Made In The U.S.A. General Store — Local services in Branson

If I could give 0 stars I would. My husband and I were at the Case knives store next door shopping with our infant baby in his stroller. As we were there for a bit he began to get fussy and I switched him into my chest carrier so I could feed him. My husband bought his knives and my candles and we decided to give the baby time to eat we would check out this store as it's directly next door. We looked around but didn't find much that interested us. My husband did find military backpacks and said he thought were a fair price, but as he had just bought his hunting backpack online, he didn't need it. The baby had finished eating and we decided to leave as we were headed to the Tanger outlets next. The owner followed us out of the store (just as many others in the reviews said he did to them) and asked if he could help us find anything. My husband said no thank you and we continued walking towards our vehicle. The owner then proceeded to stare at us with a disgusting look on his face as we started loading the baby, his car seat, stroller, and diaper bag into the vehicle. It was very off putting and rude. My husband finally asked him if there was a problem to which he replied something about us being in his store with a stroller, implying we were stealing. This obviously made my husband very upset. He asked the owner if he had cameras and if he'd like to review them or if he's like to look at our stuff because he was being blatantly rude. The owner said that he didn't have time to watch the cameras and that he was trying to protect his business. My husband said I can't believe you don't have time to go check the cameras as we were in there for a few minutes before accusing us of something we didn't do and harassing us outside of the store. He began getting very angry and yelling back and forth with my husband. Another shopper even walked by and said that he was being ridiculous and losing business the way he was acting and told my husband so. Reading the reviews, it appears the owner likes to chase people out of the shop that don't happen to buy anything because they either must be stealing or he wants to intimidate them into a purchase. Reading his replies to other shoppers reviews it also appears he make a lot of excuses for his abhorrent behavior and even tells the reviewer they aren't being fair by giving him a poor review but continues behaving that way anyways. I work in customer service for a very large company, and I can say without hesitation this man stands to lose a lot of business with his behavior just by reading...

I purchased a jar of pickled asparagus at the "MADE IN THE USA GENERAL STORE" for$8.95 for a 16 ounce jar. The first thing I noticed was the size of the asparagus spears were about the thickness of a wire coat hanger, which didn't bother me much as long as the jar was full. It was when I opened them to eat some that I discovered a sneaky trick. The inside wall of the jar was lined with normal looking, coat-hanger thin asparagus spears while the interior of the jar was filled with the tough, wood-like stems that you would normally toss in the the trash when you're done prepping the asparagus for pickling. This was an intentional attempt to deceive the customer for an enormous profit. Selling them PICKLED TRASH!

My review: Part 2: Brian, To your point, I was originally not going to post a negative review as I initially assumed you may not be aware of what your vendor was doing by cheating your customers out of the asparagus product, but then I noticed that the label said it was "made especially for Made In the USA in Branson, MO". I felt if that was true, then you would have to be aware of what's inside the jars. After all, wouldn't it be reasonable to assume that if you're willing to put your store's name on the label that you should know what's inside? That's when I came to the conclusion that you had to have known the situation, hence the reason I wrote this review. To me, your story just doesn't stack up. If I'm wrong, then please accept...

Great store. We always stop there whenever we go to Branson. Great place to find unique gifts, home decor, clothing, food, housewares, toys, signs, etc. Everything in store is American made which we really appreciate. Brian the owner is very friendly and helpful. Very knowledgeable about his store products. Always find something that catches our attention. He carries every size and kind of brush you might need, and some that you didn't even realized you needed it until you browse the huge selections! I also found a lid for my 10" square cast iron skillet ( been looking for one for years). Never been disappointed in any item we have purchased at this store. Agree that the son can be a downer to this store, but I admire Brian in trying to help his son and give him an opportunity to be a productive member of society. Went in one day when only the son was there. He wasn't rude to us, he was just really didn't care to help us in any way and complained alot. Had that been my first time in the store I might have had bad vibes too. But we really enjoy talking with Brian. We'll go in to get a particular item and end up spending an hour looking at everything and jawing with Brian. He loves America and he loves vets. Items sometimes are a little more expensive but they are American made and better quality. Highly recommend this store. I'd really be surprised if you walked out of this store without buying...