Couldn’t care less.
Food, firearms musical instruments, not going to buy anything less than the best, damn the cost.
I think the point of the article was that they were buying the exact same organic products at each store. I’m still not surprised. I shop at Whole Foods because they carry products the other stores don’t. My local store has a huge selection of cheeses and huge variety of mushrooms, for example. However you’ve got to be extremely careful to avoid all kinds of things that can be had elsewhere for much less money.
Can’t argue that one with you, firearms and musical instruments are worth the cost if the craftsmanship is in them. Hubby played a big KORG key board and a Peavy guitar. I carry a Taurus Ultra Lite 38 revolver, as I can clean it and it’s butt fits my small hands.
We have a choice Navy Commissary or Kroger’s both cost about the same. Commissary has a 5% restock fee. They do take coupons. Base fuel station is always 3-4 cents higher than off base.
Kroger’s has TN’s full sales tax, but lots of sales, coupons, gas points. And run a free Friday product most Fridays. Plus they will at certain times of the year do a 4 times the gas points on gift cards. Using their Little Clinic is gas points, as is prescription. Take the survey and another 55 pts. We have not paid full price for gas in a year. Usually a $1 off up to 35 gals. Hubby fills my car with a the lawnmower gas can, then takes his car and can and fills up. Nice to get gas for $2.19 his last fill of 22 gals. If he had to fill today it would be $2.01 with the $1 off per gal.
I call that maximizing.