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?"

Excluded Chains – 'F'

• F.A.O. Schwartz
• Fabric Warehouse
• Factory 2-U
• Factory Brand Shoes
• Factory Connection
• Factory Mattress
• Fado Irish Pub
• Fado Irish Pub & Restaurant
• Fado's Irish Pub
• Fairfield Inn
• Fairmount Ace Hardware
• Fairway
• Fairway Foods Inc
• Faith Christian Church
• Fallas Paredes
• Fallon Clinic
• Fame
• Family Bargain Center
• Family Books & Gifts
• Family Christian Book Store
• Family Dollar
• Family Dollar Store
• Family Dollar store
• Family Dollar Stores
• Family Mart
• Family Pharmacy
• Family Video
• Famous Amos Restaurant
• Famous Dave's
• Famous Dave's Barbeque
• Famous Daves
• Famous Footwear
• Famous Sam's
• Famous Sam's Restaurant
• Famous Sam's Restaurant & Bar
• Famous Sams 10
• Famous Sams Restaurant & Bar
• Fannie Mae
• Fannie May Kitchen Fresh Candy Shops
• Fantastic Sam's
• Fantastic Sams
• Fantasy Gifts
• Fanzz Sports Apparel
• FAO Schwarz
• Far West Bank
• Farberware Outlet Store
• Fareway Stores Inc
• Farm & Fleet
• Farm & Fleet of Belvidere
• Farm Bureau Insurance
• Farm Credit Svc
• Farm Credit Svc-Western Ar
• Farm Fresh Dairy Store
• Farm Fresh Market
• Farm Fresh Store
• Farm Fresh Stores Incorporated
• Farm Fresh Supermarket
• Farm Stores
• Farm Table Restaurant
• Farmer Boy
• Farmer Boy Chino
• Farmer Boy Food Inc
• Farmer Boy Restaurant
• Farmer Boy's Restaurant
• Farmer Boys
• Farmer Boys Food Inc
• Farmer Boys Restaurant
• Farmer Boys Restaurants
• Farmer Boys-Covina
• Farmers & Merchants Bank
• Farmers Boys
• Farmers Daughter The Original
• Farmers Insurance Group
• Farr's Hallmark
• Farrell's Hallmark Shop
• Fascinations Superstore
• Fashion 21
• Fashion Bug
• Fashion Max
• Fashion Q
• Fast Cash
• Fast Frame
• fast signs
• Fastax
• Fastenal
• Fastenal Co
• Fastframe
• Fastsigns
• FASTSIGNS - Signs and Graphics
• Fastsigns International
• FASTSIGNS® - Signs and Graphics
• FASTSIGNS® - Signs and Graphics 
• Fat Burger
• Fatburger
• Fatburger Naples Store
• Fatburger On Figueroa
• Fatz Cafe
• Faulkton Rexall Drug
• Fay's Drugs
• Fazoli's
• Fazolis
• Fazolis 5077
• Fazolis Italian Restaurant
• Featherlite Inc
• Fed Ex Ground
• Fed Ex Kinko's Office & Print
• Federated Department Stores
• FedEx
• Fedex Kinko's
• Fedex Kinko's Office & Print
• FedEx Kinko's Office and Print Services
• Fedex Kinkos
• Fendi
• Fenton Big Boy
• Ferragamo Usa Inc
• Ferrellgas
• Ferri Family Pharmacy
• Ferri Shur Save Supermarket
• Fidelity Investments
• Field Of Dreams
• Fiesta Foods
• Fiesta Grocery
• Fiesta Guadalajara
• Fifth Third Bank
• Figaro's Pizza
• Figo Pasta
• Figo Pasta - Vinings
• Fiji Yogurt
• Fiji Yougurt
• Filene's
• Filene's Basement
• Filenes Basement
• Filenes Basement Incorporated
• Filiberto's
• Filiberto's Mexican Food
• Filibertos Mexican Food
• Filling Station
• Fina Convenience Store
• Fina Mart
• Finagle A Bagel
• Finish Line
• Finish Line Incorporated
• Finish Line Sports
• Fiori's Hallmark
• Firehouse Subs
• Firehouse Subs Of Chapel Hill
• Firestone
• Firestone 8th & La Brea Tire
• Firestone Complete Auto Care
• Firestone Master Care Svc
• Firestone of Elmhurst
• Firestone Tire & Auto Ctr
• Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
• Firestone Tire & Service Centers
• Firestone Tire & Service Ctrs
• Firestone Tire & Svc Ctr
• First American Bank
• First American Cash Advance
• First Bank
• First Citizens Bank
• First Citizens Bank & Trust Co
• First Community Bank-East Tn
• First Community Federal Cu
• First Convenience Bank
• First Credit Union
• First Federal
• First Federal Savings & Loan
• First Fidelity Bank
• First Independent Bank
• First Interstate Bank
• First Metro
• First Midwest Bank
• First Minnesota Bank
• First National Bank
• First National Bank & Trust Co
• First National Bank-Northplatt
• First National Bank-Ottawa
• First National Pawn
• First Niagara Bank
• First Republic Bank
• First Security Bank
• First State Bank
• First Tennessee Bank
• First Union
• First Watch
• First Watch Restaurant
• First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co
• Fiserv
• Fish City Grill
• Fish Tales
• Fish Window Cleaning
• Fisher Ace Hardware & Rental
• Fisher Price Toy Store
• Fisherman's Wharf Assn Of Sf
• Fishers Foods
• Fishkill All Sport
• Fitness 19
• Fitness Express
• Fitness Together
• Fitness Usa Supercenters
• Fitz & Floyd Company Store
• Five Below
• Five Below Inc
• Five Guy Famous Burger & Fries
• Five Guys
• Five Guys Burgers & Fries
• Five Guys Burgers and Fries
• Five Guys Famous Burgers
• Five Guys Famous Burgers & Fries
• Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries
• Five Seven Nine
• Five Star Parking
• Fixcarnow
• Flagler Shell
• Flagship Carwash Ctr
• Flagstar Bank
• Flagstar Bank Home Loan Ctr
• Flame Broiler
• Flame Broiler Trb
• Flash Foods
• Fleet Feet Inc
• Fleet Feet Sports
• Fleet Feet Stockton
• Fleischmann's Vinegar
• Fleming's Prime Steakhouse
• Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
• Flippen True Value Hardware
• Flohawks
• Flohr True Value Lumber Co
• Floor Store
• Florence True Value
• Florsheim Shoe Store
• Flowers Foods
• Flowers To Go
• Floyd's Ace Hardware
• Flying J Travel Plaza
• Flying Saucer
• Flying Saucer Draught Emporium
• Flying Saucer Drought Emporium
• FMR Corp
• Foley True Value Hardware
• Foley True Value Home Ctr
• Foley's Department Store
• Foleys Department Store
• Folk Suthern Kitchen
• Folks
• Folks Southern Kitchen
• Food 4 Lees
• Food 4 Less
• Food 4 Less Headquarters
• Food 4 Less Store 366
• Food Barn
• Food Center Supermarket
• Food City
• Food Depot
• Food Emporium
• Food Giant Store 764
• Food Land Supermarket
• Food Lion
• Food Lion Store
• Food Lion: On The Go Bistro
• Food Mart
• Food Mart One
• Food Max
• Food Max's Super Market
• Food Maxx
• Food Rite
• Food Town
• Food Town Supermarkets
• Foodfair
• Foodfair Of Ashland
• Foodland
• Foodland East
• foodland iga
• Foodland Of Ravenswood
• Foodmart
• Foods Co
• Foods Etc
• Foodtown
• Foodtown Meat
• Foodtown Of Manalapan
• Foodway Inc
• Foot Locker
• Foot Locker Outlet
• Foot Solutions
• Footaction Usa
• Foothill Ace Hardware & Lumber
• For Eyes Optical Co
• For Eyes Optical Company
• Ford Motor Company
• Ford New & Used Tires
• Ford Rent-A-Car System
• Ford Rental Car Service
• Ford's New & Used Tires
• Ford's Used Tires
• Forest Lumber True Value
• Forestdale Hardware
