I am holding in my hand a can of CHEK cola,which is Winn-Dixies - TopicsExpress



          

I am holding in my hand a can of CHEK cola,which is Winn-Dixies own brand,and a dang good drink! I havent tasted one in years. The best job I ever had was driving a big rig for tol W~D. I loved what I was doing,and was very happy working for that company. I would have worked for them always if I had been given the chance. It is a shame that lack of innovation,some corruption,and mis-management drove them down from being the third largest food chain in the world,to almost non-existent. Right after our arch-rival, Bi-Lo, had come up with their bonus card, we had our annual drivers meeting. We suggested W~D get their own card, but that idea was rejected. Anyway,we had an executive stand up at that meeting and say we didnt need one of those stupid cards, and those boys down in Mauldin (Bi-Los headquarters) could stuff that card up their...you know. I thought that was a rather rude,inappropriate remark,especially in mixed company with some of the wives in the room. It WAS said, however, and I have never forgotten it. Well,the company wouldnt modernize,wouldnt change with the times stuck to their hard-headed,old-fashioned ways,and ended up shutting down and leaving this area,breaking hearts and putting a lot of employees on the street. The years went by and Winn-Dixie started to thrive once again on a limited basis in a few states. Then guess what? Bi-Lo BOUGHT Winn-Dixe! Now,they sale W-D brands in their stores. As Im sipping down this drink,I cant help but grin,thinking about that smart-alecks comments on where Bi-Lo could stuff it. Well, Sir, since they now own us, and we lost, I would say that THEY did the STUFFING! If your attitude,and those like you, had been better and a little more modern,we might have won. They own us! You lost! You DANG DUMMY!
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 18:42:06 +0000

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