The one in Lynnwood recently opened and man were they busy! My mom said she
was pleased to see almost every customer reading the food labels. I pointed
out to here that quite a few of the customers who shop in there have food
allergies or celiac. I know because I see many people picking up the gluten
free things and one lady was looking for the dairy free cheese just like I
was. Oddly that was located not with the other cheeses but with the yogurt.

My big mistake while I was in there was not paying much mind to the prices.
I did pick up some pasta because it was at a very good price and was a good
pasta. But I should have really paid attention to the prices of the other
things. The end result was 4 bags, one which wasn't even full and the total
was $165.00. I did not even purchase any meat unless you count the single
serve chicken pot pie or the kid's snack that includes diced chicken or
turkey (not sure which) cheese and think baby carrots. I did pick up two
kinds of goat cheese which I didn't really want after I found the dairy free
cheese but... I didn't want to have to trek all the way across the store to
put it back. Those two cases are at the total opposite ends of the store.
The reason I didn't see the dairy free stuff to begin with was that there
was a man stocking stuff there and his big cart was smack in the way. They
did seem to have to do a lot of stocking because the store was so busy.

Daughter picked up three bags of rice chips that I'm sure were cheaper at
any other store. And I was able to get the Newman's Own high protein
pretzels that no other store seems to carry on a regular basis.

We also got two cup salads that I will never buy again. For the price of
those two I could make salad for 20 people or more!

Next time I will be a lot more selective and stick to things like the vegan
mac and cheese and the dairy free cheeses that I can't get elsewhere. Now
that my daughter can have wheat there is far less need to shop there.

On Apr 1, 12:13*am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:


> The one in Lynnwood recently opened and man were they busy! *My mom said she
> was pleased to see almost every customer reading the food labels. *I pointed
> out to here that quite a few of the customers who shop in there have food
> allergies or celiac. *I know because I see many people picking up the gluten
> free things and one lady was looking for the dairy free cheese just like I
> was. *Oddly that was located not with the other cheeses but with the yogurt.


There is a Harris Teeter (great market) and a Whole Foods in
the same area about a mile and a half from where I live. I walk there
and back when I go. I am very selective with WFs. The olive bar is
expensive, but I use that now and then. I get their brand of hummous,
the best I've had not homemade. But sometimes I'll drift through the
produce aisle, and what's funny is that sometimes certain items are
actually less expensive than at the other market. I'm not a major
comparison shopper, meaning I'm not going to go out of my way to save
a dime - but I do notice prices - and it's funny how some stores get a
reputation for being high priced when such is not always the case. I
stay away from the supplement asiles, which I believe is where stores
such as Whole Foods make the bulk of their money. Some people may
need certain supplements, but for me the best supplement is a good
diet of real food. Oh, I also sometimes stop at the nut bin (I steal
- in a vague way - but it's still stealing) - I stop at the nut bin
and put some $10 a pound walnuts in the bag, a small scoop, then cover
them with 2 scoops of $6 a pound almonds. Sneaky.

