Unlike some of you I don't have a political axe to grind so have no problems shopping at WF nor do I make up stuff about WF.

My experience as a savvy shopper who checks out a range of supermarkets on a regular basis, WF is the best value for the quality you get. Their produce is the most consistently reliable. And it is good! And it's not particularly more expensive than, say, Giant or Safeway. And it's cheaper than MOMs. Some people like to claim MOMs has better quality but I go there regularly and am not convinced by this argument. And it's definitely cheaper than the farmers markets.

Like for like items of the same brand are similarly priced af WF as at any generic supermarket. WF also has the 365 range, which is pretty inexpensive. And the Prime discount absolutely pays for itself.

WF historically was known as Whole Foods Whole Paycheck but it's cheaper now than it was 20 years ago, adjusting for inflation. You can definitely shop cheaper elsewhere but people making this argument are typically buying a different basket of goods for the most part, relying on a different diet and lower quality brands.

I actually don't think it's that expensive now compared to regular big shopping stores (Stop & Shop, Wegmans...) since those hiked their prices. Trader Joe's remains the cheapest/most pleasant ratio for me, but then it's all a toss up.

Whole Foods meat, fish, sliced in house turkey. We get cheese also. More expensive but I haven't eaten Safeway meat since mad cow whenever that was.,

Depends on what you are buying. Whole Foods produce is often cheaper than Giant or Wegmans and the quality is dramatically better. I don’t buy everything there but some items are worth it because they are unique or better quality. Trader Joe’s produce sucks because the food goes bad too fast. It’s fine for bananas, potatoes, onions, and avocado but never for berries of any kind.

Anonymous wrote:haha

- I dont know, if you live in a smaller city, WF is a life saver and it is cheaper after Amazon bought it. I hate him and use Bookshop.org (they do electronic books now!!) and limit my amazon shopping, try to shop at smaller specialty stores/ local vendors a lot BUT for stuff like NYshouk and chili crisps and Gotham greens pesto etc. at least I dont feel as cut off from civilization as I would without WF being walking distance so Bezos is a creep who needs to be taxed more but they do provide a service plus really good chicken Italian sausage and grass-fed ground beef when I run out of my butcher bx ground meat.

This is unfortunately true. Bezos disugsts me so much - I try to buy more from Giant as they are a local chain with unionized employees who stay the same year after year. But often, Giant is more expensive. I have been using Moms more and more so I do mainly Moms & Giant with a side of Whole Foods when I absolutely need a a certain thing. Use bookshop.org - use Target/Costco over Amazon when I can.

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- I dont know, if you live in a smaller city, WF is a life saver and it is cheaper after Amazon bought it. I hate him and use Bookshop.org (they do electronic books now!!) and limit my amazon shopping, try to shop at smaller specialty stores/ local vendors a lot BUT for stuff like NYshouk and chili crisps and Gotham greens pesto etc. at least I dont feel as cut off from civilization as I would without WF being walking distance so Bezos is a creep who needs to be taxed more but they do provide a service plus really good chicken Italian sausage and grass-fed ground beef when I run out of my butcher bx ground meat.

Write an Op/Ed in the WaPo, OP.

Whole Foods/Paycheck has never been a place to seek “savings.” Wtf

Whole Foods used t be way more expensive! Now at least in our area it’s cheaper than Safeway and much cheaper than our smaller regional high end grocery stores. However…this is only for produce that is in season, some basic meats, and pantry items when they are on sale. The frozen and prepared stuff and baking ingredients are far more expensive.

1. Costco for bulk items that we use frequently. I will wait for sales and buy one, two or maybe three to get through to the next sale on things like toilet paper, coffee, trash bags, laundry detergent etc. Costco milk, eggs, flour, olive oil etc is always cheaper.

2. Target or Safeway for boxed cereal but only when it is a significant sale.

3. Trader Joe’s for some frozen stuff, produce in small amounts that I plan to use immediately.

4. Whole Foods for meat and produce.

The least expensive stuff is their 365 brand stuff, and the best savings are on their Beauty and Skin Care stuff on Amazon Days (for me, that's Tuesday, not sure if it's the same across the country.)

It is the closest grocery store to me, but I am careful what I buy there.

Anonymous wrote:You are late. We stopped when Bezos bought it. It started to suck then. Your better local option is MOMs.

+1 million. WF hasn't been the same since Bezos bought it.

Plenty of other places to shop.

Whole Foods is expensive, film at 11!

You are late. We stopped when Bezos bought it. It started to suck then. Your better local option is MOMs.

I don’t understand why the Amazon Wholesale Foods executives don’t get a clue already. Shopping there offers no savings or value for the money in the economic times we are living in. Bezos and his cronies are rich enough so why don’t they pass some of that wealth on to the consumers that made him rich in the first place. I don’t like all the biometric crap either. No I don’t want to pay with the palm of my hand you jerks. Enough already. Every time I would go there it’s a mass collection of my personal data and I feel nickled and dimed. I stopped going there three months ago and now prefer Trader Joe’s. Get a clue already Amazon/Whole Foods! You ruined a great shopping experience trying to corporate market your way out of everything in Whole Goods markets. Sucked the essence of what made Whole Foods great in the first place. Corporate clowns. All you care about are your Hamptons Beach Houses.