He is usually around looking over how things are done and if, like me, you find something wrong, you just mention it to him and he has someone take care of it immediately. He just bought a second franchise, so I don't know if he will always be around, but his practices will be, He doesn't sell dented cans' cheaply, he donates them as well as any less than perfect fruits and vegetables. But he also donates a lot to the food bank. It doesn't hurt that I know the family and they are all pretty nice and do a lot of good for the town.

Yes, they hire people with disabilities and have baggers in every store (moves customers along as well). And people taking things to your car for you (don't have to hunt down carts)And some real great deals. Like in hay blocks and stuff.

Ugh... Market has the best prices in our area. I don't believe Walmart can compete here without temporarily undercutting their own profits. We'll stay with MB. All it will do is screw up traffic at the shared intersection and make our shopping commute harder.

in my case that would be Stop n Shop and the Food Co-op that i work at. My wife worked at the local Market Basket when she was a new mother and they let her have breastfeeding breaks which i thought was cool. We no longer live near a MB, but i have fond memories of strolling a cranky infant to the store and wheeling a sated smiley child back home.

K&R for good employers!

that doesn't have a stoplight... or gas station... or restaurant... or convenience store. To get to my job (anywhere actually) is a 20 Mile/ half hour drive, so a Costco that close would be great. I have been tempted by the prices at BJs (my MIL is a member) and have shopped there, but try to limit it to technology/non food store stuff. And i live in the Northeast! I didn't know Costco was Union, or is it just some stores? We haven't yet finalized our contract, but we're working with Interest Based Bargaining and it's going well.

Cheers...

I find WinCo to be my favorite choice here in the Pacific Northwest. Lots of selection, particularly in bulk lot items, great prices, and most importantly to me, employee-owned. I'm also a huge fan of Costco, also largely for reasons of corporate ethics.