If you've driven through any city within the United States, you may have spotted a large yellow sign with the phrase "Dollar General" written across its surface. In simple terms, Dollar General is an all-encompassing convenience store that offers customers goods at discounted prices. Rather than breaking the bank for discretionary purchases and products, Dollar General gave visitors a budget-conscious selection to choose from. With that said, what do we know about Dollar General and its origins within America?
Humble Beginnings
Although Dollar General's multi-billion-dollar operation would make onlookers believe that success was handed to its owners on a silver platter, the opposite is true. Dollar General first came into existence in 1955 in Springfield, Kentucky, when father-and-son duo -- James Luther Turner and Cal Turner Sr. -- opened a store where the motto was simple: no item shall cost more than one dollar. Although an ambitious goal to attain, within a two-year span of business, Dollar General garnered over 5-million dollars in sales and expanded its operation to nearly 30 locations.
Inside Dollar General's humble beginnings lies a core element that exists within every human psyche: the ability to persevere in the face of adversity. Whether we aim to be the next retail store chain with millions of customers worldwide or want to tackle a project at work, our ability to see opportunities where others see failure is essential
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
6532 Meadowbrook Dr Fort Worth, TX 76112Every time I visit Dollar General, I always seem to have trouble finding someone to check me out up front. Today, unfortunately, the self-checkout was out of order too. W ... more
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Discount Store, General Store
4384 MS-69 S Columbus, MS 39702Best DG in town. The managers are super great and all the staff are friendly and helpful. A lot of DG have stock everywhere. These folks keep a clean store.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
7946 US-90 Del Rio, TX 78840The cleanest and most organized Dollar General Ive ever seen with great customer service!
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Candy Store
13401 US-43 Forkland, AL 36740Fantastic. Saved me a lot of trips to Demopolis. Staff is great and respectful. Love our Dollar General
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
150 N Owen St Janesville, MN 56048Great selection and prices are decent.
Dollar General
Variety Store
11494 Staunton Turnpike Walker, WV 26180The best Staff around. Tina and Becca are amazing all of them are. I refuse to go to any DG but this one It is always clean and organized and they are always so helpful.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Discount Store
131 W Greensboro Chapel Hill Rd Snow Camp, NC 27349So rude said I made a mess when getting boxes when we moved but I had a witness that I didn't never went back drove several more miles away to shop I'll never set foot i ... more
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Discount Store
6297 Us 264-A W Sims, NC 27880Great store for things that you need at last minute. Decently organized. Good service I couldn't find a certain thing and they helped me find it and also other uses for t ... more
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
4500 Maryland Hwy Oakland, MD 21550Staff very helpful
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
1697 Hubert Rd Hubbard Lake, MI 49747Good employees, they are all respectful, I haven't had a bad time in this dollar general
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
520 Main St Centertown, KY 42328I hardly ever come to this dollar store anymore not that it's not a good place to do your shopping because it is i just haven't been in this one in many many years until ... more
Dollar General
Dollar Store, General Store, Party Store
101 Park Rd Holland, TX 76534Not a bad store. Sometimes, they have Supply Issues.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
1084 Caton Rd Corning, NY 14830Pretty cute shorrti works there occasionally.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Variety Store, Seasonal Goods Store
36 Industrial Park Rd Baker, WV 26801The newer Dollar General in Baker (unincorporated) has almost every basic need. Food. Frozen goods. General merchandise. Except fresh fruit and vegetables. As usual from ... more
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Beauty Supply Store
65 Harris Creek Rd Prospect, VA 23960My experience going in this store the store is always clean and well organized and friendly staff I enjoy coming to this dollar general store.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Seasonal Goods Store, Beauty Supply Store
6600 TN-91 Laurel Bloomery, TN 37680Very clean...Staff is very friendly and very Helpful...I Always see the staff hard at work at every visit...The best Dollar I have ever been too...If I could could give t ... more
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Drug Store, Discount Store
64524 Wintergreen Rd Lore City, OH 43755I love the staff and workers here all of them are very polite and funny and yet at the same time very fast and dedicated to doing there job as fast as possible.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Discount Store, Variety Store
22017 County Rd 271 Wheatland, MO 65779No beer on sunday but plenty of other things available. Great hours. Friendly employees. Always there for you.
