Bristol resident Helen Levesque exits the Stop & Shop bottle redemption center with grandchildren Elizabeth Levesque and Justin Hurley at the grocery chain's Bristol location. Levesque said she shops at the store at least once or twice a week but also buys gasoline and redeems bottles. "There are other grocery stores," she said, but during the 11-day strike she did not redeem bottles or buy gas. "My truck was full of bottles and cans and I haven't gassed because I was waiting. Ann Parent, far right, a Stop & Shop employee of 20 years who retires in September and describes her position as "Jack of all trades," said "Everybody's glad to be back." (Mark Mirko / Hartford Courant)