# What are some of your favorite "companies"? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 30, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-companies/620382 "2012-04-30T02:42:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-companies/620382/21 "2012-04-30T21:57:55Z")
Between Amazon. com and the United States Postal Service, I’ve got nearly everything I need in life! ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-companies/620382/22 "2012-04-30T22:03:22Z")
Pixar ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-companies/620382/23 "2012-04-30T22:12:25Z")
Lucky Brand jeans. They’re well made, I like the styles, and the sizing is consistent–so much so that if I already own a particular style I can confidently order another same style online and know it will fit exactly the same. Of the six pairs I currently own, four were bought online. Trader Joe’s. Good food and wine all the time; good prices _almost_\* all the time. \*A pint bottle of their house brand maple syrup is ridiculously expensive, but staples like milk and olive oil are much less expensive, generally, than in typical grocery chains. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-companies/620382/24 "2012-04-30T22:18:30Z")
Nikon and Coca-Cola I’ve had other brands (both of sodas and cameras), even some VERY premium labels (both of sodas and cameras), but I always come back to my “comfort” soda and camera. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-companies/620382/25 "2012-04-30T22:38:49Z")
Burt’s Bees Earthfare Whole Foods Disney Pixar Saturn (I’m still broken-hearted over their demise) Goodwill Industries BJ’s Wholesale Club Groupon ---
**Author:** ![Arrendajo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-companies/620382/26 "2012-04-30T23:53:11Z")
Les Schwab Tires General Electric Vespa ---
**Author:** ![Corcaigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Corcaigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corcaigh)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-companies/620382/27 "2012-05-01T21:46:45Z")
Coca Cola Can’t really think of anything else… most of the stuff I bought religiously I don’t buy at all now, like Levi jeans, Reebok shoes, Kodak film for my camera … ---
**Author:** ![GreenTreeFrog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@GreenTreeFrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenTreeFrog)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-companies/620382/28 "2012-05-02T22:57:08Z")
Not sure if I “like” the companies but some would be… Dyson Apple Microsoft Sanitarium Foodland Subaru Ikea ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-companies/620382/29 "2012-05-03T00:31:22Z")
Wegmans I like their company philosophy, I like interacting with their employees, I like the thoroughness and the thoughtfulness that goes into their product selection, and shopping there makes me happy. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-companies/620382/30 "2012-05-03T04:26:13Z")
Apple Oracle Pixar Marvel Microsoft Best Buy Fry’s Electronics Barnes and Noble Blizzard Bioware ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-companies/620382/31 "2012-05-03T05:11:02Z")
Ferrari, Coke, Sears (for Craftsman tools), BMW, Yamaha and Ducati. And most beer companies. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-companies/620382/32 "2012-05-03T13:06:45Z")
In my film days, I had a hankering for AGFA, as well as my regular Kodak and Fuji. ---
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-companies/620382/33 "2012-05-03T13:21:19Z")
Guinness Brewery Bowmore Distillery Macallan Distillery …you get the idea. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-companies/620382/34 "2012-05-03T13:34:10Z")
Amazon (ordering stuff that just shows up, with no fuss) Breitling (watches) Canon (cameras) H_E_B (Texas supermarket chain) Levi Strauss & Co. (apparel) Panasonic (cameras and electronics) Sportclips (amusingly over-the-top haircutting for guy-type guys) Subaru (cars, natch) Turner Classic Movies (er, classic movies) A couple that have disappeared: Borders (books/audio/video) Smith and Hawken (yuppie gardening implements) ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-companies/620382/35 "2012-05-03T14:18:38Z")
TOMS shoes. They’re a bit pricey for what they are, but every pair I’ve owned has been super-comfortable, and they donate shoes to poor children for every pair they sell. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-companies/620382/36 "2012-05-03T21:59:30Z")
Big Y grocery stores Big Bunny grocery store (a locally owned store in my town) Noah’s Art Pet Store (another locally owned store) Payless Logitech Blizzard Do museums count? If so then Sturbridge Village New England Country Soup (LOVE!!! Yummy, lower sodium than most other prepackaged soups, decent cost, great addition to things like shepard’s pie) Camosse Masonry in Charlton MA (horrible song on their commercials but wonderful people, great prices, and huge selection). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-companies/620382.md?page=1)