McIsaac's Store — Local services in Hood River

Well.. ingo there quite a bit since my daughter lives right down the road. It's kinda irritating that I have to check the expiration date in EVERY ITEM I buy or I find it very close to being expired or already expired. It happened with some lemonade I recently purchased. I didn't break the seal but instead returned it the next morning because it was expired and brown. Since everyone is a local and we all recognize faces I didn't think much about it when returning it but I was unable to without a receipt I thought that was odd. We all TRUST MCISAACS to sell us good food products why don't theybtrust us to return them without a receipt for a simple...

If you're here... you know it's the only place to go for about 30 miles. It stands a typical rural grocery store: higher prices, a lot more close-dated items, much smaller selection, bathrooms always closed, shorter hours, very minimal staff. BUT like I said, it's the only larger grocer within like, 30+ miles. You traded those factors for the convenience of existing in a rural community, plus I find it almost gratuitous that they do have a separate section where they run a small liquor store. Parking is always a breeze, and believe it or not they have a few newer looking bottle return machines outside around back. It's a typical...

I have my qualms with this store. It's local but it's lost a lot of the charm it used to have when I was a child. The owner of the store pretty much owns a lot of the businesses or locales in town. I can't confirm this but I haven't heard positive things on the end of people who've worked there extensively.

Prices are slightly higher, but that's to be expected as it's an out of the way grocery store. I do recommend an alternative store found across the way from this one. It supports another local trying to make it rather than a guy with a bunch of capital already. It's a little more dinky but I...