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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:00:15 PM EDT
[#1]
People east of the Mississippi would probably shit themselves if the saw some of the desolate areas of the west.
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:01:19 PM EDT
[#2]
that's a lot of dollar generals.
 also a fucktonne of family dollars.  edit: and dollar trees 
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:02:27 PM EDT
[#3]
Two DollGens in our county, a third getting ready to build in my town of 1000. No grocery in town, just six main street businesses. City of 75,000 30 miles to the east .
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:03:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:  That's the view south from the end of our sidewalk to the mailbox. ETA: N/M   I was only off by a hundred miles.  Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Lemme look... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/219829/DSC_0051_JPG-2567344.jpg Nope, don't see one. Did they move Missouri when I wasn't looking? That's the view south from the end of our sidewalk to the mailbox. ETA: N/M I was only off by a hundred miles. Just giving you shit. 
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:04:08 PM EDT
[#5]
I'm a DG fan. I don't know what all you haters are about.
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:06:05 PM EDT
[#6]
My nearest Dollar General is about 25 miles away. A real grocery store is about 40 miles.
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:06:13 PM EDT
[#7]
The town I work in has seven DGs. The town I live in has eight. The closest one is 5 miles away.
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:06:37 PM EDT
[#8]
If you have a medical emergency your only hope is a helicopter.
If you have a fire your garden hose is your only hope. |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:08:59 PM EDT
[#9]
What about being west of the Mississippi and being over 100 miles from the nearest Dollar General?
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:09:35 PM EDT
[#10]
Right at 10 miles for me too. We do have a convenience store about 4 miles from us. Indian guy sold all four of his other convenience stores to buy this one right next to a boat landing. Sucks for him because right after he opened it up they closed the landing for renovations and it will remain closed for another 15 months. They are starting to lower the lake levels today for a construction project on the dam that will take that long to do.
But we give him as much of our business as we can. |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:17:32 PM EDT
[#11]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I had my thermal delivered to the dollar general. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Ewww dollar general is for the poors I had my thermal delivered to the dollar general.  Attached File |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:17:50 PM EDT
[#12]
Quote HistoryQuoted: If you have a medical emergency your only hope is a helicopter. Quote HistoryQuoted: If you have a medical emergency your only hope is a helicopter. We use this: https://www.airmedcarenetwork.com/ If you have a fire your garden hose is your only hope. Local fire department is only a few miles away and we live on a lake. |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:17:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I live east of the Mississippi... and the closest DG is over 10 miles away. Do I live in the sticks? Quote HistoryQuoted: I live east of the Mississippi... and the closest DG is over 10 miles away. Do I live in the sticks? Quoted: So you're saying they should get into the electric car charging business?  Now we need a picture of the EV Porsche in front of a DG.....they sell batteries there right?
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:26:20 PM EDT
[#14]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Now we need a picture of the EV Porsche in front of a DG.....they sell batteries there right? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I live east of the Mississippi... and the closest DG is over 10 miles away. Do I live in the sticks? Quoted: So you're saying they should get into the electric car charging business? Now we need a picture of the EV Porsche in front of a DG.....they sell batteries there right? The closest one is about a 15 mile drive... but it's in MD outside of SE DC. 
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:33:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The closest one is about a 15 mile drive... but it's in MD outside of SE DC. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/138374/cf5a45582eb89b458c7358391f0b1d46-2567372.gif Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I live east of the Mississippi... and the closest DG is over 10 miles away. Do I live in the sticks? Quoted: So you're saying they should get into the electric car charging business? Now we need a picture of the EV Porsche in front of a DG.....they sell batteries there right? The closest one is about a 15 mile drive... but it's in MD outside of SE DC. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/138374/cf5a45582eb89b458c7358391f0b1d46-2567372.gif The Porsche would be overkill anyway.....you flex at a DG with 88' Fiero
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:35:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What about being west of the Mississippi and being over 100 miles from the nearest Dollar General? I just took a drive on I-40/Rt 66 from Needles, CA to just outside of Nashville, TN. There's a whole lot of nothing out there. |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:38:01 PM EDT
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There's no Dollar General anywhere near where we live. I don't feel like I'm misssing anything except cheap junk anyway. Rural living has many advantages.
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:38:22 PM EDT
[#18]
In PA the small dying little towns all around (old coal country). The mom and pops are dying off and closing up. Big stores are pretty far away, but you can get milk/bread some staples at the dollar store.
