Avocados: $3.50/ea.

Shallots: $2 for 1/2 lbs. worth

I needed the shallots but passed on the avos. My local produce stand has them
for $0.80/ea.

They have the greatest looking produce but it's priced not to move.

Then there's the "organic" lemonade for $2/qt. That's a stretch.

The BUMS!!!

Andy

In article >, Andy <q> wrote:

> Avocados: $3.50/ea.
>
> Shallots: $2 for 1/2 lbs. worth
>
> I needed the shallots but passed on the avos. My local produce stand has them
> for $0.80/ea.
>
> They have the greatest looking produce but it's priced not to move.
>
> Then there's the "organic" lemonade for $2/qt. That's a stretch.
>
> The BUMS!!!
>
> Andy

Why do you shop there?
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"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >, Andy <q> wrote:
>
>> Avocados: $3.50/ea.
>>
>> Shallots: $2 for 1/2 lbs. worth
>>
>> I needed the shallots but passed on the avos. My local produce stand has
>> them
>> for $0.80/ea.
>>
>> They have the greatest looking produce but it's priced not to move.
>>
>> Then there's the "organic" lemonade for $2/qt. That's a stretch.
>>
>> The BUMS!!!
>>
>> Andy
>
> Why do you shop there?


If he didn't, he'd only have one subject to comment on here - his breakfast
choices. Shopping there gives him two reasons.

Omelet said...

> In article >, Andy <q> wrote:
>
>> Avocados: $3.50/ea.
>>
>> Shallots: $2 for 1/2 lbs. worth
>>
>> I needed the shallots but passed on the avos. My local produce stand
>> has them for $0.80/ea.
>>
>> They have the greatest looking produce but it's priced not to move.
>>
>> Then there's the "organic" lemonade for $2/qt. That's a stretch.
>>
>> The BUMS!!!
>>
>> Andy
>
> Why do you shop there?


I was in the neighborhood?

Andy

In article >,
Steve Wertz > wrote:

> On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:23:55 -0500, Andy wrote:
>
> > Shallots: $2 for 1/2 lbs. worth
>
> Shallots are always $4/lb at all the stores I shop. Except for
> oriental market where they're $2, but small and muddy.
>
> I see you don't get out of corn field much.
>
> -sw

Steve.

Since when are the Shallots at MT small and muddy?
Last time I bought them, they were not only prettier than the ones at
Sun Harvest, but they have had a MUCH longer shelf life.
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In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > In article >, Andy <q> wrote:
> >
> >> Avocados: $3.50/ea.
> >>
> >> Shallots: $2 for 1/2 lbs. worth
> >>
> >> I needed the shallots but passed on the avos. My local produce stand has
> >> them
> >> for $0.80/ea.
> >>
> >> They have the greatest looking produce but it's priced not to move.
> >>
> >> Then there's the "organic" lemonade for $2/qt. That's a stretch.
> >>
> >> The BUMS!!!
> >>
> >> Andy
> >
> > Why do you shop there?
>
>
> If he didn't, he'd only have one subject to comment on here - his breakfast
> choices. Shopping there gives him two reasons.

JSB...

You really need to try starting some independent food threads instead of
using the list to be such a sorry ******* and criticizing everyone.

In your own way, you are worse than Sheldon.

Only Goomba is worse than Sheldon, and you are beating even her!
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In article >, Andy <q> wrote:

> Omelet said...
>
> > In article >, Andy <q> wrote:
> >
> >> Avocados: $3.50/ea.
> >>
> >> Shallots: $2 for 1/2 lbs. worth
> >>
> >> I needed the shallots but passed on the avos. My local produce stand
> >> has them for $0.80/ea.
> >>
> >> They have the greatest looking produce but it's priced not to move.
> >>
> >> Then there's the "organic" lemonade for $2/qt. That's a stretch.
> >>
> >> The BUMS!!!
> >>
> >> Andy
> >
> > Why do you shop there?
>
>
> I was in the neighborhood?
>
> Andy

Ok. <g>

I drive by it all the time on my way to Central Market or MT.

I don't shop there anymore!
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On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:11:40 GMT, Steve Wertz
> wrote:

>On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:23:55 -0500, Andy wrote:
>
>> Shallots: $2 for 1/2 lbs. worth
>
>Shallots are always $4/lb at all the stores I shop. Except for
>oriental market where they're $2, but small and muddy.

