Beet’s Opinion Byte: Pineville, LA – Dollar General on Main ST. The best thing to happen downtown in some time.

This is what I lazily could find online, this photo is outdated already. I will lazily take an up to date photo of my own when I think to do so.
Google maps still has images of before the Pineville lot was developed.
Dollar General Store: 1106 Main Street, Pineville, LA 35 ft E (318) 442-7503

I have been to the store many times since it’s opening.  It is nicer than most Dollar General Stores, and not just because it is new.  They recognize the lack of a grocery store nearby, and have more refrigerated foods and frozen items than most.  Some of the items they can’t keep on the shelves.

The employees seem overworked but extremely friendly.  I think they need more employees.

As of my last visit, the  front register’s grocery belt thingy was not working and hasn’t been since it’s opening.  Employee’s say Corporate is aware of it, and a work order is in for it to be fixed.  It’s not a big deal, it’s a short aisle, it’s almost not necessary. BUUuuut it would make the employee’s job just a little bit easier if Corporate would get on that.

All in all it is a great addition to the downtown area.  It was something sorely needed.

Rumor has it that Mrs. Walker of Walker Properties in Pineville was approached in regards to the property where her office is located – there were attempts to buy that property from her to build a Dollar General store there.  She said at the time she just wasn’t ready to sell the property, but thinks she might should have.  Anyway, I bet there will be other opportunities to sell that property if she wants to in the future.

If you see her, tell her Dick Waffllermann sent you – I’ll deny it.

Brick Waffllermann
“From behind a desk, cellphone & an answering machine – I lazily show you how truly lazy the Louisiana Online Media are…”

The only major disappointment so far is that about the first two weeks after they opened, they carried Cherry Dr. Pepper.  They couldn’t seem to keep it stocked.  Seems to me they were selling a lot of it, and could have used even more stock.  However, they have stopped carrying Cherry Dr. Pepper since then, why? That,  I don’t know.  I do know it is hard to find stocked regularly in many places, and I wish they would start selling it again.

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