Dollar General Market Store

This used to be WalMart on Gray Highway. I think they have the whole store area but cut down the size of it and use the rest for either storage or possibly a depot center for other Dollar Generals. If you are in a hurry, don’t want to walk your legs off in the parking lot, just looking for a few things, stop here. The advantage is being able to park closer to the store and saving time in general through navigating it all and checking out.
Great location, quick and easy to get in – especially if you just need one or two items to pick up for dinner. But, due to traffic, better to plan on making a right rather than a left.
It has all or most of the items that would be found at a Dollar General at the same price with a good size food selection above what the average Dollar General has. I would venture to guess that their food department rivals the size some smaller grocery stores.
Veggies do seems to be spotty, that is fresh to wilted and the price is going to be at par or above the Walmart across the street. Meats are going to be priced at or slightly above the going rate. They do have a good selection of frozen foods such as veggies and meats but you have to know your prices. Fresh meats are packaged and the going rate, I’d say, with most other stores. In fact, if it’s a few cents higher, it’s worth being able to park near the store, and get in and get out.
What I don’t like about this place are a few things that could be easily fixed.
Heat. Turn it on! Last winter while it really wasn’t as cold as it’s been the last couple of days, it was cold in that store compared to other stores or even outside.
I looked around for where they sell their thermometers and it was around 54 °F to 55 °F. That’s just too cold to expect people to walk around and try to shop. I even asked an employee who was working there about it and she said it was cold for her. Turn the heat on!
Money. One early Friday afternoon I was waiting inline and saw an employee come into the store with a gob of cash. Big stacks of bills with those bands on it that banks put around them, a couple of money bags and just walking in like he was carrying his lunch.
Maybe on Friday they need extra change and money. But, put it in a briefcase or at least a bag to hide it. Someone seeing that might think what a great place for an armed robbery. If that guy wanted to be held up, that’s fine with me but bullets fly far and fast. I certainly don’t want to be an innocent bystander when a gun starts barking.
The other major problem that needs to be addressed is the parking lot. There is no logical design that was employed here. If I didn’t know better, I’d think that whoever designed this parking lot designed a lot of WalMart parking lots.
The main problem is that gas station out front. People are trying to get out and you’re trying to get in to either the gas station or the shopping center behind it. It’s a guessing game whether you’ll make it or not. Everyone gets in everyone else’s way. Then when you leave, there’s always someone trying to turn left that holds up a whole line of cars. I recommend taking a right to the tire place and exit there.