TJ

On 4/1/2012 6:37 AM, Andy wrote:
> "Julie > wrote:
>
>> The one in Lynnwood recently opened and man were they busy! My mom
>> said she was pleased to see almost every customer reading the food
>> labels. I pointed out to here that quite a few of the customers who
>> shop in there have food allergies or celiac. I know because I see
>> many people picking up the gluten free things and one lady was looking
>> for the dairy free cheese just like I was. Oddly that was located not
>> with the other cheeses but with the yogurt.
>>
>> My big mistake while I was in there was not paying much mind to the
>> prices. I did pick up some pasta because it was at a very good price
>> and was a good pasta. But I should have really paid attention to the
>> prices of the other things. The end result was 4 bags, one which
>> wasn't even full and the total was $165.00. I did not even purchase
>> any meat unless you count the single serve chicken pot pie or the
>> kid's snack that includes diced chicken or turkey (not sure which)
>> cheese and think baby carrots. I did pick up two kinds of goat
>> cheese which I didn't really want after I found the dairy free cheese
>> but... I didn't want to have to trek all the way across the store to
>> put it back. Those two cases are at the total opposite ends of the
>> store. The reason I didn't see the dairy free stuff to begin with was
>> that there was a man stocking stuff there and his big cart was smack
>> in the way. They did seem to have to do a lot of stocking because the
>> store was so busy.
>>
>> Daughter picked up three bags of rice chips that I'm sure were cheaper
>> at any other store. And I was able to get the Newman's Own high
>> protein pretzels that no other store seems to carry on a regular
>> basis.
>>
>> We also got two cup salads that I will never buy again. For the price
>> of those two I could make salad for 20 people or more!
>>
>> Next time I will be a lot more selective and stick to things like the
>> vegan mac and cheese and the dairy free cheeses that I can't get
>> elsewhere. Now that my daughter can have wheat there is far less need
>> to shop there.
>
>
> The handful of times I shopped there, it appeared to me, a fashion show
> of women shoppers walking the aisles. More so than at my ACME. Just a
> personal observation, naturally.
>
> Andy

As Consumer Reports has indicated Whole Foods is generally very good
indeed and I agree but I also note that the magazine emphasizes their
very high prices. In my area, they have moved to the lower level of an
office building where one has to use garage parking instead of the
convenient open strip-mall parking. I have only been to that store once
since they moved as there is another store with better parking a little
further away.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not" in Reply To.

On 4/1/2012 8:33 AM, James Silverton wrote:

> As Consumer Reports has indicated Whole Foods is generally very good
> indeed and I agree but I also note that the magazine emphasizes their
> very high prices. In my area, they have moved to the lower level of an
> office building where one has to use garage parking instead of the
> convenient open strip-mall parking. I have only been to that store once
> since they moved as there is another store with better parking a little
> further away.

It made me laugh when Trader Joe's got the worst marks for parking.
For some reason it's been mentioned here how hard it is to park at
this location or another.

Luckily the one near me has plenty of parking, but true enough,
they had tried to open the store in a nearby town that has parking
problems.

nancy

On 4/1/2012 8:33 AM, James Silverton wrote:
> On 4/1/2012 6:37 AM, Andy wrote:
>> "Julie > wrote:
>>
>>> The one in Lynnwood recently opened and man were they busy! My mom
>>> said she was pleased to see almost every customer reading the food
>>> labels. I pointed out to here that quite a few of the customers who
>>> shop in there have food allergies or celiac. I know because I see
>>> many people picking up the gluten free things and one lady was looking
>>> for the dairy free cheese just like I was. Oddly that was located not
>>> with the other cheeses but with the yogurt.
>>>
>>> My big mistake while I was in there was not paying much mind to the
>>> prices. I did pick up some pasta because it was at a very good price
>>> and was a good pasta. But I should have really paid attention to the
>>> prices of the other things. The end result was 4 bags, one which
>>> wasn't even full and the total was $165.00. I did not even purchase
>>> any meat unless you count the single serve chicken pot pie or the
>>> kid's snack that includes diced chicken or turkey (not sure which)
>>> cheese and think baby carrots. I did pick up two kinds of goat
>>> cheese which I didn't really want after I found the dairy free cheese
>>> but... I didn't want to have to trek all the way across the store to
>>> put it back. Those two cases are at the total opposite ends of the
>>> store. The reason I didn't see the dairy free stuff to begin with was
>>> that there was a man stocking stuff there and his big cart was smack
>>> in the way. They did seem to have to do a lot of stocking because the
>>> store was so busy.
>>>
>>> Daughter picked up three bags of rice chips that I'm sure were cheaper
>>> at any other store. And I was able to get the Newman's Own high
>>> protein pretzels that no other store seems to carry on a regular
>>> basis.
>>>
>>> We also got two cup salads that I will never buy again. For the price
>>> of those two I could make salad for 20 people or more!
>>>
>>> Next time I will be a lot more selective and stick to things like the
>>> vegan mac and cheese and the dairy free cheeses that I can't get
>>> elsewhere. Now that my daughter can have wheat there is far less need
>>> to shop there.
>>
>>
>> The handful of times I shopped there, it appeared to me, a fashion show
>> of women shoppers walking the aisles. More so than at my ACME. Just a
>> personal observation, naturally.
>>
>> Andy
>
> As Consumer Reports has indicated Whole Foods is generally very good
> indeed and I agree but I also note that the magazine emphasizes their
> very high prices. In my area, they have moved to the lower level of an
> office building where one has to use garage parking instead of the
> convenient open strip-mall parking. I have only been to that store once
> since they moved as there is another store with better parking a little
> further away.
>
My objection to garage parking for groceries is partly because of
handling shopping carts and partly because it is difficult to actually
see free spaces. The nearby town of Rockville has a Center that
indicates how many spaces are actually open and I don't think Whole
Foods does even that.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not" in Reply To.

