“This pharmacy used to be Mercury pharmacy, now Central pharmacy located inside Seafood City supermarket. Small pharmacy with plenty of asian health and beauty products on their display racks. New, clean in the inside, good customer service, usually no customer lines, they answer phones right away.”
“A real community Gem! By far the best pharmacy and service I have Ever used. Not like CVS and Walgreens. You don't feel like just a prescription # when picking up. They make it a point to talk to you.Everyone is so kind!”
“Who buys food at Costco? How does anyone deal with all that bulk without having your kitchen explode?I buy most of my food from Costco with 1-2 trips to other supermarkets per month. I make 1-2 trips to Costco per week. I've been doing it for years and I've evolved *rules* for shopping there. Let's talk about the fresh/perishable food first. I buy one item per category (unless it's a special occasion like a party), e.g. one meat, one veggie, one dairy, etc... I notice as a rule of thumb that for many items Costco comes to roughly 60% of the supermarket cost. Don't try to overthink this. You'll spend too much time micromanaging. Pick your line in the sand and stick to it. So, if I use 60% I've broken even and don't cry about it. If I can't use it up, that item isn't a good item to buy from Costco. You also have to be willing to repackage items into more manageable sizes. What about new foods? Suppose I don't like it? That is always a problem. Take a picture of the item and buy it in your regular market. Note the price. After a while I decided this was cumbersome and time consuming and just decided to buy it at Costco. Yes, I've had to compost stuff but I've been pleasantly surprised more often. Remember to taste everything Costco offers. Here's a little meander thru Costco on one of my food shopping trips. My first stop is the towel section. Apologies for the diversion but this is how Costco turns you into an addict. I bleach my towels so they have be white and durable. I hate shopping around in the big department stores and discovering their new featured towel is flimsy. Costco keeps some items as a staple and you just buy it over and over. They've got a big stack at the end of the aisle and their stock of this item is large even for Costco. There is a coupon coming. (3 photos). Yeah, I've been buying this towel for 10 years or more. I actually skip the meat/veggies since I have a bit of meat and veggies. Stick to the discipline!A bag of frozen Kirkland strawberries keeps longer than fresh (see photo) and goes great with yogurt.I do stop by the sausages (3 photos) but do not succumb even with a coupon. Besides I'll probably be back in 4-5 days. Gotta cook everything first. Ling Ling potstickers (2 photos) - not the tastiest brand but it's Chinese New Year! Party exemption!The Kirkland yogurt - Breakfast! yum (1 photo)- Almond flour crackers - Delish but still have some others at home - had there been a coupon I would have purchased the package limit (1 photos)granola/cereal - more breakfast - makes good snacks too (1 photo)Kirkland steak strips - so economical I skip making it myself1 photo - the receipt!Of course you noticed there are hardly any perishables. You'd have to look at my shopping over a month to get the real picture. I go to Costco so often I can afford to rotate my stock a few items at a time. In short, you manage Costco exactly the same way you manage any other grocery store. You limit your purchases and buy only what you need. The only thing that changes is the timing. Costco just don't have it;No fresh herbsSuper perishable veggies (like those herbs) - most of their stock stays for at least a week, often two. Ethnic stuff - chicken's feet anyone?Less you think I have a ginormous kitchen I have exactly four cabinets.”
“The pharmacist is amazing, he is very professional, warm and very friendly. He remembers me every time. Always ready to help out. Wish the rest of the store employees were just a little bit like him.”
“Pharmacists and pharmacy techs are very rude over the phone but employees on the regular side of the store are all very kind and diligent, they're the only reason this rating is so high.”
“I love Walmart and I love the people that work there everybody is family there to me the workers are courteous, kind, helpful they have patience for you if you need anything just ask. I went in there a couple days ago and I didn't have enough money for my stuff I was like $2.50 short and the cashier came around and slid her debit card for me. That's just an example of how nice they are in there.”
“I love the “chill vibes” and “no rush” feeling. Got my passport photos and store was clean and organized. Great team of employees that seemed to work well together and also showed patience towards me and my questions about member benefits.”
“five Stars for the pharmacy Four stars for the store assuming you get a receipt from the pharmacy. Three stars for the website. It remains a mess. CVS has an extensive coupon program but I never saw any of the coupons because I got my receipts emailed to me. I've never actually received an email from CVS so something is seriously wrong. Last time the pharmacist gave me the paper receipt and voila there was just a string of coupons for me to choose from. Normally, the stuff in the store does not interest me. However, I recently had eye surgery and my prescription is radically different. They recommend I commonly use readers. I have no idea if I should buy readers or if I should get prescription glasses. However, CVS is one of the few stores where they have a simply wonderful reader selection from some of the major brands in the business. I could try out many different readers, strengths, and styles to my hearts content. The selection was so extensive that I was able to zoom in on the strength of the lenses and the style I needed. Sadly, the coupons expire pretty quickly, so I would have to wait until my next prescription to get a fresh batch of coupons before buying anything. And even with the best coupons, it is cheaper to buy three pairs of readers from Costco. Greatly improved coupons Still not buying anything from this store.”
Loblaw Companies Limited is putting serious money into its retail network this year. Canada's largest food and pharmacy retailer announced it will spend $2.4 billion in 2026 to open new stores, renovate existing locations and strengthen its supply chain. The company plans to open 70 new stores in 2026. That includes 34 Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix pharmacies and care clinics, along with 31 hard-discount No Frills and Maxi grocery stores. On top of the new openings, Loblaw will renovate another 191 stores and continue construction on a roughly 1.2 million-square-foot automated distribution center in Caledon, Ontario.
