Todd General Store

Stopped in on Oct 3 to check out this place. After hearing about it from my coworkers I expected more. Not much here to see and the room off to the left smelled horrible !! I mean like a dead rat laying on a bed of moose droppings !!! The current owners tried to sell the place to us but no way I would invest in this dump. I’m sure many years ago it might have been a nice place but don’t waste your time here !!!

Stopped in with my family after a short canoe trip on the river. Super nice couple (I presume the owners) greeted us warmly and were very entertaining. Lots of stuff to look at: old signs, collectables, etcetera. They added bonus is that they make a bad-​ass fried baloney sandwich!

I’ve been in this store twice now and I’ll never go back. I’m a cyclist and after riding for 15 miles decided to stop in the general store for a gatorade. I took my drink to the counter and took out my debit card (I had no cash). The crotchety old owner said, «No, you’re not even close!.» I asked him what the minimum purchase was and he just said, «No!» I was very thirsty and asked him what the minimum purchase was and he said, «$ 10» and stormed out to the back. Fortunately a nice lady gave me $ 2.25 for the gatorade. The owner is a complete freak. Don’t support this place.

Very expensive for average at best food. The owner thinks he’s a comedian, but comes across as rude. I think they are desperate because everything was high pressure. «Look at my new copper pieces» the wife siad while following us around the store.
When I saw the menu board had no prices, I expected something was up and sure enough… We had 2 sandwiches (rueben and a steak) and 2 drinks (sweet tea and a bottle of RC cola)… $ 22. Really, $ 22 in the middle of no where for average at best sandwiches.
We are house shopping in the area and, believe me, we will not go back. Except for maybe the auction when they close!

Worst experience! Food extremely overpriced (4 paper plates mostly sandwiches and drinks came to $ 80.00). Owners very rude! Said no cover charge for the band but insisted we tip the band after their first set.
After the $ 80.00 meal! Would never step foot in their door again!

I’m nothing short of appalled by my experience at this «store» or «café» or whatever you want to call it.
While visiting the town of Todd, NC for an article I’m writing, I wandered into this store to pick up some souvenirs as well as some gifts for my friends back home in Los Angeles. My elderly mother and I were looking around and discussing gift ideas. As some of my friends are a little hard to shop for, I started snapping some photos with my iPhone and texting them to see what looked appealing.
As I was doing this, the incredibly rude owner (who was on the phone at the time) yelled across the store «HEY YOU! NO PICTURES!» at the top of his lungs.
I was stunned and said «Okay.» and put my iPhone away. My mother commented to me how rude it was to yell across a store at a customer but I just waved it off.
I guess my actions offended the man who yelled at me because he asked a woman to come out and ask us if we needed help. When I said we were fine (I was being very nice and polite because I felt there was some sort of misunderstanding going on), she retreated back to the grimy room they call a kitchen.
A few moments later the old queen snapped from behind the counter (still on the phone mind you) «YOU NEED TO LEAVE! NOOOOW!»
My mother stood speechless. I simply said okay (I’m used to dealing with crazy unhappy people in Los Angeles, plus he had just lost a pretty big sale as I was about to make a sizable purchase) and started walking towards the door. My mother (a very sweet lady who’s never been asked to leave anywhere in her life) said «But I’ve been shopping here for twenty years.»
At which point the little man snapped back «I don’t care, you’re not welcome here.»
Honestly I have no idea what we did to solicit such an angry reaction from this venomous little troll. There are no signs alerting people photos are not allowed and I was only trying to sell his merchandise to my friends in Los Angeles.
On the whole I’d say you should drive down the road to Boone where you’ll find very friendly shopkeepers who welcome people and allow you to text photos to your friends.

I think I’m a little biased, but since it’s Scuba Steve’s namesake town (and hopefully mine in the near-​future as well!) I have to say this place was worth the 40 minute detour!
It’s a quaint little place full of knick-​knacks and what-​nots and for someone with the last name (or first name) of Todd, it’s a dream come true for purchasing Todd-​themed items. But there are also some darling antique items (ranging from dirt cheap to overpriced, but hey, it’s not an exact science) as well as honey butter, jams and jellies, and rubs, teas, soaps, all locally made!
Their lunch counter is also in the store, and while it’s not cheap ($ 20 for two people?) it’s good — we had the chicken salad on a croissant and the BBQ Pulled Pork (of course), both of which were quite good.
There are also story-​tellers and other cool visitors and events at the store, depending on the day, so you never know what you’ll get! Check it out if you get a chance!