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> On 4/1/2012 8:33 AM, James Silverton wrote:
>
> > As Consumer Reports has indicated Whole Foods is generally very good
> > indeed and I agree but I also note that the magazine emphasizes their
> > very high prices. In my area, they have moved to the lower level of an
> > office building where one has to use garage parking instead of the
> > convenient open strip-mall parking. I have only been to that store once
> > since they moved as there is another store with better parking a little
> > further away.
>
> It made me laugh when Trader Joe's got the worst marks for parking.
> For some reason it's been mentioned here how hard it is to park at
> this location or another.

My local Trader Joe's got the *VERY WORST* marks for parking just this past
week. It was all over the local news.

Some woman parked there and went inside to shop. Shortly afterwards, her
parked car caught on fire (electrical problem). People outside noticed the
smoke but before anything could be done, her gas tank blew up and destroyed
her car and 5 others. :-O Luckily, no one got hurt.

Gary

On Apr 1, 4:44*am, Tommy Joe > wrote:
> Oh, I also sometimes stop at the nut bin (I steal
> - in a vague way - but it's still stealing) - I stop at the nut bin
> and put some $10 a pound walnuts in the bag, a small scoop, then cover
> them with 2 scoops of $6 a pound almonds. *Sneaky.

So, you're a thieving piece of garbage. Nice to know.
>
> TJ

--Bryan

On 4/1/2012 9:18 AM, Gary wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:

>> It made me laugh when Trader Joe's got the worst marks for parking.
>> For some reason it's been mentioned here how hard it is to park at
>> this location or another.
>
> My local Trader Joe's got the *VERY WORST* marks for parking just this past
> week. It was all over the local news.
>
> Some woman parked there and went inside to shop. Shortly afterwards, her
> parked car caught on fire (electrical problem). People outside noticed the
> smoke but before anything could be done, her gas tank blew up and destroyed
> her car and 5 others. :-O Luckily, no one got hurt.

That *is* some bad parking. Heh. It happened to me once that a
car next to mine was smoking just a little. I decided it wasn't
just condensation and moved my car.

Luckily it didn't blow up. The fire department arrived forthwith
and only the smoking car was damaged.

nancy

On Apr 1, 7:08*am, Bryan > wrote:
> On Apr 1, 4:44*am, Tommy Joe > wrote:
>
> > Oh, I also sometimes stop at the nut bin (I steal
> > - in a vague way - but it's still stealing) - I stop at the nut bin
> > and put some $10 a pound walnuts in the bag, a small scoop, then cover
> > them with 2 scoops of $6 a pound almonds. *Sneaky.
>
> So, you're a thieving piece of garbage. *Nice to know.
>
>
>
> > TJ
>
> --Bryan

Do I believe this story? Last time I checked, almonds cost a lot more
than walnuts.

