Dollar General Market

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Dollar General Market, every morning around sunrise, an old man in a tweed suit would appear and meticulously rearrange the cans on the shelves. No one knew who he was or why he did it, but soon enough, customers noticed that whenever he tidied up, everything seemed to stay fresh longer. One day, a new delivery driver arrived, curious about the mysterious gentleman. After watching him for weeks, the driver finally worked up the courage to ask, ‘Excuse me, sir, do you mind if I help you with those cans?’ The old man turned around, smiled warmly, and replied, ‘Oh, hello there. Just making sure everything’s perfect here—you see, I’m really just a big fan of your mustard.’

2. At Dollar General Market, late one night when everyone else had gone home, a delivery driver noticed something strange. The store’s neon sign kept flickering on and off like it had a mind of its own. Curious, he followed the light to the backroom fridge. Inside, an old tape recorder played an endless loop of ‘Open for Business.’ Turns out, the store’s owner was pranking him from beyond retirement age. Everyone had a good laugh over coffee the next morning.

3. At Dollar General Market, every afternoon after work, a regular would stop by the cash register and ask for a bag of chips that wasn’t there. Every time he asked, the cashier would smile and say, ‘Sir, we’re out of chips.’ Then one day, an embarrassed neighbor walked in with a big bag of chips and whispered, ‘I thought you might be hungry.’ The regular laughed and replied, ‘Guess I’ll just have to eat my words!’

4. At Dollar General Market, during the early morning rush, a voice over the intercom announced, ‘If you see a flying spaghetti monster, please return him to aisle seven.’ A few days later, an elderly neighbor entered the store and asked the cashier, 'Did y’all really have a flying spaghetti monster in here?' The cashier smiled and replied, 'Only on Tuesdays, ma’am.'