The Jar's Trading Post

03/26/2026

09/27/2025

⚠️ The Trading Post will be closed today and tomorrow.
We’re sorry for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding!

We’ll be posting an update soon—stay tuned. 🙏

09/19/2025

⛰️ The Jars Trading Post is still here and still rollin’ strong!
We’ve got Skeeterdogs, Homestead Creamery, Inc cold drinks, and all the good vibes you need to wind down the week.

Open late ’til 9PM — swing by, grab a bite, and hang out with us at the Post.
Because nothing hits like a hot Skeeterdog and a cold drink on a chill evening. 🌭

📍 Jars Trading Post – open till 9 tonight

09/14/2025

Open today 12:00pm - 8:00pm! Come out on this beautiful Sunday for a SkeeterDog or one of our 12 flavors of Homestead Creamery Ice Cream!

09/12/2025

Open today 4:00pm - 8:00pm!

08/30/2025

Open from 12:00pm - 9:00pm on this beautiful Saturday! Come get a a Skeeter Dog or a scoop of your favorite Homestead Creamery ice cream with 12 flavors to choose from! Located at 4941 State Park Road behind The Mason Jar!

08/29/2025

Hotdogs sizzling, milkshakes swirling, ice cream scooping — all waiting for you! Skip the cooking, grab the family, and make it a Sunday tradition.

Open 12–9 PM — see you at the lake!

08/25/2025

🌭🍦 Looking for a change of pace?
The Jars Trading Post is hiring! We’re looking for reliable help that can cook, scoop ice cream, run the register, and keep things moving. Flexible hours, fun environment, and plenty of hotdogs & milkshakes.

Message us for details or stop by 4941 State Park Rd to apply!

08/23/2025

🚨 Now Hiring at The Jars Trading Post / Skeeter’s in Dublin! 🚨
📍 4941 State Park Road, Dublin, VA

We’re looking for reliable full-time help to join our team! If you’ve got great availability, strong multitasking skills, and the ability to stay busy and work independently, this might be the job for you.

What you’ll do:

Cook food and fulfill orders

Scoop ice cream and make shakes

Run the register & answer phones

Keep things moving smoothly, even when working solo

What we’re looking for:
✅ Reliability & consistency
✅ Good availability (including weekends)
✅ Ability to multitask and stay busy
✅ Someone who thrives both in a team and independently

Hours of operation:

Wednesday–Thursday: 4 PM – 9 PM

Friday–Sunday: 12 PM – 9 PM

If you’re ready to jump in, work hard, and be part of a fun, fast-paced environment, stop by to apply or message us for more details.

08/15/2025

Boy it's a bad day to be a hotdog…
Good day to be you.
Skeeterdogs, milkshakes, and more waiting at The Jars Trading Post — open 12–9.
Come put these weenies out of their misery." 🌭😎

08/14/2025

Back in the summer of 1963—before avocado toast, before TikTok dances, and long before men wore skinny jeans—Earl Jenkins made the most controversial decision in the history of Hotdogs: he left his wife, Doris, for a Skeeterdog.

Now, Doris wasn’t perfect, but she could make a meatloaf that could stop a man’s heart both figuratively and medically. They had been married 12 years, shared two kids, and even had matching lawn chairs. But one fateful afternoon, Earl walked into Skeeter’s World Famous Hotdogs, and there it was—steaming on the counter, smothered in chili, slaw, and onions—like a heavenly vision wrapped in a warm bun.

They say the first bite changed him. He didn’t just eat the Skeeterdog—he fell in love. Earl claimed it “looked at him” in a way Doris hadn’t since the Eisenhower administration.

For the next few weeks, Earl was “working late” more often than not. Doris got suspicious when she found chili stains on his collar and coleslaw in his breast pocket. One night she confronted him:

“Earl, is there another woman?”

He looked her dead in the eye and said, “No, Doris… it’s another dog.”

By the following Monday, Earl had packed his hat, a change of socks, and moved into a booth at Skeeter’s. He said the Skeeterdog “understood” him, never nagged, and was “always hot and ready to please.”

The scandal rocked the town. The preacher called it “a moral crisis.” The mayor called it “bad for tourism.” But Earl didn’t care. He’d sit there every day, gazing lovingly at his Skeeterdog, whispering sweet nothings like, “Don’t you ever change, baby.”

Eventually, Doris moved on and remarried— Earl, on the other hand, remained loyal to Skeeter’s until his dying day, proving once and for all that while love may fade, chili and slaw are forever.