I can get them for about $1.80/pound at my local produce store. And
they are really nice ones.

Christine, who will be picking up some today.

"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article >,
> Steve Wertz > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:23:55 -0500, Andy wrote:
>>
>> > Shallots: $2 for 1/2 lbs. worth
>>
>> Shallots are always $4/lb at all the stores I shop. Except for
>> oriental market where they're $2, but small and muddy.
>>
>> I see you don't get out of corn field much.
>>
>> -sw
>
> Steve.
>
> Since when are the Shallots at MT small and muddy?
> Last time I bought them, they were not only prettier than the ones at
> Sun Harvest, but they have had a MUCH longer shelf life.
> --
> Peace, Om

You shopped at the same store as Steve, on the same day?

In article >,
Christine Dabney > wrote:

> On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:11:40 GMT, Steve Wertz
> > wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:23:55 -0500, Andy wrote:
> >
> >> Shallots: $2 for 1/2 lbs. worth
> >
> >Shallots are always $4/lb at all the stores I shop. Except for
> >oriental market where they're $2, but small and muddy.
>
> I can get them for about $1.80/pound at my local produce store. And
> they are really nice ones.
>
> Christine, who will be picking up some today.

Mmmmm <shallots> Mmmmm.... ;-d

I need to use them more.
Maybe I'll add one to the pot of beans today.

Then again, I may save them for the steak.

(Steak and beans? Don't ask. <G>)
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In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > In article >,
> > Steve Wertz > wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:23:55 -0500, Andy wrote:
> >>
> >> > Shallots: $2 for 1/2 lbs. worth
> >>
> >> Shallots are always $4/lb at all the stores I shop. Except for
> >> oriental market where they're $2, but small and muddy.
> >>
> >> I see you don't get out of corn field much.
> >>
> >> -sw
> >
> > Steve.
> >
> > Since when are the Shallots at MT small and muddy?
> > Last time I bought them, they were not only prettier than the ones at
> > Sun Harvest, but they have had a MUCH longer shelf life.
> > --
> > Peace, Om
>
> You shopped at the same store as Steve, on the same day?

I've purchased them more than once at MT.
Both of us are generally regulars there and I have been shopping there
for about 10 years but they recently moved and "upgraded".

I've only been there twice since they changed locations. He goes there
more. If their produce quality has changed that drastically, I won't
bother going back. I found a nice little Korean market that has shallots
and garlic, and Shiratake for a good price, and they have fresh frozen
crab meat that I can afford too along with lots of giant squids.

The shopping options in Austin are practically endless. ;-)

He lives there. I live 40 miles from North Austin.

And why did you feel you needed to butt into a private question with yet
another smart assed, nasty comment?

You need drugs dude. Go see your doctor.
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"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article >,
> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>
>> "Omelet" > wrote in message
>> news
>> > In article >,
>> > Steve Wertz > wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:23:55 -0500, Andy wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Shallots: $2 for 1/2 lbs. worth
>> >>
>> >> Shallots are always $4/lb at all the stores I shop. Except for
>> >> oriental market where they're $2, but small and muddy.
>> >>
>> >> I see you don't get out of corn field much.
>> >>
>> >> -sw
>> >
>> > Steve.
>> >
>> > Since when are the Shallots at MT small and muddy?
>> > Last time I bought them, they were not only prettier than the ones at
>> > Sun Harvest, but they have had a MUCH longer shelf life.
>> > --
>> > Peace, Om
>>
>> You shopped at the same store as Steve, on the same day?
>
> I've purchased them more than once at MT.
> Both of us are generally regulars there and I have been shopping there
> for about 10 years but they recently moved and "upgraded".
>
> I've only been there twice since they changed locations. He goes there
> more. If their produce quality has changed that drastically, I won't
> bother going back. I found a nice little Korean market that has shallots
> and garlic, and Shiratake for a good price, and they have fresh frozen
> crab meat that I can afford too along with lots of giant squids.
>
> The shopping options in Austin are practically endless. ;-)
>
> He lives there. I live 40 miles from North Austin.
>
> And why did you feel you needed to butt into a private question with yet
> another smart assed, nasty comment?
>
> You need drugs dude. Go see your doctor.
> --
> Peace, Om

If he said the shallots were small and muddy, then they were small and
muddy. Are you suggesting that he was hallucinating?

