Appalachian Mercantile — Local services in Bryson City

This was our favorite shop in Bryson City! The shop has a very homey and authentic feeling when compared to many others on the same street. There were many cute and interesting things to purchase, nothing seemed to be very cheaply made or as a tourist money grab. The man behind the counter was quiet but very polite (which we preferred as we tend to dislike overly talkative sales people who are only trying to make a quick sale) and answered all the questions that we had. We even asked him some questions about the park that he didn’t know the answer to, but he looked it up and ran outside to tell us the answer to them! We will be back on...

For a store that probably relies on tourist dollars, the old man in the store was absolutely hateful and rude. You would think he would welcome business, especially when the pandemic probably shut things down for a while. I refuse to do business with people like that. What a GRINCH. I went down the street and spent over $100 in gifts there.

I also noticed someone else mentioned an aggressive dog in the store. Witnessed it first hand when someone walked...

The old man working the shop is extremely rude. One, his dog tried to attack mine, so I snatched mine up. Guy comes over and chews me out telling me I need to take my dog outside because his dog is bread to tree animals. Realistically kept his dog from getting hurt by snatching mine up. Always looked forward going to this shop when in...