09-22-2015, 09:29 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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RIP Mac's convenience stores
Say goodbye to Mac’s: Convenience store to be retired, rebranded as Circle K in May 2017
http://business.financialpost.com/ne...-k-in-may-2017
Another part of my childhood set to disappear. Sadly, The Circle K Major Midget Tournament and The Crack Circle K don't have the nearly the same appeal.
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09-22-2015, 09:31 AM
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#2
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broke the first rule
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I am not ok with this.
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09-22-2015, 09:32 AM
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#3
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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Circle K sucks, I hope they reverse the decision.
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09-22-2015, 09:33 AM
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#4
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Powerplay Quarterback
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I'm happy they used THE Crack Mac's as their photo.
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09-22-2015, 09:37 AM
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#5
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Looooooooooooooch
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It's all good as long as the Froster stays the same.
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09-22-2015, 09:44 AM
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#6
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First Line Centre
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Booo, bad move Couche-Tard.
They should keep Mac's and bring back the Scottish cat logo while they're at it.
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09-22-2015, 09:45 AM
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#7
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Crack K has a ring to it.
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09-22-2015, 09:48 AM
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stud_McCool
I'm happy they used THE Crack Mac's as their photo.
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Of all the Macs is all the land they choose Crack Macs! brilliant.
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09-22-2015, 09:49 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Iggy City
It's all good as long as the Froster stays the same.
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Boo this man.
The Froster is an inferior product to the Slurpee.
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09-22-2015, 09:52 AM
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#10
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by trumpethead
Another part of my childhood set to disappear. Sadly, The Circle K Major Midget Tournament and The Crack Circle K don't have the nearly the same appeal.
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This part of my childhood disappeared many years ago when my local "Red Rooster" became a "Mac's". So for me, those tears have already been shed.
 <-- me, when I was 5.
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09-22-2015, 09:55 AM
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#11
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Franchise Player
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Don't go there to often anymore, but it will be sad to see yet another childhood brand name disappear.
My favourite childhood memory of Mac's stores would have to be the old arcade machines they used to have. In Parkland before those condos got built right beside the community park, there was a strip mall there and Mac's was right on the corner. Street Fighter II turbo was there. It's there that I crafted my skills as a street fighter and learned how to do every move from the hadouken, to the dragon punch. From the thousand hand slap, to the sonic booms.
My Aunt & Uncle lived right across the street and me and my cousins would lie to my aunt and say we were going to the community park to skate at the skating rink. We would grab our skates, walk out the door. But instead, we would head straight to Mac's and spend all our allowance on SF2 turbo. The asian lady who managed it must have wondered why every weekend, these 3 young kids would walk in with skates and play SFII for hours on end.
Well one day she caught on. She watched us walk out her door and instead of going to the skating rink, she saw us walking to Mac's. As we were playing the game, the lady at the till came up to us and said ''your mom just called and she wants you to come home''. At first we were like wtf are you talking about. But then we realized, the jig was up.
We walked home, skates slung over our shoulders, my aunt greeted us on the porch. Basically we got our asses grounded for a month.
Man, I'm gonna miss that place.
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09-22-2015, 09:56 AM
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#12
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Looooooooooooooch
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Quote:
Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Boo this man.
The Froster is an inferior product to the Slurpee.
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Depends on your preference haha.
I like Froster because they have more crunch and don't melt as fast. But Slurpees have more flavour.
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09-22-2015, 09:58 AM
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#13
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SW Ontario
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Not a branding expert by any means but seems weird. Mac's at least has some brand value in Canada. Circle K isn't something you see advertised on TV or has any real brand value here.
I guess there may be some savings in being able to use the same signs and stuff but I'd assume all that gets passed down to the franchise owner anyways.
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09-22-2015, 10:02 AM
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In the Sin Bin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zarley
Booo, bad move Couche-Tard.
They should keep Mac's and bring back the Scottish cat logo while they're at it.
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Oh sweet, sweet vindication.
I argued with many people that the Macs logo used to be a cat but no one believed me.
Look at me now, Mom.
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09-22-2015, 10:02 AM
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First Line Centre
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Relax guys, the Froster is here to stay:
Wiki
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09-22-2015, 10:06 AM
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#16
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Cape Breton Island
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sad. i hoped that they were bought by 7-11. macs sucks. good riddance
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09-22-2015, 10:06 AM
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#17
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Strange things are afoot at the Circle-K.
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"A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can."
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09-22-2015, 10:09 AM
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#18
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
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They already made a new @CrackCircleK Twitter handle.
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Last edited by MissTeeks; 09-22-2015 at 10:13 AM.
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09-22-2015, 10:10 AM
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Lives In Fear Of Labelling
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I see a Circle K and think this... every time.
Damn it! beat to it while searching for a pic!
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09-22-2015, 10:12 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Calgary
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Excellent!
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