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KaryninMiami

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10. Sure he is. Backtracking into panic mode

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 12:31 AM

Jan 2013

Upon the realization that he just pissed off his target audience and a main portion of his customer base, many of whom will now be strongly searching for alternative sources for their organic foods. Asshole. "Too much baggage" indeed. We always knew that your history with health care wasn't so great based on how you treat your employees so for many of us, shopping at your store was always a bit of a conflict. But now- I do believe you've finally succeeded in pissing off enough of us to really make a dent in your bottom line. Nice work, Mackey. You really are a quite a first class schmuck.

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Whole Foods CEO John Mackey is backtracking now [View all] SHRED Jan 2013 OP

boycott this company riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #1

Just admit you're a greedy douche who doesn't want his employers to have healthcare but realized JaneyVee Jan 2013 #2

Waaaay too late. I stopped going there the first time he bashed the ACA. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #3

He is in the "Papa John" and "Chick-Fil-A" category of business sense SHRED Jan 2013 #4

We just got a Whole Foods down the street. wildeyed Jan 2013 #22

I've been boycotting that yuppie shithole for many years. Webster Green Jan 2013 #5

Are all libertarians so stupid, or ignorant? MNBrewer Jan 2013 #6

Nice try..... dhill926 Jan 2013 #7

idiot ..... standard dictionary definition Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #8

Too late shit for brains geomon666 Jan 2013 #9

Sure he is. Backtracking into panic mode KaryninMiami Jan 2013 #10

IOW.. John Mackey regrets being a hyperbolic rw Cha Jan 2013 #11

Somebody must have politely informed him in a closed-door kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #12

He knew what he was saying and doesn't regret saying it. ChachaCha Jan 2013 #13

Who was going to be rallying to his side? marions ghost Jan 2013 #20

He can't back up yet, i've only driven by & given 'em the finger once. nt okaawhatever Jan 2013 #14

These people are incapable of having the least bit of caring about the health of their employees... cynatnite Jan 2013 #15

Too late, fucker. Zoeisright Jan 2013 #16

(And in a few days/weeks from now...) How's that "capitalist" system's working out for... Amonester Jan 2013 #17

I'm sure most of his customers are Limbaugh-loving NRA members renate Jan 2013 #18

It really baffles me how such an asshole could be involved with Whole Foods. bluestate10 Jan 2013 #21

He was the founder hobbit709 Jan 2013 #23

Too late, asshole leftynyc Jan 2013 #19

LOL! Well now, that didn't take long! n/t markpkessinger Jan 2013 #24