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dedoubt t1_j3osjpi wrote

I don't get why the Demoulas sign says maket basket.

(I still call the Hannaford in Portsmouth Pic 'n' Pay. The name changed 20+? years ago. I don't like change.)

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GoodDecision t1_j3ourds wrote

I still call the 7-11 on the Kittery circle Christy's

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Random-Rambling t1_j3r1ok7 wrote

You know that Circle K in Brunswick? Yeah, I still call that Dead River. Hasn't been Dead River in over 10 years .

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dedoubt t1_j3ovk7l wrote

It's a 7-11 now??? I don't think I've looked at the sign in years.

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GoodDecision t1_j3ow7x5 wrote

Has been for decades. I was really young when it was Christy's Market. We also call the Pine Tree Country Store on Rt. 1 Tom's... but that's a deeper, more obscure cut.

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nick-j- t1_j3rs6ko wrote

I still call the 7 Elevens around NH and MA the White Hen Pantry. I don't think I've seen them in 15 pls years.

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GoodDecision t1_j3sgryx wrote

I remember White Hen. Only ever saw them down in MA, but now that you mention it, haven't seen one in about the same amount of time!

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With_MontanaMainer t1_j3otfay wrote

Shop N Save was Hannaford previously

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dedoubt t1_j3otwhc wrote

Don't you mean Hannaford was Shop n Save previously?

Hannaford bought a bunch of independent grocers, including PicNPay and ShopNSave.

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[deleted] t1_j3tj41z wrote

Hanny’s bought out my local Succ n’ Fucc and now all the produce sucks

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Scamhunter5171 t1_j3sg3p2 wrote

Main Street Grocery in Damariscotta is probably always gonna be "Yellow Front" to some folks. (Myself included.)
But I don't remember it taking very long for anyone to stop calling Rite Aid "Laverdiere's (Pharmacy)." Now that it's Walgreen's, I still say Rite Aid from time to time, but maybe that's just old age creepin' up on me.

I bet someone with skill and the right software could add an 'H' to that photo. 8)

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dedoubt t1_j3te09o wrote

>Laverdiere's

Holy shit, I totally forgot about that! And I was all upset when they became Rite Aid ha ha.

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Scamhunter5171 t1_j3ue6j3 wrote

Yup. I'm a "transplant" to Maine, and that wasn't long after I moved here. I think they built the new store in Damariscotta, and shortly after, got bought up by Rite Aid.
Waltz's Pharmacy's space in Scottyville became part of Reny's when the Underground location expanded, but I think they still have a pharmacy in Waldoboro.
:The only constant is change," and all that, but I don't recall seeing anything that said I hafta like change.

Hoping to get picked for a role in Grumpiest Old Men, if someone decides to make a Part III. 8-D

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Miriam_W t1_j3spb5d wrote

There was a big feud between the DeMoulas Market Basket relatives. We’re not going to use Demoula anymore.

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