I've come to the point where I AVOID Rite Aid. I almost NEVER get prescriptions filled there because they are too slow, and many times DO NOT HAVE THE MEDICATION, which requires me to get the prescription transferred to another pharmacy.
HOWEVER, my wife and I used Rite Aid for COVID Testing yesterday, and the service that we received brought them to a new low!
I made appointments for RAPID COVID Tests, because my wife tested positive using a home test, and her employer required a supervised test for pay purposes, and although I tested negative, I was advised to get retested.
Requesting an appointment on their website was a 'soup sandwich' (aka, a mess), requiring the SAME QUESTIONS to be answered MULTIPLE TIMES.
Rude, and inconsiderate service:
1) The appointment notification gave NO instructions, and there was NO SIGNAGE at the store indicating where the testing was to be performed. When I went to the pharmacy to ask, the clerk was VERY nastym saying "I don't know who sent you, but all of our testing is drive through". I told her that i used THEIR WEBSITE, which provided NO information, and there was NO SIGNAGE at the store. SHE JUST GLARED AT ME AND WALKED AWAY! I DO NOT WORK FOR RITE AID, NOR DO I READ MINDS,. HER RESPONSE WAS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.
2) At the drive upo window, we had to show our insurance cards and WAIT more than 20 minutes for them to verify our coverage DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY required my insurance information, and upload my card when I registered for the appointment... THEY HAD MORE THAN 45 MINUTES TO VERIFY MY INSURANCE BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT... WHY DID THEY WASTE MY TIME PROVIDING ALL THAT INFORMATION TO REGISTER IF THEY WEREN'T GOING TO USE IT?
3) The technician who gave us the tests was EXTREMELY IMPATIENT, and bordered on being nasty.
4) When we completed the test, he said we would have the results in 3 to 5 days... when I told him that I ordered a rapid test, he just repeated "You will have the results in 3 to 5 days, GOODBYE"
We had to go to ANOTHER test provider to get more timely results... so Rite Aid WASTED several HOURS of my day. I WILL NEVER GO TO A RITE AID STORE AGAIN... even to get a pack of gum!
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