Inside an Amish Variety Store
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- Опубликовано: 10 дек 2021
- Walk through an Amish variety store with me. I recently dropped by King's Kountry Store in Halifax County, Virginia. Owned by my Amish friends Bennie Ray and Mary Ann King. I always have a great time when I go see them. This is a nice store with lots of Amish-interest items, but also things for the general public as well.
Both Amish & non-Amish visitors are welcome to this store. Details:
King’s Kountry Store
1211 Hunting Creek Road
Nathalie, VA 24577
434-349-9425
Hours: 8 AM - 5PM
Open- Mon-Tues; Thurs-Sat
CLOSED- Wed, Sun
More: amishamerica.com/kings-kountr...
My name is Erik Wesner and I'm not Amish. Back in 2004, I met the Amish while selling books. Since then, I've visited 5,000+ Amish homes & dozens of Amish communities. I run the Amish America website. More: amishamerica.com/
2 points - 1) First video I've done like this, and I went through the store a bit faster than I'd have liked
. My bad - I'll try to slow down on the next ones. You can drop the speed setting to 0.5 or 0.75 to slow it down👍
2) This store gets a good number of both Amish and non-Amish customers.
On this visit, there was an Amish woman there doing some shopping. She had come with a non-Amish driver.
This is a really nice example of an Amish variety store. These stores reflect what the local Amish buy and use, and also their local Ordnung (church regulations). Some stores will be plainer, and have less of a selection than others. For example, I am visiting Amish in Colorado right now. Today I went to a MUCH simpler variety store. It was more of a bulk food store with very limited fabrics, clothes and other items, and more bare shelves. It probably had 1/10th of what King's has.
Yes. You are right that every Amish stores is base on what they are allow to have. I noticed more fabric choices and scooters. Some Amish communities ban bicycles and scooters. I am surprised of the pictures on the corn hole box.
This is too dizzying to watch
@@barbaraflagg983 See my comment above. Good news is I've recorded 4 more Amish stores since this first one, and focused on slowing it down as I went through them. Furniture store, food store, and two more (quite different) variety stores 👍
I didn’t know they had a store in Colorado I know I’ve seen them in Arizona and quartzite I used to live by both of them in the finger lakes very nice people and I enjoy all of there baked goods
Yes definitely. Our local Amish in Northern MN have a small variety store. They have most any bulk bakery item homemade ointment/salves, soap making ingredients, cheese and then once winter hits they have meat. The colony here does not use a generator. The store stays very cool in the summer and not quite freezing in the winter. They have old non working deep freezes outside that they use to keep meat in. In ND where I live there are no Amish but we have a large population of Hutterites. There is a small colony of Mennonites but that is closer to the Canadian border.
I like to visit an Amish variety store near Lancaster for bulk dry goods. Unfortunately, they close at 2pm on Saturdays, the best day for me. Just have to get moving earlier. I also shop for my annuals, perennials and shrubs in that area. Their plants are very healthy and reasonably priced!
Thank you , I looked up the Virginia one after watching this . That one would be great to visit when we go on a nature trip down there . The computer brought up the one in Lanc , we will definitely have to get there too.
That’s fun to watch! I got excited seeing the drying racks. I feel a story coming on so… back several years ago, I had driven an unmarried group of girls to do Christmas shopping in Leola, PA. They directed me to a specific store and while I was waiting outside I watched multiple customers exiting the store with the biggest and substantially built clothes drying racks that I had ever seen. When I got home, I told my husband how amazing these dryers were. Bless his heart, that is what Santa put under the tree for me that year. Still have it and still use it. Placed by the wood stove it will hold an entire large load of laundry. Good memories!
Neat story! Santa was on the ball;)
any of them need a husband yet? You could put a bow on me and slip me under their tree...
That is so lovely!😃
Yuppers.. excellent video on the Amish general/variety store..they have EVERYTHING..the one by me has animal feeds and fencing,a harness shop and the straw hats and bulk foods too..same set up though..a couple weeks ago I stopped on to get some browns eggs..they were out..the owner said if ya got a couple mins I'll be right back..10mins later he was back with a dozen eggs..fresh picked right out of the chicken coup..now it doesn't get any fresher than that..lol..thanks for sharing your video..those stores are so full of diverse goods you could make an hour long video and still not get it all
Basic stuff, what more do you need🙂 This reminds me of shops here in Scandinavia many years back. I do miss them. Thanks for showing us!
This is a beautiful and organised store, I could walk around and look at everything for hours! It was so kind of the people to let you film the shop, I was surprised to see that there were dolls with actual faces!😶
I love the blue bird feeder. I've never seen one before like that.
