BEST INDEPENDENT PHARMACY

It has the usual stuff — meds, limited groceries, greeting cards, even a tiny gift section (the nice clerks will gift wrap if you ask). But it also has the one thing CVS and Walgreen’s don’t — personality. While the two big boys are engaged in a fight to the death for the world’s street corners, West Shore Pharmacy employees are busy getting to know your name, your kids’ names, your dog’s name… It’s a true neighborhood (and neighborly) gem. 3206 S. West Shore Blvd., Tampa, 813-837-9095.