Re: Did anyone shop at Whole Foods today?

Moonchilde · ‎05-23-2010

@september wrote:
@Moonchilde wrote:
@sunshine45 wrote:
no, the closest one to me is about ten miles away......i prefer to stay around my own general neighborhood when doing my grocery shopping.

Almost every store/type of store is 10+ miles from me (more like 20+ most of the time). If I want a choice at all, of any kind, there is zero in my neighborhood. I don't even have a neighborhood.
Yes...more than 10 miles for me to get to Whole Foods, but most of it is on the freeway. I drive further than that to get to most other shopping, like Costco, Target, and other stores Not a big deal, since I often have appointments or business errands to do near those stores.

For me, mostly Hwy 1 destinations, and traffic-y. My family goes to Gilroy and Morgan Hill to do a lot of their shopping. I stick to Marina, Seaside, Monterey, PG, Watsonville, Capitola except rare trips to Gilroy, MH or San Jose. I'm lazy and don't love driving.

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QueenDanceALot · ‎04-18-2013

@sgraham30 wrote:
I was at Whole Foods earlier today, I wasn't "wowed" by their prices. I can get organic produce at Mariano's or Meijer for prices less than what Whole Foods charges for their organic offerings.

I buy a lot of produce at Meijer and most of the time their prices are better and their quality is very good. I like that they sell a lot of locally grown, too. Got some great baby spinach there today, along with corn. I hit Meijer after going to Whole Foods, it's on the way home so it's convenient.

But Whole Foods did have better prices on avocados and organic grapes.

If I had to drive out of my way and spend a lot of time I would just get everything in one spot, but lucky for me the markets are in an easy loop!

mistriTsquirrel · ‎07-17-2010

@Cakers3 wrote:
We were there today-they have little orange signs comparing the old price to the new price on some items. Most of what we saw averaged around .50-.69 cents lower than the former prices.
Avocadoes were almost $1 less. Tomatoes were lower. Some other items that we were not buying but did notice signs.

We didn't get meat and the only dairy was some 1/2-1/2 which was on sale anyway.

Pudding was not marked down.

One nice thing was at the check-out you could donate to the Red Cross.

@Cakers3

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noodleann · ‎06-10-2015

The NYT did a five-item market basket comparison, before and after the change. They shopped organic butter, eggs, and bananas, plus avocados and almond butter crunch (the same brands/lines/varieties each time). There was a 14% drop in the basket total. Hold the ticker tape parade.

Lucky Charm · ‎03-09-2010

@septemberIs the east coast one in PA? My sister's WF is pretty new, huge, outdoor seating, bar, nice bakery, etc. Plus it has a rewards program. We both got free bakery items (chose cupcakes--yum!) for our birthdays and a dozen eggs as part of the rewards. We've seen Q hosts in there sometimes, too! Past and present.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

No, never say never but I have no plans to shop there any time soon.

september · ‎03-09-2010

@Lucky Charm wrote:
@septemberIs the east coast one in PA? My sister's WF is pretty new, huge, outdoor seating, bar, nice bakery, etc. Plus it has a rewards program. We both got free bakery items (chose cupcakes--yum!) for our birthdays and a dozen eggs as part of the rewards. We've seen Q hosts in there sometimes, too! Past and present.

@Lucky Charm No, it's in NH. So much bigger and better than the older, small one near me!

I think Whole Foods just recently stated a rewards program, but I heard it will be replaced by an Amazon one. They don't have that in place yet.

SydneyH · ‎03-10-2010

Still find their pricing to be not to my liking.......

sfnative · ‎03-10-2010

I go to Whole Foods twice a month for 5 specific items. That's it.

The article from a major national news outlet indicated Amazon plans (planned) to lower prices on only some basic items. So, don't look for prices to drop across the board.