Excluded Chains

Reviews of certain "chain" businesses (i.e. businesses with locations in multiple cities) do not count as a qualified review in the Insider Pages fundraiser program. You can write reviews of these businesses but they will not earn your organization money towards its fundraising goal.

How do we determine whether to include or exclude a chain?

Reviews of restaurant chains (McDonalds, Outback Steakhouse, KFC, etc.), gas station chains, movie theater chains and national or regional chain stores (Target, Dollar Tree, Home Depot etc.) DO NOT qualify. You are welcome to write reviews for these businesses but they will not earn your organization money for the fundraiser. Most people are pretty familiar with these businesses and there tends to be little differentiation city to city and state to state. In other words, these are businesses that do not require a word-of-mouth referral so reviews of these businesses are of little value to people like you - and to our community of users. A current list of these businesses can be found below.

We allow chains like "Allstate Insurance Agent", "Midas" brakes, and other similar service businesses because in those instances the word-of-mouth referral really is useful.  Typically that is because the service received is more expensive and really depends on the individual person providing the service (e.g. "Who is your agent", "Who is your mechanic" etc.).

A representative list of excluded chains is provided below. This list is not meant to be exhaustive but should provide a clear example of the types of chains that are excluded. When in doubt ask yourself, "Would I want to read this review?"

All Excluded Chains – Page 6

• Advance Auto Parts #9421
• Advanced Laser Clinics
• Advantage Auto Stores
• Advantage Rent A Car
• Advantage Rent-A-Car
• Adzia's True Value Hardware
• Aerie By American Eagle
• Aeropostale
• Aeropostale Harmon Cove Outlet Center
• Aeropostale Incorporated
• Aeropostale outlet
• Aeropostle
• Aerosoles
• Aerotek
• Aetna Cleaning Inc
• Affordable Direct Maytag Hac
• Affordable Rent A Car
• Aflac
• Aflac Benefits
• After Hours Formalwear
• AG Adriano Goldschmied
• Ag Ferrari Foods
• Against All Odds USA
• Agent Provocateur Inc
• Agway
• Agway Back Mtn Feed & Seed
• Agway North Branford
• AIG
• Aig American General
• AIM Mail Center
• Aim Mail Ctr
• Air Base Carpet Mart
• Airgas West
• Airport Motors
• Airtran Airlines
• AIS Insurance
• Aj Gators Sports Bar & Grill
• Aj Wright
• Aj's Fine Foods Store #159
• Ajilon Finance
• Ajo Al's Mexican Cafe
• Ajs Fine Foods
• Akin's Natural Foods Market
• Al & Ed's Autosound
• Al & Ernie's Foodliner
• Al's Formal Wear
• Alabama Outdoors
• Aladdin's Natural Eatery
• Alagasco
• Alamo Drafthouse Cinema