[lbo-talk] Junkyard dog hits Motown

[Michael Smith]

On Thursday 17 May 2007 08:28, Doug Henwood wrote:
> On May 16, 2007, at 9:01 PM, Michael Smith wrote:
> > They're smart enough about getting ahead in business, but that has a
> > very loose connection, if any, with making a good product. You can
> > see this
> > every day. Gone into a Duane Reade lately?
>
> Almost every day - where I've gotten Pampers, Crest, unscented Dove,
> Ivory dish detergent Duracell batteries - all of which work very
> well.   

I was thinking more of the store than the products. Maybe in your nabe the 
Duane Reades are better, but in mine they've completely taken over -- even 
though the selection is horrible, the organization worse, and the service 
unspeakable.