I use the black knee high socks from my local Amish variety store, really comfortable. The local store has bulk food, hats,socks, canning supplies , fabric and a good selection of meats and cheeses. They have a discount for meat/cheese for church. They also give a small discount if you buy for benefit auction gifts. (In East Central Ohio)
Thank you so very much ❤️.
I have delivered to aumish community to a store like this in Ohio, Kentucky. Virginia. Indiana as well as feed, seed, and the like.....
Gotta tell you a funny story....they still have pay phones in the area and they make a profit ...lol
I had to call the office in Alabama and my cell service was no good. I asked about using a phone. Guess what.
I had to walk a mile through a corn field to get to a small phone booth under a covering....it was funny.....never made a phone call from the middle of a corn field before or since.
A guy came by with a buggy to offer me a ride back...I said yes sir...
I love these folks.
God-bless yall.
Great puzzle selection. I’m assuming that’s a nice ‘all the family round the table’ activity. Surprised at Settlers of Catan and Ticket to Ride but hey, why not? They seem too niche to be just for English tourists who can get them anywhere. Anyway, amazing shop!
Glad you liked it, yes the Settlers of Catan is popular with some Amish though Bennie Ray said they haven't played that one
Love it! We shop just north of Bellefontaine, Ohio at the Bulk Food Store there. It's about every 2 weeks for us. I love it so much. Thanks for sharing.
Really neat. I think you are talking about the Belle Center community. I have a friend in that community who joined the Amish. Have stayed overnight there once or twice. They are considered a New Order Amish group
@@AmishAmerica That may be right! They are so nice. It's a fun and friendly place to visit. They always remember us, too. That's a sweet treat. Hey, maybe I'll see you there sometime. Now that would be great.
I've been to Amish places as child and loved it
Wonderful store!! This store has so many unique things and if you can't find it they'll get it for you!!! The owners are so helpful!!!
I’ve been in a Amish store before and I was amazed by all of the thing that they have
They have quite the variety. I like the bird feeders. I watch another channel that is based in MI. She likes to shop the Amish store on the way to their off grid cabin. She gets a lot of pantry staples that are cheaper and better quality then her regular store. Also she bought a huge rectangle shaped water bath canner. Her & her husband buy meats & cheeses to enjoy at their cabin. TFS 👍
Neat - these stores are always great fun to visit and no doubt the off-the-grid appeal
My husband and I enjoy going to Amish Variety stores here in Ohio. The one we like the best is right down the road from Lehman's Hardware Store in Kidron, Ohio. I was trying to find some canning jars in August of 2020 and this is the only place I could get them! My husband doesn't care for Lehman's anymore because they don't actually sell hardware these days. They've become a store mainly for the tourists. But I can still find a few things in there that I need. I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing them with us!
Glad you liked it Mary Ellen, yes Lehman's is a really nice place but more oriented to non-Amish (there is a store they also own called Mt. Hope Hardware that more Amish shop at). Sounds like the Amish are the people to see if you need canning supplies lately! 😎
I love this video and loving the store. Thanks
Cool store, thanks for this. I am surprised they had dolls with faces for sale.
Here in Kemp Texas there is Mennonite store. We love it. It is very small store . Fresh baked bread condiments books soaps candy fresh butter deli meats n etc. Best part is their homemade fried pies. They make them there at store. They are very friendly people.
So lucky. I did work up in Seminole, Texas where there was a huge Mennonite community. Nicest people on earth. I live in the high desert and there are no Amish or Mennonite stores near me. I’d love to spend a weekend canning and cooking and learning from them.
This reminds me of the "trading posts" (really just general stores) one often sees in northern Ontario (Canada). A little bit of everything! All King's Kounty is missing is fishing gear - though, to be fair, I've never seen a trading post with a lamp that runs off a DeWalt battery; those things are brilliant!
Thank you, we loved this .
In Berks and Lancaster counties of PA there are many of these small family owned businesses These are good hard working people and the stores stock quality at reasonable prices Please shop 7 support these stores in your area .
Nice video, nice shop, I was surprised no tools or shop equipment. Keep up the good work.
I enjoyed this video. Hope you do more videos like this. My mom and I go to Lancaster County every year.
I live near Shipshewana, IN and shop there every few weeks. I always visit the various Amish businesses and am amazed at how much merchandise they carry and the variety of the merchandise. I never walk out empty handed.
What an awesome store. I would love to go there. Anything they make their workmanship is awesome. Thank you for sharing
Glad you liked it! Hope you get a chance to visit sometime, great experience
loving the channel Mr. Wesner keep up the good work!
Thank you!!
Looks like anyone could find some things useful there. Nice variety.
