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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 847892" data-attributes="member: 2189"><p>We like Kroger also. In our area the dominate grocery stores are Kroger (union) along with Publix and SuperWalmart which are non-union. Pricewise for us, Kroger beats Publix by a longshot and is dead even with Walmart. Certain selections may vary between Kroger and Walmart but for us the food dollar get's spent at Kroger. Our produce bill has dropped as we are growing more and more of our own and hope over time to increase that. </p><p></p><p>As for shopping at the union grocer verses the non-union, we don't make that choice specifically for that reason but just that the union grocer for us works out the cheaper of them all does give me reason to smile. I always felt the whole union blame game for it's employee costs was as much red herring as not by owners and the business world who were just to damn lazy to be creative. To hear the "union workers cause all ills" crowd would mean that UPS could never turn a profit and give FedEx a real run for it's money which it does. But that's impossible right? </p><p></p><p>UPS management may grumble about us "sorry, worthless union members" but the fact that they can pull in profits, sometimes record profits means we union drones are making them look like a real genius. There's No "I" in Team!</p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/happy-very.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":happy-very:" title="Happy Very :happy-very:" data-shortname=":happy-very:" /></p><p></p><p>AJ, agree about Ace and True Value. I find both on what they carry competitive with HD and Lowe's and most often far more convenient to get in and out of. When it comes to general hardware, they are great and more often than not on some not common hardware, they have plenty where HD and Lowe's have none. I love real ole school hardware stores and Feed and Seed Stores. Never fails walking down those isles you say at some point, "Oh WOW, I had no idea they still made this!" Love those moments.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 847892, member: 2189"] We like Kroger also. In our area the dominate grocery stores are Kroger (union) along with Publix and SuperWalmart which are non-union. Pricewise for us, Kroger beats Publix by a longshot and is dead even with Walmart. Certain selections may vary between Kroger and Walmart but for us the food dollar get's spent at Kroger. Our produce bill has dropped as we are growing more and more of our own and hope over time to increase that. As for shopping at the union grocer verses the non-union, we don't make that choice specifically for that reason but just that the union grocer for us works out the cheaper of them all does give me reason to smile. I always felt the whole union blame game for it's employee costs was as much red herring as not by owners and the business world who were just to damn lazy to be creative. To hear the "union workers cause all ills" crowd would mean that UPS could never turn a profit and give FedEx a real run for it's money which it does. But that's impossible right? UPS management may grumble about us "sorry, worthless union members" but the fact that they can pull in profits, sometimes record profits means we union drones are making them look like a real genius. There's No "I" in Team! :happy-very: AJ, agree about Ace and True Value. I find both on what they carry competitive with HD and Lowe's and most often far more convenient to get in and out of. When it comes to general hardware, they are great and more often than not on some not common hardware, they have plenty where HD and Lowe's have none. I love real ole school hardware stores and Feed and Seed Stores. Never fails walking down those isles you say at some point, "Oh WOW, I had no idea they still made this!" Love those moments. [/QUOTE]
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