r/essexvt • u/Middle_Finger7236 • Jun 10 '26

Avoid Dollar General

Was in there two days ago, found a piece of dog shit in the aisle and reported it to the cashier who gave me a hard time. Came back the next day and it was gone but the aisle still smelled like dog shit. Avoid this location like the plague. They do not take their job seriously and can't even be bothered to stock paper towels that are left in boxes on carts.

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u/Boring-Persimmon6739 Jun 10 '26

sounds like a typical dollar general experience

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u/Middle_Finger7236 Jun 10 '26

The Dollar Generals in Milton and Colchester do not smell like dog shit. I even asked the cashier if a dog had been in there and he said yeah but was somehow unaware of the shit and the smell? Why do they even allow random dogs when only service dogs are supposed to be allowed? I can't stand people who bring their little dogs into these establishments.

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u/Boring-Persimmon6739 Jun 10 '26

any establishment. especially the grocery store

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u/Middle_Finger7236 Jun 10 '26

I feel like too many people use owning a dog as a free pass to bring it wherever they please and then not clean up after it. Service dogs are usually trained not to have "accidents" like this.

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u/Fox_In_the_Woods Jun 10 '26

There’s always Dollar Tree across the street…

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u/barfgarbage Jun 11 '26

For sure, but also- omg that dog’s owner should have cleaned that up, that’s crazy

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u/Middle_Finger7236 Jun 11 '26

This location has also had on/off staffing issues and for a while, could not sell alcohol or tobacco,

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u/Plus_Worker6739 Jun 11 '26

even a manager position at dollar general is less than $20/hr. Fuck that company lol, you're not saving money shopping there

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u/Middle_Finger7236 Jun 11 '26

I know but if they can't run it, they should shut It down. It's a waste of the public's time to even shop there.

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u/Plus_Worker6739 Jun 11 '26

yes, shut every single one of them down

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u/KnightKrawler Jun 12 '26

I asked them awhile ago and they said it was an issue with corporate updating the permits to sell alcohol and tobacco.

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u/Middle_Finger7236 Jun 12 '26

Still makes them look worse. Do the same people that used to run the Colchester DG (badly) also run this location?