Expensive, expensive, expensive & expensive. Walking the aisle of Whole Foods will amaze most people with their great selection of both brand name and small market niches. But once you reach the unprofessional hippie clerk at check out, you might choke on your processed spearmint gum. Whole Foods and Wild Oats are an experiment in “how much will college-educated people pay for food”. This brilliant capitalistic exercise has turned me into somewhat of a boycotter.
I’m tired with people mentioning their Whole Paycheck experience. It makes me want to vomit when I hear talk about how much their pasta salad lunch cost. You seriously think the “make your own sandwich” is better than a deli? All natural, organic and whole foods don’t taste bad to me. Somehow, 365 has found a way to consistently provide me with the worst food ever.
There is no reason to shop at Whole Foods… ever. Do you want to support the local farmer? Then go to any of the amazing Co-Ops we have throughout PDX. The “local” farmers who provide produce to Whole Foods are actually packing sheds hundred miles away from town. Organic produce does not provide more nutrients than real produce. Could you imagine a world where all produce is organic? Humanity would die of starvation the minute a disease hits. By pissing away your money for a perceived notion of health, you are supporting starvation in the world.*
You being fat and lazy isn’t going to be remedied by whole food. So, you hike every weekend. Big deal! Try enjoying a healthy diet rather than eating crappy food because its “organic and all natural”. 365 Wheat Pasta is still going to make your ass look fat in 7’s. Since November ‘07, I have been Whole Foods/Wild Oats free. I’m happy to say that I’m still alive after eating normal foods.
*I’m allowed one ridiculous argument a year
Personally, my health is a lot better now that I’m shopping almost exclusively at farmer’s markets, Whole Foods and the Korean place down the road from my house. I’ve lost weight, have more energy, and my chemical-allergic sensitivity reactions have been cut to about 10% of what they once were.
Sounds like your income is fairly high, then
Or at least high enough to let you shop at Whole Paycheck on a regular basis..
I don’t get the barbie doll thing please someone explain this thing to me I think the girls up here are hot yea they are plain but oh well not everything can be perfect.
but not as expensive as trader joes and by the way the ceo of this company does not support universal health care another reason not to shop here hey but you have to admit they have good quality products.
Trader Joes is cheaper — you had it backwards
Ryan’s correct, Trader Joe’s pricing on gourmet and specialty items is quite friendly. Also, Joe’s is a quite good employer.
** to NOT be part of the SAD diet.
You’re an idiot Whitney
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090729/hl_nm/us_food_organic
Keep on truckin’ hippie!!
…What in the hell is the “SAD diet”?
** Sorry, NOT be part of the SAD diet
Hah.. keep trolling fellas, you make the web entertaining.
Pearl District yuppies love them $8 half-sandwiches. Unfortunately, the ones at New Seasons are only about a dollar cheaper.
I like New Seasons more. It seems like they’re a little cheaper, generally.
Interesting point about organics and the availability of food, as I had never really thought about that.
I don’t shop Whole Foods, but I used to live where the only walkable grocers were Trader Joe’s and a local co-op, and it was AWFUL. The snobby deli with “vegan ribs” and “mock chicken salad”. If tofu is so great, I would like to know why they have to give it meat-related names in an attempt to make our mouths water. Every person serving my food had mousy brown dreadlocks and a bored look.
Even canned foods weren’t immune. Who pays $5 for a single-serving can of soup?
I lived in Lake Oswego for awhile, and even their farmer’s market wasn’t snobby.
I was so happy to move from NW back to SE and my beloved Winco.
Whole Foods…the employer of choice for surly managers fired from Borders for incompetence.
Hee!!! Plus thier hiring practices absolutely ensure it will ALWAYS be like that. According to the Whole Paycheck website: after you’ve completed a glorious month of stocking shelves and glaring at customers, your entire department meets and votes on whether or not you get to retain your awesome and super fufilling position.
Yes, at Whole Foods, life can continue to be endless high school, complete with massive ass kissing just to stay on the lowest rung of the Pep Squad.
Organic produce does not provide more nutrients than real produce.
Actually……. this is not true. If you are getting your facts from the first google result: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080807082954.htm, really examine the methods used to determine that opinion, the science is not sound. If you spend some time doing some real research into nutrition and chemical comparison of mass produced produce versus organic produce there is a significant disparity in the nutrient content, many times on an exponential factor. Many organic vegetables can have upwards of 1000% more vitamin content compared to an equivalent non-organic. On a side note, there is considerable evidence of today’s produce being significantly less nutritious than in the past regardless of whether it is organic or not. In any case, look past the first result in google to check your facts and you might consider incorporating more organic food in your diet.
You like penis.
Shut the fuck up you filthy hippy. Get yourself deloused, get a haircut, take a shower and attempt to do something constructive with your life. Why do all these dred lock losers dress exactly alike and have the same clothes and hair?
Well, DUH, they all look and dress alike because they’re asserting their individuality!
The responses to this intelligent comment about organic nutrients – which has been proven to be true scientifially – show the extreme lack of intelligence in this post and most of its commenters.
“Organic produce does not provide more nutrients than real produce.”
You’re an idiot. YES, organic produce does provide more nutrients. I’d prefer to eat Apples that haven’t been sprayed down with pesticides, then when picked, polished with wax and dyed to be a more vibrant color. It’s like raising a child on poison – you don’t think they’ll be less healthy come adulthood? Then you’re ignorant.
It’s not about the waste case with dreadlocks. Yeah, a lot of those people suck. But I’d rather pay extra any day to be part of the SAD diet that people are NOT living well on.