I hardly ever get anything from the overpriced salad bars at Whole
Foods. And I probably only returned or sent back maybe 5 partially
eaten meals/items in my lifetime (the last time was pre-cooked
shrimp from the Whole Foods two years prior - they had been boiled
to death to make shrimp stoc).

A few nights ago I got some Cesar salad, some fried tofu with ginger
soy dressing, and some beef bourguignon. They were pretty small
portions and it should not have cost almost $11. i can't believe it
weighed overt a pound.

I took one bite of the beef and it just sucked all the taste out of
my taste buds and was so dry that I actually choked on it trying to
swallow it. It shouldn't have been called "beef bourguignon" even
on a good day. I left the rest of it alone while eating the other
two items.

I took the container back with just the beef in it and asked for a
refund of the weight that was left in the container. The customer
service desk insisted on giving me a full refund on the original
price of the container. After explaining that I didn't want a full
refund, they won.

So I took the money ($10.50 or so) and when I got home I wrote them
a complaint letter for making me feel like a fraudulent huckster,
and cited the Florida Joliceur case. They didn't respond; I
suspect they were speechless - somebody actually complaining about
getting too much money back. Heh.

I realize now how easy it could be to live off of free food. But
not 600 pounds worth. And not beef jerky and milkshakes. If I
wasn't so moral I'd set the bar a little higher with steaks and
lobsters. With truffle sauces and whatnot.

-sw