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  1. 10 Oct 2012, 10:50 AM #1
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    Make up a grocery store name

    Grocery store names can be predictable - stuff like Sav-Mor, Fresh Mart, Shop 'n' Save, and so on. There's also family names, silly names like Piggy Wiggly ... you get the idea. You can tell a lot from a store name; something like "Green Harvest" is going to be a foo-foo organic store, while "Valu Mart" will look like something out of the 1960s.

    In a similar vein as Piggy Wiggly, there could be ...

    Helter Skelter
    Crazy savings every day

    Heebie Jeebie
    ✡ Your neighborhood Kosher grocer in the Tri-State region ✡

    Harem Scarum
    ☪ Your neighborhood Halal grocer in the Tri-State region ☪


    Head to the Southwest, and you'll find ...

    Super Cucaraceria #1 y #2 - Albuquerque
    Super Cucarachceria #3 y #4 - El Paso
    Super Cucaraceria #5 - Las Cruces
    Super Cucaraceria #6 - Tucson
    Mas Super Cucaraceria #7 - Houston


    In Canada, the name doesn't matter, as long as there's no apostrophe so the Quebec language police stays happy, and a maple leaf somewhere in the logo for the other provinces.

    McKenzies

    Mcleods

    Gords

    Lornes

    McGords
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  2. 10 Oct 2012, 10:57 AM #2
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    The Food Emporium - located a short drive from the gated community nearest you
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    OrganiChow Express

    (It's a mini-mart associated with your corner EV charging station, circa 2021)
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    Chums Seafood Market - Bait and Switch is our specialty.

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    El Rancho Mercado
    Food City
    Sprouts Market
    Fresh & Easy

    The above all exist in the Phoenix area and I'm sure you can all guess what they are, generally.


    Some names I'd like to see:

    Crunchy as F*** - health foods store
    Crazy Eddie's Wacky Sustenance Emporium
    Jethro's Gourmet Foods - don't find many purveyors of fine food taste named Jethro
    Long Dong's Chinese Market
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    We have Buehler's BuyLow so is that close enough to Bueller's ? (as in the classic movie)
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  7. 10 Oct 2012, 11:09 AM #7
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    Cyburb Bodega

    A fine selection of Ramen Noodles, Frozen Pizza, and Coffee Blends*

    (* We also carry a wide selection of fine wines!)
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  8. 10 Oct 2012, 11:20 AM #8
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    How about a place called Chubby's?

    It could sell lots of processed foods, sodas, cheeses, etc.

    It could even sell gas and auto parts at the attached Spare Tire, provide dating and marital advice at Love Handles, alcohol at Beer Bellies, and medical marijuana at Pot Bellies. They could be in a strip mall with a Curves and Big Lots.
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    Quote Originally posted by Gotta Speakup View post
    How about a place called Chubby's?

    It could sell lots of processed foods, sodas, cheeses, etc.

    It could even sell gas and auto parts at the attached Spare Tire, provide dating and marital advice at Love Handles, alcohol at Beer Bellies, and medical marijuana at Pot Bellies. They could be in a strip mall with a Curves and Big Lots.
    Whoa Dude, that's heavy.
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  10. 10 Oct 2012, 11:28 AM #10
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  11. 10 Oct 2012, 11:32 AM #11
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    Food 'N Stuff - oh wait we got wallyworld for that - edit I didn't remember that from P&R

    Food Glorious Food - just think of the in-store muzak

    Y'Not Here - slogan "You gotta buy food somewhere, Y Not Here"

    FDL Store - That was the alternate name we had for Albertson's where I grew up. Their sign on the building was Albertson's Food, Drugs, Liquor
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    Quote Originally posted by Gotta Speakup View post
    How about a place called Chubby's?

    It could sell lots of processed foods, sodas, cheeses, etc.

    It could even sell gas and auto parts at the attached Spare Tire, provide dating and marital advice at Love Handles, alcohol at Beer Bellies, and medical marijuana at Pot Bellies. They could be in a strip mall with a Curves and Big Lots.
    Chubby's sounds more like the name of the Adult Store.
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    Quote Originally posted by Gotta Speakup View post
    How about a place called Chubby's?

    It could sell lots of processed foods, sodas, cheeses, etc.

    It could even sell gas and auto parts at the attached Spare Tire, provide dating and marital advice at Love Handles, alcohol at Beer Bellies, and medical marijuana at Pot Bellies. They could be in a strip mall with a Curves and Big Lots.
    Pretty close - we have Chuckles that is a gas station and convenience store.chain.
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    Traitor Joe's - Non-Health Food Store

    Dude Food - Easy to prepare food.

    Park'it Market

    Grow Grocery - For stutterers.
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    Herman's German Butcher shop. You really don't want to know what goes into the sausage and how it's made.
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