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smirkymonkey

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81. Wow, generalize much?

Sat Jul 26, 2014, 12:42 PM

Jul 2014

I happen to shop there because it is the only store (besides mini-markets) that is within walking distance. I live in the middle of a city and don't have a car. I only shop for myself and the convenience of having Whole Foods a few minutes walk away outweighs the hassle of going to a slightly cheaper, but still overpriced, market in a neighborhood that I will have to travel to via a very, very long walk or numerous different public transportation switches.

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Whole Foods fined for overcharging [View all] alp227 Jun 2014 OP

Thank you California! Raine1967 Jun 2014 #1

I love that farmers market! babydollhead Jun 2014 #2

You do? Raine1967 Jun 2014 #4

is it the one in Decatur?near Altanta? babydollhead Jul 2014 #65

OMG! Wow… Raine1967 Jul 2014 #69

Trader Joe's produce is almost all pre-packaged frazzled Jun 2014 #5

I was in TJ in Roseville today... bayareaboy Jun 2014 #19

I was in Italy, in Florence... PosterChild Jun 2014 #30

Heh, we all make those kinds of mistakes in foreign lands frazzled Jun 2014 #40

You should have watched "The Godfather". Watch how he buys fruit in the scene before he was shot. Yavin4 Jun 2014 #58

Bingo! That's it exactly! Thanks! (nt) PosterChild Jul 2014 #63

At a local supermarket in Rome in the produce section, lucca18 Jun 2014 #61

I'm glad I didn't sneeze! ... PosterChild Jul 2014 #64

I never buy produce at TJ. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #48

Trader Joe's and ALDI are related Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2014 #53

Aldi bought Trader Joe's in 1979. kwassa Jun 2014 #54

TJs is okay but 2/3 of the store is prepared foods Doremus Jun 2014 #49

Son of a ... Helen Borg Jun 2014 #3

Kind of silly hueymahl Jun 2014 #6

"over-regulation"? salib Jun 2014 #8

Nice Ad-homenum attack hueymahl Jun 2014 #10

You must not know the very slim profit margin for grocery stores. Over-charging adds WAY up. WinkyDink Jun 2014 #14

Yes the poster was a little blunt pointing out that you are using Right-Wing talking points but he. rhett o rick Jun 2014 #15

You may be right hueymahl Jun 2014 #22

You need to read up on what constitutes an ad hominem argument before you try Warpy Jun 2014 #28

Your suggestion that there could be "over-regulation" salib Jun 2014 #33

Fair enough hueymahl Jun 2014 #35

Sorry Bickle Jun 2014 #12

over-regulation? Sherman A1 Jun 2014 #18

So you think it is okay if they charge more than the in-store sign Cal Carpenter Jun 2014 #21

It isn't really silly. gvstn Jun 2014 #27

Fraud isn't silly. When a person chooses an item off a shelf that says $3.49 pnwmom Jun 2014 #29

This company broke the trust of their customers. Ash_F Jun 2014 #34

I'm reading the OP thinking what a fine example of consumer protection that is fast disappearing Doremus Jun 2014 #50

Sadly, not all areas have access to a farmers' market. mac56 Jul 2014 #74

They advertised one price and charged a higher price. That is fraud. CBGLuthier Jul 2014 #76

This isn't about Whole Foods' prices jmowreader Jul 2014 #84

Libertarian Paradise. salib Jun 2014 #7

I had a "beef" with WF earlier this year... KansDem Jun 2014 #9

I don't blame you--that IS bait-and-switch. MADem Jun 2014 #16

you can get revenge by going to the salad bar and picking only bacon, LOL. bettyellen Jun 2014 #26

I just might do that! KansDem Jun 2014 #31

it weighs almost nothing cooked, LOL! Legal, fair and it's delish. Enjoy! bettyellen Jun 2014 #32

There's a new Natural Grocers near my house and it's my new favorite store. eom Still Blue in PDX Jun 2014 #57

When do I get some $$ BrotherIvan Jun 2014 #11

We moved from San Diego to this. WHEN CRABS ROAR Jun 2014 #25

Sounds wonderful BrotherIvan Jun 2014 #52

Oh jeeeez--they'll have to make up that eight hundred grand shortfall by doing some more of that MADem Jun 2014 #13

I hate Whole Paycheck BainsBane Jun 2014 #17

I lived in the town when they were Food For Thought. I think when Whole Foods bought them out libdem4life Jun 2014 #20

At any market not just Whole Foods you really do need to be very attentive at totodeinhere Jun 2014 #23

Very true They_Live Jun 2014 #24

I love Trader Joe's better WF, and will take our locally owned Whole Wheatery over either of those DesertDiamond Jun 2014 #36

It's an Elitists Super Market anyway .. Yuppies Guppies etc. Just check out the parking lot. YOHABLO Jun 2014 #37

Food has never been cheaper. In the history of the humanity people have never worked fewer hours KurtNYC Jun 2014 #60

Pollan is a quack. HuckleB Jul 2014 #68

"quack" "silliness" "sad state of affairs" KurtNYC Jul 2014 #71

They're all accurate. HuckleB Jul 2014 #73

Exactly. HuckleB Jul 2014 #67

And, who's idea was this? Cha Jun 2014 #38

LOL! nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #39

Hahah gotta send my brother this obama2terms Jun 2014 #41

Well, some of us live in the middle of a city and have no land smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #78

Point taken obama2terms Jul 2014 #82

I would love to have my own garden! smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #83

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In a teaparty America, there would be no way to find out if you were overcharged randys1 Jun 2014 #51

their stuff is expensive enough without them jacking up the prices Liberal_in_LA Jun 2014 #55

Well duh, that's like fining Neiman Marcus for overcharging Rstrstx Jun 2014 #56

Sun fined for rising in East cerveza_gratis Jun 2014 #62

how is this news---news would be whole foods provide good value for your dollar dembotoz Jun 2014 #59

Don't shop at Whole Foods! HuckleB Jul 2014 #66

Andronicos in San Francisco in the 1990s Quantess Jul 2014 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author jamzrockz Jul 2014 #72

Whole Foods is a rip-off store for class-obsessed snobs that refuse to mingle with those they chrisa Jul 2014 #75

Ok, that's not entirely true. There is plenty of "mingling" at the WFM in Philly. MH1 Jul 2014 #79

Wow, generalize much? smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #81

Glad this is happening. Who can shop at WF without fainting? Paper Roses Jul 2014 #77

"Who can shop at WF without fainting?" kentauros Jul 2014 #85

To quote Dorothy Parker, how could they tell? no_hypocrisy Jul 2014 #80

Why Do Liberals Tolerate Pseudoscience at Whole Foods? HuckleB Jul 2014 #86