"Whole Paycheck"

Apparently there is very good reason the nickname for Whole Foods is "Whole Paycheck".

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NY ... er=nbcnews

(Shrugs)
I've been finding most of everything I need/want at Trader Joe's and I feel pretty good about supporting them. (Other than the local fruit/vegetables and Kentucky Proud stuff I buy.)

[Robin Garr]

I don't think Whole Foods is for everybody, and that's all right. The CEO is indeed a weapons-grade AH, and there's a real ethical dilemma in its price levels that put quality out of the reach of working poor people. It's good for what it is, though, and I shop there sometimes, as I do at Trader Joe's, Valu, Rainbow Blossom and Lotsa Pasta.As for the haters, well, bless their hearts ...

I like their seafood counter. That's the only reason I ever go, though.

I like their seafood counter. That's the only reason I ever go, though.

Their seafood counter is nice but I think it's overpriced like most other things in the store. We were in there the other day to get a couple of things we can't find elsewhere and looked in the seafood counter, they wanted $26.95 for scallops that weren't that big. If that's the going price for scallops these days is no wonder that the poster who posted about the price of them at Café Lou Lou the other day we shocked to see the price of the entrée using them!

Yikes, that is a lot more than I remember paying. Is there a better alternative you have in mind?

Anyone try out Lucky's Market? Their meat and seafood selections are great, as well as their produce. Their weekly meat and produce specials are unbelievable. A few weeks ago I bought a seedless watermelon, about the size of a basketball, for $.50, yes FIFTY CENTS.

Trader Joe's had those seedless watermelons today for $3.99. Whole Foods has them for $7.99.

Frozen puff pastry at WF was just under 10 bucks for just a few sheets. Yeah sometimes they have better quality but I can't shop there all the time. The meat and seafood is worth the splurge once in a blue moon.

I was at both today and noticed that. I also saw that cherries and organic strawberries were cheaper at WF. I think it's clear that if one only shopped at WF, one would spend way too much. However, one can pick and choose. I do go there once every two months for certain items that I can't find elsewhere and I always find a few things on sale that are a good bargain. Regarding the OP, I don't get the pre-packaged items, though.

[Robin Garr]

Regarding the OP, I don't get the pre-packaged items, though.

I think that's a key point. I don't have much interest in those, since I like to cook. There's an awful lot of prepped food at both stores, but my feeling is that WF has more of the basics. Or maybe it's just that WF is a lot bigger?

WF is nice and all but I prefer Lucky's. Doesn't seem as high-faluting to me. The produce at Lucky's is outstanding. A couple of weeks ago, I found dried garbanzo beans there at a very reasonable price when nobody else in town had them. Just wish Lucky's was closer to the Sunnyside.

http://www.luckysmarket.com/location/louisville-ky/