MoonPie General Store – Chattanooga

I ordered 2 packs of Moon Pies from their website for $ 12.90 on Jan 4 and paid $ 15.12 for 2 day shipping. Finally received the package on Jan 12 via FedEx GROUND! I contacted the company twice asking where my order was and did not receive any reply whatsoever. I asked for a refund for the 2 day shipping since they obviously just took my money and shipped regular ground delivery and again no response.
Update — a week later. Received a call today from MoonPie and they apologized for the situation. Apparently the timing of my order fell right in the middle of a move to a new location and I slipped between the cracks. They promptly refunded me the difference in shipping and offered to refund the entire purchase, which I refused since I only wanted the shipping refunded. Previously I said I wouldn’t bother doing business with them again but the fact that they followed through in such great fashion makes me look forward to my next order. Thanks MoonPie!!!

AVOID THE CRACK LADY!
While we are downtown, we decide to visit the Moon Pie store. We walk in and immediately think how cute! As soon as the lady says something to me, I say «We are afraid of moon pies». and she conjoles me into trying one. They have a great assortment: chocolate, banana, salted caramel, vanilla and strawberry so I decide to try the strawberry and it is bad. I push the remainder of the pie into my husband’s hand as I struggle to recover.
I then hear this strong southern accent accusing me of doing it all wrong because I am «supposed to have it with the RC», a brown cola from back in the day. At this point I say «Are you crazy?, that’s like crack! She thinks it’s funny and I’m serious, pop and a moon pie? (like I’m 3 years old or crack addicted). Anyway I recover and keep looking around because there are all sorts of cool nostalgic items in the store.
As I am looking around, I see «Ms. Crack» pouring something over what looks like a pie. It is actually a cream cheese and bacon dish and she is pouring a sweet sauce over it and adding crackers so that it can be sampled. I say «you people are scary» and from the other side of the aisle I hear «haters gonna hate»! Really?, So I get sucked in again and give it a try. Hey this actually tastes pretty good but the secret is avoiding too much of the sweet sauce. My husband and the other tester did not like the sweet taste but I think that they just got a bit too much of the sauce. Meanwhile I went back for thirds and my husband hurriedly paid for the purchase before I seriously «went in».
This was a nice shop and I really enjoyed hanging out and looking at all of the little nostalgic items and gift options. This shop is not just about moon pies because there is lots to see and do and you can also actually sit down and have a nice little lunch, (without the crack)!
The employees were great fun and I enjoyed our lively banter. I will definitely visit again!

Great store to buy different flavored moonpies! Delicious! They also have a bunch of random old school candy, gifts, and themed stuff, like bacon, wizard of oz, the Beatles, etc.

Where do I begin, oh ya, I dropped $ 300 here on gifts and some moonpies, I only got 3 packages of actual moonpies because one was a gift, and I had never been witness to the orange and lemon flavors… right?
Caved for the Dr Who stuff, even though it wasn’t Moonpie related. Got a nice Dickies Moonpie work shirt for the hubby, an ornament (I am a junkie for those), and some nick-​nack stuff for family and friends.
I would go back except I have no more money to spend and likely now have an overweight bag fee waiting for me!

Walking in this store you will find yourself transformed back, experiencing it through the eyes of your inner six year old.
Outside stressors do not exist here. Counting calories does not exist here. Just the pure wonderment of your six year old self.
When you first walk in you are immediately greeted to your right with a chocolate. In front of you, you will find assorted candies and toys — many of which I have not seen in years.
Much of the General Store sells novelties, but they are not the kind of novelties I have been accustomed to seeing at these kind of shops. They boast collectables from all sorts of pop culture, many of it from the 1960s. You can also purchase a rather wide assortment of shirts and hoodies marked with the MoonPie brand.
After paying for my order my wife and I headed to the counter for a bite to eat. The lady to checked us out bagged our items while our food was cooked — that was so sweet of her! The guy behind the food counter really did an excellent job at keeping up the experience of seeing the store through the eyes of a child. He treated us with a couple mini MoonPies while chatting us up and making us feel special. He was such a positive, outgoing person. He really loved his job, he lived the MoonPie brand and made me want to go back.
The highlight for me was the all beef hot dog. I don’t often get to eat hot dogs because I don’t eat pork. This thing was huge! I rarely ever say this, but one Full Moon Dog was more than enough for a meal. What more — it was freaking delicious!
I highly suggest hitting this little place up. You can’t go wrong.

