Getting a WHOLE FOODS in our area - Page 5

truffle · ‎01-04-2016

They had a massive layoff nationwide of 1500 employees to lower prices. A manager said prices will slowly go down over the next few months or so. I'll believe it when I see it.

Moonchilde · ‎05-23-2010

@truffle wrote:
They had a massive layoff nationwide of 1500 employees to lower prices. A manager said prices will slowly go down over the next few months or so. I'll believe it when I see it.

They also have (had?) plans to open what are basically cheaper versions of the original stores, targeting millenials. Google "Whole Foods downgrade."

Life without Mexican food is no life at all

springers · ‎03-09-2010

I would be excited for you if it was Trader Joes. Whole Foods was hit with a lawsuit for over charghing and mis labeling. It seems to be more "status"trendy in my opinion.As LR would say " so rich" (sorry but couldnt resist). The meat is the highest quality but the prices are CRAZY. Costco sells prime beef and organic chicken for less. Every place sells organic now, maybe they were one of the first, kudos for that.

jaxs mom · ‎04-18-2012

@Moonchilde wrote:
There are multiple Whole Foods around me as well as multiple Trader Joes. They cater to very different customers.

Whole Foods trades on the belief that if you label something organic and/or "healthy/healthIER", people will (1) believe you out of hand, and that (2) those with high amounts of disposable income will flock there in droves to be able to say they shop there and make sure friends & neighbors know they do.

It's very much a status symbol, i.e. I can afford to shop here, I don't shop at the proletariat chains, and I clearly care more about my health than "the rest of you" do. That about sums it up.

There are farmers markets everywhere that sell organic produce for half of what WF sells it for, not to mention the supermarket chains also sell organic.

It's all down to how much money are you happy to spend there.

ETA that I have spent plenty of $$ at WF in my days of infatuation with it, patronized it regularly for about a year. I just got tired of paying double and not receiving a product worth double to me.

Do you not see the irony in your post?

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springers · ‎03-09-2010

The consensus is its a higher priced market but it is fun to check out. Reply with your assessment after you go.

Moonchilde · ‎05-23-2010

@jaxs mom wrote:
@Moonchilde wrote:
There are multiple Whole Foods around me as well as multiple Trader Joes. They cater to very different customers.

Whole Foods trades on the belief that if you label something organic and/or "healthy/healthIER", people will (1) believe you out of hand, and that (2) those with high amounts of disposable income will flock there in droves to be able to say they shop there and make sure friends & neighbors know they do.

It's very much a status symbol, i.e. I can afford to shop here, I don't shop at the proletariat chains, and I clearly care more about my health than "the rest of you" do. That about sums it up.

There are farmers markets everywhere that sell organic produce for half of what WF sells it for, not to mention the supermarket chains also sell organic.

It's all down to how much money are you happy to spend there.

ETA that I have spent plenty of $$ at WF in my days of infatuation with it, patronized it regularly for about a year. I just got tired of paying double and not receiving a product worth double to me.
Do you not see the irony in your post?

No irony. Lesson well learned. I no longer shop there. The irony would be if I *continued* to shop there. I started in the first place because of a grocery chain strike, not because I craved organic or expensive - because there weren't many places to shop. The convenience and the "oooh shiny!"was nice, but the prices were not, and the merchandise was not "special" in my eyes. I was never in love with the concept, but shopped there for a time out of necessity and for some of the glitter. I got over it :-)

Life without Mexican food is no life at all

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

@Moonchilde wrote:

Whole Foods trades on the belief that if you label something organic and/or "healthy/healthIER", people will (1) believe you out of hand, and that (2) those with high amounts of disposable income will flock there in droves to be able to say they shop there and make sure friends & neighbors know they do.

Wow......that's a whole lotta projection!

I get the idea someone got 'out shopped' by their friends & neighbors.

"...trades on the belief"....is all this written in their Mission Statement?

Never could understand the disdain over a store with food.

People make it sound like it's an Unicorn.

It's just a place, 'round the corner, where I find my

YUMMY Japanese & Hannah Sweet Potatoes! 🍠🍠🍠

Moonchilde · ‎05-23-2010

@sidsmom wrote:
@Moonchilde wrote:

Whole Foods trades on the belief that if you label something organic and/or "healthy/healthIER", people will (1) believe you out of hand, and that (2) those with high amounts of disposable income will flock there in droves to be able to say they shop there and make sure friends & neighbors know they do.

Wow......that's a whole lotta projection!
I get the idea someone got 'out shopped' by their friends & neighbors.

"...trades on the belief"....is all this written in their Mission Statement?

Never could understand the disdain over a store with food.
People make it sound like it's an Unicorn.
It's just a place, 'round the corner, where I find my
YUMMY Japanese & Hannah Sweet Potatoes! 🍠🍠🍠

In the very large metropolitan area where I live, it is definitely a status symbol for both health and wealth as well as "trendy". I understand it may not be regarded that way by everyone in every area the stores exist, and that not every patron buys into the WF culture, but in addition to it being regarded that way in local media, it also has that reputation in national media, so no, not just me.

Life without Mexican food is no life at all

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

Well, there ARE a lot of insecure people in the world, so...

Relax people.....it's just a head of broccoli.

The carrots aren't judging you.

truffle · ‎01-04-2016

One of the checkers said to me, as I was waiting for her to finish scanning, that Whole Foods was upscale so why would they not build a restaurant inside their grocery store for other upscale customers. I laughed out loud. You see that's been the fallacy all along and the public has definitely spoken that they don't want to pay higher prices. It must have been all those upscale customers.