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  • From: "Steve Sando" <steve AT mrlucky.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Re: Market-farming Digest, Vol 9, Issue 1
  • Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 12:37:55 -0700

> I usually don't coment, but felt I needed to in this case. The
Costco/Sam's
> difference is in the pay- Sam's top paid people are getting 8$/ hr, Costco
> starts at $10 and goes to $17 or more for the long time employees, also we
> get bonus' - also, Sam's is owned by walmart. In California i believe most
> stores use union employees. As much as I too hate the whole "WTO
> superstore" idea, It has treated me well. So well that I can't afford to
> quit to farm for a living.....

I was referring to selection and services, not prices or working conditions.
I found the prices pretty similar so it's great that Costco can pay so much
more. But the shopping experience at Sam's was better (and easier) at this
point. That of course can change.
Steve





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