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    Fred's General Mercantile

    3.8 (89 reviews)
    Open 7:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Outdoor seating.
    Lindsey P.

    Awesome outdoor dining area. Breakfast was well portioned. Service well just kinda meh with a grumpy cashier but it was Monday.

    Bear K.

    Nice General Store with excellent prices on many items. There are many food and drink items as well. Stop in when you're in the area.

    Worth the read, features the history of Fred's mercantile built 1979
    M H.

    This is really the hub happening place in beech mountain. It's a general mercantile store and reminds me of the old small town "dry goods" stores, sort of like a very small ACE hardware that sells tools / nails / basic clothing, as well as a small grocery area (about 4-6 aisles total; plus refrigerated / frozen area and fresh produce corner). I appreciate the motto "if you don't see it, ask for it. If we don't have it, you don't need it". I asked for several items, and amazingly they did have them (50 foot rope, men's readers glasses at +1.5). My kids both chose beech mountain sweatshirts and sunglasses there. They also sell wine and beer with an eclectic collection including local North Carolina IPA beers, and French and Italian wines (I did not see any hard liquor there). We were able to stock up on frozen pizzas, pasta, tomato sauce, eggs, milk, butter, bread, goldfish snacks, ziplock baggies, paper towels, sandwich meat, cheese, peanut butter, jelly, etc. They also have basic toiletries (band-aides, face wash, shampoo, chapstick, etc). Lots of canned options - beans, soups, etc. Hot tea packets, K-cups, and coffee supplies. The only thing they didn't have in the grocery section is large frozen meats if you want to slow cook for a large group (ie: crockpot for pot roast, ribs, whole chicken), but that's not what this store is intended to be - it's not a large grocery store, it's a local mercantile store - If you want bulk groceries like that, then you would need to go to a larger grocery store a few miles outside of town. I really enjoyed shopping there. Fred's received their weekly truck shipment while we were there and were fast and efficient at unpacking. There is also an upstairs (3rd floor) area which is less crowded and sells holiday decor, kitchenwares, etc. I also purchased this book there - "images of America - beech mountain". There was a very nice collection of local books and magazines to purchase. A fun place to explore - and great to spend your grocery money supporting a local store, rather than a large chain. In my experience the staff was very kind and helpful. As others have mentioned - Parking can be tight, but if you circle around a bit something will open up and there is also some space along the road in front of the store - even tho we were there during a peak holiday season, I was always able to find somewhere to park.

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    7 years ago

    They were super great and super accepting of my fellow youth members going in and buying all there wrench's

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    13 years ago

    Fun place to see. We always visit and walk around the store. Fred's is very pricey though!!

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    15 years ago

    Had breakfast here quite good. Cute lil store, has a lil of everything. Worth a visit.

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