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

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