In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> If he said the shallots were small and muddy, then they were small and
> muddy. Are you suggesting that he was hallucinating?

There is far more than one asian market in North Austin.
I'm curious as to WHERE they were small and muddy.

But, Steve is brighter than you and would have understood that.
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Peter A said...

> In article >, Andy <q> says...
>> Avocados: $3.50/ea.
>>
>> Shallots: $2 for 1/2 lbs. worth
>>
>> I needed the shallots but passed on the avos. My local produce stand
>> has them for $0.80/ea.
>>
>> They have the greatest looking produce but it's priced not to move.
>>
>> Then there's the "organic" lemonade for $2/qt. That's a stretch.
>>
>> The BUMS!!!
>>
>> Andy
>>
>
> If you do not want to pay their prices then why go there? Why call them
> bums? Perhaps you are the bum, an impecunious person who goes to a high-
> priced store and then complains about the prices.


Didn't dawn on you that they might carry a product that I like but can't
find anywhere else?

I do browse around at other stuff thinking maybe something could be on
sale.

They WERE giving away free car deodorizers (grape), that I gave 10 seconds
of "air time" before throwing it away.

Andy

Peter A said...

> In article >, Andy <q> says...
>>
>>
>> Didn't dawn on you that they might carry a product that I like but can't
>> find anywhere else?
>>
>> I do browse around at other stuff thinking maybe something could be on
>> sale.
>>
>
> But why complain about the prices?
>
> I too go to WF to buy a small number of things that I can't get
> elsewhere, but I do not make an issue of their high prices. Everyone
> knows they have high prices! Nor do I complain when I can't find a new
> $15,000 car at the BMW dealer.


You have a point, but your hair conceals it.

Andy

Peter A said...

> In article >, Andy <q> says...
>> Peter A said...
>>
>> > In article >, Andy <q> says...
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Didn't dawn on you that they might carry a product that I like but
>> >> can't find anywhere else?
>> >>
>> >> I do browse around at other stuff thinking maybe something could be
>> >> on sale.
>> >>
>> >
>> > But why complain about the prices?
>> >
>> > I too go to WF to buy a small number of things that I can't get
>> > elsewhere, but I do not make an issue of their high prices. Everyone
>> > knows they have high prices! Nor do I complain when I can't find a
>> > new $15,000 car at the BMW dealer.
>>
>>
>> You have a point, but your hair conceals it.
>>
>> Andy
>>
>
> Gee, Andy, how witty. Rather than debate the topic you resort to a 7th
> grade insult, golly you are so clever.


And your point...?

Andy

Peter A wrote:
> In article >, Andy <q> says...
>> Avocados: $3.50/ea.
>>
>> Shallots: $2 for 1/2 lbs. worth
>>
>> I needed the shallots but passed on the avos. My local produce stand
>> has them for $0.80/ea.
>>
>> They have the greatest looking produce but it's priced not to move.
>>
>> Then there's the "organic" lemonade for $2/qt. That's a stretch.
>>
>> The BUMS!!!
>>
>> Andy
>>
>
> If you do not want to pay their prices then why go there? Why call
> them bums? Perhaps you are the bum, an impecunious person who goes to
> a high- priced store and then complains about the prices.

Because people tout Whole Foods (and TJ's) so often it sometimes appears
everything they have is better. It's almost like Food TV, except it's not.
It's Usenet. It's not reality, at least not in every location across the
country. And that's as if there is one near where you live. Marketing,
marketing, marketing

Jill

Andy wrote:
> Avocados: $3.50/ea.
>
> Shallots: $2 for 1/2 lbs. worth
>
> I needed the shallots but passed on the avos. My local produce stand has them
> for $0.80/ea.
>
> They have the greatest looking produce but it's priced not to move.
>
> Then there's the "organic" lemonade for $2/qt. That's a stretch.
>
> The BUMS!!!
>
> Andy

No Whole foods in my area. I did stop at one to see what it was about
and what impressed me is that everything is pitched as "organic"
"healthy" "good for the environment" etc and the parking lot was filled
with personal aircraft carriers.

