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Defunct Retail => Closed Chain Misc. => Topic started by: Caldor1999 on April 21, 2005, 10:30:28 PM

Title: Nicknames for stores
Post by: Caldor1999 on April 21, 2005, 10:30:28 PM
hears some i know of and some i made up

Montgomery Ward = Monkey Wards:insane:

Service Merchandise = Skezzy Merchandise or Curice Merchandise:insane:

Wal Mart = Spraw Mart :insane:

Target + Tarzay

Kmart = Krap Mart

Grad Union = Grand Onion
:insane:

Stop & Shop = Top & Hop

Jamesway = Amesway

Caldor = Caldorthy:insane:

so u think of some nick names lol
Title: Nicknames for stores
Post by: Jag67 on April 22, 2005, 01:58:43 PM
Hey hey hey K-Mart is awesome at least it's better than Mal-wart lol:bouncing:
Title: Nicknames for stores
Post by: Caldor1999 on April 22, 2005, 08:22:29 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Jag67
Hey hey hey K-Mart is awesome at least it's better than Mal-wart lol:bouncing:

im not a big Kmart fan but i like they way they have there stores set up its just like caldor lol i think that just because the 3 Kmarts near me useto be Caldor but i  dont hate Kmart:bouncing::bouncing:
Title: Nicknames for stores
Post by: Jag67 on April 22, 2005, 10:07:21 PM
I know I was just kidding lol. :dizzy:

BTW, Are there any Caldors that have been closed for over 10 years?
Title: Nicknames for stores
Post by: Caldor1999 on April 22, 2005, 10:39:55 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Jag67
I know I was just kidding lol. :dizzy:

BTW, Are there any Caldors that have been closed for over 10 years?

Caldor filed for Bankrupcie 10 years agr they started to closes stors in 1998 one year before they went out
Title: Nicknames for stores
Post by: Caldor1999 on April 30, 2005, 09:16:14 AM
TJ'ZAY'J'S

a mix of TJ Max Zayre and BJ's
Title: Nicknames for stores
Post by: 76&AmesfanmanBBTB on April 30, 2005, 09:52:05 PM
Big Kmart - honkin big Kmart

Caldor -Caldor's

Wal Mart-Wally World

Target -shey Tarzey

Stop & Shop- stoppy shoppy

:bigsmile:
Title: Nicknames for stores
Post by: Caldor1999 on July 07, 2005, 05:47:32 PM
jCAK Penny


JC Penny in French lol:insane:
Title: Nicknames for stores
Post by: golfcart34 on July 12, 2006, 06:15:22 PM
Market Basket: Mucket Bucket *or* The Bucket
Title: Nicknames for stores
Post by: Ameskid on July 13, 2006, 01:52:41 PM
Mucket Bucket!!!! I like that!
.....
What's a mucket? (j/k)
Title: Nicknames for stores
Post by: KyleRF on July 13, 2006, 04:28:57 PM
Montgomery Ward-monty wards
Caldor-Caldor's
Lord and Taylor-LT or Taylor's
Neiman Marcus-Neiman Mucus
Nordstrom-Nord's
J.C. Penney-Penney's
Jamesway-J Way
Macy's-Star store
Bloomingdale's-Bloomies
T.J. Maxx-Total Junk Maxx
Burlington Coat Factory-Waste of Space factory
Dillard's-The Pickle Store
Stern's-Angry Store
Title: Nicknames for stores
Post by: df559 on July 14, 2006, 04:06:21 AM
I've heard Nieman-Marcus referred to as "Needless Markup"

Family Bargain Center=Family Garbage Center
Factory 2 U= Factory Rejects 2 U
Rite Aid=Wrong Aid
Shop Rite=Shop Wrong
Save Mart=Slave Mart
Roos/Atkins=Rude Catskins

Also, just about everyone I knew called the old Thrifty Drug chain "Thrifty's". Even though in all the advertising they always said "Thrifty", people called it "Thrifty's".


Woolworth was often slurred so it sounded like people were saying "Woolworse"...
Title: Nicknames for stores
Post by: D_mancurrier on July 31, 2006, 11:32:28 PM
Marshall Field's- Marshall's overgrown field
JCPenny- JC Penny pinchers
K-Mart- K Farts
Gaint Eagle- Gaint Bagle
The Home Depot- The Home De pot
Title: Re: Nicknames for stores
Post by: Pikapower on July 08, 2011, 02:21:43 PM
Wegmans - Weggies
Wal-Mart - Wally-Mart
Blockbuster - Blockbusted  XD
Toys "R" Us - Toys "Or" Bust
Zany Brainy - Insany Brainy
Montgomery Ward - Montgomery Wierd
J.C. Penny - Just Count Penny
Chuck E. Cheese's - Yuck E. Cheese's

Title: Re: Nicknames for stores
Post by: EddieJ1984 on July 11, 2011, 12:17:02 PM
Shoprite - Sh**Rite, probably because the one near me, the aisles are narrow and going thru the store you always get in the way of someone (especially if you let your cart just stay still!) Also every time I am there they always seem to be stocking yogurts! And I will want to get some, but again always stockin the yogurts.
Acme - The ack-a-me!
old country buffet - ocb
Walmart - Wally World
7-Eleven - Sev.
Title: Re: Nicknames for stores
Post by: Pikapower on July 11, 2011, 02:39:22 PM
Kohl's - Lump of Kohl's  XD
Barnes & Noble - B&N
Big Lots - BL, Big Lots of Cheap Stuff
McDonald's - Mickey D's
Burger King - BK
Kentucky Fired Chcken/KFC - The Conel's Place
Tim Hortons - Timmy Ho's
Cold Stone Creamery - Stone Cold Creamery
Tops - Taps XD
Giant Egale - Giant Iggle XD
Fay's Drugs - Fay'sed Out XD
Kaufmann's - Cough Man's XD
Caldor - CalDora XD
Walgreen's - Green Walls XD
Title: Re: Nicknames for stores
Post by: TheFugitive on February 07, 2014, 01:54:41 PM
Employees of Shop and Save stores in Pittsburgh
invariably refer to them as "Slop and Slave".   ;D

We also have a home remodeling chain here called
Busy Beaver.  Some of the names used to refer to THAT
one can't be reprinted on a family forum.   :o
Title: Re: Nicknames for stores
Post by: Pikapower on September 17, 2015, 07:18:35 PM
I got more

* Justice & Brothers - J&B, Justice & Bros.
*Wal-Mart -Wal-Fart
*Friendly's - Fiendly's
Title: Re: Nicknames for stores
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on September 18, 2015, 10:30:05 PM
Burger King - Booger King - eew!
McDonald's - Mickey D's, Mac & Don's, Macca's, Ronnie Mac's, Rotten Ronnie's
Target - Tar-jay
Wal-Mart - Sprawl-Mart
Title: Re: Nicknames for stores
Post by: Pikapower on September 24, 2015, 06:46:50 PM
* Big Lots - Big Snots (eww!)
* Kmart - Kfart
* Buffalo Wild Wings - B-Dubs, Buffalo Mild Wings
Title: Re: Nicknames for stores
Post by: Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill) on September 27, 2015, 06:47:33 PM
Kmart - Kame Apart
Best Buy - Worst Buy