Part old-​school lunch counter and grill, part soda fountain, part kitschy souvenir shop and part retail «museum» of eatables which were much more common in days past. There is something here to bring out the «inner child» in anyone!
Although packed with goodies of all sorts, the shelving and displays are organized and clean. Those shelves are loaded with what was once known as «penny candy,» rarely seen bar candies (e.g.- Zagnut, Clark Bars, Bonomo’s Turkish Taffy, Mary Janes, Charleston Chews, and dozens more), as well as every conceivable flavor of Chattanooga’s own MoonPie. Also present is a cooler full of rarely-​seen soda varieties and manufacturers.
We Northerners might be more familiar with the MoonPie’s competing brand, the Scooter Pie. We spent much more time (and money) than initially estimated when viewing this storefront from the outside– and loved every minute of our visit.

Cool gift shop with lots of unique items. Lots of small nick-​nacks at reasonable prices. Most items are branded with the Moon Pie logo, but you can get lots of other stuff as well. Definitely worth a stop if you’re a tourist in search of souvenirs.

You must try the Moon Pie milkshakes. Great old fashioned candies to be had and a lot of cool old school novelties.

There are a few moments in life when you can act worse than your own kid. This was one. Not only were there nostalgic items, but there were MoonPies!
So let’s talk about the shop itself. You have the typical tourist totes: apparels, cards, stickers, magnets. Then you have the nostalgic items that brought me to the same level of «I WANT ONE» as a three year old. I bought gums with sweet inspirational sayings like «Some people just need a high five… in the face.» *warm fuzzies*
For those of you who don’t know what a MoonPie is, come with me into the world of pure fluffy creations. (Yes, I’ll be adorned in my best Southern version of Willy Wonka garb.)
Take two round graham crackers and squeeze a pillow of marshmallow between them. Then dip that baby into a coating of chocolate, vanilla, salted caramel, or another variety. If you want to get all Dukes of Hazzard, pop open a cold RC cola. You’re in Boss Hogg heaven.
MoonPies were first made in Chattanooga in 1917. There are even MoonPie festivals that I’m sure are attended by happy folks with a sugar and caffeine high.
So I did let my kids get a few things like rocks, toys, and this jelly bean Beanboozled thing. You have two choices of jelly beans that look the same. One can be a regular flavor, like peach. The other is something really gross, like vomit. I played. I lost. I got vomit. *not warm fuzzies*

My good friend brought me to this moonpie store located in Downtown Chattanooga to grab some souvenirs to bring back home. The store may look small externally, but it carried a gazillion candies, snacks, ice cream, apparel, and other novelties from wall-​to-​wall, and floor-​to-​ceiling. They specialize in a range of MoonPies, ranging from miniatures, single– or double-​deckers, and lookout pies that resembled a small pie.
I bought two boxes of Salted Caramel Mini MoonPies, a box of Strawberry, and Chocolate MoonPies. Each box ($ 3.50) came with 12 miniatures, plenty for sharing or enough for those who want it all. The Salted Caramel came with two small soft cookies sandwiched in-​between a marshmallow filling, and glazed with sugary caramel with a hint of salt that rendered a soft chew. These flavors were rich and sugary, and my friends and family members really enjoyed them as well. They go perfectly with my morning coffee.
Here’s the link to order them online:
These miniatures were also available in banana and vanilla flavors during my visit. Since they attract many out of town visitors to come to the store, they should consider carrying more locally-​based items and expand on their moonpie flavors to keep things on the cutting edge. I also bought a coffee mug home for Santi. Service was very friendly, upbeat, and accommodating. I would love to return to try their MoonPie Ice Cream.

I loved this little store downtown. It has an old school candy shop feel with classic and new candies. Since Chattanooga is known for making MoonPies, this is the perfect place to get gifts is you are visiting. Whether you are from out of town or you live in Chattanooga you MUST try a MoonPie shake! Mine was made from turtle-​track ice-​cream with a chopped salted caramel MoonPie inside. It is to die for! :)

A cool general store feel with lots of treats, knickknacks and souvenirs. It’s worth going to if your hotel is walking distance or you just love moon pies; otherwise, don’t rearrange your schedule to make this stop. A full on tour of the factory and the store would be great, but you can buy moon pies at many places.

