Dollar General — Local services in Wisconsin Rapids

This is my 2nd review of this store which I felt obliged to give. The first review pointed out the very poor state of the stores internal layout and cleanliness, however since then they have cleaned the place up quite a bit and hired several new faces. I have yet to meet or deal with an unfriendly or unhelpful employee at this store, although sometimes it can be difficult to find an employee to ask for assistance. The owner doesnt seem to like keeping more than 1 person on staff at any given time, so sometimes your left at the counter waiting for a few minutes before somebody comes to ring you out, a simple bell on the counter could easily fix this problem

Update: July 3rd 2023. Just watched the ""manager? Melissa" laugh at a frustrated customer as they stormed our the front door in frustration. The reason they were frustrated was because for 5 minutes she patiently waited and asked for help with the self checkout kiosk that has malfunctioned on her. Only to have Melissa stand behind the counter and ignore her plea as Melissa rudely told another employee that they were basically an idiot. After fixing Saud employees mistake Melissa continued to ignore the female customer at the kisok right in front of her. The woman stormed off and said she did have time for this, and Melissa looked directly at me and laughed and said "well". This is the same person for. My posting earlier....

I'd say 5 for most employees but over the years this DG has had some real "winners" including a manager a few years ago who was promoted out that everyone in town marveled even had the job. Rude, mean, unprofessional, and over- inflated ego.... smoked in the front of the store on the patio set that was for sale and was just as rude and off-putting as she was to her staff. Since she's left the employees are way nicer.... one refused to cancel some things she rung up because there were customers behind me.... how hard is it, or slow is it to ask the mgr for help as a 2nd cashier? The app is nice but I'd suggest some changes.... like why bother scanning your carry when is just going to be scanned again? I can do my own math lol

That said I'm not all complaints lol. The location is convenient and beats IGA prices for the same stuff. The parking, store size, store selection makes this a 1st place run over Walmart. The app DOES give you access to things of coupons and rebates each week and at the till you just enter your phone#ambs your coupons automatically apply. The store is kept cleaner than dollar tree and beats "The Store" for convenience...

Where I come from (Rothschild), it's hard to find a good place to sit back and relax. That's why whenever I come to Wisconsin Rapids, I HAVE to stop at the Dollar General! They offer a variety of reading material from "sorry you got married" cards to the latest Archie and Jughead comics (I'm still catching up!!) and wow, talk about a quiet, peaceful atmosphere! When you don't want to see or talk to ANYONE, Dollar General is the place to be! In fact, since the aisle ways are not in use, I dream of using the facility for my Olympic training (to be clear, this is not the sporting event, but rather an all you can eat buffet at the Olympic restaurant). This Dollar General sure beats the Three Dollars Roughly store a few blocks down from my shack! Keep up the great work,...