• Forever 21
• Forever 21 Retail Incorporated
• Forever XXI Incorporated
• Forever Young Clothing Co
• Forman Mills
• Forman Mills Inc
• ForRent.com - Apartments in Orange County
• ForRent.com - Apartments in Texas
• Fort Plain True Value Hardware
• Forth & Towne
• Fortunoff
• Fortunoff Clearance Ctr
• Forza Coffee Co
• Fossil
• Fossil Accessory
• Fossil Apparel
• Fossil Company Stores
• Fossil Inc
• Fossil Outlet
• Foster's Freeze
• Fosters Freeze
• Fosters Old Fashion Freeze
• Fosters Old Fashioned Freeze
• Four Jay Llc
• Four Oaks Bank & Trust Co
• Four Points by Sheraton
• Four Points by Sheraton Chicago Downtown
• Four Seasons Ace Hardware
• Four Seasons Hotel
• Four Seasons-Maui
• Four States Furniture Outlet
• Four States Kid's Furniture
• Fox Chase Bank
• Fox News Channel
• Fox Sports Grill
• Fox Theatre
• Fox's Pizza Den
• Frame Works
• Fran's Hallmark
• Francesca's Collections
• Franke's Hallmark
• Franke's Hallmark Cards
• Frankie Johnnie & Luigi Too
• Frankies
• Franklin Bank
• Franklin Covey
• Franklin Covey Co
• Franklin Mint Fed Credit Union
• Franz Bakery
• Franz Family Bakery
• Frattallone's Ace Hardware
• Frazee Paint & Wallcovering
• Fred Astaire Dance Studio
• Fred Astaire Dance World
• Fred Meyer
• Fred Meyer Jewelers
• Fred Meyer One Stop Shopping
• Fred Meyer--Hollywood
• Fred Segal
• Fred's Store
• Freda's Hallmark
• Freddy's Frozen Custard
• Frederick's Of Hollywood
• Fredericks Of Hollywood
• Freebirds World Burrito
• Freihofer Bakery Outlet
• Freihofer Bakery Thrift Store
• Freihofer Baking Co
• Freihofer Charles Baking Company Incorporated
• Freihofers Thrift Store
• Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Mkt
• Fresh and Easy
• Fresh Choice
• Fresh Choice Inc
• Fresh Choice Plus
• Fresh Choice Restaurant
• Fresh Choice Restaurants
• Fresh Fields Markets
• Fresh Market
• Fresh Tortillas Grill
• Freshy's
• Frette
• Frevert True Value Hardware
• Friar Tux Shop
• Fridays
• Friedmans Jewelers
• Friendlies Ice Restaurant
• Friendly Family Restaurant
• Friendly Ice Cream
• Friendly Ice Cream & Sandwich Shop
• Friendly Ice Cream Corporation
• Friendly Ice Cream Restaurant
• Friendly Ice Cream Restaurants
• Friendly Ice Cream Shop
• Friendly Ice Cream Shops
• Friendly Restaurant
• Friendly Restaurants
• Friendly's
• Friendly's Ice Cream Shop
• Friendly's Restaurant
• Friendly's Restaurant & Ice
• Friendly's Restaurants Frnchse
• Friendlys
• Friendlys Ice Cream
• Friendlys Restaraunt 1255
• Friendlys Restaurant
• Fringale
• Frisch's Big Boy Restaurant
• Frito-Lay Inc
• Frontera Mex Mex Grill
• Frontier Airlines
• Frost Bank
• Frostie Freeze
• Frosty Freeze
• Frosty King
• Frugals
• Fry's Electronics
• Fry's Food Store
• Fry's Pharmacy
• Frys Electronics
• Fuddruckers
• Fuddruckers Restaurant
• Fudgery Inc
• Fuego
• Fuji Photo Film
• Fujifilm Graphic Systems Usa
• Full O Bull Pizza & Subs
• Full O Bull Subs & Pizza
• Full Sail Brewing Company
• Fuller Brush Co
• Furla Usa
• Furniture Fair
• Furniture Fair Inc
• Furniture Mart
• Furniture Medic
• Furniture Outlet
• Furr's Family Dining
• Furrs Buffet
• Furrs Cafeteria
• Furrs Family Dining
• Futon Shop
• Fuzio Universal Pasta
• Fye
• Fye Music
• Fye Store