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appal_jack

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28. Maybe "3/5 Paycheck"?

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #4)

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 12:53 AM

Jun 2013

Maybe "3/5 Paycheck"? After all this encapsulates RepubliCon Mackey's attempt to market to predominantly black cities...

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Will Whole Foods Dilute the Brand With a Lower Cost Chain?Pilot stores in Detroit, New Orleans [View all] brooklynite Jun 2013 OP

Sounds like conservative Republican Mackey wants to take on Trader Joe's. nt onehandle Jun 2013 #1

+1... Javaman Jun 2013 #17

Most Whole Foods within an hour of me has a Trader Joe's across the street, or around the corner. onehandle Jun 2013 #18

Likewise. Fearless Jun 2013 #31

They're going to have to cut the price by more than a mere penny to be affordable. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #2

"Dilute the brand?" It's overpriced horse shit as it is. For every decent thing they have, they MADem Jun 2013 #3

The new stores will be called "ONLY HALF A PAYCHECK" hobbit709 Jun 2013 #4

Ha ha ha! An Arm....OR A Leg!!!! Nyuck, nyuck! nt MADem Jun 2013 #5

Maybe "3/5 Paycheck"? appal_jack Jun 2013 #28

IOW their "brand" is selling at prices only the 20% can afford?? Wilms Jun 2013 #6

The new Detroit Whole Foods is near the Detroit Medical Center FrodosPet Jun 2013 #32

Unfortunately wholly foodies is one of the few stores to offer MindMover Jun 2013 #7

do you have one of the kroger stores near you? from what I can see, they offer quite a wide niyad Jun 2013 #13

Whole Foods charges outrageous prices. For half the price, I can get 4 times as much fresh truthisfreedom Jun 2013 #8

By Odin's beard Berlin Expat Jun 2013 #10

sounds like a tax loss plan to me olddots Jun 2013 #9

Between shoplifting losses, insurance premiums, and security guards FrodosPet Jun 2013 #15

I don't doubt shoplifting is a problem in some areas. Incitatus Jun 2013 #29

Was that in season or out? FrodosPet Jun 2013 #30

two problems with Whole Foods KT2000 Jun 2013 #11

Yeah, way over my head($) .. I'm on the social security disability .. I feel out of place in there. YOHABLO Jun 2013 #22

What I call the Healthier Than Thou crowd. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #33

What are they going to call them? beac Jun 2013 #12

Whole Foods in Black Cities = 3/5 Foods (!) appal_jack Jun 2013 #25

I ate WF fruit once bitchkitty Jun 2013 #14

There are alternatives to WF here, thank goodness. ananda Jun 2013 #16

If you live in Austin, check out "The Natural Grocer" or Wheatsville instead. nt Javaman Jun 2013 #19

I absolutely LOVE Sprouts! And HEB prices really can't be beat. ScreamingMeemie Jun 2013 #26

Not going to make any difference to me - won't shop there closeupready Jun 2013 #20

Hmm, Half-Price Foods, Partially Whole Foods? Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #21

There aren't many Whole Foods in CT near me. Or Trader Joe's. I go to Stop and Shop. Jennicut Jun 2013 #23

this is very good, people need healthy foods instead of those over priced 'corner stores' Sunlei Jun 2013 #24

Whole Food's chicken salad at the deli counter madaboutharry Jun 2013 #27

Locking Turborama Jun 2013 #34