grocery stores

[clickie]

For some reason, while Wikipedia surfing, I ran across the category of Supermarkets of the United States. I found a need to score myself on how many of them I've been to. (43 out of 210, for those interested.) New meme, maybe?

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[asd109]

99 Ranch Market
Acme Fresh Market
Acme Markets
Affiliated Food Stores
Affiliated Foods Midwest
Affiliated Foods Southwest
Albertsons LLC
Aldi
Andronico's
AppleTree Markets
Associated Food Stores
Associated Grocers of Louisiana
Associated Grocers of Maine
Associated Grocers of New England
Associated Grocers of the South
Associated Supermarkets
Associated Wholesale Grocers
Associated Wholesalers
BI-LO (United States)
Baker's Supermarkets
Balducci's
Bashas'
BiLo Foods
Big Y
Bigg's
Bloom (store)
Bottom Dollar Food
Bristol Farms
Brookshire Brothers
Brookshire Grocery Company
Bruno's
Buehler Food Markets Inc.
Buehler's
Butera
Byerly's
C-Town
Cala Foods
Central Grocers Cooperative
Central Market (Texas)
Certco (food warehouse)
Certified Grocers Midwest
Community Supermarkets
Copps Food Center
Cub Foods
D&W Fresh Market
DeMoulas/Market Basket
Dierbergs
Dillons
Dominick's
Downtown Eagle
Earth Fare
Econofoods
Fareway
Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy
Felpausch
Festival Foods
Fiesta Foods
Fiesta Mart
Food 4 Less & Foods Co.
Food Basics USA
Food Giant

[asd109]

I count 22--though I'm sure I've been to others whose name I don't remember. Also, there is a separate Giant Chain (it might be the carlisle one) that I've been to, and D'Agastino's in New York. Also I've bought groceries at Target and Sam's Club.

I suppose the shortness of my list comes of always having lived in the mid-atlantic.

[yuda]

You have been to both Giant-Carlisle (in PA) and Giant-Landover (in DC). Giant Eagle is in Pittsburgh.

46!

[clickie]

Woo, between yours and Christine's, I can add three to my list! I actually have also been to Giant Eagle in Pittsburgh.

Re: 46!

[yuda]

Oh, that was to Andrea, not you. ;)

That said, you've probably been to Giant-Landover and Shoppers Food & Pharmacy when visiting us if you've been to grocery stores. Have you been to grocery stores in central PA to pick up Giant-Carlisle?

Re: 46!

[clickie]

Actually, I believe I have. Family trip. I may be wrong, though...too many Giants! I'll take one off just in case. Far be it for me to exaggerate!

[clickie]

I think that in order to have a long list, you have to have traveled extensively throughout the US and done so cheaply by going to grocery stores instead of restaurants. Also by, for whatever reason, going to grocery stores when visiting friends, which apparently I have a penchant for doing.

[asd109]

I've also been to a lot of random grocery stores in England, Germany, Australia, and France. But they're not on the list. :)

[strangebiller]

I've been to a lot of these because I am cheap and have traveled extensively in the US, but I couldn't begin to remember the names of the stores. For instance, I visited some grocery chain in Arkansas one night, and another in Oklahoma a few hours later, but I would never be able to recognize the names (unless it was a Piggly Wiggly and that's only because that is the most awesome name of any store ever).

Also, Shop n Save is now officially Hannaford Brothers, which means this list should only be 209. Oh, and every Star Market and Shaws are actually the same now, too, so 208.