I LOVE MOON PIES! This place has anything and everything to do with Moon Pies! T-​Shirts, mugs, hats, and of corse Moon Pies. They even have a lunch menu! I had a chicken salad sandwich, RC Cola, chips and a coconut Moon Pie mini… It was fantastic! When it comes to deserts you will be in heaven! Moon Pie banana splits, Moon Pie sundaes, floats, Moon Pie hot chocolate, you name it they have it when it comes to Moon Pies! If your in my hometown of Chattanooga you must stop in and check it out!

Cutesy store if you’re into soda and sweets. They do have merchandise sorted by musicians, Doctor Who, comic characters (stuff like candy and knick-​knacks). I would’ve loved to have seen more local merchandise, food and drinks.
If you’re from Nashville, it’s like Rocket Fizz.
Not impressed. It was like they were trying to do to many things at once and as a tourist I want to know more about the community and local food.

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DISCLAIMER: My review is based on my OWN personal experience and opinions ~~it has NO bias intent towards the company/​business, the owners/​managers or their employees. Please let YOUR OWN experience and views be your guide for enjoyment !!!
Nov 8, 2014, after eating at Sticky Fingers across the street, Noël, Tony and I went to
the MoonPie General Store… they have enlarged the store since April when I was there last.
So, there is plenty of more room to move around.
They have a ice cream parlor counter top and they also sell homemade candies.
Great prices and great candies.
We bought a large box of double decker chocolate moonpies for my daddy. and Noël bougth a tshirt for daddy for Christmas.
We enjoyed the shop and will definitely go back again
Highly recommend to everyone, great for all ages…
Wishing now I had ordered one of the EGG CREAMS on the menu board. sounds soooo good .will have to next time I go to Chatty…

This is a old style country store. Yes Moon Pie started here and they have bunches and bunches of moon pies. They also carry a lot of old stuff candies and just neat trinkets. I just have to remember to stop in again and get my hometown Unilocalers their loot.

Cool, little place. They have a chocolates counter on one side of the store & an ice cream counter at the other side, lots of specialty items, candy and of course, Moon Pies. We got our son a scoop of ice cream & my husband and I split a strawberry milkshake and we sat at the bar seat at the window. Fun way to wrap up our visit in Chattanooga.

This little store is just so stinkin’ adorable!
I had popped in a couple of times here and there when en route to or from work and needing gum or some candy or such, but until yesterday had not taken time to really peruse and observe all the fantabulous wares that span the past, oh, five or so decades!
I think I saw almost every single candy, trinket, toy, etc that I can recall from my childhood — from Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles and Hello Kitty figurines, to Pop Rocks and Big League Chew, Pac Man lunchboxes and. .. plus of course the ubiquitous Moon Pie collection (they have minis! who knew?) which made me smile because my Grandaddy always kept a box of them in the pantry and we got them as special treats.
There’s also a fun collection of more recent ktocthkes like Dammit Dolls and Ann Taintor (looove her stuff) magnets, plus a pretty impressive assortment of regional sauces, seasonings and such if you’re looking for a little gift for a foodie friend, or need to take a «taste» of the South of some kind back from your visit to town.
I think I’ve found a new spot that can just lift my spirits when in the mood for a happy trip down memory lane~ will visit regularly!

The last time I had a Moon Pie it was tossed from a Mardi Gras float. I’d forgotten that Chattanooga birthed this iconic Southern treat, so it was a no brainer to visit the Moon Pie General Store when visiting the city. The store is more novelty shop than Moon Pie showcase, selling nostalgic candy and memorabilia, but I did find Moon Pies in flavors I never knew existed, caramel and strawberry. Moon Pies come in three different sizes, regular, mini and showstopper. That’s not really the name, but it is the biggest one they make.
The Moon Pie story, while not compelling, is interesting, and it would have been fun if the store highlighted some of that history. Did you know that Mobile drops a giant illuminated Moon Pie on New Year’s Eve? Did you know there was a country hit in the 1950s called, «Give me an RC and a Moon Pie?» Did you know there’s a recipe for Moon Pie Bread Pudding? There’s a lot of potential for a fun store.
Stop in anyway and grab an individual pie or a box to take home.