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…“The Original Self-Service” Piggly Wiggly, America’s first self-service grocery store, was founded in Memphis, Tennessee in 1916 by the late Clarence Saunders. Since its founding in 1916, Piggly Wiggly has played a major role in the history and deve lopment of grocery merchandising. Piggly Wiggly’s introduction of self-service grocery shopping revolutionized the grocery industry; many of the conveniences and services that American shoppers now enjoy were brought to them first by Piggly Wiggly. Saunders’ reason for choosing the intriguing name ‘Piggly Wiggly’ remains a mystery; he was curiously reluctant to explain its origin. One story is that he saw from a train window several little pigs struggling to get under a fence, and the rhyming name occurred to him then. Another theory is that it is derived from the nursery rhyme, “This little piggy went to market…” Someone once asked him why he had chosen such an unusual name for his organization, and Saunders’ reply was, “So people will ask that very question.” He wanted, and found, a name that would be talked about and remembered. Piggly Wiggly Corporation, established by Saunders when he opened the first self-service store in Memphis, secured a patent on the self-service format and issued franchises to hundreds of grocery retailers for the operation of Piggly Wiggly stores. These franchised stores were constructed to Saunders’ rigid specifications, operated on a strictly cash basis, and maintained at a high standard of quality and cleanliness. Today, there are over 600 Piggly Wiggly stores servicing communities in 17 states. The Corporation is committed to a campaign of excellence and growth, and offers its retailers the services necessary to effectively compete within their individual markets. The Piggly Wiggly Operator pays a franchise fee in exchange for the Piggly Wiggly name. The members of the Piggly Wiggly System regard themselves as “the Piggly Wiggly Family”, an association working together with a common interest and moving ahead toward a common goal. The dedicated business men and women who compose this group of independent retailers proudly recognize their unique heritage; a heritage which, nearly a century later, still distinguishes Piggly Wiggly as a true American original. http://www.thepig.net/navigationpages/SelfService.asp

My grandfather opened many Piggly Wiggly stores in different areas in the 50 s, until he started his own grocery store chain in the 60 s. grin emoticon

Food Land and Sak n Sav. He had 5 grocery stores here in the Houston area. smile emoticon

Piggly Wiggly is weird enough but I worked at a store called 'Wackers' in Hobbs, NM. It was like Woolworths, or Shultz's, a five & dime. What a weird name!

i'm sure that i could find it in Miami or the DC area...Boise???I'm shocked. I think amigofoods.com is my best bet!

Tricia Brown Turk, here you go!

Ahhh Boise is a city of many talents

Yes, amigofoods.com it is your best choice. In Chicago there is another store with So.American products but right I don't remember the name. Good luck. (was at home just by chance, back to the rehab center). Love

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For fresh scallops i think Asian Pacific Market is the only place with tanks to support fresh/live. All other places will be frozen and then thawed for display cases. Sprouts is another option for both veggie and seafood. Their veggie freezer section is larger than their meat section.

WF has the best seafood selection in town. Saying that, WF, KS, Safeway, all get their seafood from the same Denver distributor, Seattle Fish Company.

Trader Joe’s has some good frozen vegetarian meal options.

Costco

If you want actually quality scallops, they are unfortunately frozen. From Costco, and not cheap - like 35+ a bag for the restaurant size scallops. However, they are the best I've found in town, even taking into consideration Whole Foods. Otherwise, Safeway on Research has some sea scallops, but make sure you ask how long they been out/re-frozen etc. Also, don't get the bag of scallop pieces for that cheap price in the freezer right next to the seafood section. They are fine in taste, but vary so wildly in size that you need to make two separate dishes. One for the larger pieces (appetizer type size), and a second pasta dish with the smaller parts.

Do you just not know what the word “vegetarian” means?

Please try to avoid going to corporations

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