Good, Bad or Ugly

Are you looking for businesses with great customer service or charities worthy of your support? Here are some of my favorites. I’ll be adding to the list as time goes on. In the meantime, please let me know about some of your own favorites. And if you disagree with any of my suggestions, please let me know that, too.

Businesses

• Amazon.com
• Apple
• @ Your Service computer repair, Cromwell
• Central Optica, West Hartford
• Citizen’s Oil Co-op
• Costco
• Crutchfield
• Elbow Room, West Hartford
• Grants Restaurant, West Hartford
• Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness
• HP
• Jojo’s Coffee and Tea, Hartford and New Haven

Sevan Jewelers, West Hartford

• Tizane
• Trader Joe’s
• Vanguard
• Whole Foods Market
• Zoi’s On Orange, New Haven

Charities

• Camp Courant
• Lea’s Foundation Center for Hematologic Disorders
• Salvation Army
• www.ctfightsms.org

At Your Own Risk (Companies I Don’t Recommend)

• Aiello Plumbing
• Bemer’s propane of Glastonbury
• Dell (lousy customer service)
• DirectBuy (you can frequently buy as cheap or cheaper without paying thousands of dollars to join)
• Kirby (used Kirby vacuum cleaners might be OK)
• Any Penny Auctions
• Pay in advance for computers and televisions