The Original Mast General Store is located in Valle Crucis, NC. It was opened by Henry Taylor back…read morein 1883 as the Taylor General Store and has been operating ever since, so they are definitely doing something right! The landmark is on the National Register of Historic Places and is quite a popular place. While you won't be able to park right out front as they did in the past, there is plenty of parking located conveniently behind the store. W.W. Mast bought a half stake of the business in 1897, then bought the other half in 1913, changing the name to Mast General Store It was truly the Amazon of its day, offering everything you could possibly need with the motto, "goods for the living, coffins and caskets for the dead," which prompted the local phrase, "If you can't buy it here, you don't need it ." When the economy changed and the original store closed in 1977, it was thankfully saved and reopened in 1980 by preservationists John and Faye Cooper The front corner of the store features an active town post office The store spans two levels with beautifully creaking floorboards that instantly let you know you are in a nostalgic place filled with history. A lot of the original advertising posters from Mr. Mast are still mounted on the walls alongside the vintage counters and fixtures The original cast iron potbellied wood stove is still used to heat the store, the functional wooden trap doors in the floorboards still remain from where chickens historically were traded for store credit, and you can even get a cup of coffee for just 5 cents. You will find a massive variety of cast-iron cookware, old-fashioned candy in barrels, postcards, books, high-quality clothing, footwear, toys, and traditional mercantile goods. I even bought a delicious fried apple pie! The historic Little Red Schoolhouse sits right behind the main building and offers clearance merchandise, though I just enjoyed looking at the older architecture and reading about the school.

Been coming here for a few years now, we love visiting the area and stopping in for a moon pie and…read morea spicy ginger ale or cream soda!!!! There's so much to look at here, the property itself is stunning and surrounded by amazing nature, the staff are all warm and friendly, and you could spend literally hours here perusing the shelves. There's good old fashioned candy, popcorn, snacks, there's Valle Crucis souvenirs to bring home. It's never felt like a tourist trap, it's always felt very warm, country, and welcoming. The building itself is so old and stunning! The creamy floors and woodsy smells, it's always a treat to come here and there's so much to look at and buy. There's even a Christmas shop upstairs year round, where you can stock up on goodies ahead of time for Christmas. I'd say the value is pretty good, depending on what you're buying. Snacks, drinks, candy are all very affordable, but the souvenir and brand name products of course are higher up in price, which is to be expected. All in all, a wonderful place to stop by to grab a treat or bring home some gifts for family and friends. Highly recommend!!!

We are just visiting the area but needed to pick up few things. This Marshall's had some really…read moregreat markdowns and some cool finds. The staff was very nice and helpful. The prices were real good on the things we found.

It was a typical Marshall's. Lots of stuff all out of place. Skin care brands you've never heard…read moreof. Makeup palletes open and used. Home deco and furniture way overpriced. You can spend a lot of time rummaging thru everything to maybe good that one "gem", or you can just go to the store that had what you're looking for.

Don't laugh but my fav part of my texperience here today was Jane in the fitting room..she cracked…read moreme up and was so sweet! She put big smile on my face! By way she's doing great job because the rooms were very neat and clean.. she took pride in her spot! Whole store was clean and selection was vast.. found some clothes and bowls I needed! Great store just up road from Bristol

They shouldn't advertise they have items they don't have…read moreWhich is what they do, and that is shoelaces It's bad business to do that

***100th Review***…read more Over the last week, I've been thinking long and hard about which establishment I want to dedicate my 100th review to. It's a meaningful milestone for me in the Yelp world and I want to choose wisely. I remember reading about the CEO of Yelp, Jeremy Stoppelman, who had the idea for Yelp, Inc initially when he had trouble finding a local doctor in 2004. It comes back to the idea of community, service and sharing and I decided to dedicate my review for this Target store in Bristol, VA. Now I've actually never been to this Target store and my dealing with them is purely by phone. However, they really touched my heart in an above and beyond way and here's how. Last week, the 3.1 Phillip Lim for Target line launched and I had totally forgotten since I was celebrating my best friend's birthday that day. 2 days later, when I realized that I had forgotten to place the orders for the items I wanted, the online inventory and stores were sparse and it was especially hard to find the one item I really wanted, their large black tote bag with gusset. I called around and went to the local Target stores all around me, none had it and I was quite bummed. I decided to branch out and check inventory elsewhere and came across this store. From the moment I spoke with a store employee I felt the lovely Southern hospitality. Christine, the store manager, was kind and helpful. She had a bag in stock but they were unable to take payment over the phone and I live thousands of miles away. I asked if they could ship it to my local store and she said that it isn't company policy but she can check and get back to me. 2 days later, Christine called me and said she'd be happy to ship the bag to my local store. She said she also emailed all the store managers in that store to make sure they will call me when they receive the bag so it's not accidentally put out on the floor. I was amazed! This level of customer service is really a step above the rest and I am thankful they went to so much trouble to make a customer happy. Thank you, Christine and the crew at Target Bristol! Hopefully one day, I'll be out there for a visit.

It always feels like home as long as there is a Target close by. Not a large grocery section here…read morebut you will find organic eggs, organic milk and other organic selections. They have the Earth's Best brand kids' meatballs and chicken nuggets which are a staple in our home...unfortunately... Oh you, picky toddlers!! Their wine selections seem a bit overpriced here compared to Food City. A bottle of the newest Barefoot Refresh Summer Red runs $3 more at Target. Who wants to spend $7.99 when you can get it up the hill for $4.99? Certainly not me. Don't let the cheap price tag fool you, that wine is faboosh! On the plus, there's a Starbucks inside.

Is this a Sears ? Or what? If ever there was a knockoff of Sears, this is the place. One can be…read morefairly certain, when Sears closed, the former employees headed straight to Target and guess what; with them is the boring displays, lack of personality, tedious trudge through bland land. On top of this, those Hillbilly gals, love to open the cosmetics, take a sample and then put the product back on the shelves; including soap, cleaning products ( personal soap ) and food ! The hillbilly gals love to spend time licking and putting their hands onto or into products whereby a person like me gets the 'get me out of here' notions right away.. Steer clear of this place.DO NOT BUY ANYTHING UNLESS IT"S SEALED AND TAMPER PROOFED BY THE MANUFACTURER. STAY WELL AWAY FROM THIS DISEASED CENTER FOR HILLBILLY'S Signed , Disgusted Customer.. not there anymore !

The service was very nice Kat was an excellent worker (definitely the best) the selections were…read morepretty slim had many back to school things but the classroom/teacher items were very slim, value pretty good the binders hold up very well. I would overall rate this as a pretty good store.

I was shopping in a hurry today, so I didn't get a cart. I ended up finding quite a few things and…read morewas walking through the store with my arms full. Several associated offered to get me a cart and was concerned because I looked so "loaded down." When I checked out, this super nice cashier - whose husband has my exact birthdate- so nicely checked me out even though I did not have my charged. She also was particularly nice, professional, friendly, and fast! She gives her store a good name!

Kohls has the worst customer service and their online shopping is a scam!! I order about 9 items…read morebefore going on vacation, things started arriving separately, sadly I never received 2 shirts I really wanted on my trip- I called and they said it was delivered I let them know it was NOT! They apologized and said they'd issue a refund- well 2 weeks later and NO refund, NO ITEMS, and no decent customer service just overseas call center that informed me that online items are often 3rd party items so difficult to get refund!!! What?!?!? I didn't order from a 3rd party!!! STAY AWAY FROM KOHLS ONLINE!!!