Overpriced prepared foods/foodstuffs (The hatin' on Whole Foods thread)

That kind of freaks me out too though, I'm curious as to who buys pre-seasoned meats, for example, especially at such a premium. Is it that hard to spice these things yourself?

I guess pre-sliced veggies and fruits also fall in this category.

The nutritional value and general tastiness is declining the longer they sit out there.

Good call with the watermelon/pineapple exception.

I admit to having purchased a couple of premade small soups at Fairway before to have for when I got home very late while I was in school.

xpost oh god the chaos in the aisles of Fairway, that used to drive me mad but I kind of miss it now as there was a method to the madness and also quite a huge amount of delicious things. Their cheese section was actually great.

Um except whole fish which I'm scared of.

I bought pre-chopped onions once. They lasted about two days in the fridge before they went bad.

Not so confident with my own baking skills

NOT the old people.

ew, those are funky.

normally they're very easy to peel yourself but if you're making chicken w/ 40 cloves or something it does take a while.

Oh yeah I can understand that. I had a similar space issue at my old apartment (compounded by having, like, two small overhead cabinets for the entire kitchen). And there are occasions when you realize you forgot to get something and you run to the store and they ONLY have it in the pre-niced, bagged form, which kind of sucks.

I don't understand why canning or jarring a food generally makes it less expensive when putting it in a bag or a tupperware-esque container makes it more expensive.

Huh!? Didn't we get the tilapia?

I never buy meat at Whole Foods here. It's too expensive and I know other, better places which don't cost as much. I don't buy produce there, either, as it's astronomically expensive too. I buy cheese there and stuff like imported butter and whatnot, just 'cause that's one surefire place to find it.

I think we got some snacks at the WH at Columbus Circle. It was insanely busy the day I was there.

I buy the bags of pre-mixed lettuce and salad, I admit.

Are you ppl serious about the garlic thing? WAHT?

That's a walk in the park compared to chilli juice cock, Ally.

i used to know someone like this too... he didn't know anything about food and didn't really care but always made a point of going to these see-and-be-seen restaurant openings and then telling everyone HE WAS THERE.

Central market >>>>>>>>>>> whole foods

xxp sure, if good value = buying things in quantities that will not fit in the amount of storage available in your urban apartment

Haha yes. My bf recently bought like 48 rolls of toilet paper he doesn't like so gave most of it to me, which is great, but I'm storing it balanced on top of the hanging bar in my coat closet.

do you have to solve physics equations in order to choose yr next roll so the whole thing doesn't fall down?

There's a lot of stuff at Costco that comes in reasonable sizes. Maybe it doesn't make sense for a single person in an NYC studio or w/e, but as a family of 3 in a 2BR we do most of our shopping there

even if you don't get paper goods at a wholesale club due to space they're amazing for health and beauty products, i never go to cvs anymore and my life is so much better for it.

the amount i spend on health and beauty products a year is probably less than the cost of a Costco membership tbh

I could see soap as being the base level health/beauty item and spending less than $55/year, but

does Costco sell American Spirit brand cigarettes?

sam's club does.

i calculated that i save about $24/year on toilet paper alone

My Costco has like a two pound tub of whitefish salad for $11.49 which is worth the price of admission imo

Soap razors floss toothbrushes toothpaste shampoo conditioner drugs. If that doesn't get you to 55, buy your Christmas gifts and office chocolates and the like there.

My Costco has phones too - they even have the new iPhone like 20 bucks cheaper than the carriers.

I think the REAL BARGAIN SAVERS have determined that toilet paper and paper towels aren't cheaper at costco, but I think they are just trying to ruin my enjoyment.

does Costco sell American Spirit brand cigarettes?

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sam's club does.

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WHAT

My Costco has like a two pound tub of whitefish salad for $11.49 which is worth the price of admission imo

this. the worst part abt moving to nyc is that getting to costco seems like a huge drag.

xp: They have them in stock at my Sam's Club at least. I don't even smoke, but I noticed that on my trip there last week.

Those "savings experiments" make me IA because they're comparing brand-name paper products at Costco to buying them on sale at a store. Costco makes its own toilet paper and paper towels which are both cheaper and far superior.

WF is a all about knowing what to buy. You can be a real sucker there or get good deals.

otm. stay away from most packaged foods, snacks, drinks, frozen foods, and prepared foods. stick to bulk and produce and 365 brand shit and you will be fine.

but really though most conventional grocery stores are annoying because the produce is shitty and they don't have bulk foods. that is like 75% of what we buy.

Costco doesn't make anything, they might rebrand, though

It's called Kirkland noob

I stand corrected. They don't own any manufacturing, though, it's just oem products

A lot of it is made to costcos specs though.

stay away from most packaged foods, snacks, drinks, frozen foods, and prepared foods.

This list comprises like way more than half of cosco's inventory. The real one weird trick is don't buy that shit anywhere, period

buy snacks, I assure you it is worth it

no that was the list not to buy at whole foods, not costco

Whole Foods chain faces NYC probe after investigators found ‘worst case of overcharges’

lol

Well, guess my sis works for Amazon now.

Don't bank on it just yet...

How does this not constitute a breach of antitrust statutes?

why would it? The murmurings I heard were based on potential class action lawsuit due to stock pricing or something.

holy wtf

"You're the octopus that I'm having for breakfast," Bezos said. "When I look at the menu, you're the thing I don't understand, the thing I've never had. I must have the breakfast octopus."

http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-jeff-bezos-eating-octopus-business-acquisition-strategy-2017-6

our new oligarchic overlords etc

loving how all the WaPo stories about this end

“Whole Foods Market has been satisfying, delighting and nourishing customers for nearly four decades — they’re doing an amazing job and we want that to continue,” said Jeffrey P. Bezos, founder and chief executive of Amazon.com. (Bezos owns The Washington Post.)

365 foods coming to Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime becomes Whole Foods' rewards program

Lower prices on organic produce/fish coming Monday...

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/amazon-and-whole-foods-will-lower-prices-on-organic-items-like-avocados-and-baby-kale-on-monday-2017-08-24?siteid=bullytweet

They had square melons for $100 each at Wholefoods last time I was there.

And to clarify, it was just a normal watermelon that had been grown in a clear box so it went square.

the first response in this is classic shakey

Love overpriced prepares food/foodstuffs

I got a loaf of pretzel bread for $2 at WF, would recommend

really excited to get more benefits from my annual $109.41 besides two-day shipping and free streaming of a handful of middlebrow tv series for educated white ppl like me!

Apparently They have Duchess du Bourgogne at the local WF, so I might have to stop by

Useful example of a compare/contrast after the price reduction

http://www.businessinsider.com/whole-foods-prices-cheaper-amazon-2017-8

whoever did the shopping has really boring taste

I went shopping at Whole Foods today and my takeaway was that my bill was maybe $15 cheaper than I expected. That's purely conjecture, though.

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2018/01/whole_foods_food_shortages_empty_shelves.html

fwiw there are claims that this is due to use of an ordering system that was implemented before Amazon took over, but it seems a little too coincidental that problems with it only came after Amazon took over.

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I noticed this the first week after Amazon bought WF but it's gotten a bit better

Still a problem, there is like next to no fresh bread left in the evening -- this used to not be the case