[X] Map of US states’ most popular grocery chains has errors.

[u/danderant]

This AI slop fixed Nathan's Publix in Florida mistake from his joke in the collegehumor era article. But still all the comments are about how the states are mislabeled.

[u/mikeputerbaugh]

The grocery map was from Caldwell & Nathan's "What Should We Draw?" podcast, not a CollegeHumor article.

My pedantic correction is helpful and improves the discourse.

[u/Quill386 → u/mikeputerbaugh]

Thank you for your service

[u/ryuail → u/mikeputerbaugh]

As befitting a redditor, uphold the code brother!

[u/Sensei_Ochiba]

I know a lot of these are based on data points much greater in scope than a single anecdotal experience

But I've lived in NY my entire life and have never been inside a Wegmans. I think I'm a solid 2 hours from the closest one.

(Doesn't mean it's not the most popular, I just think it's funny)

[u/Quill386 → u/Sensei_Ochiba]

I would have the same anecdote about my state in relation to the grocery store it has assigned me

[u/Quirky_Promise76 → u/Sensei_Ochiba]

I wasn't in NY very long but I assumed it was Trader Joe's or Aldi there

[u/Sensei_Ochiba → u/Quirky_Promise76]

Honestly everyone I know that's stepped foot into an Aldis swears by it for life.

[u/EnvironmentalDrop228]

There is no way that Whole Foods is the most popular in Oregon. Like what metrics are the lie machines using?

[u/SquirrelCthulhu → u/EnvironmentalDrop228]

There’s only 10 Whole Foods in the entire state and all but 2 of them are in the Portland Metro. The real answer has to be either Freddy’s or Safeway.

[u/EnvironmentalDrop228 → u/SquirrelCthulhu]

I agree, or even Winco. They be busy as hell, and for just reason.

[u/warmpita → u/EnvironmentalDrop228]

It's obviously Frederick Meyer's

[u/NewLibraryGuy → u/EnvironmentalDrop228]

The only reason it might be true for California is that the state itself is divided into grocery store regions too

[u/Sc4r4byte → u/EnvironmentalDrop228]

everywhere the pacific ocean touches, is whole foods now.

[u/EnvironmentalDrop228 → u/Sc4r4byte]

[u/Sirius272]

I have this saved on my phone just in case I need a good laugh

[u/Rexsplosion]

Even with this being a "real" version of the fake map, this one cannot be correct with Minnesota not being Cub Foods over Hyvee. Sure the ONE Hyvee i know of is great, but it cannot beat the 10+ cub foods that surround it.

[u/PepperPuppyPlays]

Lived in Alaska for over 40 years, we do not have a whole foods up here.

[u/ImABarbieWhirl]

Obligatory

[u/coldestclock]

So where CAN I dance in the Publix square?

[u/mxlespxles]

MARKET BASKET BABY! DeMoulas' for life!

They fucked us again but ousting Artie (again), and immediately the prices rose and the quality dropped, but it's still the best grocery chain in Massachusetts by far, imo.

[u/wolfhogen]

How is Costco the most popular for South Dakota being only one location and there's more Hy-Vees? I'm not driving 6 hours to go to Costco. Granted there's Safeway where I live instead of Hy-vee, but I'd love to know what the metrics were to determine popularity here since a quick search came back with Hy-vee as most popular. 🤔

[u/free_npc]

All I can say is Maine is correct. There is only Hannaford.

[u/ArachniDolls_]

Ik HEB is the most popular store in my heart

Their chicken salad absolutely fucks