Pine Mountain General Store

Dumpy. Its a shame, it has real potential. It needs some vision and a little style and a major cleaning.

This seems like a pretty well-​stocked little store but we were just treated atrociously by the two guys up front (one guy who I assume was the owner). I was waiting to check out, buying a few sodas, and asked to «please get three lotto tickets.» Not realizing one of two guys at the register was counting out a huge till to a guy on the other side, he said «one minute, please.» I misunderstood and thought the other guy at the register was still able to help me and asked again for the tickets. The dude repeated, with an edge «one minute.» (I truly misunderstood. Wasn’t trying to be pushy.) Three to four minutes later — we were left standing there while they counted money — they helped. I said I no longer wanted the tickets and tried to kindly say, «you could be nicer the next time you tell someone to wait.» Both guys immediately started arguing with me. (They’d been dismissive and rude, ignoring me while counting a till, then both attacked me. I worked as a grocery cashier for Years in college and I’d never dream of treating a customer like that.) EVEN WORSE: the owner followed me out of the store, yelling: «We don’t need business from your kind.» It was aggressive and mean and totally unprofessional. Also potentially dangerous, as I was a woman, being yelled at by two men. Truly unbelievable. No one deserves to be treated that way.

Awesome little store for a beautifully secluded mountain town. Great beer and wine selection located less than 15 minutes from the cabin where I stayed. The cashier was a really nice younger guy who told me about an open 4×4 trail and shared some good information on local trails and where we could hike to find ‘snow’. Price isn’t a factor when you’re in a place like PMC as this store is priced a little higher due to where it’s at. Aside from that, I’ll see you next time I’m up!

Love Tony and all the staff. If you need something special they will order it for you. The sandwhich shop is also the best, quality fresh sandwiches at a great price. Hours are 8am to 8pm everyday of the week, so if you’re coming up and need a last minute item or two keep the hours in mind. They also have a wide variety of liquor and beer for a small community at very reasonable prices.

Pretty good selection and prices for such a small and remote community. If you need any extremely rare or unusual ingredients, this is not the place for you; for basic ingredients, they usually have what you need with no price gouging and good quality.