Blockbuster pharmacy lines at last Walgreens in the Mission

When Delaney White walked into the Walgreens at 23rd and Mission on Monday afternoon and saw only four people in line, she was happy. That was a surprisingly short line for the 5:30 p.m. rush hour, she said. Plus, two windows were open.

“It’s been bad for years,” White said of the wait time at the pharmacy located on the busy Mission Street corridor. Now it has gotten much worse, according to several customers and Walgreens employees.

Some blame long waits on the late February closure of the Walgreens on Potrero Avenue and 24th. Before it closed, the pharmacy directed its customers to the nearest branch at 2690 Mission St. at 23rd Street…

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