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Skriven 2013-06-25 14:39:02 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Nancy Backus
Ärende: real drug stores
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-=> Nancy Backus wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 DD>> and a REAL soda fountain (newly installed and doing a good business).

 NB>> Now that makes me right jealous... :)  haven't got any of those around
 NB>> here any more.  There was one downtown, back when RIT still had a
 NB>> downtown campus, just off the campus, that did have a proper soda
 NB>> fountain... they got a good business from the college kids... :)

 DD> When I was a kid - sometime around the time your daddy met your momma

 NB> '46?  :)

You're older than I thought. I had you figured for a mid-50s model. I was
referring to '54 just after we moved to the big city.   Bv)=

 DD> - ALL drug stores had a soda fountain. And Walgreen's had just one
 DD> location, downtown right on the main downtown bus stop corner. They did
 DD> a killer business all open hours at that soda fountain.

 NB> They used to be so common that one didn't even think about their
 NB> existence, just expected them...  along with the sandwich counters at
 NB> the Woolworth's and Kresge's and all...  :)

Many of the drug store soda fountains also did a brisk business in egg salad
sammiches, etc. Along with the I scream soda and milk shake trade.
 
 DD> There is good reason that Wegmans finishes at the top of all those
 DD> surveys. I've not been in a lot of their stores - but, I have never,
 DD> ever, been disappointed with the visits I have made. A good part of it
 DD> is company attitude - which rubs off on the help.

 NB> And is also encouraged in the help.  :)  Anyone that might be out on
 NB> the floor for any reason is considered to be a Customer Service rep,
 NB> expected to help any customer with any problem... or know where to
 NB> point them...

 DD> My company does a lot the same ... although they aren't as
 DD> recognised for it.

 NB> Interestingly, that seems to be a regional thing... the AutoZones
 NB> around here aren't known for their good attitude towards the customer,
 NB> nor for the quality of their service..  The closest one to us seems to
 NB> be ok, though...

It *should* be company wide since they always hammer on customer service in the
Rah-Rah meetings. I think it's even part of the company motto. I do know that
there is, at least twice per Rah Rah meeting, a call and response thing that
has a question "Who's number one?" And the response is "The Customer".
 
 DD> I told a guy I was helping at one of the out-of-town stores on my route
 DD> "I wouldn't be doing this job if I didn't enjoy helping people." And
 DD> after those words escaped my mouth it dawned on me that I was right.
 DD> It certainly isn't for the $$$ - I could make more elsewhere.

 NB> It's good to have a job where you feel like you are doing something
 NB> useful and enjoyable.   :)

That's pretty much been my work career - I've managed to do about what I
wanted. I certainly could have made more money had I been more willing to kiss
corporate butts, etc. But, job satisfaction is a mostly unrecognised part of
the compensation package. It's the part that, while it doesn't feed the
bulldog, or hang the screen door, lets you enjoy life.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Old-Fashioned Egg Salad
 Categories: Sandwiches, Eggs, Citrus, Bread
      Yield: 3 Servings
 
    1/4 c  Mayonnaise
      2 ts Lemon juice
      1 tb Minced onion
    1/4 ts (ea) Salt & Pepper
      6 lg Hard-cooked eggs; sliced and
           - diced
    1/2 c  Fine chopped celery
           Lettuce leaves or bread
 
  In a bowl, combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, onion, salt 
  and pepper. Stir in eggs and celery. Cover and chill.
  
  For each serving, spoon about 1/2 cup onto a lettuce leaf
  or spread on bread.
  
  Serves: 3 to 4
  
  Recipe By: "Taste of Home" Magazine
  
  Posted by: Debbie Carlson
  
  From: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM
 
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