Fairmount Grocery — Local services in Fairmount

This store has been here for since the middle of the 1970's, but not always as a grocery store. Some of the older locals will remember when it was split in 2, between a western auto and a smaller grocery store, but after western auto went out of business after being sold to advance auto parts from sears in 1998, but the grocery store remained, it went through a few names before ending up as an IGA, but about a year ago it changed to just "Fairmount Grocery". The store holds enough grocerys to get by, with frozen goods, produce, canned goods, fresh and prepackaged meat, a small selection of seafood, chips, baking supplies, and cereal. They do not sell alcahol. The staff are friendly, of which my mother has worked there for a little over a decade. The stores style gives off a old fashioned friendly feel. The building itself is very old, and a survivor of the blizzard of 1993, despite the flat roof. The buildings age does show here and there, there are extra doors where the building used to be split in 2, and from the outside it looks a bit dull, but thus store is perfect for this small, no...

Some of the staff are polite. However, I have had one cashier that works there that is extremely unpleasant to deal with. She usually snatches items out of my hand, and she never says hello to me or goodbye. I guess if your from around here she is pleasant and even jokes around. I don't have time, nor the desire to deal with selective folks as it relates to their manners. Also, the food prices are too high. I will take my...

A nice small-town grocery. The prices are a bit high but that isn't unreasonable given the 15 Mile drive to Walmart in Calhoun. It was clean and well organized with nice locals running the place.

The produce was fresh and nicely displayed. And, the shelves we're well organized and featured a good range of name-brand goods. I had to deduct 1 star due to the mark-up in the prices that make it a bad choice for a large family...