Andy wrote:
> James Silverton > wrote:
>
>> On 4/1/2012 6:37 AM, Andy wrote:
>>> "Julie > wrote:
>>>
>>>> The one in Lynnwood recently opened and man were they busy! My mom
>>>> said she was pleased to see almost every customer reading the food
>>>> labels. I pointed out to here that quite a few of the customers
>>>> who shop in there have food allergies or celiac. I know because I
>>>> see many people picking up the gluten free things and one lady was
>>>> looking for the dairy free cheese just like I was. Oddly that was
>>>> located not with the other cheeses but with the yogurt.
>>>>
>>>> My big mistake while I was in there was not paying much mind to the
>>>> prices. I did pick up some pasta because it was at a very good
>>>> price and was a good pasta. But I should have really paid
>>>> attention to the prices of the other things. The end result was 4
>>>> bags, one which wasn't even full and the total was $165.00. I did
>>>> not even purchase any meat unless you count the single serve
>>>> chicken pot pie or the kid's snack that includes diced chicken or
>>>> turkey (not sure which) cheese and think baby carrots. I did
>>>> pick up two kinds of goat cheese which I didn't really want after
>>>> I found the dairy free cheese but... I didn't want to have to
>>>> trek all the way across the store to put it back. Those two cases
>>>> are at the total opposite ends of the store. The reason I didn't
>>>> see the dairy free stuff to begin with was that there was a man
>>>> stocking stuff there and his big cart was smack in the way. They
>>>> did seem to have to do a lot of stocking because the store was so
>>>> busy.
>>>>
>>>> Daughter picked up three bags of rice chips that I'm sure were
>>>> cheaper at any other store. And I was able to get the Newman's
>>>> Own high protein pretzels that no other store seems to carry on a
>>>> regular basis.
>>>>
>>>> We also got two cup salads that I will never buy again. For the
>>>> price of those two I could make salad for 20 people or more!
>>>>
>>>> Next time I will be a lot more selective and stick to things like
>>>> the vegan mac and cheese and the dairy free cheeses that I can't
>>>> get elsewhere. Now that my daughter can have wheat there is far
>>>> less need to shop there.
>>>
>>>
>>> The handful of times I shopped there, it appeared to me, a fashion
>>> show of women shoppers walking the aisles. More so than at my ACME.
>>> Just a personal observation, naturally.
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>> As Consumer Reports has indicated Whole Foods is generally very good
>> indeed and I agree but I also note that the magazine emphasizes their
>> very high prices. In my area, they have moved to the lower level of
>> an office building where one has to use garage parking instead of the
>> convenient open strip-mall parking. I have only been to that store
>> once since they moved as there is another store with better parking
>> a little further away.
>
>
> James,
>
> The Target store a town away has a ground level parking lot but,
> inside they have an escalator system for the people and another one
> for the shopping carts. A very smart shopping experience, I thought.

It must be a model, Orlando has one of them also, only reversed with
upper level parking and a ground-floor store. I enjoy watching silly
parents letting their kids ride in the carts up the escalators. Speaking
of potential lawsuits...

pavane

Gary wrote:
>
> Nancy Young wrote:
> >
> > It made me laugh when Trader Joe's got the worst marks for parking.
> > For some reason it's been mentioned here how hard it is to park at
> > this location or another.
>
> My local Trader Joe's got the *VERY WORST* marks for parking just this past
> week. It was all over the local news.

That's got to be the one in far western
San Jose, on De Anza Blvd. Could hardly
be worse.
j

On 2012-04-01, Mark Thorson > wrote:

> That's got to be the one in far western
> San Jose, on De Anza Blvd. Could hardly
> be worse.

Yeah, it could. Try the TJs in Pleasanton. People sometimes must
circle the parking lot waiting for spaces to open up. It's such a
small lot serving so many other businesses, the circling traffic often
becomes gridlocked. It's horrible.

nb

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On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:13:32 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> The one in Lynnwood recently opened and man were they busy!

I'm looking forward to having a WF within easy walking distance in a
couple of months and that means a lot considering the cost of gas plus
wear and tear on your car (in those crazy WF parking lots with way too
narrow parking spaces).

