I LOVE Country Stores

[fatlazyless]

I must be in the wrong demographic for country stores because I've never set foot in either the Moultonborough Country Store or the Longview Country Store in Meredith.

Country stores are probably for people with more spendable income and higher education levels, while the rest of us local-losers get by with Wal-Mart.

You know, I bet I have driven past the Longview Country Store maybe 250 times with never once stopping while enroute to the great shopping Mecca of Gilford; home of Wal-Mart and Lowe's.

[ghfromaltonbay]

It's funny that my favorite store (Moultonborough) is being discussed on the forum today since we were just having a laugh this weekend about something I purchased there back in October. I kidded that I will have to take a drive up there (325+ miles) to get a refund or exchange on a $6.50 item. Every fall, we stop at the store to get our supply of maple syrup, jams, etc. to take back to NJ to last till our mid-winter visit in Feb. or March. One of the items I bought was a linen calendar depicting a covered bridge. I get one of these calendars each year to hang on my linen closet door. Last week, I finally got around to opening the box and went to iron the new one to replace the 2009 calendar. I couldn't believe it -- the calendar was for 2008! I guess when they restocked the shelves this one got shoved to the back and lucky me, that's the one I picked up. I have no receipt -- when you check out, the person behind the counter lists all the items in pencil on the back of the brown bag and adds it all up on the bag. Wonder if they would believe me if I brought it back. It's still perfectly folded as it was in the box along with the dowel and string to hang it. Oh well, I guess I will have to buy another 2010 version when I visit in a few weeks. But we had a good laugh about it.

[fatlazyless]

Wouldn't a 2008 calender align correct with a 2015 calender....it should have the same exact line-up except for the year.

Wal-Mart has a 90-day return policy that is transferable to any other Wal-Mart. What's the Moultonborough C-Store return policy? Wal-Mart wants you to be happy with your purchase. ..

[BroadHopper]

The one right on the water where the three bridges cross Merrimac river. It has quite the political history. Many presidential candidates announce their presidency there. It is worth getting off at the Hooksett toll bridge and head to 3&28 north to get there. Feels like you went back in time.

[DEJ]

In the Town of Bath New Hampshire there is the America’s Oldest Continuously Operated General Store. http://www.thebrickstore.com/

It is quite the place to visit if you are in that neck of the woods. It is not a so called country store, not sure if there is any difference in the two.

There is a really cool covered bridge right behind the store which spans the Ammonoosuc River. http://www.nh.gov/nhdhr/bridges/p53.html

[ghfromaltonbay]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Wouldn't a 2008 calender align correct with a 2015 calender....it should have the same exact line-up except for the year.

Wal-Mart has a 90-day return policy that is transferable to any other Wal-Mart. What's the Moultonborough C-Store return policy? Wal-Mart wants you to be happy with your purchase. ..

Actually, 2015 wouldn't align with 2008 since 2015 is not a Leap Year like 2008. Since someone was nice enough to post the website for the Country Store (which I never knew), I emailed the owner this a.m. and explained the situation. She actually went and looked and found only ONE 2010 linen calendar left in their inventory with a covered bridge on it. She put it on the side for me and when I travel up there I will trade it for the 2008 still in the box. That is great customer service!