On Aug 29, 3:16 pm, Peter A > wrote:
> In article >, Andy <q> says...
>
> > Avocados: $3.50/ea.
>
> > Shallots: $2 for 1/2 lbs. worth
>
> > I needed the shallots but passed on the avos. My local produce stand has them
> > for $0.80/ea.
>
> > They have the greatest looking produce but it's priced not to move.
>
> > Then there's the "organic" lemonade for $2/qt. That's a stretch.
>
> > The BUMS!!!
>
> > Andy
>
> If you do not want to pay their prices then why go there? Why call them
> bums? Perhaps you are the bum, an impecunious person who goes to a high-
> priced store and then complains about the prices.

What's the problem with complaining about prices? Or are you one of
those folks who demands to pay more so that everyone will know you for
the plutocrat that you are?

"Look at me, folks, I spent more than you did!!"

Or as my son, the sous-chef, has embroidered on his chef's jacket:
"EAT THE RICH!"

But they are a bitch to clean. Lawyers are even worse, they are all
gristle.

T.

> Because people tout Whole Foods (and TJ's) so often it sometimes appears
> everything they have is better. It's almost like Food TV, except it's
> not.
> It's Usenet. It's not reality, at least not in every location across the
> country. And that's as if there is one near where you live. Marketing,
> marketing, marketing
>
> Jill
>
Marketing is not always bad; I'm not against it. I was listening to local
radio a moment ago and saw that Lowe's is having a 20% of some flooring
which I am ready to buy. Or is this advertising. I don't know the
difference in terms.

Lowe's don't/doesn't really need to advertise most of the time; same as WF,
TJ's and Wegman's. They catch a a few extra/new people probably by
advertising; still don't know if you call this 'marketing.' Is that what you
mean?

I guess I could google, tho "advertising, marketing" and isn't there a term,
"merchandising," which I don't understand.

I think that these places are very real. I buy some foods there that I
couldn't find anywhere else unless I went online. But then how would I know
what to buy online if I hadn't seen it somewhere. A good example is a
library. If it were online, and you couldn't browse, pick it up, look thru
the pages, how would you know the book (or product in this case) existed?

Yes, a fool and his/her money is soon parted. Take my money, WF, Wegmans,
TJ's I want the food I want. It's not like buying a yacht or a bigger car,
or bigger house. I like to dollar myself to death. Or perhaps I could go
out for dinner occasionally with the difference I spend at these places, but
I prefer to spend it on food I like that I would never be able to afford or
find in a restaurant.

Time to have a pot of tea out of the most delicious tea that I could never
enjoy the taste of if I hadn't gone to one of the Big-Three.

Dee Dee

George said...

> Andy wrote:
>> Avocados: $3.50/ea.
>>
>> Shallots: $2 for 1/2 lbs. worth
>>
>> I needed the shallots but passed on the avos. My local produce stand
>> has them for $0.80/ea.
>>
>> They have the greatest looking produce but it's priced not to move.
>>
>> Then there's the "organic" lemonade for $2/qt. That's a stretch.
>>
>> The BUMS!!!
>>
>> Andy
>
> No Whole foods in my area. I did stop at one to see what it was about
> and what impressed me is that everything is pitched as "organic"
> "healthy" "good for the environment" etc and the parking lot was filled
> with personal aircraft carriers.


And the women are all dressed to the nines! It's like a fashion show in the
aisles!!!

Andy

"Dee Dee" > wrote in message
...
>
>> Because people tout Whole Foods (and TJ's) so often it sometimes appears
>> everything they have is better. It's almost like Food TV, except it's
>> not.
>> It's Usenet. It's not reality, at least not in every location across the
>> country. And that's as if there is one near where you live. Marketing,
>> marketing, marketing
>>
>> Jill
>>
> Marketing is not always bad; I'm not against it. I was listening to local
> radio a moment ago and saw that Lowe's is having a 20% of some flooring
> which I am ready to buy. Or is this advertising. I don't know the
> difference in terms.
>
> Lowe's don't/doesn't really need to advertise most of the time; same as
> WF, TJ's and Wegman's. They catch a a few extra/new people probably by
> advertising; still don't know if you call this 'marketing.' Is that what
> you mean?

Supermarkets actually make money by running ads, especially the circulars in
the Sunday paper. It enables them to tell manufacturers they "need ad
money". They expect the manufacturers to share in the cost of ads, and
often, it's an immediate savings reflected in the price of the stuff they
order. It's not exactly a "clean" equation for the manufacturer, because a
chain may order 10X more than they expect to move during a one-week sale,
but nobody looks too closely at these things.

