Dollar General — Local services in Wilmington

I go to this Dollar General frequently. I usually stop here on my way to work at night for a couple things because I work third shift. The store closes at 10pm and I usually stop in around 9:40pm. I don't spend more than about 5 minutes inside, tops and I always use to self checkout unless it's not available. So, from my perspective, I would say I'm a pretty easy customer. Tonight, something happened that through me for a loop though. I walked in around my usual time. I was greeted by one employee that I see here almost every time I'm there, but this time there's a new cashier that I haven't seen before. As I'm walking in and going to grab my basket, she asked me "is there anything specific you're looking for?" And it wasn't in a helpful way that she asked this question. It was in a more negative tone. I didn't know how to respond because it just caught me so off guard. I just looked at her extremely confused and said "no?" At that point she looked irritated by my answer and rolled her eyes. So then I said "well I guess there is? I don't know.." as I proceeded to just walk away and quickly grab the couple of things I wanted before going to work. Then I just used the self checkout and left.

This just bothered me. If you're open, you're open. I'm not trying to inconvenience the people that work here. I just stop here when it's convenient for me, which is when I'm on my way to work. I have a strict rule of not stopping at restaurants within 30 minutes of closing, but this is not the same. I just really didn't appreciate this employee's approach at all. I'm sorry, but me being in that store for 3-5 minutes 20-30 minutes before you close shouldn't affect you that much. And I'm not the only person that will stop there in the last 30 minutes that...

Some days it seems like it is shorthanded but overall it's in a good location and they are trying to do a way better job on their refrigeration and freezer equipment here. So I can start buying fresher produce over here, Dollar General MGMT. Team in Nashville, TN start buying US made refrigeration equipment and bring back my Clover Valley 1% milk gallons back, I am not paying nearly $3 a gallon next door to grocery store that's now getting scared of new...

I lost the track of my time and ended up shopping here like two hours lol. They were like American Daiso.🤩So many cute and practical stuff at low cost. Loved deals like BOGO and half offs. Definitely recommend to anyone to just browse and have fun or quick grab and go. Very well organized with so many selections. Funny that I ended up never finding the one I came for, but Loved it! Definitely coming back for some of my...