Welcome Wednesday: Favorite chain stores?

[Dave LIAO]

Happy Wednesday, Atlassian Community!

For this week's Welcome Wednesday post, I'll pose this question: Is there a chain store that you're fond of? 💖

For me, two come to mind:

1. Buc-ee's - if you're lucky enough to encounter one in the States, they have a crazy amount of snacks
2. FamilyMart - it's a Japanese chain, and my favorite locations are in Taiwan for the Taiwan-specific jingle that plays when you walk in

📢 Share your favorites in the comments!

[Chris Rainey]

I think I have to say Costco. My partner and I just recently got a membership and she talks about how much she loves Costco every single day. We just can't get enough.

But, I will always miss RadioShack and Blockbuster.

[Amanda Barber]

We're also big Costco fans! 

[Arkadiusz Wroblewski]

H&M and Media Markt 

[Liam - DevSamurai]

7-Eleven would be my choice. It appears in every corner of Thailand, a lot of things to discover when I travel there.

[Barbara Szczesniak]

I am also a fan of Buc-ees. In addition to the 50-80 fuel pumps (no trucks allowed), snacks, drinks, and merchandise, they are open 24 hours a day and have like 50 stalls in the ladies' room that are always clean. I assume the men's room is similar.

[Rhian Higgins]

I've only been to a Buc-ees once and already i know its up there as one of my favourites! Im also a big fan of a 7/11 in Japan for the Umaibos and Thailand for the Banana bread!

[Amanda Barber]

7/11 was one of my favorites when we visited Japan - egg salad sandwiches 4 life! ;)

[Mikael Sandberg]

When you mentioned the jingle that plays when you walk in, it reminded me of my favorite store in Japan, Bic Camera (I worked in Japan for about 6 months). They have a specific jingle too when you walk in, and you can get almost everything there.

Another family favorite is Costco as other have mentioned.

[Robert Nadon]

HEB

[Kris Klima _K15t_]

Decathlon and IKEA :) 

When I walk into a Decathlon, I usually stop at the first assistant to tell them 'hi, I'm dressed like your model on page 35 of your catalogue' just to avoid suspicion I'm stealing their goods :D 

Price/performance ratio of their clothing and equipment is excellent.

I used their stores in Britain, France, Germany, Czechia, Spain...

Similar story with IKEA - Canada, Britain, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Czechia. I moved a lot in the past so when you're faced with an empty apartment, where do you go :D Hence my home photos look like page 54 of the IKEA catalog!

[Amanda Barber]

We love IKEA! We even go sometimes just to get out of the house - haha!