aem wrote:

> Surprised?! Hell, I'd be falling down astonished. I drop in at Whole
> Foods about every six weeks (they have something I like for lunch if
> that's when I drive by) and, while they have good sales on certain
> things sometimes, just like all stores, the overall price levels are
> not competitive with the chains or the asian or the mexican stores I go
> to.


Yup there is a reason why Whole Foods commonly goes by the moniker "Whole
Paycheck"...

I've been to the one in my nabe about five times in the past coupla years,
my *total* purchases during that time haven't even totalled $30.00...

Fortunately I have access to great Asian and Mexican etc. places, the
produce is always fairly pristine. In my fave Asian place the produce in
season is grown in the area by small local truck farmers, you can't do
better than that unless you grow yer own or go to U - Pick places...

Whole Foods IIRC is some joint out of California, and the Whole Foods
"experience" reminds very well why I heartily loathe California - everything
is nice and shiny and presented beautifully...and at a very high price.
It's all so New Age - y and "organic" and touch - feely and so very
ultimately phony...and besides which I don't like how WF treats their
employess.

You can have the place, the dunderheads out there are welcome to patronise
the joint if they so wish.

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Best
Greg