Regional Stores (Inspired by the Restaurant Thread)

[Limewater]

What about Kroger?

Given the choice, I'd pick HEB over Kroger any day.

I wish they had them in Georgia.

Kroger doesn't sell any products in the shape of any states except for Wyoming and Colorado. At HEB you can find just about anything in the shape of Texas, or at least you could ten years ago.

Holy crap I'm old.

Not that I hate Kroger. My wife and I do most of our grocery shopping there.

[benol]

Who would want Texas shaped food?

[Sir Games-A-Lot]

We have Benny's here in CT (and Apparently RI / MAS too.);

http://www.hellobennys.com/

Quite a nice little chain actually, good for off brand stuff.



And Ocean State Job Lot rocks, they always have all kinds of weird stuff, especially obscure food products.

[Limewater]

Who would want Texas shaped food?

I thought everyone did. Apparently you are the exception.

[ghosstt]

Do you have any stores that are only where you live? We have a place called Bob's Discount Furniture that has started to spread all over New England, but started here in Connecticut. He has the cheesiest ads ever. If you're ever in New England, expect too see his ads. "Come On Down!"

ugh bobs is all in jersey too. and new york, and all around there.

[ghosstt]

Most grocery stores are regional. I'm willing to bet none of you can do better than the grocery chain name "Piggly Wiggly."

Piggly Wiggly was actually the first supermarket. Wikipedia it.


Fun fact: Yes, just like Google, Wikipedia is now a verb.

got it down here too.

Chik-Fil-A is down south only.
How bout Bi-Lo
Showmars?

[benol]

Most grocery stores are regional. I'm willing to bet none of you can do better than the grocery chain name "Piggly Wiggly."

Piggly Wiggly was actually the first supermarket. Wikipedia it.


Fun fact: Yes, just like Google, Wikipedia is now a verb.

got it down here too.

Chik-Fil-A is down south only.
How bout Bi-Lo
Showmars?

Never heard of them. What state?

[Rekarp]

Who would want Texas shaped food?

me.

Regional Stores?

EPO (electronic parts outlet) like digikey except its a store.
Directron (Big computer parts warehouse)
Fiesta (grocery store)

[theelk]

We have Benny's here in CT (and Apparently RI / MAS too.);

http://www.hellobennys.com/

Quite a nice little chain actually, good for off brand stuff.



And Ocean State Job Lot rocks, they always have all kinds of weird stuff, especially obscure food products.

Never heard of Benny's, and I'm in West Hartford. I have, however, heard of Ocean State Job Lots. I can practically hear the jingle in my head.

[benol]

Who would want Texas shaped food?

me.

Regional Stores?

EPO (electronic parts outlet) like digikey except its a store.
Directron (Big computer parts warehouse)
Fiesta (grocery store)

Ah, you Texans. Completely obsessed with your state!

[ZN13]

Come to think of it there's a spy store and a bunch aof Adult video megaplexes in San Antonio.

And who wouldn't want texas shaped food?

[bicostp]

We have Benny's here in CT (and Apparently RI / MAS too.);

http://www.hellobennys.com/

Quite a nice little chain actually, good for off brand stuff.



And Ocean State Job Lot rocks, they always have all kinds of weird stuff, especially obscure food products.

Crap! How could I forget Benny's?! I feel so ashamed. :C There's nothing like going in there around the holidays, since they have all the lights out. They're mostly the normal Noma lights, but they do have some different stuff and they're the only place I know of where you can still buy strings of C7s and C9s.

Benny's > joo

Ooh I think I also forgot Market Basket, a very inexpensive supermarket. They're somewhere in the 40s on the top supermarkets list, but that doesn't stop them from getting jam-packed all the time. (They also sell these 3-packs of cookies that are really good. I forget the name but they come in sugar, butter crunch, oatmeal, choco-chip, and a chocolate chunk one which is chocolate-on-chocolate, and they're 3 packs for a buck.)