re: TulaneLSU's Top 10 former Time Saver locations

No. Not from there and in no way was it what you remember. Turned into basically a circle K with green hot dogs and some boudin........

North Arnoult Road and West Metairie Avenue, North.

I have that LSU cup/mug

I lurked way longer.

One of my biggest time savers is not reading TulaneLSU threads. I do downvote them, though.

Friend,
It is an honor and a blessing to be included in your wonderful stories about your memories of New Orleans and mother.
To know that my life has inspired you in much the same way as the old architecture or cultural icons of your hometown truly humbled me and perhaps is a fitting example of why I am a tier one poster I hope others can learn from my example.

Your friend in peace and hope and love
Owl

Does anyone remember how they use rent movies in the middle aisle of the super store

You are still terrifying.

I grew up in Marrero near your #1 Time Saver and spent a lot of allowance there.

Plus, my Dad always had this stuff around.

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1. #56 2200 Barataria Blvd.

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The whole entire read through of this thread, I was telling myself, "I hope he knows about this one."

I've had the opportunity to meet the owner of this location through a good friend of mine who (briefly) worked there. The owner currently lives in New York state, while a family member manages it. Really nice guy, but... He almost, ALMOST, tore out the iconic triangle architecture when he purchased the place, but due to budget constraints, it was left as is. He was going to tear it out AGAIN once funding did allow but, through story telling and photos from patrons, he decided, ultimately, to keep it as it was in the end. Thus, the iconic red-white triangle still lives on.

Don't know much else about the store, other than it has a little bit of a tragic history. When Time Saver finally bit the dust, the location was purchased by a family who had then run it for quite some time. Shortly before Katrina hit, the store was robbed and the owner's daughter, who worked there, was shot and killed behind the counter. You can read about it here, although ignore the ridiculous run-on sentence that opens the article; guess standards were getting low for NOLA.com even by the time 2011 rolled around.

Fun fact: The Real Superstore still exists in Canada, eh? They are a Canadian grocery chain whose American line went bankrupt in the mid-90s, largely due to embezzlements by the corporate execs.