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I’m a member of the co-op in my neighborhood (it’s the one that was featured on Broad City not to flex) and every 4 weeks I go in to work as a cashier for 2.5 hrs.
I love my little shift because there are so many characters that come through.
The mom and her daughter who always get the biggest grocery haul ever and then leave it for me to babysit while they go to another grocery store down the street.
The married couple who is always fighting (and not in a cute fun way) as I’m ringing them up.
The esoteric old Brooklyn man with thick glasses who is always down to strike up a conversation.
It’s so fun to be embedded in my neighborhood in this way and meet so many people in passing. And I love talking to people about what they’re buying and making for dinner and learning about strange and exotic produce I’ve never seen before.
Mar 7, 2024
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You work a 2.75 hour shift every 6 weeks in exchange for the best groceries & prices in the city. Same idea as washing the dishes at the end of your meal when you come up short on the bill. It's funny walking around a grocery store with hundreds of people and realizing they're all your co-workers. Great exercise in teamwork & cooperation. I wish more businesses were run this way
Jan 21, 2024
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definitely niche, but grocery shopping feels so much nicer now?? like I know my money isn't going to some faceless corporation across the country
Jan 25, 2024
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I enjoy the grocery store alone I really just love the grocery store. I also fantasize about collaborative selections while I stand on the front end of the cart and someone pushes me around a little. We would smell all the laundry detergents before picking one and they would tell me I don’t need two ice cream flavors and they would help me choose just one. They would help me finish it so that next time we go to the store we could maybe try the other one
Apr 8, 2024
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