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[chezp]

Do companies ever change their names in the States and do you end up still calling them by their old name?

My bank has changed its name from Abbey National to Abbey, which isn't too bad, as most people shortened the name to Abbey anyway, but I still call the HSBC bank the Midland bank, as that was its old name.

[Colexis Mom]

All the time. There seem to be so many takeovers now (especially banks) that you can't keep track. We've had the same bank for close to 10 years now. I think it's on it's 4 name My company just got bought out last year and we have changed names, but everyone still calls us the old name, since we didn't change the "brand" of our product, it's still called the old name

[Wendyismyname]

Yes, we're bad about that! I still call CVS(pharmacy)by their old name, SuperX

wendy

[kadterp]

I too only have problems with banks. Oh wait, there was a store that used to be called G.Fox and now has changed it's name to Filene's and still to this day I will call it by it's old name if I dont think about it!

[Cheeser]

I've had Provident for years and they just got purchased by National...so I understand...it will take me years...I don't call it the "BANK" I call it the "PROVIDENT"...now I'll sound funny calling it the "NATIONAL"

[Grumpygal]

Happens all the time. And I still will always call things by the old name. One example is that a little strip mall by work used to be the Fox Point Shopping Centre but now is something like North Shore. I don't really know or care because I still just call it the old Fox Point Shopping Centre.

[*Pixie*Dust*]

My bank has changed names so many times: National State then Constellation then Cores States then First Union and now Wachovia.
DH still calls it "First Onion"

[Belle*]

All the time! I work in the financial services industry (mutual funds, annuities, etc) and thise companies are CONSTANTLY changing! Salomon Smith Barney to Smith Barney, Prudential to Wachovia, etc, etc.

[maggiemay]

I started working for Bell of Pennsylvania, 17 yrs ago. In that time, it has been Bell Atlantic-PA, Bell Atlantic, and now Verizon. I don't care what they call themselves, as long as my paycheck has the right name in the "Pay to the order of" line.

And, oh yeah...our bank was Fidelity, First Fidelity, First Union, and now Wachovia. My DH's was First Pennsylvania, Corestates, First Union, and then Wachovia. I swear someday we will all just be saying "The Bank", as in the one and only...Wachovia is going to own it all if they have their way.

[loobyoxlip]

Yes, quite often. Actually, where I live is a closed air force base. Everyone that's lived up here forever still refers to this as 'the base'. I find myself explaining to people who aren't from around here why I call it 'the base'. Just habit, I guess.

[BostonTeaParty]

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Do companies ever change their names in the States and do you end up still calling them by their old name?

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Yes! One of our local grocery stores went from Nature's Heartland to Bread and Circus to Whole Foods. My poor son tried to think of it's name the other day and came up with "Nature's Bread Basket." LOL

[denwol]

The company my DH used to work for went from AERC, to AETC, to AETS, to Waste Management and finally to Onxy ES - all in a 9 year period!

[aurora1429]

The convenience store that my parents owed was a Dairy Mart for about 20 years. When the contract was up, they changed the name to "The Corner Stop". That was about 15 years ago, people still call it the Dairy Mart.