Dollar General in Philadelphia offers everyday essentials at affordable prices from around the corner. The store provides low prices on frequently-needed items including food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, housewares, seasonal items, and paper products from trusted brands and their own high-quality private labels. Customers can save even more with the myDG program. While one location is praised for its amazing staff, another is described as having rude employees, except for an exceptional young man named RJ who provided positive energy. Another store, managed by Russians, offers a variety of items not found in corporate-run franchises, though concerns were raised about employee exploitation. Overall, the Dollar General shopping experience is described as great, with affordable and chooseable products, and a nice and polite Afro-American cashier.