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Carmi, Illinois: Big John: Grocery Clerk

A towering fiberglass hulk-man hoists car-sized bags of groceries in the parking lot of a supermarket.

Little Giant Grocery Outlet

Address:
1347 State Hwy 1, Carmi, IL
Directions:
Little Giant Grocery Outlet. Hwy 1 at the south edge of town.
Phone:
618-382-3928
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Little Giant statue.

Big John - A Little Giant

This is "Big John" at the Little Giant Deli in Carmi, IL in White County. These Big Johns are really big!

[Mark Comstock, 12/25/2008]

Little Giant statue.

Big John - A Little Giant

The Little Giant is in Carmi, Illinois. The statue has moved about four times since they built it, all in that same town, Carmi.

[Ralph Stone, 01/23/2006]

He obviously started his long career as a mighty bag boy at the Big John grocery store chain. Great to see he landed a new job after the lay-offs...

Big John - Little Giant.

Big John

A "Big John" is located in front of a "Little Giant" grocery in Carmi, IL. It is not surprisingly not labeled "Big John" but is labeled "Little Giant."

[Tom Rose, 06/19/2001]

Still, he belongs with our collection of grocery bag clutching Big Johns.


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