Frustrated. I'm just annoyed at this point, they need to do a better job of checking for expired…read morefoods. I unknowingly in a rush, bought expired tortilla chips, expired by two months. I bought frosting and didn't check and it was expired by two months as well. Seriously please check the expiration dates. I already threw away the receipt because I wasn't thinking. It also falls on me because I should've learned my lesson from the other 6 times this has happened but when you're in a rush and not expecting things to be expired by 2 months you forget to look.

You know it's not a bad store... it's the staff. So unbelievably rude! The people who are clearly…read morein management positions never smile, nor do they really make eye contact, I feel like I am just being straight up ignored by some of these people. God forbid you ask a question, I literally had a women who works here roll her eyes at me when I asked about the location of something. The last thing... the hours, what a joke, you never know when they will be open. Someone needs to puts in a decent effort and open a competing store, maybe then they will improve.

This is my ultimate "go to" store for towels, throws and washcloths…read more Love the kitchen towel section!

Kitchen towels are now $1.50. There are many towels with company names...Verizon, Iron Mountain,…read moreto name a few, if you care to purchase anything like that. Also, i think there were a few college towels.

The coolest thing about this nursery is that it's actually not a nursery at all. You drive in the…read moredirt road of the nursery and can walk around, check out the plants and buy fertilizer and seeds or whatever, but smack in the middle is a huge train shop! They sell everything from Thomas the tank engine all the way up to huge garden scale trains. There are big, working O scale model trains set up inside the store and row after row of trains on the shelves and in glass display cases. They have all different styles and scales, from cheap plastic toys to brass models worth thousands. Totally cool! Bring the kids... They have a web site at staubintrains dot com

Awesome shop for fun, whimsical, one-of-a-kind gifts. I highly recommend taking the glass classes…read moreto tap into your own creative genius!

The owner is a great human being who uses his shop to support artists and their communities all…read moreover the world. Plus their material things are pretty cute. Ask Nick who's behind the counter most of the time if you're interested in custom T shirts, he does a good job.

Always friendly, talkative, and very helpful. These guy know their product and can help you out…read morewith question and applications of some of the stuff they have there...and customer statisfaction is tantamount. Bought stuff there before....will be back cause the Night vision goggles caught my eye.....to continue... the store isnt huge but it is chock full of stuff...this may fall under the topic of man cave stuff for the outdoorsy type...or halloween, or paintball or prepper. Good parking off the main drag and not far from the northside if one needs anything. 10 percent off to service men and first responders (ask anyway)

I have been working with Tom for all our trophy needs for awhile. He's great! He listens and…read moregives us a beautiful product. We are so happy to have them in Marengo!

This store sells gemstone jewelry, mostly set in silver. A few pieces include Swarovski crystals,…read morebut it's almost all natural stones, ranging from the familiar (amethyst; freshwater pearls) to the exotic (iolite; rhodocrosite). Fair amount of garnets, tourmaline, and even a little lapis lazuli. I picked up some charming freshwater pearl wrap bracelets for $10. Prices are reasonable, and sizing (except for rings) is free. There's apparently a discount if you buy matched sets. If you want to buy stones yourself and make jewelry, they do that too. And if you know what you want but don't see it, they may be able to make it for you. They had a small men's section (for Father's Day?) that included some stone cufflinks Dad certainly doesn't have. This would be a good place to pick up a one-of-a-kind affordable gift.

From the owner: Design and create natural gemstone jewelry items. Can tailor any jewelry items to fit a customer's…read morewants and needs. We also do jewelry repairs

I like this location. It has the basics and a little more. Obviously because of the convenience,…read morethe fridge/freezer food is the same price as the grocery store but they have what you need. The staff are pretty cool. Only thing that sucks is the cash back doesn't always work. But I do like that they have a self check out.

I'm in here all the time, perks of living in a small town that doesn't have many options. Really…read moremakes me feel great that an employee felt the need to walk over and check my bag while I was using the self checkout today and then TELL ME it was to make sure I wasn't stuffing it (stealing). That's unprofessional and sort of made me feel like shit as well. Have people visible at the registers to ring up if you're just going to accuse people at the self checkout of stealing. She could very easily have waited for me to be finished and asked to see my receipt, instead of coming over and looking in the bag while I was still using the register. Is this really how you treat customers who are in your store multiple times a week? It's a dollar store, relax. I paid for the $6 bird feeder that you thought I was trying to steal.

Books are great. I mean I don't read them all that often, admittedly, but what can you expect when…read moreNetflix just got the full catalog of 'The L Word' and regular bookstore prices average $16.95 a book? I can't afford that ish... but that's where The Green Spot comes in. Budget Used Bookstore? I'm in! Sure, it's teensy tiny and hidden in the very far back corner of the Woodstock "mall", which isn't your traditional mall, more like just a big building (that would still pale in comparison to your average mall) with a vegetarian restaurant, a sewing store, a bathroom, a karate dojo and this bookstore. It's kind of like a more vertical strip mall, actually, but that doesn't really matter I guess. When I first walked by some of The Green Spot's outside book-stands and saw religious books, I almost turned around right then and there, but then I saw a nice little ole lady with a kitten purse who looked so inviting as she was working in the store, and who explained the sections to me and that's where I officially figured out that it wasn't at all a religious place, they just had a ton of those types of books priced to go, go, go... Inside, I saw one book for $3.95 and nothing else over $2, with most being in the $1 to .50 cent range. Not a bad deal. I found a huge 10+ lbs almanac of animals for $1 - ONE.SINGLE.DOLLAR. The selection wasn't half bad either. I mean, you likely wouldn't be able to find a specific title, but if you walked in just wanting to peruse, you'd have no problem finding *something* to pique your interest. They even have a nice selection of pretty classic DVDs (Big Lebowski, Eternal Sunshine and more) all priced at $1. I can't even rent DVDs at the library that cheap. Such a steal. The woman also mentioned that they often have large book sales where a literal truck load of used brooks is brought in, and they take over the entire lower level of the "mall" and everything is $2 or under. Can't wait to head back for some good ole fashioned book bonin'.

What a great selection of books. They are all organized & easily searched for favorites. My husband…read morehas been enjoying the hunt to fill our new bookshelf for guests at our B&B.

Purchased a sectional and chaise almost years ago - they both still look great - no sagging, etc…read more Especially liked the fact that they had layaway which was a tremendous help to my budget!

Great local furniture store with a ton of amazing customizable options. The owner has been in…read morebusiness for years and really knows his stuff. If you are looking for durable, long lasting and stylish home furnishings this is the place to go.