Small towns have been getting dollar stores for the last few years now. Popping up like weeds. Seems like every little 'burg has one now. |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:40:32 PM EDT
[#19]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The Porsche would be overkill anyway.....you flex at a DG with 88' Fiero Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I live east of the Mississippi... and the closest DG is over 10 miles away. Do I live in the sticks? Quoted: So you're saying they should get into the electric car charging business? Now we need a picture of the EV Porsche in front of a DG.....they sell batteries there right? The closest one is about a 15 mile drive... but it's in MD outside of SE DC. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/138374/cf5a45582eb89b458c7358391f0b1d46-2567372.gif The Porsche would be overkill anyway.....you flex at a DG with 88' Fiero  All joking aside, growing up in Southern WV, the closest Walmart was about 45 mins away. There was a "magic mart" about 20 minds in the other direction. It kinda sucked. They recently built a DG just a few miles from the farm, I figure a lot of people are pretty happy. |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:46:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: All joking aside, growing up in Southern WV, the closest Walmart was about 45 mins away. There was a "magic mart" about 20 minds in the other direction. It kinda sucked. They recently built a DG just a few miles from the farm, I figure a lot of people are pretty happy. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I live east of the Mississippi... and the closest DG is over 10 miles away. Do I live in the sticks? Quoted: So you're saying they should get into the electric car charging business? Now we need a picture of the EV Porsche in front of a DG.....they sell batteries there right? The closest one is about a 15 mile drive... but it's in MD outside of SE DC. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/138374/cf5a45582eb89b458c7358391f0b1d46-2567372.gif The Porsche would be overkill anyway.....you flex at a DG with 88' Fiero All joking aside, growing up in Southern WV, the closest Walmart was about 45 mins away. There was a "magic mart" about 20 minds in the other direction. It kinda sucked. They recently built a DG just a few miles from the farm, I figure a lot of people are pretty happy. I live pretty rural with some really small (<1000 people) town around me.....almost all of them have a DG and basically nothing else.....I'm sure those folks are really happy to have anywhere to shop close. My town has a DG but we're also upscale and have a Walmart.
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:48:52 PM EDT
[#21]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Ewww dollar general is for the poors Wrong. For certain items they can be handy and cheap. |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:52:00 PM EDT
[#22]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Ewww dollar general is for the poors HOA homeowner located |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:52:42 PM EDT
[#23]
Never been in a DG in my life and never paid them any attention. Dang, that was kind of a mistake...$236.19 today. The economy is driving these guys hard.
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:55:29 PM EDT
[#24]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Just be glad one's not in your neighborhood. That's a b-a-a-a-d sign. ???????? There is one directly across HWY 98 from my subdivision. Every family is upper middle class, and the houses average $750,000. Our last crime spree, in 2018, was a snowbird's kid stealing ~5 CDs from unlocked cars. |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:56:20 PM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I live pretty rural with some really small (<1000 people) town around me.....almost all of them have a DG and basically nothing else.....I'm sure those folks are really happy to have anywhere to shop close. My town has a DG but we're also upscale and have a Walmart. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I live east of the Mississippi... and the closest DG is over 10 miles away. Do I live in the sticks? Quoted: So you're saying they should get into the electric car charging business? Now we need a picture of the EV Porsche in front of a DG.....they sell batteries there right? The closest one is about a 15 mile drive... but it's in MD outside of SE DC. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/138374/cf5a45582eb89b458c7358391f0b1d46-2567372.gif The Porsche would be overkill anyway.....you flex at a DG with 88' Fiero All joking aside, growing up in Southern WV, the closest Walmart was about 45 mins away. There was a "magic mart" about 20 minds in the other direction. It kinda sucked. They recently built a DG just a few miles from the farm, I figure a lot of people are pretty happy. I live pretty rural with some really small (<1000 people) town around me.....almost all of them have a DG and basically nothing else.....I'm sure those folks are really happy to have anywhere to shop close. My town has a DG but we're also upscale and have a Walmart. #fancyAF |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:56:26 PM EDT
[#26]
Closest town to me (pop around 8k) has 2 Dollar Generals just over a half mile from each other.
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Posted: 10/18/2022 12:56:28 PM EDT
[#27]
Quoted: You live east of the Mississippi and the nearest Dollar General is more than 10 miles away. Sounds pretty rural to me. There's a Dollar General store within about 5 miles in nearly every direction from me. |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 1:01:01 PM EDT
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted: HOA homeowner located Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Ewww dollar general is for the poors HOA homeowner located 
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Posted: 10/18/2022 1:04:09 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Just came back from Dollar General down the street, ran out of coffee 
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Posted: 10/18/2022 1:04:20 PM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Up until a couple of years ago that would have described my place. Now there are 2 DG's about 6 miles away in opposite directions. Same, and now one built close enough I can see the sign from my 2nd floor windows
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Posted: 10/18/2022 1:04:49 PM EDT
[#31]
They built a few in the sticks where I am. First thing I thought was who the fuck is going to shop there. They pop up like mushrooms out of nowhere.
