What do you call the place where you buy your food?

Phantom Pain

Brain of J.Lo wrote:

LOL! Oh my god, my husband was calling me Booger-Butt a year or so ago...lol. He's weird, too. I think you guys must be related or something.

HaHa ! That's funny

Women don't usually have nicknames that much

Only for ceratin body parts

rhinomagic

How long until Fanch chimes-in to say he buys Natty @ Thornton's?

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chime

Either the name of the place or supermarket.

Grocery store makes me think of the 'grocer's' or green grocer's

TheDreamIsee

wolfbear wrote:

I usually call it by the name of the store I'm going to. Otherwise, just grocery store.

Ditto!

SENROCK

Brain of J.Lo wrote:

I was gonna make this a poll, but aborted the idea halfway through.

Anyway, I have noticed that my husband and his family call it the supermarket (or the market, in his mother's case) and to me that's weird. It's the grocery store. I think it's probably a regional thing.

i just say im going to the store. it sounds weird to me when someone says 'i gotta go to the grocery store' or they use supermarket. is it REALLY super??? nope!!!

acoustic guy

Phantom Pain wrote:

Yes, Supermarket is regional I believe

Philly/NJ

Although my In-Laws say "Food Store" and they're in Philly

I usually just say the store name

Lol That intelligent. No offence

Allie

the store

but I say 'grocery shopping" when I go to do that, I've never said supermarket. Or I say the name of the store I'm going to, like oh I went to the Stop and Shop.

civ_eng_girl

in general, it's the grocery store.

specifically, mine is called The Real Canadian Superstore.... lovingly referred to as "The Stupidstore"

GreenTeaDisease

grocery store. definitely.

FinsburyParkCarrots

failedpersephone wrote:

yeah, I actually call it by the store name too...so when I am going to "Ralph's" I say "I am going to Ralph's" and when I am going to "Von's" I say "I am going to Von's" and when I am going to "Albertson's" I say, "I am going to Albertson's" and when I am going to "Henry's" I say, "I am going to Henry's" and when I am going to "Trader Joe's" I say "I am going to Trader Joe's" and when I am going to "Stater Bros." I say, "I am going to Stater Brothers" and when I am going to Target's "marketplace" I say "I am going to the Marketplace in Target" and when I am going to buy in bulk, I go to "Costco" and I say "I am going to Costco" and when I am going to "Smart & Final" I say, "I am going to Smart & Final" and when I want chiccarones, I go to "Gigante" and I say "I am going to Gigante" and when I want to get the right pasillos, I go to "Northgate" and I say "I am going to Northgate"

it makes it easier for people to know exactly where I am going.

What she said.

GreenTeaDisease

it's funny my dad calls EVERYTHING "the store." You ask him where he's going and he says "the store." He asks you if you want to come along to "the store." By "the store" he could mean the grocery store, he could mean the mall, he could mean macys, he could mean the bookstore, he could mean the liquor store, he could mean the butcher...

Allie

failedpersephone wrote:

yeah, I actually call it by the store name too...so when I am going to "Ralph's" I say "I am going to Ralph's" and when I am going to "Von's" I say "I am going to Von's" and when I am going to "Albertson's" I say, "I am going to Albertson's" and when I am going to "Henry's" I say, "I am going to Henry's" and when I am going to "Trader Joe's" I say "I am going to Trader Joe's" and when I am going to "Stater Bros." I say, "I am going to Stater Brothers" and when I am going to Target's "marketplace" I say "I am going to the Marketplace in Target" and when I am going to buy in bulk, I go to "Costco" and I say "I am going to Costco" and when I am going to "Smart & Final" I say, "I am going to Smart & Final" and when I want chiccarones, I go to "Gigante" and I say "I am going to Gigante" and when I want to get the right pasillos, I go to "Northgate" and I say "I am going to Northgate"

it makes it easier for people to know exactly where I am going.

this is so funny! You don't have a Safeway out there by you?

moxie

I think it is regional.

I say grocery store.

bacchanal

grocery store

DaytimeDilemma

Pets Mart

josevolution

bodega in the hood ...

libragirl

supermarket

Dylan Stone

Stupidmarket

DaytimeDilemma

Dumpster

Jennytree

the shop. That usually covers it. Either that or the name of the shop, mostly Tesco's or Dunnes.

dunkman

a shop

eyedclaar

As Ash would say, "Shop smart, shop S-Mart."

know1

Grocery Store

MattCameronKicksButt

I call it the supermarket (Or Sainsbury's)because it's not just where I buy groceries. I also buy household products and some cosmetics there.


If I were going to a market, it would be a little place selling fresh produce outside. If I just wanted bread or booze, it would be the corner shop because it's the nearest shop. LOL

illegal pants

supermarket in my part of oz.. though no on really says 'supermarket' more like 'i'm going to coles/woolies/safeway/foodland/bi-lo' etc

South of Seattle

wolfbear wrote:

I usually call it by the name of the store I'm going to. Otherwise, just grocery store.

Me Too.

decides2dream

usually my husband and i both just specify the exact store name we are going to, but sure....our grocery stores/markets....we do call them supermarkets, because they are super markets. in the past, hell even today...there are outdoor food markets, always referred to as markets...selling a variety of foods. 'super markets' do the exact same, except indoors...and usually much larger, and even more variety of foods. that's how i kinda think the word originated. i would never refer to a tiny local corner grocery store, a bodega, etc....as a supermarket, not the same thing. so supermarkets are alive and well in NY too!

comebackwoman

I usually switch back and forth from grocery store to supermarket

DMBPJ20

Supermarket.
Or just the name of whatever store it is ... Jewel, Star Market, Trader Joe's, etc.

DS1119

Store or grocery store.