Dollar General

I’m grateful this place is here, because I needed some stuff before a day out golfing at the nearby Grapevine course. This is a pretty well-​stocked «dollar» store. I put «dollar» in quotes because it’s not a dollar store where everything is a buck or less — it’s just a store packed with cheap stuff. Anyhow — about golf — I’ve learned the trick to surviving this insane Texas sun is to keep a cooler with iced towels in it on your cart. And here, at the dollar general, they sell Ice, Water, cheap coolers and different sized cheap towels. AWESOME. All this makes for a perfect cheap way to keep cool while out on the golf course. After every hole or so, you take out your freezing cold towel, rinse it out a little, and hold it against your head and neck and you feel like a million bucks!

A little more cluttered than what I am used to but they usually have a few more things to pick from than other dollar generals in the area. Some things are not worth the extra you pay (clothes, some food items, etc.) but going in for birthday cards, wrapping/​gift bagging supply’s and small odds and ends you need they usually run a better price than other places. It good as well for those quick run in and grab runs, as well as picking up a cheep reward for the kiddos when those times come up that you need to set a small $ 1 toy or coloring book reward at the end of a long day of grocery shoping, going to the bank and other «boring» grown up errands.

It’s a bit cluttered and not always that neat, but this store is my favorite place to go if I need a few non food items and I don’t feel like fighting the crowds at the grocery store. Their seasonal sections are usually pretty well stocked and their prices are lower than other places but a little pricier than your run of the mill dollar store.