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Posted: 10/18/2022 1:17:22 PM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: There are 6 or 7 within a 15-mile radius of where I live, and I believe they are about to open another one. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: 10 miles? You’re REALLY in the sticks! My neighbor has a contract with DG in east TN to pave the parking lots for their new stores. He said their business model/goal calls for a store within 5 miles of every house. There are 6 or 7 within a 15-mile radius of where I live, and I believe they are about to open another one. |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 1:57:57 PM EDT
[#33]
We have 3 within 10 miles of us. They can be handy.
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Posted: 10/18/2022 2:00:48 PM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: In PA the small dying little towns all around (old coal country). The mom and pops are dying off and closing up. Big stores are pretty far away, but you can get milk/bread some staples at the dollar store. Small towns have been getting dollar stores for the last few years now. Popping up like weeds. Seems like every little 'burg has one now. Even Otisburg? |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 3:04:24 PM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryQuoted: 10 miles? You’re REALLY in the sticks! My neighbor has a contract with DG in east TN to pave the parking lots for their new stores. He said their business model/goal calls for a store within 5 miles of every house. Ayup. If there's two roads that cross, DG is gonna put a store there. |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 3:23:13 PM EDT
[#36]
When you come home from grocery shopping and find this.
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Posted: 10/18/2022 3:25:22 PM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: When you come home from grocery shopping and find this. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/175574/20161218_141838-2134519.jpg Did the mailman deliver you corn that day?
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Posted: 10/18/2022 3:29:06 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Did the mailman deliver you corn that day? I think they were licking road salt off the mail box. The picture was taken in early April 5-10 yrs ago. |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 3:31:15 PM EDT
[#39]
There are 3 within 11.5 miles driving distance of me right now.
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Posted: 10/18/2022 3:34:25 PM EDT
[#40]
Things that are closer that the Dollar General:
Ziplines Dinosaur Adventure Park Helicopter Rides ( if you're willing to ride in a Robinson which sometimes fall right out of the sky) 955' Bridge over the Arkansas River Bar and Grill |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 3:50:45 PM EDT
[#41]
They built one at the end of my country road where it hits the highway. I still have never went to it. I use the gas station/deli/pizza shop/hardware store/storage/deer check in place across the road from the DG that has been there for 50 years.
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Posted: 10/18/2022 3:58:32 PM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Ewww dollar general is for the poors We go to DG when we don't feel like dressing up for Wal-Mart. |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 4:10:35 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Not necessarily. The town my GF is from dollar General is the only store to buy food for 30 miles. The wealthy go there too. THIS Since DG started adding refrigerated sections to their stores MrsFlyingGorilla prefers to stop by one for a quick pickup of a few items rather than driving 30 to 40 miles to get to an Aldis or a large grocery store. Still a 20 mile or more round trip to the closest DG but it beats going on a 60 to 80 mile round trip to get to a larger store. |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 4:22:11 PM EDT
[#44]
10 miles is in the sticks? Meh. My drive to highschool was 35 miles each way in the late 2000s.
Where I am now I have a dollar general 25 miles east or 20 miles west and I live a few miles off of one of the biggest highways in the state in a city of 25,000. I'd have to go about 150 miles to find one from where I grew up. Dollar general has zero impact on how rural you are here. |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 4:26:20 PM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I think they were licking road salt off the mail box. The picture was taken in early April 5-10 yrs ago. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Did the mailman deliver you corn that day? I think they were licking road salt off the mail box. The picture was taken in early April 5-10 yrs ago. Probably....around me everything is covered in salt in the winter. |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 4:40:00 PM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Rural and you know it when your driveway keeps getting mistaken for a fucking jeep trail. Fuck you Townies! Go home. The sign that says "Private Drive" isn't an invitation... I've found this better than No Trespassing signs, especially for city boys. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0089OYYRY?tag=arfcom00-20 |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 6:08:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've found this better than No Trespassing signs, especially for city boys. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0089OYYRY?tag=arfcom00-20 Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Rural and you know it when your driveway keeps getting mistaken for a fucking jeep trail. Fuck you Townies! Go home. The sign that says "Private Drive" isn't an invitation... I've found this better than No Trespassing signs, especially for city boys. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0089OYYRY?tag=arfcom00-20 I had these posted on my 50 acres in the PA mountains  Attached File |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 6:12:21 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The Porsche would be overkill anyway.....you flex at a DG with 88' Fiero Has to be a GT to flex though  Attached File |
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Posted: 10/18/2022 6:13:42 PM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryQuoted: All joking aside, growing up in Southern WV, the closest Walmart was about 45 mins away. There was a "magic mart" about 20 minds in the other direction. It kinda sucked. They recently built a DG just a few miles from the farm, I figure a lot of people are pretty happy. Beckley isn't that bad
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Posted: 10/18/2022 6:18:45 PM EDT
[#50]
You know you are rural around here when the bullet holes start increasing in the road signs.
You know you are really rural when the deer crossing signs are completely obliterated by bullets. |
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