me love longo's long time.
came in 5 minutes before closing. employees were just as helpful as ever. despite the day-end mad cleanup routine, i was asked by 2 employees if i needed any help. one kind employee lifted some awkward cases of sparkling water into my cart for me and spared me the inevitable following-day screaming from my back. and, another kind employee walked me and my cart out so he could load the sparkling water cases into my car for me. it was raining, and without having to be asked, he retrieved an umbrella from the office to shield me from the downpour.
i've never had such royal treatment from any grocery store. i'm tempted to say that the sometimes 30% markup at longo's is almost worth it to receive this red carpet treatment. i guess sometimes it's true: you get what you pay for.