I'm not Amish, but growing up there were two general stores in the 1980s by us. So much fun to snoop around as a kid. The store owner was so nice. He gave us pretzel rods for free! Total big deal as a kid.
They sold everything like this store.
I LOOVE, that they don't have toy weapons and dolls, that imitate popstars!
There's one near me in Airville, PA. The road name is West Telegraph but, underneath the road sign is a hand painted sign that says Parlet Rd. The Amish in the call it Parlet. The shop keep is an older woman whose husband is a little person. Their home is next door.
I had one of those bicycle style scooters for awhile when my kids were little. It was great for getting around
Thank you for showing us the things you can buy they certainly have a good selection .
They sure do, happy to share it. I'm also going to do a short video on the business map they have in this community highlighting the other stores here 👍
Very much enjoyed this video
So I take them to be one of the much wealthy families from another of your video's. LOVE ALL YOUR CONTENT
That was fun thank you
This was absolutely awesome!!!! Unless there's more than this kings country store they're famous among the Amish; when I drove for them here in Wisconsin dent and bent (etc) stores were very popular with them and they liked to go to Mason shoes in chippewa falls; and very interesting to see dolls with faces and there was a couple of dolls that looked like Amish folks; please make more videos of their stores and shops lots of very talented craftsmen in the Amish communities; so I'll end with looking forward to seeing more videos on this(ps) did they have copies of the martyrs mirror ??
Glad you liked it - there is another store in PA I believe with the same name or close to it (King being a pretty common Amish surname). Bent and dents are another neat one to visit, hopefully I can do one of those as well. I'll have a couple videos coming up from inside a furniture store and another variety/food store
Very good looking forward to seeing them and after watching this a couple more times that couldn't have been the store I heard many Amish talk about I drove for them from 2001 to 2005 or 06; again this is a great video and am looking forward to next two you mention posting keep up the good work brother
Wonderful store! Thank you for another great video! Have you ever researched the church of the brethren or dunkards in VA? Would love to see a video on them. Thanks again
Even though I'm from the other side of the world, I seem to like Amish lifestyle.
Very nice vlog.👍
And they love flea markets and yard sales! ♥️
Adorable store. I bet the Dollar Stores in the Amish Counties are that organized too .
it looks surprisingly non-Amish on the surface but there are definitely some Amish-only things in there
Also, the advert for Miller's Hats on the front door....the most stereotypical Amish business imaginable
I live in Lancaster, Pa. so I shop Amish stores all the time and work w/ Amish on job sites.
How funny I just went to that store. From Nathalie Va. Small world.
That was fun! Please do more tours. We shop at Mischlers in Wisconsin.
Glad you liked it! I'll have a tour inside a furniture store and another variety store coming up, already filmed 👍
@@AmishAmerica I'm looking forward to that! We remodeled our kitchen last year and purchased custom-made Amish built Cabinetry. It would be fun to see one of their furniture making businesses. Think that's possible?
Last week I recorded inside a furniture store, but not an actual workshop. I'm going to try to do that this week in a different community
They have nice stuff
Enjoyed the video! Those variety stores are so much fun to go into. There’s one in Ohio called Yoder’s bargain barn I love to go there when we visit Holmes county.
Where in Holmes County?
@@dickbutt7854 , I’m sorry that is in Wayne co. Ohio, next to Holmes co. The address for yoders bargain store is 7802 Salt Creek Rd. Fredericksburg, Ohio 44627. They are going to be moving sometime but not sure what the address is but it’s close to where they are now I think.
@@mamawnto5518thanks, I might stop by next time I'm down there
There are so many things in there that I thought they didn't believe in, like the colorful bikes, for example. I thought their bikes had to be black.
What's so cool about it is is yes there is a Leola Pennsylvania and as you can tell that's my first name
I wish I had a store like that near me.
Wow, a decent variety store. Too bad it's too far away to travel to as i don't feel like swimming across the Pacific ocean this week.
I would love to shop at this store.
Canning lids are harder to find in the last two years.
The first one I ever went to was in Unity, Maine. Such an amazing store to see wth everything they stocked. Even better if you go on donut day when they serve fresh donuts till they run out. Erik, if you happen to see this, could you possibly do a video on Amish and guns? I honestly didn't realize they used them for hunting until just recently when I moved up here to Livingston County, NY. I was caught off guard when I asked an Amish man how he deters coyotes (expecting a humane answer) and he told me to shoot it. Lol.
I've heard a lot about that store and apparently the donuts are a big big hit :) I'd love to visit that store and community sometime. And good news I actually did a video on Amish, hunting and guns already - ruclips.net/video/NoTCy6tXGJE/видео.html
@@AmishAmerica Perfect. Thanks so much for putting the time into these videos. I've found them incredibly helpful since moving close to the Amish.
