Gregory Morrow wrote in message
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>aem wrote:
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>> 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.
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>Yup there is a reason why Whole Foods commonly goes by the moniker "Whole
>Paycheck"...
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because people like to buy gourmet food, and then complain about the price?

>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...
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>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...
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>Whole Foods IIRC is some joint out of California,

nope. texas.

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.


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>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
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