Annie Oakley’s Emporium Grocery, Liquor, Dispensary — Attraction in Central City

I've come across this little section as it had just been sent to me. After having read the few reviews, I feel obligated to comment. First, regarding Thomas M's post. Never ever have any samples been offered by the dispensary's part of the store to lure in customers, or for any other reason, especially in the main area of the place. The grocery/liquor store is completely separate from the dispensary. Different management, employees, all of it. Neither of the two businesses are related whatsoever beside the owners of the building owning, well, the whole building. That's it. So, not quite certain where you pulled that one from. I don't even care to imagine, thank you very much. Next, concerning Mr. Karl R,'s little ditty. I am more than pleased of your avoiding Annie's during weekdays between 4pm to 11pm as that is when I am scheduled there and have been for the past 6 & 1/2 years. I'm finding it funny as I'm catching myself chuckling that you have had a not so pleasant experience during your visit while I was there working. I make it an absolute point to leave every bit of personal baggage at the front door before I even walk into the joint. Perhaps you may have been present during a shift in the midst of a pandemic? While being an 'essential', or shall I just say it like it is, 'disposable' worker during the whole thing, all if it. Making it a priority that you, (and all of the others that apparently didn't & still don't care, even a little bit, about any other people's well being), had access to beer, whiskey, milk, bread, condoms and of course TOILET PAPER to just get ya through to the next day. We were and still are there for YOU. All while being handed filthy money during coughing. gagging & sneezing spells. Some money being pulled out of moist, sweaty areas from people's bodies. Most not even caring about putting a mask on & when asked to please do so, being yelled at like it was my/our very own rule. This went on and on, every single day, all shift/ every shift for way over a year. So, please accept my most sincere apologies for your not being appropriately entertained during the very time where I PRAYED AND PRAYED I TOO COULD BE/WOULD BE ALLOWED to have just a little piece of my very own individual lockdown. Away from all of the mostly extremely rude, excruciatingly inconsiderate people who were just out and about wandering the streets during such a time of worldwide duress. Just a little piece of quarantine that I could call my very own? My part of a safer side of the pandemic. Nope. So, there I was, every weeknight, merely hoping that tonight wasn't the night I'd be passed a big chunk of Covid. Every shift beginning with, 'Gosh, I sure hope that no one passes off their deadly illness to me tonight'.

So, once again, my utmost apologies. Merry Christmas!

Just one more thing. Yes, the bosses prices are high. Look around at where you are. Where the locals survive without a, *Gas station *Bank *Laundromat *Library *Regular restaurant NOT in a casino *Dr OR dentist anywhere near Not to mention a, *Movie theater *Roller rink... *Walmart or even a little *7-11. THAT is where you are. But, good luck tonight. I hope you win big!!!! ... & please, if you might be so kind, PLEASE don't hand us sweaty...

There are only a few stairs to get into each section of the shop, it would be nice if the business could get a ramp they could put on the steps so that wheelchair users can independently shop here. My independence is important to me I don't want to wait up front where someone else picks out products to show me. Currently this business is not at all wheelchair accessible.

I barely got in the front door.

In order to go to the grocery store there stairs. in order to go to the dispensary there's stairs. In order to go to the liquor store there are stairs.

I came here because I'm staying at a casino hotel and wanted to grab some snack stuff at a better price. Since I can't see what they offer I had to leave without groceries. I was looking forward to getting groceries and cannabis in one trip and was not able to whatsoever. They offered to bring stuff to the front so that I could browse but I want to be able to grocery shop and pick out weed independently.

I wanted to bring my money to a local grocery store but I don't want to shop somewhere that I can't freely browse at. I am unfortunately going to have to go to Safeway because I can shop independently with my wheelchair there.

I would rather look at the whole dispensary than have someone bring me select products to show me.

I was really looking forward to seeing what kind of cannabis is here, I usually shop in Denver and I enjoy going to different dispensaries to feel the vibes. I was...

This is absolutely 100% ableism at its best.

This place is not wheelchair accessible or really even mobility aid accessible if your mobility aid has wheels. Once you get into the building, the only way to get into the different sections is to go up a bunch of stairs or down a bunch of stairs. This place does not have wheelchair access at all. They did offer to bring things to us but, you know, when you're shopping for whatever you might be shopping for you want to go in and see what they have and make your own decisions based on what you see not the things someone chooses to bring you. It was a huge insult.

We understand that this is a very old building but a simple removable ramp for the sections where there are only three or four stairs to access would allow people with wheeled mobility devices, especially those using wheelchairs, access just the same as everyone else who is able-bodied enough that the stairs are...