What are your thoughts on the toy gun at 5:40 ? I understand that some non-Amish may shop here. I wouldn’t have expected that on their shelves though.
Besides the electric, is there differences between a Amish store and a store like Good's that Amish go to?
Can I ask what those things are at 10:49 here in the UK i've never seen them before :D
I need socks! I'm finding too many of mine are "only fit for church," as my old Southern Baptist neighbors would say -- they're holey (holy 🤣)
Just a question does this store accept credit cards or debt cards for payment? I am interested if that is to on the grid for them.
Do the variety stores carry things the Amish would not use? Where and how do they purchase their stock? I’m assuming things like the canning jars are not Amish made?
I want one of those scooters, lol.
Hmmm interesting! I've got a couple of questions about the kids toys and board games: is that "Amish-compatible"? I mean, they are commercially produced with modern tech, which is why I was expecting them to mostly have toys made from wood and other natural materials. Am I far off here? And thank you for showing us snippets from the Amish world :)
Have you thought of coming to homes County?
Occasionally I go to the "Moo Echo" dairy in Somerset County Pennsylvania. Have you been there? Menonite
They are charging 355.00 dollars for a Cornhole game. I don't make enough to shop there.
wow that cornhole thing was expensive.
Amish style indoor-outdoor single-game PlayStation to save for?
These are made well with good material. I got a friend that make them and prices are similar.
@@oceanlover1663 good to pass down too so it’s a savings in the end; quality lasts.
I miss the good quality clothes drying racks you used to be able to buy
Where might I purchase/order an Amish hat for men? Thanks!
I need clothespins and can’t find them in any stores where I live.
Do the Amish have devices for music (CD players, record players, iPods, etc., etc. if so, what type of music do they listen? Spoken word as well. Thanks!
Clothes Pins we call then clothes pegs here in the UK
This store is about 85 miles from me. I have driven near it several times never knowing it was there. Is the a listing of other Amish stores? Thanks
There is a handy map of local Amish businesses they have available there at this store - I'm going to do a video on it in a week or so. There are a dozen or so other businesses in this community
@@AmishAmerica that is awesome that you are going to do a follow up. We live around a couple hours away and would be interested in other stores that have bulk dry goods. Thank you...loved this store!
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I need a dramamine😁😉
I like the Amish dolls
Well I was interested in watching this, but I couldn’t take with your speeding through the store! Did you get there close to closing time, lol!?! It was making me dizzy! Get yourself a Gimbal and take your time!
You'd hate me. 😄 I'd have to go up and down the isles at 3 times more
No prob. Can only cram so much in one video 😄
They have did a round a bout for modern conveniences 12 volt lights and gas heat that’s all English products why not just hook up to electric.
Ignorant question I know, but is the Ausmund in German or in English? Do you even know? I would love to get a copy if it was in English or a translation into Russian. I assume since this is in the states or Canada that it would be in English, but then again the Amish are kind of secluded from the outside world, which I don’t blame them, they do fascinate me though even if they practice Christianity differently then the orthodox. I think I have seen a amish buggy going around in town but it could just be a farmer down here in Tennessee. I never got to speak with them. I am sure they didn’t want to be bothered. I am sure it could of been one since a amish group is about 10ish miles from me.
Sure, it is in German. You can order it online I am pretty sure, or pick one up at an Amish store, should be under $10 in Amish stores
I'm jealous.
Why are scooters so popular?
I visited this location 04//15/23. This store is closed and the sign removed.
What the deal with the scooters? Do they not ride bikes?
I don’t live to far from Leoli PA
There's a story about Amish genetic mutation that helps reducing the risk of heart disease . Can you cover that ?
What do the Amish think of the movie, Witness?
Did I see a tractor among the toys?
What are "Lucky Buck Minerals"?
For deer, hunters use them.
@@bettymann8077
In Kansas & Nebraska, they used those type of mineral blocks for “Deer Licks”
Yes, is used to Entice the deer into the hunting areas 💥 😉
Ariel stanley lee marsh rd deland florida dilivery needed .
The ones near me just go to Walmart
Actually you scan the camera by too fast. Sorry
Like the flu shots
Do the Amish believe in shots like did they get the covid shot or like
The dolls kinda look like American girl doll brand.
There's lots of "ENGLISH" THINGS LIKE THE DOLLS
Please, it you're going to film slow the movement of the camera. I was going cross eyed and finally had to look at something else.
Right, I'm aware. I have a comment pinned at the top about it. The ones I've filmed since this one I've focused on going slower 👍
I'm seasick.
They didn't have yarn.
Does the Amish know about covid?
Is all the goods made by the Amish, or made in America hopefully not China!