Dee Dee wrote:
>> Because people tout Whole Foods (and TJ's) so often it sometimes
>> appears everything they have is better. It's almost like Food TV,
>> except it's not.
>> It's Usenet. It's not reality, at least not in every location
>> across the country. And that's as if there is one near where you
>> live. Marketing, marketing, marketing
>>
>> Jill
>>
> Marketing is not always bad; I'm not against it. I was listening to
> local radio a moment ago and saw that Lowe's is having a 20% of some
> flooring which I am ready to buy. Or is this advertising. I don't
> know the difference in terms.
>
> Lowe's don't/doesn't really need to advertise most of the time; same
> as WF, TJ's and Wegman's. They catch a a few extra/new people
> probably by advertising; still don't know if you call this
> 'marketing.' Is that what you mean?
>
> I guess I could google, tho "advertising, marketing" and isn't there
> a term, "merchandising," which I don't understand.
>
Marketing, advertising, merchandising. They are drawing you in. Surely you
can understand there is no difference? It means SELL. SELL. SELL. And
still the old maxim, "Let the buyer beware" always comes into play.

Jill

In article >, Andy <q> wrote:

> Peter A said...
>
> > In article >, Andy <q> says...
> >> Peter A said...
> >>
> >> > In article >, Andy <q> says...
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Didn't dawn on you that they might carry a product that I like but
> >> >> can't find anywhere else?
> >> >>
> >> >> I do browse around at other stuff thinking maybe something could be
> >> >> on sale.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > But why complain about the prices?
> >> >
> >> > I too go to WF to buy a small number of things that I can't get
> >> > elsewhere, but I do not make an issue of their high prices. Everyone
> >> > knows they have high prices! Nor do I complain when I can't find a
> >> > new $15,000 car at the BMW dealer.
> >>
> >>
> >> You have a point, but your hair conceals it.
> >>
> >> Andy
> >>
> >
> > Gee, Andy, how witty. Rather than debate the topic you resort to a 7th
> > grade insult, golly you are so clever.
>
>
> And your point...?
>
> Andy

Sorry Pete, but it made me lmao when I read this at work last night. ;-)
I cannot respond from there tho'.

It's a line I'm going to have to remember. ;-)
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In article >,
Steve Wertz > wrote:

> On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:05:19 -0500, Omelet wrote:
>
> > I've only been there twice since they changed locations.
>
> OK. I thought I would hear about if you'd been there ;-)
>
> Trust me, they're small and muddy. But I buy them. They're just
> a PITA to peel since they're about 1" - sompared to other stores
> where they're up to 3" across.

Hm. No more open bin then huh? Too bad.
I've not been there since shortly after they opened.
They used to have really nice ones in a loose display.

Do you have any other asian markets where they are better?

>
> > And why did you feel you needed to butt into a private question with yet
> > another smart assed, nasty comment?
>
> Yeah. You... you... you... Usenet poster!
>
> -sw

;-)

There is a good reason I used to have JSB KF'd.
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In article >,
Steve Wertz > wrote:

> On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:07:28 GMT, JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>
> > If he said the shallots were small and muddy, then they were small and
> > muddy. Are you suggesting that he was hallucinating?
>
> Yeah - it's not like I've hit her up with some of those magic
> mushrooms that grow wild here in TX...
>
> -sw

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In article >,
George > wrote:

> Andy wrote:
> > Avocados: $3.50/ea.
> >
> > Shallots: $2 for 1/2 lbs. worth
> >
> > I needed the shallots but passed on the avos. My local produce stand has
> > them
> > for $0.80/ea.
> >
> > They have the greatest looking produce but it's priced not to move.
> >
> > Then there's the "organic" lemonade for $2/qt. That's a stretch.
> >
> > The BUMS!!!
> >
> > Andy
>
> No Whole foods in my area. I did stop at one to see what it was about
> and what impressed me is that everything is pitched as "organic"
> "healthy" "good for the environment" etc and the parking lot was filled
> with personal aircraft carriers.

