[Vision2020] Am I too demanding of Customer Service?

[Art Deco aka W. Fox]

Saundra,

 I don't know all the facts, but when the controversy arose by the appearance in
the community of flyer awhile back, I asked several female WinCo employees about
the allegations.  They all basically said that the allegations were gross
exaggerations and to a woman said they were pleased with the pay, benefits, and
working conditions at WinCo.

An unconfirmed rumor (with some credence because it has happened in the past)
said that the some of the money for the orchestrated anti-WinCo campaign
originated from a grocery chain that has been badly hit by WinCo.

at least 20% over Safeway.

In addition WinCo does not play dishonest advertising and fake specials games
like several other stores.  It does not make me buy a special card to get
discounts so that my buying habits and preferences are stored, used, and sold.

Until I hear from female WinCo employees that they are exploited significantly
more than female employees at the other grocery stores, I will continue to enjoy
the advantages they offer.

Respectfully,

Wayne

Art Deco  (Wayne Fox)
deco@moscow.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Saundra Lund" <sslund@adelphia.net>
To: "'Donovan Arnold'" <donovanarnold@hotmail.com>; <vision2020@moscow.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 2:00 PM
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Am I too demanding of Customer Service?


| Donovan Arnold wrote:
| "Keep in mind, I also have my favorites too. Win-Co . . . "
|
| Hmmm . . . since it seems that Donovan and several others here shop at
| WinCo, I'm hoping someone can help me out.  I have NOT shopped at WinCo
| Foods because of their history of exploitative labor practices (specifically
| with regard to women and part-time employees).  I first learned about the
| issues involved several (5+) years ago.  I never heard of a favorable
| resolution to the issues, and a quick Web search seems to indicate that at
| least some of the issues are still problematic for WinCo Foods.
|
| So, I'm wondering if y'all know something specific about the Moscow store
| that makes you feel OK about shopping there?  Is the local store somehow
| different than the big WinCo Foods?  For years, I've heard people sing the
| praises of WinCo, and I'd love to hear that the exploitative labor practices
| have stopped so that I could see what the big appeal of the store is.
|
|
| TIA,
| Saundra Lund
| Moscow, ID
|
| The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
| nothing.
| -Edmund Burke
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