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re: Baton Rouge nostalgia: The Real Superstore on Greenwell Springs
Posted on 4/10/25 at 12:35 pm to Paul Allen
Posted on 4/10/25 at 12:35 pm to Paul Allen
The Real Superstore took generic to the extreme. Their "store" beer was in yellow cans labeled "BEER" in big bold letters.
That's the only thing I remember about it. Now the Greenwell Springs store is a rotting hulk, unused for probably 30 years.
That's the only thing I remember about it. Now the Greenwell Springs store is a rotting hulk, unused for probably 30 years.
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Posted on 4/10/25 at 12:45 pm to Paul Allen
Richard Goff was the best boss.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 12:47 pm to bopper50
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Shoppers fair
Anybody remember The Globe(?) on Florida?
Posted on 4/10/25 at 12:48 pm to eatpie
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Now the Greenwell Springs store is a rotting hulk, unused for probably 30 years.
I pass it almost every day on the way to work. There's been a sign on it for a while that says "Noble Manufacturing". There's cars parked in front every morning as if people are working there. Not sure what they make.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 12:53 pm to McLemore
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I recall a little movie room for kids. Did parents just drop kids off there unattended? I think there was someone hired to watch but not positive.
Warehouse Foods had the Movie Room at the center of the store next to walk-up food counter.
I remember doing the Coke and Pepsi Challenge there when i was a kid.
It was right here in Baton Rouge.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 12:58 pm to sqerty
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Anybody remember The Globe(?) on Florida?
No, but I remember going to the Rebel Flea Market
Posted on 4/10/25 at 1:17 pm to sqerty
Memories
Posted on 4/10/25 at 1:26 pm to Paul Allen
I used to go there as a young man to get flowers for my dates. 
I remember having to cross the picket line to go shop.
You still see one of their buildings show up from time to time in movies.
I remember having to cross the picket line to go shop. You still see one of their buildings show up from time to time in movies.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 1:30 pm to MrBobDobalina
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MrBobDobalina
Side track. Do you listen to that podcast?
Posted on 4/10/25 at 1:34 pm to LSUSUPERSTAR
I worked there early on and this was likely before the quarter in the shooping cart thing.
I just remember it being eleven million degrees wearing that Grey polyester shirt, pushing a Mile long train of carts back to the store.
That job us the reason I return my cart to the "corral" every single time now.
I just remember it being eleven million degrees wearing that Grey polyester shirt, pushing a Mile long train of carts back to the store.
That job us the reason I return my cart to the "corral" every single time now.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 1:50 pm to fightin tigers
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Taken down by unions
Absolutely correct, my old man opened the Lafayette store. When the union went on strike, his workers would laugh at him going in to work. Fast forward six months and they were all out of work.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 1:53 pm to prplhze2000
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Richard Goff was the best boss.
He was my dad’s mentor for a time. Used to go to his house and swim with his sons. He was a really nice man that always went the extra mile for our family.
The other name I recall is Mr. Estes. He was higher than Goff if I recall correctly. Not sure if he was the CEO or something.
I miss my summers with a fridge filled with National brand sodas and a bike that could take me anywhere. What a time to be alive!
Posted on 4/10/25 at 1:57 pm to Papercutninja
Was a marine on Vietnam under Calley. Boxed too.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 1:58 pm to Papercutninja
Well unions hurt but the damn nepotism in that company killed it. You had quite a few boobs who had jobs in management because of family
Posted on 4/10/25 at 2:00 pm to Paul Allen
When I moved into my first apartment in '84, I remember going there and having to buy EVERYTHING. (Food, soap, Windex, broom, mop, etc. If it was a basic item, I bought it that day and went into sticker shock when the cashier gave me the total.)
Posted on 4/10/25 at 2:03 pm to Paul Allen
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The Real Superstore
Still exists in Canada to this day, yellow generics and all.
They even have smaller locations dedicated strictly to generics.
This post was edited on 4/10/25 at 2:07 pm
Posted on 4/10/25 at 2:06 pm to prplhze2000
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Boxed too.
Oh wow, core memory unlocked. He tried to show me how to spar by his pool when I was 8 or 9. His sons were older and would try to talk shite, and we would light them up.
He and my dad talked about Vietnam some but I had no idea he was with Calley. That’s crazy.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 2:08 pm to mikelbr
I remember Warehouse Foods. You got a crayon to mark the price on canned goods.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 2:59 pm to liquid rabbit
When lived in Denham, he had a Sunday afternoon cookout. Had a couple of beers. These clowns came flying and I mean flying through the neighborhood. He was HOT. Threw his keys at their truck. Then got in his truck, I jumped in. He found them, chewed them out saying there were kids in the yards and they could have killed him. Then all 5'6" of him beat the hell out of all three at the same time. Seriously. Me and someone else pulled him off of them.
This post was edited on 4/11/25 at 4:44 pm
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