Dollar General — Local services in Emerald Isle

The place is a total mess. You can barely get down some of the aisles with all these restocking carts and items in the way. Some shelves were completely blocked & if you needed something from there, you were just out of luck. Plus there was only one person trying to put anything away (completely blocked an aisle and didn't bother to acknowledge me or offer to move so I could continue down the aisle, it was just easier to turn around and get to the end of that aisle by going down the aisle next to it) & one person on a cash register (she was nice). Today is a heavy travel day with some rentals going Sunday to Sunday. That can account for some of it. However the management/owners need to get more staff in there to cover the high volume Summer business. They should also consider restocking Monday through Thursday versus weekend days too. You can't beat the prices for the beach though, it is definitely cheaper for many items. Just don't expect to get everything that is at most dollar generals. It is great in a pinch and closer than food lion if you are closer to the salter path end past the 2nd...

Not a bad destination. If you are in Emerald Isle and maybe forgot something at home, this is probably a good place to stop (if you were wondering, no, they don't have wine glasses). If it's not absolutely essential, I probably wouldn't stop here. There is a CVS closer to downtown that has all the basic essentials as well, and I feel like it might just be worth the extra drive in order to not have to go back to the Dollar General. It's a personal preference though. Overall, the store wasn't that bad. It just...

All Dollar General stores are basically the same. They all seem to be a bit over crowed/rows to close, cheap pushing carts, plus depending on where you live all carry the same thing. But for all those reasons is why I keep going back there. I know what and where to find what I need. Most are messy and the floors are old and need cleaning. But I also think this is part of how they keep their prices down. It's one of my favorite stores...