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, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
1084 Caton Rd Corning, NY 14830Pretty cute shorrti works there occasionally.
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, 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, 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
5975 Co Rd 1763 Arab, AL 35016Super clean bathroom, very well stocked and the young lady Carolina was very helpful and had a great demeanor.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
15764 Huntsville Brownsferry Rd R Athens, AL 35611There is a fine chick that works there...
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
1300 AL-178 Fulton, AL 36446Clean, friendly staff, and large variaty
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
1986 Co Rd 57 Prattville, AL 36067Extreme improvement and I'm proud of the improvement. Rude people gone. New people working. Things stay stocked and taken care of. Very satisfied!
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
4394 AR-141 N Jonesboro, AR 72401Nice and convenient store in an area that does not have many options. It is cleaner and more organized than a lot of other DG stores I have visited and they have implemen ... more
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
28091 Wooley Springs Rd Athens, AL 35613Never open. Especially in the evening. Stocking is poor. Employees are rarely at the register and have to be called for to get service
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Discount Store
28580 Co Rd 13 Daphne, AL 36526Typical Dollar General, about what you'd expect. Staff is always helpful and nice. Recently even had the opportunity to buy a (unknown) mix-blooded Pitbull pup from there ... more
Dollar General
Convenience Store, Drug Store, Grocery Store
24 Hollis Crump Dr Jasper, AL 35501Tru
Dollar General
Convenience Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
1455 Martin Luther King Dr Prattville, AL 36067Excellent store. everyone is friendly and helpful.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Grocery Store, Discount Store
67640 AL-77 Talladega, AL 35160
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, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
20150 AL-127 Athens, AL 35614Decent nothing amazing but no problems.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Discount Store
4748 Springer Blvd Little Rock, AR 72206I go here daily great store. The employees are really nice and helpful. Even when they are super busy they are happy to help.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
3022 Noccalula Pkwy Attalla, AL 35954No issues regular DG lady working the counter was very polite.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Discount Store
4109 US-65 BUS Pine Bluff, AR 71601Poor
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Variety Store, Seasonal Goods Store
12552 Springsteen Ln Foley, AL 36535Very good
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
2335 Newman Rd Mobile, AL 36695Extremely rude old woman with blonde hair working today, couldnt find something so I had to interrupt her conversation which really aggravated her.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
1500 Co Rd 28 Clanton, AL 35046Staff was good. Parking lot needs to be fixed!
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
18 Gum Springs Cut Off Rd Rd Hartselle, AL 35640Pleasant cashiers. Found what we were looking for. Great place for a quick grocery buy & gone.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
11801 U. S. Hwy 71 S Fort Smith, AR 72916Great employees at this store!
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Candy Store
12915 Northside Rd Northport, AL 35475Great turn around !
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Discount Store
2821 State Hwy 20 Tuscumbia, AL 35674Convenient and friendly My only downside is occasionally you have to wait in line
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Discount Store
4691 US-80 Selma, AL 36701I'm a local resident this store is never opened on time. Shuts down whenever they want it's not a convenient addition to this community at all. Several business trucks ha ... more
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Discount Store
121 Co Rd 1435 Cullman, AL 35058Easy to find the things you want at affordable prices and it's pretty much a smaller version of wal mart where you can find almost whatever it is you need
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Grocery Store, Drug Store
31051 Stagecoach Rd Spanish Fort, AL 36527Probably one of my most visited stores. It's so convenient, as they stock many of those items that you always forget, but don't want to go back to a big store to pick up ... more
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
3975 Jarrett Rd Eight Mile, AL 36613This store is horrible. The cashier is even stealing from them.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Variety Store, Seasonal Goods Store
20222 AL-33 Moulton, AL 35650The one girl who was working I believe she said her name was Amiyah when I asked is an absolute DOLL. Very sweet, helpful, gorgeous smile. She is one of the nicest people ... more
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
5851 Johns Rd Hueytown, AL 35023My favorite DG yet. Its clean, the employees are nice. I no longer live in the area, but find myself wanting to stop by just to see the clutter-free, clean store.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply 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, Variety Store, Seasonal Goods Store
9260 AL-243 Phil Campbell, AL 35581I buy my soft drinks here save money to stretch my dollar
Dollar General
Dollar Store
6700 MacArthur Dr North Little Rock, AR 72118Great place to shop. clean nice people my god bless this store.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Seasonal Goods Store, Beauty Supply Store
7415 AR-351 Jonesboro, AR 72401Good Store
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
5991 Pulaski Pike NW Huntsville, AL 35810Good place to shop
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Discount Store
2110 Ridgway Rd Pine Bluff, AR 71603It is the same as all the rest. Stuff in different places. Aisles set up differently, still messy and have to fight the U boats and full and empty boxes all over the plac ... more
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Discount Store
9931 Co Rd 83 Elberta, AL 36530District management across the country is horrible
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Discount Store
3619 Stadium Blvd Jonesboro, AR 72404Good dollar store
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
4078 Dawes Rd Mobile, AL 36695Nice place to get something cheap and there nice
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Discount Store
4701 AR-135 N Paragould, AR 72450Great place to shop, friendly employees
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
890 Fields Rd Laceys Spring, AL 35754I prefer this Dollar General. The store is always neat and clean.The staff are always friendly and helpful! Unlike other Dollar General's in the area this store alway ... more
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Discount Store
50 Plemons Rd Attalla, AL 35954Great deals! Great store
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Convenience Store, Discount Store
18625 AL-24 Russellville, AL 35653Convenient if you need something and don't want to go to town. Friendly people..
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
3455 Co Rd 1435 Vinemont, AL 35179This is the best Dollar General Store in the State of Alabama. The short blonde cashier (Tammy) is the nicest and best cashier I have ever dealt with.
Dollar General
Convenience Store, Dollar Store, Convenience Store
11180 AL-33 Moulton, AL 35650It's a friendly local place, where everybody knows everybody...... And I just love the Dollar general store in general..... It's a good place to shop.
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store
2030 Old Railroad Bed Rd Harvest, AL 35749I waited 10 minutes for a cashier to come to the front, the self checkout being closed. I didn't mind, and it wasn't a big deal. However, the cashier was very aggressive ... more
Dollar General
Dollar Store, Beauty Supply Store, Candy Store
4152 AR-36 W Searcy, AR 72143Col
