If you looked up "Corporate Greed" in the dictionary, one word should be listed:
Walmart.
We don't shop there any longer because we refuse to condone that type of business. It's difficult in this fallen world, but there ARE still businesses out there who have genuine ownership that are not in it for pure greed. I get it, a business must make a profit to stay a business, but there's a fine line between customer service vs corporate greed. The Walmart near us has ONE checkout person on an average day, no matter what time it is. There's roughly
30 unmanned checkout lines, which not only waste space, but is a direct insult to their customers who are waiting in that ONE line. Does Walmart care? Of course not. Now, they have built
more self-checkout lanes and eventually that ONE poor lady working that busy checkout will be told her job has been eliminated.
Let's switch gears for a bit.
Kroger! They still do things right. On any given day there are actually manned checkout lanes, ALL of them, unless it's not a busy day. But, we've never had to wait more than one or two people deep in a line. There's actually workers who bag your items and people at the front of the checkout lanes directing people what line to go in for faster service. We've never looked back once we tried Kroger one day. It's night and day in comparison. This is not corporate greed, but ownership that understands and values their customers. I'd gladly pay a small premium to shop in this type of environment.
I wish more folks would support businesses who actually appreciate their customers that's all. I will drive a little further, spend a little more just to shop at those places and we all should.
Ok, I'm off my soap box now.