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wkomorow t1_j3bv4gz wrote

  1. They are a union shop
  2. Their local store is very conveniently located
  3. Pickup is free with a yearly subscription.
  4. Pickup is quick. The second I am in the parking spot for pickup, the groceries are out packed in my trunk without me doing a thing (easiest pickup, with target second but slower)
  5. Specials, coupons, reward dollars can add up to real savings.
  6. Personalized rewards on things I have shopped for before
  7. Great Subsitution policy - if they don't have an item ordered for pick up, they will substitute a similar item at the lower cost of the original or substitute
  8. Employees seem in general happier than other stores
  9. In our area, Aldis is the cheapest, followed by Price Chopper, Stop and Shop and Big Y, so not the most expensive but has the most variety.
  10. They have store brands for a wider variety of items than other stores in our area.
  11. I either grow my own veggies or stop at a farm stands, I don't eat flesh, so I am far more open to have others select my groceries.
  12. Gas discounts, ours have their own pumps.

What I dislike:

  1. They do not allow tipping.
  2. Their app does not include all items they sell.
  3. Veggies and fruits are not the best and not the most local.
  4. Although store managers listen, corporate doesn't when you have a issue.
  5. Inventory issues, they sell out too quickly.

Edit: corrected a couple of spelling issues.

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legitcopp3rmerchant t1_j3bx2od wrote

I am vibing with this. I used to shop at our super walmart but did not feel I was getting the best quality of foods. Big Y is expensive(3.50 for a can of campbell soup?!) unless you go exclusively for one of 10 for 10 sales. Price Chopper/Market 32 is further away, more congested, and their flyer/prices seem to follow Stop and Shops, i fucking love their food bar tho. We got another small brand store that is the closest (>2miles) but the selection does not include everything our family eats. Stop and Shop seems to have the most of what every one eats. So less time traveling between stores and I feel better about food we are eatting.

For us, we live in a slight food desert so either I'm driving 25mins north or south for grocery shopping🤷🏼‍♀️

That being said, fuck all these prices😭 its been like 550$ a month on groceries. Man, I remember when I would spend 220$ for a full cart😫

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oneMadRssn t1_j3cf2n0 wrote

Are you serious with the tipping? The fact they don’t allow tipping is a HUGE plus for me.

In short, tipping culture is highly correlated to corrupt societies. The more tipping there is in a society, the more corrupt that society is in general.

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wkomorow t1_j3cissa wrote

Yes but I grew up in the 60s and the culture I grew up in is very different than today. I grew up in a tipping culture. People today are surprised to get tips, but I have always tipped delivery people, on Christmas the trash collectors, paper deliverer, postal carrier etc. Never very much, just a couple/few dollars as a sign of appreciation, annual tips a bit more. Tips should never replace a liveable wage, but what is wrong with giving people basically a free coffee or soda or snack on me.

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oneMadRssn t1_j3d2zkf wrote

> what is wrong with giving people basically a free coffee or soda or snack on me.

https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/9491448/Here's-a-Tip_Torfason,Flynn,Kupor-Tipping-and-Bribery-6-6-12-SPPS.pdf

“We suggest that tips and bribes both emanate from similar norms of exchange—indeed, the timing of the gratuity may be the key distinguishing feature between these two acts. This subtle temporal distinction may help explain why tipping and bribery practices are positively correlated across countries even though many individuals perceive them as diametrically opposed from a moral standpoint.”

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