<lol>

That's because those are the only kind of people that can afford to shop
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In article . com>,
tbs48 > wrote:

> On Aug 29, 3:16 pm, Peter A > wrote:
> > In article >, Andy <q> says...
> >
> > > Avocados: $3.50/ea.
> >
> > > Shallots: $2 for 1/2 lbs. worth
> >
> > > I needed the shallots but passed on the avos. My local produce stand has
> > > them
> > > for $0.80/ea.
> >
> > > They have the greatest looking produce but it's priced not to move.
> >
> > > Then there's the "organic" lemonade for $2/qt. That's a stretch.
> >
> > > The BUMS!!!
> >
> > > Andy
> >
> > If you do not want to pay their prices then why go there? Why call them
> > bums? Perhaps you are the bum, an impecunious person who goes to a high-
> > priced store and then complains about the prices.
>
> What's the problem with complaining about prices? Or are you one of
> those folks who demands to pay more so that everyone will know you for
> the plutocrat that you are?
>
> "Look at me, folks, I spent more than you did!!"
>
> Or as my son, the sous-chef, has embroidered on his chef's jacket:
> "EAT THE RICH!"
>
> But they are a bitch to clean. Lawyers are even worse, they are all
> gristle.
>
> T.

I thought they were easier to clean?
Not much to them. No heart, no balls, no brains...

Just a mouth and an ass hole, and those are interchangeable.
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Andy <q> wrote:
: Avocados: $3.50/ea.

: Shallots: $2 for 1/2 lbs. worth

: I needed the shallots but passed on the avos. My local produce stand has them
: for $0.80/ea.

: They have the greatest looking produce but it's priced not to move.

I go to Whole Foods for high quality foods that I can get
cheaper there than at any of my other shopping choices:

* peanut butter that I grind in the store
* 'raw' cashew nuts
* unsalted pistachios [not even available at our 'coop']
* 'raw' almonds
* unsalted frozen peas [though I usually go to TJ's for those]

I can get higher quality produce much cheaper at several
produce-rich local supermarkets in the area.

--thelma
: Andy

"Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> George said...
>
>> Andy wrote:
>>> Avocados: $3.50/ea.
>>>
>>> Shallots: $2 for 1/2 lbs. worth
>>>
>>> I needed the shallots but passed on the avos. My local produce stand
>>> has them for $0.80/ea.
>>>
>>> They have the greatest looking produce but it's priced not to move.
>>>
>>> Then there's the "organic" lemonade for $2/qt. That's a stretch.
>>>
>>> The BUMS!!!
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>> No Whole foods in my area. I did stop at one to see what it was about
>> and what impressed me is that everything is pitched as "organic"
>> "healthy" "good for the environment" etc and the parking lot was filled
>> with personal aircraft carriers.
>
>
> And the women are all dressed to the nines! It's like a fashion show in
> the
> aisles!!!
>
> Andy

Good Lord, Andy, I shop there and I am not a 'dresser.' Actually I don't
see anyone that is. What WF have you been in that has this sort of
clientele. I've been in the one in Georgetown where the politicians and
government workers, etc. probably go, and it certainly didn't look that way.
Nor in Fairfax which is really a hot-shot WF.

One place I do find that people look a little more classy looking is in
Trader Joe's, Darien, one of the richest communities in CT, and I certainly
don't see any Hummers, BMW's but perhaps a Mercedes; that is if one is about
to run me down. But it is a younger group of people shopping there.

One thing I've found is that generally the people working in these stores
are not as sulky as the run-of-the-mill supermarkets.
Dee Dee

Dee Dee said...

>> And the women are all dressed to the nines! It's like a fashion show in
>> the
>> aisles!!!
>>
>> Andy
>
> Good Lord, Andy, I shop there and I am not a 'dresser.' Actually I don't
> see anyone that is. What WF have you been in that has this sort of
> clientele.


Dee Dee

I can't begin to guess how it got started but it is a most unusual and
enjoyable phenomenon.

