Twitter blew up yesterday with hilarious first-hand accounts about what a shitshow Giant Eagle was (and generally every grocery store) due to the double whammy of pre-Christmas and pre-snow storm shopping. Relive the terror with those who made it through.
hell is real & it’s called giant eagle— 𝕓𝕒𝕓𝕪 𝕡𝕠𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕠 (@existentialgia) December 21, 2022 Credit: Twitterwe'll be ready.— NE Ohio Regional Sewer District (@neorsd) May 31, 2022
You will be blessed by @NEORSD, the best Twitter account in America Credit: TwitterMan Jerry Springer passed away….RIP Legend. man protect Maury. pic.twitter.com/TJ1htM795j— monarch the great (@OneMonarchTwo) April 27, 2023 Credit: TwitterGoing to giant eagle anytime around the holidays got me like pic.twitter.com/MCM6upPKoM— misty mountain slop (@HWolas95) December 21, 2022 Credit: TwitterBrowns Tailgating Hijinks
Any number of viral moments from Browns tailgates could be here, but this rock-climbing fan and his fall in The Pit is a good example of what happens when Sunday mornings end up on the internet. Credit: TwitterC.J. McCollum
The NBA star grew up in Canton and has played for the Portland Trailblazers and New Orleans Pelicans but still reps the Browns. McCollum tweets during most games and even has tried to recruit players like J.J. Watt to Cleveland. Credit: TwitterCurrent mood!!!!….Playoff time for us @Browns !!! pic.twitter.com/hxoMIKLVdk— michael symon (@chefsymon) January 3, 2021
Michael Symon
The legendary chef is a die-hard Browns fan and season ticket holder. Symon often talks about the Browns and tailgating and growing up going to the Muni lot. Credit: TwitterView this post on Instagram A post shared by FAN ACC (@mrgunkells.xx)
Machine Gun Kelly
MGK might not be the biggest sports fan in the world but he “reps Cleveland till he dies”. Credit: TwitterView this post on Instagram A post shared by Work To Live, Not The Reverse. (@theparteeanimals)
Stipe Miocic
Hailing from Euclid, the former two-time heavyweight UFC Champion is a huge Browns fan. Miocic can be seen attending games often. He even trained with Myles Garrett before the 2019 season to help get Garrett ready for the season. Credit: TwitterView this post on Instagram A post shared by ✨ (@mikethemizpics)
The Miz
Parma native and world famous WWE wrestler isn’t too busy to come home to Browns games to be a sideline reporter, like he did in 2018. He also represented the Browns at the 2022 draft. Credit: TwitterView this post on Instagram A post shared by KJ97 SA’s #1 For New Country (@kj97sanantonio)
Brad Paisley
The country music star came to Browns training camp in 2018. He became a fan of the team when he was growing up and was enamored with Brian Sipe and the Kardiac Kids and even dressed up as Sipe for Halloween multiple times. Credit: TwitterI saw two kinds of "preppers" leave Giant Eagle as I wait for my Curbside pickup. One was a man with two LARGE packages of toilet paper and two LARGE bags of ice. The other prepper was a woman with six bottles of wine. Respect to them both!— Ms. Marvel 📎 (@PattyMarvel) December 22, 2022 Credit: TwitterFinally have an @NFL team to root for and the @Browns come through in my 1st week as an official fan! #DawgPound #CLE pic.twitter.com/9x0CdpTqki— Tara Lipinski (@taralipinski) September 20, 2015
Tara Lipinski
The 1998 Olympic Champion isn’t a native Clevelander but she did marry one. She became a Browns fan after marrying Todd Kapostasy, a Fox Sports producer. Credit: TwitterIt's #Football season again!! Anyone else excited for #preseason #GoCleveland #Cleveland #NFL @nfl @Browns pic.twitter.com/bMF77XNyjs— Patricia Heaton (@PatriciaHeaton) August 12, 2021
Patricia Heaton
Heaton grew up in Bay Village. The actress starred in Everybody Loves Raymond. Her father Chuck was a longtime sportswriter for the Plain Dealer and Heaton grew up going to Browns games and remains a fan. Credit: TwitterDolph Ziggler
Ziggler is a WWE wrestler and comedian who grew up in Cleveland and attended St. Edwards High School. Ziggler, along with fellow wrestler The Miz has appeared multiple times at Browns and Cavaliers games. Credit: TwitterOhioans hear there is potential for a blizzard and don’t know how to act at the grocery store. acting like we are on the verge of an apocalypse. why tf do you need 6 gallons of milk bitch just buy a cow at that point— 𝚖𝚊𝚖𝚊 𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚍𝚜 (@yergirlheidi) December 23, 2022 Credit: Twitterfor real!!! i had to run a work errand at giant eagle across the street from my job today thinking i’d be gone for maybe 30 minutes& i was trapped in there for 2 hours lmao https://t.co/XRcsDiZ8iU— michaela (@mkfunch) December 23, 2022 Credit: TwitterY’all. I think folks panicking. Now why giant eagle packed like that😂 I just wanted a gift card for Claire’s.— Taylor (@imTaylord) December 22, 2022 Credit: TwitterGiant Eagle going crazy like it’s a day before Thanksgiving. People not playing about this storm coming— Damian J (@RealDFTDame) December 22, 2022 Credit: TwitterI would rather lick the the concrete of east carson street than be inside this giant eagle right now, yet here we are— frankfurter francesca etc. (@marina_themonk) December 22, 2022 Credit: TwitterHeading to Giant Eagle the day before a forecasted storm and a holiday weekend. Accepting thoughts, prayers, and vibes.— Patrick Damp #WeMakeKDKA (@SynonymForWet) December 22, 2022 Credit: TwitterGiant Eagle was a terrifying experience. You’d think the end of the world was here.— RöБ tњмåš (@Robbyyo) December 22, 2022 Credit: TwitterCheck out line at Giant eagle smh pic.twitter.com/e677yqKbSC— Juice (@JUICE_CLARK) December 22, 2022 Credit: TwitterI went to Giant Eagle and immmmmmmediately turned around.— Neely P (@Neely711) December 22, 2022 Credit: TwitterSteve Harvey
The comedian and Cleveland native has spoken of his love for the team many times including when he hosted the NFL Honors in 2021 and talked about being a lifelong fan and how sweet the 2021 playoff victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers was. Credit: TwitterFolks go ahead and just avoid giant eagle at all costs please learn from my mistake— Marissa McNees (@MarissaNM) December 23, 2022 Credit: TwitterShouts to the man at giant Eagle buying only cases of beer and gift cards right now— Kerry Mingo (@KLeighB47) December 22, 2022 Credit: TwitterDON’T GO TO TARGET OR GIANT EAGLE RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND A WINTER STORM UNLESS YOU HATE YOURSELF LIKE ME— Trista Thurston (@tristathurston) December 22, 2022 Credit: TwitterGiant eagle right now is a shit show. People running around like chickens with their heads cut off 😂😂— Nate Kremer (@NateTheGreatx24) December 22, 2022 Credit: TwitterThe Hunger Games is alive and well at Target and Giant Eagle tonight— Kasper (@KasperShow) December 23, 2022 Credit: Twitter