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glump1 t1_ivaqf6x wrote

I go there for groceries. I will say that it's deceptive to call it a co-op when it's in no way worker owned; it's a consumer-owned co-op.

I guess you pay for a membership, and then your groceries are cheaper. Even that seems like a tenuous definition of "consumer-owned," it kinda just seems like a rebranded cupon-deal. It's technically legally considered a co-op, but the people that work there don't get any piece of the pie, like they would if it were an actual co-op. Strikes me as pretty blatant greenwashing when I think about it.

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relbatnrut t1_ivcjdqw wrote

If you asked a bunch of people "what is a co-op" I think most people would think of consumer co-ops before workers co-ops, so I don't think it's deceptive. Consumer food co-ops are common across the US. Would be a whole lot better if it was a worker co-op though.

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bigavz t1_ivbhfbz wrote

I've been to other grocery co-ops that follow the same model fwiw

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