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I still remember the White Hen Pantry. 7-Eleven bought them out in 2006, and most the stores were rebranded by late 2010-early 2011.
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SubstantialKick
31-35, M
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JohnnyBliss · 56-60, M
Don't know if it was nationwide or not. But we had MacFrugal's and Pic N Save. They're now Big Lots.
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Dino11 · M
Howard Johnsons.

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bijouxbroussard · F
@Dino11 I didn’t realise it had been so long since I’ve seen one.
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Dino11 · M
@bijouxbroussard Same here, time flies.
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SW-User
Toys r us .. blockbuster!
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caPnAhab · 26-30, M
@SW-User but damn, Toys r us were expensive. No wonder they shut down
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SubstantialKick · 31-35, M
@SW-User I remember both of those. Good times.
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SubstantialKick · 31-35, M
@caPnAhab No wonder my parents bought toys from Walmart or Target instead. Lol.
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Poppies · 61-69, F
Montgomery Wards
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Briggett · T
@Poppies Aw me to! I really miss them bought a lot nice things from them. Wished they were still in business
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Poppies · 61-69, F
@Briggett me too! The one in our town was recently remodeled, beautiful, doing great business, but the rest of the company dragged them down.
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GJOFJ3 · 61-69, M
Circuit City
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SubstantialKick · 31-35, M
@GJOFJ3 I still remember their commercials:

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Rutterman · 46-50, M
Sea Galley. It was a great seafood chain, kind of like Red Lobster, but the prices were much more reasonable. I think a few Sea Galley restaurants may still exist in other locations, but they're long gone from my area.
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ronisme1 · 61-69, M
White front, k-mart, army-navy stores? Are they still around?
Oscars drive in toys-r-us, sambos, i could go on forever
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SubstantialKick · 31-35, M
@ronisme1 The last Kmart here in the Chicago area closed a couple of years ago. The chain is still surviving, somehow.
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Crazywaterspring · 61-69, M
Shakey's Pizza.
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easterniowegin · 51-55, M
Montgomery Wards
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JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M
Sears.
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BananaBrown · 41-45, F
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BackyardShaman · 61-69, M
I thought of this one too@BananaBrown
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bookerdana · M
Roy Rodgers..great burgers and fixings
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bookerdana · M
@Stereoguy and the burgers tasted great..not like reconstituted dog food
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bookerdana · M
@Stereoguy It was just tasty and a good value...ah well
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Grateful4you · M
HS Salt fish and chips.
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ElwoodBlues · M
Waldenbooks

B. Dalton

Borders Books


Radio Shack did shut down, but it appears somebody else bought the name and is re-opening stores
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JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M
@ElwoodBlues

I had a friend in high school with last name Walden. We called him Waldenbooks. Then later just "Books."

😁
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ElwoodBlues · M
Chi Chi's

Though apparently a few still exist in Europe!
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JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M
@ElwoodBlues

I liked their salsa.
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Pretzel · 61-69, M
High's Dair
Burger Chef
Red Barn
York Steak House
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BackyardShaman · 61-69, M
Lums hot dogs. Also Minnie Pearl’s Fried Chicken
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Fungirlmmm · 51-55, F
Roses, pic n pay
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MyNameIsHurl · 41-45, F
Oh I remember that too!
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Majorsite · 61-69, M
K-mart ! Shopco !
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Majorsite · 61-69, M
I really liked Shakeys !
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bijouxbroussard · F
Doggie Diner. Had the best chili dogs and fries. When I was a child they were an occasional treat. They closed back in 1986.
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SubstantialKick · 31-35, M
@Stereoguy When I was kid, we had a couple a of restaurant chains here that my family really liked. One was Ponderosa, and the other was Sizzler. Lot's of good memories.
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