about Walgreens?

Do you have a dispute or a bad customer experience with Walgreens? Report it through our website to maximize the chance of getting it resolved.

We help you write an effective complaint in minutes. Our AI models are trained on thousands of effective complaint letters. Then we push it through emails, social media, paper complaint letters and other tools at our disposal. And you are not alone: our helpful community is there for advice.

Just looking for information? Search through all 48 Walgreens complaints we received.

How do I reach Walgreens customer service?

The Walgreens customer service number in the US is 1-800-925-4733. For a question about a specific prescription, calling the pharmacy of your store directly is often faster, and walgreens.com has a contact section for online orders, the app and the myWalgreens rewards program. Have the store location, the date and time, your prescription or order number and the name of the staff member ready.

Refill filled at the wrong store, or a copay charged at a rate you were not quoted? Start your complaint on our website and we help you write it in minutes, drawing on thousands of complaint letters that actually worked.

How do I complain about the Walgreens pharmacy?

Start with the pharmacist in charge at that store: ask for the pharmacy manager and explain what went wrong, whether it was a prescription that was not ready, a wrong medication or quantity, a problem with how your insurance was billed, or rude treatment at the counter. If that does not help, escalate to Walgreens customer service with the store address and the dates. For an actual dispensing error (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong patient), keep the bottle and the label, do not take any more of the medication and tell your doctor; you can also report a dispensing error to your state board of pharmacy, which oversees pharmacies in the US.

File it through our complaint process and we bring it to the attention of Walgreens through our own channels, while other patients of that same store can confirm what you describe.

How do I complain about a specific Walgreens store?

Walgreens stores are company-owned rather than franchised, so a complaint about one location can be taken to the store manager and then to Walgreens customer service. Note the store address, the date and time, what happened and who was involved: long lines because of understaffing, a return that was refused, rewards that did not apply at checkout or a pricing error. Keep your receipt, because returns and price disputes at Walgreens start from it. Name the branch, the date and what happened in your complaint here: we open a case with you and keep coaching on what to put to the store manager next and when to take it up with head office.

How do I get a refund or make a return at Walgreens?

In-store purchases can be returned to a Walgreens store with the receipt; without a receipt, your options are more limited, so keep it. Prescription medication generally cannot be returned once it has left the pharmacy, which is why you should check the label and the contents before you leave the counter. For walgreens.com orders, start a return from your order history or through customer service. Rewards issues, such as points that never appeared or could not be redeemed, are handled by customer service with your account details and the receipt.

Is that Walgreens reward survey real?

Be careful. Texts and emails offering a Walgreens gift card or daily cash reward for a short survey have been used to collect names, addresses and card details, sometimes asking for a small shipping fee to release the prize. Never pay a fee or enter card details to claim a prize.

What do people complain about most at Walgreens?

So far consumers reported 48 complaints about Walgreens here, with an average rating of 1.2 out of 5. The most common themes: understaffed pharmacies with long waits and prescriptions that never get filled, rude or dismissive pharmacy staff, errors in prescription records, and trouble with rewards that do not apply or returns that get refused.

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What happens after I submit my complaint?

Your complaint gets its own public page on Complain.biz and we get to work: we bring it to the attention of Walgreens through emails, social media, paper complaint letters and other tools at our disposal.

And we stay with it after you file. Our trained AI opens a case file for you and keeps coaching: what to reply, when to push again, and how to escalate if nothing happens.

Can other consumers help me with my Walgreens complaint?

Yes. We have an active community of consumers, and complaints here are public: people who ran into the same problem at Walgreens can give you advice or back you up with their own story. A complaint with a community behind it is much harder to overlook.

Common Walgreens problems

What people who complained about Walgreens ran into, in their own words.

Rude or accusing staff

“I shopped and paid for items took bags to car, went back in to print pictures and manager apparently called the law said I was in there too long!!!!”

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“The employee boy at the pharmacy register was very rude and unprofessional. He needs training or work somewhere else.”

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Prescriptions delayed or unfilled

“This is the second time I have come to this pharmacy during its normal business hours and it has been temporarily closed.”

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“My refills continue to get delayed or unfilled because this pharmacy staff call the wrong MD's over and over again.”

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Rewards and refund problems

“Tried to redeem my rewards points and they won’t let me because I don’t remember my zip code for the city I lived in when I signed up with Walgreens”

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“Hi I am trying to get a refund on a gift card that Walgreens marked as fraudulent and I couldn't use.”

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Long waits at the pharmacy

“For the past 3 days, the line for the pharmacy is 20 people long. I need my prescriptions filled and simply can not last an hour on line.”

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“I have been waiting since 1:15 when I went there originally to get my prescription I was told that my prescription would be filled by 2 o’clock after their lunch break.”

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Walgreens complaints

48 complaints

Helpful experiences shared by Walgreens customers. Search, discuss and connect with other people in our community.

Walgreens complaints per month

Dec 2025 - Nov 2026

Complaints filed on Complain.biz about Walgreens in each of the last twelve months.

  • 0 Dec
  • 0 Jan
  • 0 Feb
  • 0 Mar
  • 0 Apr
  • 1 May
  • 0 Jun
  • 0 Jul
  • 0 Aug
  • 0 Sep
  • 0 Oct
  • 0 Nov

How Walgreens compares

Walgreens customer service compared to others in the Pharmacy category.

Company Complaints Biggest problem
CVS Pharmacy 123 complaints Prescriptions late or out of stock
Walgreens (this page) 48 complaints Rude or accusing staff
Express Scripts 13 complaints Denied coverage and mixed answers
Jean Coutu Pharmacy 7 complaints
Kinney Drugs 2 complaints
Duane Reade 0 complaints No complaints yet
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