Dollar General

Glad it’s here! Surprised to find landscape equipment and tools in addition to some of our favorite foods and household supplies.

We are making the move to Arbuckle soon from Sacramento so we decided to drive around the town to see what local businesses it has. We drove around a little bit and saw the dollar general. We decided to take a look and see what they have to offer. I was pleasantly surprised as soon as we walked in. The store is very clean and well stocked. Prices are fair and they have just about everything you can think of. We will definitely be returning when we make the move!

I’ve been shopping here since it opened about 7 mths ago. I thought it looked clean and interesting. I am disabled but am not in a wheelchair, yet. I’m very aware of disabled clients, especially, because I was an RN for over 30 yrs. Today, the sidewalk outside was completely blocked with a huge box and no one was there. Inside the vendors were joking about chips. When I told them about the blocked sidewalk, they told me they were waiting for the manager. Several times I have spoken to the manager Jose about how cluttered the aisles are, even dangerous with a large metal shelf on the floor today. Also, about how long the lines are. He has always said every problem is Corporate’s idea or today when I couldn’t turn my shopping cart into the large open area before the cash registers, it was the” Pepsi vendor’s fault.” I asked him if he was the manager in charge of making sure that everything is legal, he said yes, but that it was the Pepsi vendor’s fault and Corporate for not giving them the space. Do you see a pattern here? I even came in one day when his supervisor was there and told her my concerns. She told him again about the importance of room for a wheelchair. Additionally, she told him the bread displays that stuck out were not supposed to be filled with tortillas since the bread companies apparently pay for the display. After she left, they were full of tortillas, again. I bought a camera for the sole purpose of filming what I felt to possibly be a crime; it is that bad. Jose told me that I am the only one to complain, but the disabled are heavily dependent on whatever convenient ways they have to get food and reluctant to alienate a manager. Several have complained to me about the tight turns and inability to go down aisles. I even told one woman in a wheelchair that the staff was nice and would probably help her get things down. The staff is very nice. I feel badly for them when the very long lines form because the other employee has left the store for lunch. This seems dangerous to have only one person there, in such a busy store. I have spent thousands of dollars there but will emphasize this by spending my money elsewhere. To my knowledge, nothing was done to change the situation and make it safer that day.