On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 21:29:36 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 13:53:42 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
>> I went to Whole Foods yesterday to get the 10% discount plus a $10
>> bonus. I picked up 2 things and put them in my cart. I looked at
>> everything else and found nothing I wanted, used or needed. I must
>> say that I heartily dislike a store having nothing but organic stuff.
>> I see now where you folks think organic costs 3X or 4X as much as
>> non-organic. Anyway. I put the items I had back onto the shelf and
>> walked out of the store empty handed.
>
>Not everything is organic here, Not even all the fresh vegetables.
>Many of the vegetables come in both organic and conventional. But
>of the conventional stuff, even the shelf-stable stuff in the center
>aisles, it's still 40-100% more than the same stuff at a real
>grocery store.
>
>Most stores now offer organic produce at 0-35% more than the same
>conventional produce. There's no reason to shop at Hole Foods
>except that they have prettier displays and cull and reorganize more
>often. I don't need to pay $6/lb just so I can see all the tomatoes
>are all facing the same direction and stacked in a perfect pyramid.
>
>-sw
good summation. For my city, Trader Joe's is a better deal if you
don't want to shop the regular supermarkets.