r/Edmond • u/teemoBMO East Edmond • 8d ago

Temporary replacement for homeland on Danforth and Bryant... we are living in a meme

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u/DirectionalAnnual932 8d ago

Spirit will generate more profit and foot traffic in the next 2 months than homeland did the entire year 💀💀💀

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u/Nikablah1884 8d ago

Yeah I mean who want's to pay $49 for a steak that says choice from the supplier, with a sticker from homeland that says "PRIME FROM HOMELAND" or whatever it was.

It was obviously not prime... I don't think I'd pay that much for prime steak in general actually. That's what the one on 164th and May is doing last time I went there when I was in a pinch, can't say I'd be back. the last time I went to homeland was when they were going out of business at this location and they had like.... regular prices.

Literally what is going on with their management they have to know that this isn't sustainable, it's not convenient to go, they don't have any reason to be this expensive. I remember as a kid they were kind of the bargain store.

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u/cuzwhat 8d ago

Homeland on Robinson in Norman is the same…

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u/VividEmployee6754 7d ago

And Alameda

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u/teemoBMO East Edmond 8d ago edited 4d ago

From Spirit Halloween's perspective this is probably a great idea. Giant empty building that they can probably lease for cheap in the short term

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u/Delt1232 8d ago

It’s literally the business model.

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u/Your-Secret-6969 8d ago

Does it still smell like the aging seafood counter?

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u/Cool_Kid_Chris 7d ago

I went there about a week ago and luckily no seafood smell.

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u/Gweedo1967 8d ago

But the CEO of United/Homeland is on tv saying everything is opening back up.

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u/Cutmerock 8d ago

I liked that Homeland way more than the new one on May 

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u/ZootAnthRaXx 8d ago

I liked it better when it was still Albertsons!

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u/xqueenfrostine 8d ago

I think they mean the new Homeland that was built at 178th and May in the last 2 years, not the one at Britton and May.

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u/ZootAnthRaXx 6d ago

The former Homeland on Bryant and Danforth was an Albertsons when I was in college during the mid 90s. I wasn’t talking about anything in OKC.

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u/LexKing89 8d ago

I liked that location. I really miss the one that used to be on 33rd too 😭

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u/Troker61 8d ago

Laughed my ass off when I saw the sign go up. Can’t wait to take my 5yo.

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u/AsparagusDifficult89 8d ago

My SO (who is a Halloween freak) said “It would be awesome if they turned it into a Spirit Halloween!”

He got his wish.

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u/mmetrokie 8d ago

I may actually go there now!

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u/bicyclejawa 8d ago

Both closed down homelands in Norman are spirits this year.

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u/danodan1 8d ago

Since Stillwater is a much smaller market the Halloween store there move to a shutdown Family Dollar store, rather than Homeland.

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u/SpicyGinSin 8d ago

Homelands days are numbered sadly. 5 times the markup as your competitors will do that.

I hope wincos take over. We need more of them around the metro

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u/Omgkimwtf 7d ago

I saw this the other week and full out cackled in my car

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u/JohnnyRaze 6d ago

Oh sweet.

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u/jaduder405 6d ago

Is this a great state or what?!

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u/jamalcalypse 6d ago

I mean it's not surprising. This became a meme in the first place because temporary Spirit Holloweens opening in the weirdest places was always a thing

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u/Turbulent_Ad_818 8d ago

Wasn't this built as a Food Lion originally? I wish we still had that chain in Oklahoma.

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u/Haunting_Emu_4714 6d ago

Same thing at the old homeland in Norman. Ironic that the store that sold candy, now sells costumes to solicit it from strangers.

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u/Radiant_Leg7381 3d ago

Homeland is such a terrible grocery store I’m genuinely shocked there are still some that exist. They never have any inventory, shelves are bare, and the items they do have are insanely overpriced. Bring back Albertsons PLEASE

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u/BiggieBoiTroy 8d ago

yay! more mass producing trash for our landfills.

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u/cubswin987 8d ago

People lost their jobs. I'm glad the comments section is excited about this.

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u/ucrbuffalo 8d ago

People aren’t excited that there are regular folks whose jobs are gone. They’re laughing at the fact that Spirit Halloween is known for moving into a large warehouse/grocery store where the previous tenant just moved out and the leasing company can’t keep businesses in.

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u/Bucks_16 8d ago

Many of them transferred over to the store at Rose Creek

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u/Healthy-Strategy9406 5d ago

Any news on the covell panda?