Andy
WF-Devon, PA

"Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> Dee Dee said...
>
>>> And the women are all dressed to the nines! It's like a fashion show in
>>> the
>>> aisles!!!
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>> Good Lord, Andy, I shop there and I am not a 'dresser.' Actually I don't
>> see anyone that is. What WF have you been in that has this sort of
>> clientele.
>
>
> Dee Dee
>
> I can't begin to guess how it got started but it is a most unusual and
> enjoyable phenomenon.
>
> Andy
> WF-Devon, PA

Oh, yes, I see you are somewhat close to Valley Forge. It must be a
hold-over from the past.
Dee Dee

In article >,
Steve Wertz > wrote:

> On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:01:54 -0500, Omelet wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > Steve Wertz > wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:07:28 GMT, JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> >>
> >>> If he said the shallots were small and muddy, then they were small and
> >>> muddy. Are you suggesting that he was hallucinating?
> >>
> >> Yeah - it's not like I've hit her up with some of those magic
> >> mushrooms that grow wild here in TX...
>
> That was supposed to say "hit her up *for* some...". Any morning
> glory seeds, too!
>
> -sw

Nah.

MG seeds make you barf. I've never tried those as I cannot stand nausea
and tripping for that long on that kind of alkaloid does not appeal to
me. Baby Woodrose Seeds are supposed to be more efficient. 3 to 5
instead of 100 to 150 seeds. Never tried either one. (Reference
Erowid.org)

'sides, I've never picked wild mushrooms and have not messed around with
that kind stuff now since November 3rd 2004.

I needed SOMEthing to help me come to terms with the fact that 54% of my
fellow Americans are morons!

It worked too. You can look up the trip report on a.d.p. for that date.
iirc the user id would be my old one tho'.

You want 'shrooms, check ebay. Look for "philosophers stones".

I don't need or want them any more. :-)

If I want to get inebriated (which is not often), I just use what
everyone else uses.

Vodka or it's equivalent!

It's legal.
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Peace, Om

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On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:57:53 -0500, "jmcquown"
> wrote:

>Dee Dee wrote:
>>> Because people tout Whole Foods (and TJ's) so often it sometimes
>>> appears everything they have is better. It's almost like Food TV,
>>> except it's not.
>>> It's Usenet. It's not reality, at least not in every location
>>> across the country. And that's as if there is one near where you
>>> live. Marketing, marketing, marketing
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>> Marketing is not always bad; I'm not against it. I was listening to
>> local radio a moment ago and saw that Lowe's is having a 20% of some
>> flooring which I am ready to buy. Or is this advertising. I don't
>> know the difference in terms.
>>
>> Lowe's don't/doesn't really need to advertise most of the time; same
>> as WF, TJ's and Wegman's. They catch a a few extra/new people
>> probably by advertising; still don't know if you call this
>> 'marketing.' Is that what you mean?
>>
>> I guess I could google, tho "advertising, marketing" and isn't there
>> a term, "merchandising," which I don't understand.
>>
>Marketing, advertising, merchandising. They are drawing you in. Surely you
>can understand there is no difference? It means SELL. SELL. SELL. And
>still the old maxim, "Let the buyer beware" always comes into play.
>
>Jill
>

good thing you're on to them, jill.

your pal,
blake

"Dee Dee" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
>>
>> And the women are all dressed to the nines! It's like a fashion show in
>> the
>> aisles!!!
>>
>> Andy
>
> Good Lord, Andy, I shop there and I am not a 'dresser.' Actually I don't
> see anyone that is. What WF have you been in that has this sort of
> clientele. I've been in the one in Georgetown where the politicians and
> government workers, etc. probably go, and it certainly didn't look that
> way. Nor in Fairfax which is really a hot-shot WF.

I always saw lots of luxury vehicles in the parking lots of the WF stores I
shopped in when I lived in Houston (I used to shop there back in the early
to mid 90's). But, then, you see luxury vehicles everywhere in Houston...

The clientele at the WF near an apartment where my DH and I lived near
downtown Houston looked to be of the rather "crunchy" variety. Tie-dyed
apparel and flip-flops, mostly. Occasionally, we'd see a few well-heeled
customers shopping there (not surprising, since this location was near River
Oaks, arguably the richest area in Houston).

Mary--more "crunchy" than well-heeled

MareCat wrote on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:07:15 -0400:

M
M> I always saw lots of luxury vehicles in the parking lots of
M> the WF stores I shopped in when I lived in Houston (I used
M> to shop there back in the early to mid 90's). But, then, you
M> see luxury vehicles everywhere in Houston...

M> The clientele at the WF near an apartment where my DH and I
M> lived near downtown Houston looked to be of the rather
M> "crunchy" variety. Tie-dyed apparel and flip-flops, mostly.
M> Occasionally, we'd see a few well-heeled customers shopping
M> there (not surprising, since this location was near River
M> Oaks, arguably the richest area in Houston).

