The time has come to wave goodbye to the last two Shoprite stores on the Isle of Man, no longer where the riders shop.
The final notice was issued this morning (June 18) for the closure of the remaining shoprite stores in Peel and Douglas.
The Shoprite store on Derby Road in Peel will close at 9pm on Saturday, June 29.
Whilst, Winerite in Douglas will shut an hour earlier at 8pm on June 29.
Both sites will reopen as Tesco in August.
Goodbye Shoprite
It is emotional waving goodbye to Shoprite as we know it, and I don’t doubt many of us will still refer to the stores as Shoprite in the months (in some cases, years) to come.
I still refer to Dealz as Woolworths, so no doubt I’ll be the annoying old woman who will be telling the future generations all about the ‘old’ Shoprite stores, and still calling them that.
It has taken some time to come to terms with the fact that a chicken maryland will no longer be available, so here I leave you with a love letter to the chicken maryland that I shared with Sam Turton earlier in the year:
‘When the news broke that Tesco would be taking over our beloved Shoprite, my heart sank. For many reasons, but the overwhelming feeling of dread was rooted in the potential loss of the Chicken Maryland.
‘To many others that breaded chicken breast is just that. But to me, it is my childhood. Every morning, at approximately 8:30am before heading to Ramsey Grammar School, I would go to the gourmet galore deli counter.
‘They knew me, and I knew them. Over the five years we created a bond. A bond that I like to think can’t be broken.
‘Still, to this day, I will go in and get a chicken maryland. Once reunited its similar to two star crossed lovers. We know everything there is to know about each other, the flaws (the calorie count) are forgotten, and it’s simply un-denying love.
‘Life won’t be the same without you dear chicken maryland. You will forever be the one that got away.’
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