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The Resume

    (1969- )
    Dairy Store/Supermarket formed by Stew Leonard
    Three stores in New York and Connecticut, fourth planned for 2003
    Headquarters in Norwalk Connecticut
    Earned a revenue of $232,000,000 (2001)
    Employed over 1,700 (December 2001)
    Managers enter at $40,000 per year, Production assistants enter at $20,163
    World's largest dairy store
    Average 250,000 customers per week

Why she might be annoying:

    They charge $195 for a 90 minute course on customer service.
    The store is named after their founder.
    Their cow mascot does not have a name.
    Stew Leonard, Jr. took over the store from his father in 1982.

Why she might not be annoying:

    They are ranked 22nd as best company to work for by Fortune Magazine (2002).
    They are considered one of the top customer service company, even offering courses to other companies.
    Their professional employees receive 30 hours of training.
    They promote from within.
    They offer incredible specials for customers.
    The New York Times dubbed them 'The Disneyland of Dairy Stores.'
    The stores feature petting zoos, costumed characters, animatronics and entertainment.
    Connecticut Governor John Rowland declared February 22, 2002 'Stew Leonard Day.'
    They grew from a small dairy store with seven employees in 1969 to almost 2,000 employees in 2002.
    They made the Guinness Book of World Records as 'the greatest sales per unit area of any single food store in the United States.'
    To assure freshness and value they handle only 1,500 items (the average supermarket handles 30,000).

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 72.22% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 80 Votes: 72.50% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 28 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 79 Votes: 69.62% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 121 Votes: 71.90% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 241 Votes: 68.46% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 242 Votes: 68.60% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 657 Votes: 68.65% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 1559 Votes: 74.15% Annoying