I’m not reading this article.
Whole Foods has some customers that fit stereotypes. So does effing Walmart. I’m ok with the country being filled with choices on where to shop, and how to live.
I believe health is essential to life, and eating is essential to health. We do become what we eat. Less pesticides is better for our brains. Our bodies should be made from the cleanest animal products we can find. Whole Foods has the best produce and meats and fish of anywhere else around here. I do shop there for those items, or others that I can’t find elsewhere.
I’m getting tired of blanket put downs of others, from the left or the right. It’s not what Gd wants for this country.
“I’m getting tired of blanket put downs of others, from the left or the right. It’s not what Gd wants for this country.”
As long as we’re speaking for God, I don’t think He wants us to be defeated and ruled by the forces of evil, among whom are numbered the demonrats and the rest of the left.
I know it does not apply to all, because I shop there occasionally: I have nearly thirty years in that industry, and I am consistently polite - whether as an employee or as a customer.
On occasion, I have helped shoppers there myself, since I know virtually all products in the industry, even though I do not work at Whole Foods. I have even given free mini-lectures on nutrition to curious persons in the aisles.
WF once offered me a job, but after an extensive interview, it was clear I would be taking a pay cut and be working even harder (she said as much, since I knew more than anyone there). I passed.
I do not shop there as often, but I still do. They have certain items I require, such as Westbrae Unsweetened Ketchup (formerly, Unketchup).
I often now shop at Sprouts, which is more affordable and closer to me. Also, the Amazon takeover has had a deleterious effect on policies and morale. I know this from my contacts in the industry, as well as from what I have learned in articles, and what I observe as an industry veteran.
(I have published one Kindle on nutrition, and am writing others.)
But I agree with you, the bottom line is the country is big enough for all of us to have places to shop. When it comes to grocery stores, as with many things, we should live and let live.
Best Post Award!
We average citizens are just jealous that an Upper Middle Class income person can eat so well at a Whole Foods, instead of the garbage we call food.
Their olive section is top notch for health, quality and variety. So for the Average Middle Class FR readers, limiting shopping to Whole Foods nuts and olives is the best thing you can do for your body.
Instead of blanket stereotypes about a quality food store like Whole Foods or even Sprouts, I prefer the word GRATITUDE. I am grateful America provides good options.
Since their change to BezosMart, I now use Sprouts.
Nuts and olives of high quality like these is what your body cries out for. That and a dose of Gratitude.
And the Best Post Award does not hand out Participation Award trophies.
I also enjoy going to Whole Foods, though I don’t go often because it is a half hour drive away. I’m sort of a Bohemian/health nut, so an excursion there is a fun trek for produce, gluten free foods, natural soaps and delicious sauces. Worth a special trip!