Do you call the grocery store "Kroger" or "Kroger's"?

[leatherneck]

A friend of mine from outside the area recently heard me say something about Kroger's. He asked me why I mispronounced the name of the store, since it's named Kroger. I told him technically he is correct, but that since the founder, Barney Kroger, was a native of Cincinnati and N. Ky., people in the area originally referred to the the store as Kroger's, as in "I'm going to Barney Kroger's store", and calling the store Kroger's has been handed down generation to generation by people in the Cincinnati area.

 

What people call the store is one of the easy indicators that I use to determine if people are native to the Cincinnati area. It's not 100% accurate, but it seems pretty close. Another indicator is when I'm asked if I'm from the west side or the east side. I'm pretty certain that the person asking the question is a Cincinnati native. When I say I'm from N. Ky. and they frown and say Ky football stinks, then I'm sure the person asking the question is a native of Cincinnati.

[Blue Magic]

I always say Kroger's when I'm going there but if I need a plastic bag for whatever reason, I'll ask for "a Kroger bag."

[UKMustangFan]

Kroger

[bugatti]

Kroger. Which is what it is called.

[rockmom]

Kroger...afterall, it is the spelling on the sign on the building.

[75center]

Kroger's.

[formerkywrestler]

Kroger's and I'm not from Cincy or anywhere close. To my knowledge I also have no family in the area, nor have I ever.

[jvdfc]

Kroger, and please don't say "The" Wal-Mart. That kills me.

[Clyde]

Kroger's

[katbird]

Kroger's

[JOHNDUNHOFT]

I go to Kroger's JD

[threetimelover]

Kroger

[jahearme]

Kroger, and please don't say "The" Wal-Mart. That kills me.

 

I've actually heard it called The Wal-Marts before!

 

And I call it Kroger.

[malachicrunch]

Kroger's

[Beechwoodfan]

Roger's