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Originally Posted by Carno
Publix Supermarkets.
Best supermarket in the southeast, bar none.
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Agreed. They won me over and over again, every time I came down there. (Too bad I don't live there.) I think it's way cool of them to make every one of their employees shareholders in the company. That's a brilliant way to foster stewardship in the company and get their employees to really invest (pun intended) in their work. Not everybody is able to accomplish that sort of mission... it seems that few rarely even try.
Others on my list, in no particular order:
1) Trader Joe's. Quality products, and always guaranteed the lowest price in the area. Plus, their specialty food focus makes for a lot of interesting stuff to try. What more could you ask for?
2) In-N-Out. Again, why don't I live near one (anymore)? This is the only kind of fast food I can really condone. It's all actually made fresh on the premises, short of keeping live cows out behind the restaurants. It's nice to go through the drive-through and watch actual potatoes being cut up for the fryer. Also, I knew a lot of people from my high school who worked there and it was another place where they treated their employees as valued assets. People work hard there, and when they put in the time to move up the ranks, the rewards are there in the form of
actually competitive benefits for the full-time employees.
3) Jamba Juice. (sigh... another company that seems to elude me in my current city) Their smoothies are tasty and delightful and the stores are all painted a very happy color. No specific reasoning for this one other than it makes me really happy and I like to drink their stuff.
4) Netflix. Now there's a smart idea. Wish I had thought of it!
5) Google. This one is mostly self-explanatory, but I've also done a some research into their latest endeavor for work (Google Apps for Your Domain). They always seem to be a step ahead of the curve.
6) ING Direct. That's how banking should work. I just opened a checking account with them a couple of days ago (new feature).
7) Commerce Bank. (Mid-Atlantic area only, I think, and dipping down into parts of Florida.) Despite the fact that they are still spreading and there are currently only two branch locations in the DC area, they are more convenient than any bank I have ever dealt with. They are open until 8pm on weekdays and are open on weekends as well. (!!) In fact, last Friday, I went downtown to the nearest branch to deposit my paycheck at 7:45pm because the stupid Bank of America is closed at that hour and usually puts a hold on all my live checks for a whole week (screw you, B of A). The checks usually clear at Commerce in one day, but since I had brought in three of my past paychecks to this location, it was available immediately. Immediately! On a Friday night! Amazing, I tell you.