The Mast General Store in Downtown Hendersonville opened in August 1995 inside the historic 1905…read moreSyndicate Building, which once housed Maxwell Brown's Fancy Grocery on its lower floor and the Woodmen of the World Hall upstairs. Mast General Store did a beautiful job restoring this large, historic building, which spans from Main Street to 5th Avenue. For visitors, parking is available right on the street or at a convenient nearby lot. The store itself is on two levels. The first floor features two main rooms: one dedicated to clothing and the other packed with nostalgic candy barrels, puzzles, toys, books, home goods, personal care items (perfect if you forgot something on your trip), postcards, and gourmet foods. Upstairs houses their specialty clothing, high-quality footwear, and outdoor gear. On this trip, I was also thrilled to find that they had the specific Hurricane Helene recovery items in stock that I had previously forgotten to grab at the Original Valle Crucis store, and which their Annex location didn't carry. The staff here was exceptionally friendly and interacted with me throughout my visit. I had a great conversation with one employee as we were trying to figure out how they managed to make the novelty eyeball candies look so incredibly realistic! Another helpful employee let me know about a brand-new store opening up in Tennessee, which means I will definitely need to plan a trip to check out another one of their fantastic locations and historic buildings in the future. It is an absolute must-visit destination in Hendersonville!

Huge selection for your general hardware needs. Great place for tourists to pick up a souvenir as…read morewell. Great service!

A perfectly curated collection of items you didn't know you needed, but desired immediately upon…read moreentering. Household, home decor, personal decor, (ok, jewelry), and such and so on. A small space, but attractively merchandised to give you LOTS of choices! Love the look of the store? The owner has a great design service to help you 'at home'. Talented, and a great listener for what you are trying to accomplish! Yes, wander off Main and down 5th - a treasure awaits!

Little boutique with everything from local made beauty products, soaps and loose leaf teas. They…read morealso have clothes, accessories for bar keeping and bbq! Lots of great gift ideas.

I visit Asheville yearly for a quick getaway. The drive is approximately 2.5hrs from my location…read more The area has alot of outdoors things to do, nice places to stay and great foodie spots! The outlets had plenty of parking, and clean bathrooms. They have a few new stores that other outlets don't have. Always a great time wandering thru outlets for goodies. And they are not far from my home.

Dillard OMG, 1 cashier for the whole Dillard outlet with 10 people in line and held up as someone…read moreneeded a price check. Male Fitting room staff very helpful and found some good deals

stumbled into this place while walking around the Biltmore Village area and I am SO glad we did…read more Not only was this store delightful, and I would have bought nearly everything If I had more space in my carry on, but the owner(?) Matt was wonderful. We were visiting for a couple days for a wedding and he gave us endless good suggestions for our short time in town. Everything we went to on his suggestion was seriously wonderful. He also pointed us in the direction of his blog on his stores website that was called something along the lines of "24 hrs in Asheville" and it is the PERFECT guide for people coming into town on a short schedule. Truly a charming, must see place, with amazing people who run it. (plus a cute dog)

While visiting Asheville for a long weekend from Washington, D.C., we popped into the store while…read morevisiting West Asheville. The store itself is clean and organized well with attentive staff. A number of their products are local. The prices can be steep, but it's a fun store to browse.

Always love checking out Mast General Stores! This one is a two story store with so many wonderful…read morethings to look at. One nice perk of this location is that it offers one of the only public restrooms available in downtown Asheville. The staff were very kind and the store was looking great.

I love a general store, and Mast General Store is a good one. They've amassed so many goods -- and…read moreit's on two levels. There's clothing, decorations, foodstuffs, barrels of candy, toys, souvenirs... I spent so much time on the first floor I didn't even go down to the lower level so I have no idea what's even down there. I even bought some clothes -- what I will now refer to as my Pioneer Woman outfit -- totally not my style but so soft and comfortable. Bring the whole family -- the kids will enjoy the large toy and candy section -- and I didn't even look at the large Mast-branded jams, jellies and jarred food section because I wouldn't be able to fit them in my suitcase. Definitely make this a stop on your AVL trip.

Shop was so neat and everything was super cute. I was able to get a lot of christmas shopping done…read more& found the cutest home decor for myself. The helping lady up front was incredibly kind & sweet. The manager (or owner?) was not very friendly- even somewhat rude. The store could use a larger location, as the line backs up from the cash register, and it is literally IMPOSSIBLE to walk around without bumping into people/things. Overall- super cute items// a tad over priced// somewhat rude manager (possible owner). I would recommend going as soon as they open, if you go.

Such an awesome store. Owners are always very helpful, items can be shipped if needed and every…read moretime I visit the stock has changed to meet the season. I don't think we've ever left without making a purchase. Southern Chicks is definitely on our 'must stop' list every time we pass through Hendersonville. Stop in and see what they have to offer

Great shop with excellent employees & merchandise! We always go when we visit Brevard & highly…read morerecommend!!!

The older lady with short hair is super rude and not friendly and will not be returning. Bigger…read moredogs shouldn't be treated differently.

Great store connected to Quotations cafe. They have a large selection of gifts, great local made…read morejewelry, garden decor, lotions, soaps, etc.

Great gift shop next to Quotations Cafe (which is also great!) for diversity of gifts and price…read morepoints for personal items and decorative household, etc. etc . -- and my go-to shop for artist-crafted earrings of all kinds and price points for gifts (and the occasional personal indulgence)! Owner Ann and her staff are so welcoming, friendly, energetic and helpful! So much more fun to shop in-store in a store like this than online! Since she carries Vera Bradley too, this would be a great stop for out of towners who are VB fans -- combined with a lunch next door at the wonderful Quotations Cafe!