Dollar General
Dollar Store
5203 N Kings Hwy Texarkana, TX 75503Nice walking to get snacks
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Candy Store, Beauty Supply Store
16190 U.S. Rte 2 Cooks, MI 49817Best store ever
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Variety Store, Beauty Supply Store
1401 Atlantic Ave Kerkhoven, MN 56252A good variety of household items, food, snacks, cleaning solutions. Service was excellent, very helpful and knowledgeable. Store was very clean.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Party Store, General Store
5950 Federal 80 Rayville, LA 71269This store was great when it was new. Now the manager will scream at customers, closes the store because they are short staffed, or she needs to go somewhere. It is a tot ... more
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Discount Store, Convenience Store
2355 MN-62 Fulda, MN 561315 stars because the google maps street view is the funniest thing I've seen all day
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
15 Main St Maxwell, IA 50161Very clean and organized
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
951 Grant Dr Clay City, IL 62824Clean an pleasant
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
200 W Johnson St Pocahontas, IL 62275First I want to say that the store and staff are the greatest and are always in a welcoming mood the store is clean and stocked as well as thier limited staff can. So all ... more
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Variety Store, Seasonal Goods Store
6245 NC-581 Spring Hope, NC 27882Staff is amazing and super friendly while also helpful. Plenty of what I need in products, both what I need and didn't know I needed.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Discount Store, Drug Store
10439 Highway 181, North St Pettus, TX 78146I find most groceries I need here.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Discount Store
1973 Ulster Ave #9W Lake Katrine, NY 12449This location, and the one in Port Ewen, are cleaner and have more stock than the one in Kingston. Is this because the one in Kingston is located in mid-town, an area of ... more
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Dollar Store, Variety Store, Seasonal Goods Store
2357 AR-95 Hattieville, AR 72063Cashier was very friendly.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
501 N Mill St Marion, MI 49665Great prices, helpful staff,in and out pretty quickly, usually not to crowded
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Candy Store
9188 Sprang Rd Curtis, MI 49820They are trying to keep up short staffing
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Variety Store, Seasonal Goods Store
406 N 5th Ave E Truman, MN 56088The girls at our Truman Mn DG are hard workers! Great attitude! Personable, remember customers, always greeted upon entrance. Very helpful, and always willing to help wit ... more
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
7699 KY-172 West Liberty, KY 41472Nice and neat. Friendly girls
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
19715 State Hwy 22 New Blaine, AR 72851Cant get enough of DG .m. Have a Blessed Day .
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Seasonal Goods Store, Beauty Supply Store
1300 AL-178 Fulton, AL 36446Clean, friendly staff, and large variaty
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
958 2nd St Florala, AL 36442I just wanted to update my review. They had the floors cleaned awhile ago and it's so much better. I shop here when I visit family in the area. The cleanliness of the sto ... more
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Discount Store
20174 Swanner Blvd Tanner, AL 35671Dollar general should feel proud of the employees that work here!! Tonight i had problems with my card and the general man decided to pay for my kids juice. Told me he ho ... more
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
30 Co Rd 4 Wedowee, AL 36278Updated review ... hire new staff rude ppl and asking customers questions is VERY VERY unprofessional... I will NEVER be back... but I am calling corporate about the ina ... more
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Discount Store
2610 AL-77 Southside, AL 35907Staff is always pretty friendly, but over the past couple weeks they've been running low on several grocery items that seem to be in high demand due to COVID-19.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Pet supply store, Party Store
13896 Roberts Rd Chunchula, AL 36521Employees are extremely rude and very unprofessional. Shelf's are never stocked and their hours are whenever the employees feel like opening and closing. Often time ... more
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
17940 County Rd 12 S Foley, AL 36535Have many items like a grocery store but milk is high and lately don't keep enough cat food .Got and out fairly quick
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
27 Park Rd #202 Pleasant Grove, AL 35127I have shopped there a long time and I enjoyed shopping there it is well stocked and they are very nice.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
3600 Culver Rd Tuscaloosa, AL 35401The parking lot is filthy, there is paper, bottles and cans everywhere, and it is always that way.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Grocery Store, Drug Store
2300 McFarland Blvd Northport, AL 35476I went in to buy some poster board. It was hard to find. There were only three colors. I couldn't tell which side of the register the cashier was going to be. I had to wa ... more
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Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Discount Store
2505 Montgomery Hwy Dothan, AL 36303Dollar General sucks in general. They won't pay employees. Shelves are empty. This is the last place I'd go.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Discount Store
3930 S Oates St Dothan, AL 36301Why do they call it a dollar store I can't seem to get out of store without dropping a 100.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Discount Store
1010 Avalon Dr Moody, AL 35004Love the store. Never have enough employees ao they can't get new merchandise out to sell and it is never sent easy to unload everything on the carts nothing is any orde ... more
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
5835 AL-36 W Danville, AL 35619ALWAYS FRIENDLY & HELPFUL CASHIER'S, GREAT PLACE FOR EVERYDAY GOOD'S.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Variety Store, Beauty Supply Store
5643 Co Rd 2201 Goshen, AL 36035Great Dollar General in a community that really needed one. The lady named Rose was super helpful and courteous.