• Zoift [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      In Atlanta most of the Kroger's have names as landmarks, and downtown there's murder Kroger, on account of all the murders.

      Anyways like 5 years back gentrification hit like a sack of bricks the rebuilt the place all fancy-like but people kept calling it Murder Kroger. Kroger Corporate got Big Mad about it and wasted a bit of money on a campaign against the name after somebody tagged their new sign with blood drops.

      • Rabbitrabbit [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        My partner worked on the opening of the gentrified murder Kroger: it was around Halloween so she decorated her program area with skeletons and the like. Got reprimanded by Kroger corporate for invoking memories.

      • AyeTeeEll [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        it's the one near midtown, not downtown. and yeah i've had libs irl tell me i'm being problematic by calling it murder kroger and not "beltline kroger", including atlanta DSA libs

        houston was the same. disco kroger in particular was tight

    • Leon_Grotsky [comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      You tell this story here before? I feel like I remember this... but things being what they are I'm never too sure if I'm really remembering something or it's just something irony-poisoned-brains naturally assume happened.