I do shop at Whole Foods in Rockville MD for things that I know
they have, like excellent vegetables, decent store sushi (not
quite restaurant quality but good in an emergency), bagels
(emergency quality if not the absolute best) and bialys, things
like a good selection of rye crisps etc, fish (I suppose most
would use the term "seafood" even if I don't see the necessity
to distinguish). They have interesting things that others don't
sell like yeloow kiwi fruits (excellent and tasting different
from the green ones.) They are one of the few places to stock
frozen venison, their salad bar is quite good as occasionally is
their prepared food. They are much less cheapskate than most
with free samples. I guess the sartorial quality of the
customers *is* higher than my local Giant store or other
supermarkets but I am hardly a fashion plate and I have seen
people wearing very ill-chosen clothing! I guess the dress of
the customers in another I went to with my daughter in Mill
Valley, CA was a bit more expensive than Rockville which is the
nearest store to Potomac (regarded as an affluent area).

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

"Peter A" > ha scritto nel messaggio
...
> In article . com>,
> says...
>> > If you do not want to pay their prices then why go there? Why call them
>> > bums? Perhaps you are the bum, an impecunious person who goes to a
>> > high-
>> > priced store and then complains about the prices.
>>
>> What's the problem with complaining about prices?
>
> Because it's whining, and there's all too much whining in the world (and
> in this group). When someone goes to a high-priced store and then
> complains, it's sort of double-whining.
>
>
>> Or are you one of
>> those folks who demands to pay more so that everyone will know you for
>> the plutocrat that you are?
>>
>
> Congrats for one of the stupidest questions ever asked. My guess is that
> you are projecting your own personality onto others.
>
>
> --
> Peter Aitken

One of the things wrong with food in the US is that people want everything
cheap. So huge businesses arise to sell things cheap. That means they have
to be grown cheap. Lots of times that means they have to be grown fast
whatever it takes and quality falls off. There are generations now who have
never tasted meat and veg that are like our grandparents knew. Food may be
covered in chemicals or dosed with hormones or antibiotics.

Choice is becoming rarer. A privileged few now can get hand reared meat or
vegetables grown without chemicals, but admittedly, US shoppers pay a lower
percentage of their income on ingredients. Over time many have stopped
bothering with ingredients and just buy packaged and precooked foods. Then
you all come here and criticize them. But if they have never tasted really
good food, what's the difference to them if it's dried, over salted and
packaged in a box?

Great food costs. It isn't always or maybe even often found in a
supermarket. I recently paid US$50 for a half turkey breast. The American
in me was shocked. The Italian in me paid the price because it was
unadulterated, local and cut off the whole bird at the butcher. How good do
you think it was?
--
Food and fashion
http://www.judithgreenwood.com

Peter wrote on Tue, 4 Sep 2007 16:51:46 -0400:

PA> In article <sLGBi.22910$Zg.4455@trnddc08>,
PA> says...
??>> fish (I suppose most
??>> would use the term "seafood" even if I don't see the
??>> necessity to distinguish).
??>>
PA> Seafood refers to fish and also to clams, mussels, oysters,
PA> squid, etc.

IYHO, IMHO anything that uses gills is a fish and I don't see
the necessity for distinguishing.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Tue, 4 Sep 2007 17:25:29 -0400, Peter A >
wrote:

> If you have ever seen a clam, lobster, or
>oyster with a backbone

Ok...start the ****ing contest. Seafood is seafood...unlike a pork
loin.

I continue to believe that seafood is clams, mussels, squid, rainbow
trout, shark, flounder, shrimp, crawfish. Just because a shrimp
doesn't have gills, doesn't make it fowl. YMMV.

"Ward Abbott" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 4 Sep 2007 17:25:29 -0400, Peter A >
> wrote:
>
>> If you have ever seen a clam, lobster, or
>>oyster with a backbone
>
> Ok...start the ****ing contest. Seafood is seafood...unlike a pork
> loin.
>
> I continue to believe that seafood is clams, mussels, squid, rainbow
> trout, shark, flounder, shrimp, crawfish. Just because a shrimp
> doesn't have gills, doesn't make it fowl. YMMV.


I'm guessing we'll see at least 50 messages for this ****ing contest,
beginning right after this one, but not including your next one.