I stopped in here on a rainy day after my lil trip to Goodwill nearby. They had their premium…read morejarred candles on clearance for a dollar so I picked a few up among numerous face masks and some other goodies. They had better options than in the Cities and staff was friendly as well as the store clean and organized.

Although Minnesota law requires masks at about 2:30 pm they allowed a patron to enter and buy…read moremerchandise without a mask, and never asked her to put one on. Furthermore, Sherry, one of the cashiers, pulled her mask down several times and wore it below her nose. I did not feel comfortable and would likely not return as they clearly do not take COVID-19 precautions seriously.

No stars for this dollar general. This dollar general in ely minnesota is a not organized or even…read moreclean. Can't even walk down the aisle when I was there.

I would give zero stars if possible. On a recent visit to this store with my daughter and…read moregranddaughters, we notices that 3 of their customer service staff were not wearing masks. I asked about this at the checkout counter and was met with a hostile male employee who went on a diatribe stating that these employees did not have to wear masks if they did not want to and that "maybe" they had religious reasons for not wearing them. He went on to say that wearing masks was "bunk" and that COVID was something concocted. Understand that there were customers present with obvious vulnerable conditions making them at greater risk than others - this included myself. This is not a political issue but one of respect and consideration not to mention a legal violation of state requirements. The loud and boisterous rant was unprofessional and offensive. My daughter is a front line ER nurse and 10 minutes spent in that environment would give pause and continued thought on that opinion. Moreover, it might keep this establishment in line with state law. We will never be back nor will our neighbors and friends. The quality, cleanliness, and pricing are no deal and even if they were, it is certainly not worth giving them business.

I love going in this store! Employees are ALWAYS friendly! If I'm in a bad news, they bring me…read morepositive energy, especially the manager. She's the best! I told her thank today. Walked in there in a bad mood. Walked out smiling! She's a keeper! Keep her! *****

Typical example of a Dollar General store with usual variety & diversity of inventory. Handy as a…read morelower priced alternative to the grocery store & hardware store across the street for certain items. Staff has always been friendly & helpful in my experience. Three stars because this store, like Dollar General stores in general, has prices well above the true "dollar store" $1 per item standard. I understand that this is a corporate policy, not something staff at this store has any control over. Thus the store name is a bit misleading, leading me to utilize DG only when a Dollar Tree (truer to the dollar store standard) is unavailable.