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Costco's hands-on packaging guy

Scott Carnie is general manager of Costco Wholesale's East Coast Packaging operations in New Jersey.

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PW: What's your background?

Carnie: I have been general manager here for 11 years and had been West Coast assistant GM prior. I worked for PriceCo club stores before that. I've worked for club stores for a total of 29 years.

PW: What do you like best about your involvement
in packaging?

Carnie: It's one of the most unrestricted and thought-provoking jobs I can imagine. I'm sort of a freelancer in packaging development. I enjoy my work so much it scares me!

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