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"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> On 2012-04-01, Mark Thorson > wrote:
>
>> That's got to be the one in far western
>> San Jose, on De Anza Blvd. Could hardly
>> be worse.
>
> Yeah, it could. Try the TJs in Pleasanton. People sometimes must
> circle the parking lot waiting for spaces to open up. It's such a
> small lot serving so many other businesses, the circling traffic often
> becomes gridlocked. It's horrible.

The one in Lynnwood is really bad and now even worse since the Hobby Lobby
went in.

"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> James Silverton > wrote:
>
>> On 4/1/2012 6:37 AM, Andy wrote:
>>> "Julie > wrote:
>>>
>>>> The one in Lynnwood recently opened and man were they busy! My mom
>>>> said she was pleased to see almost every customer reading the food
>>>> labels. I pointed out to here that quite a few of the customers who
>>>> shop in there have food allergies or celiac. I know because I see
>>>> many people picking up the gluten free things and one lady was
> looking
>>>> for the dairy free cheese just like I was. Oddly that was located
> not
>>>> with the other cheeses but with the yogurt.
>>>>
>>>> My big mistake while I was in there was not paying much mind to the
>>>> prices. I did pick up some pasta because it was at a very good price
>>>> and was a good pasta. But I should have really paid attention to the
>>>> prices of the other things. The end result was 4 bags, one which
>>>> wasn't even full and the total was $165.00. I did not even purchase
>>>> any meat unless you count the single serve chicken pot pie or the
>>>> kid's snack that includes diced chicken or turkey (not sure which)
>>>> cheese and think baby carrots. I did pick up two kinds of goat
>>>> cheese which I didn't really want after I found the dairy free cheese
>>>> but... I didn't want to have to trek all the way across the store to
>>>> put it back. Those two cases are at the total opposite ends of the
>>>> store. The reason I didn't see the dairy free stuff to begin with was
>>>> that there was a man stocking stuff there and his big cart was smack
>>>> in the way. They did seem to have to do a lot of stocking because
> the
>>>> store was so busy.
>>>>
>>>> Daughter picked up three bags of rice chips that I'm sure were
> cheaper
>>>> at any other store. And I was able to get the Newman's Own high
>>>> protein pretzels that no other store seems to carry on a regular
>>>> basis.
>>>>
>>>> We also got two cup salads that I will never buy again. For the
> price
>>>> of those two I could make salad for 20 people or more!
>>>>
>>>> Next time I will be a lot more selective and stick to things like the
>>>> vegan mac and cheese and the dairy free cheeses that I can't get
>>>> elsewhere. Now that my daughter can have wheat there is far less
> need
>>>> to shop there.
>>>
>>>
>>> The handful of times I shopped there, it appeared to me, a fashion
> show
>>> of women shoppers walking the aisles. More so than at my ACME. Just a
>>> personal observation, naturally.
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>> As Consumer Reports has indicated Whole Foods is generally very good
>> indeed and I agree but I also note that the magazine emphasizes their
>> very high prices. In my area, they have moved to the lower level of an
>> office building where one has to use garage parking instead of the
>> convenient open strip-mall parking. I have only been to that store once
>> since they moved as there is another store with better parking a little
>> further away.
>
>
> James,
>
> The Target store a town away has a ground level parking lot but, inside
> they have an escalator system for the people and another one for the
> shopping carts. A very smart shopping experience, I thought.

Cool!

In article >,
James Silverton > wrote:

> >
> My objection to garage parking for groceries is partly because of
> handling shopping carts and partly because it is difficult to actually
> see free spaces. The nearby town of Rockville has a Center that
> indicates how many spaces are actually open and I don't think Whole
> Foods does even that.

The Whole Foods nearest us in Seattle has both surface and garage
parking. The lot is always slammed, so I prefer the garage. For some
reason, the Trader Joe's markets here have only garage parking and very
narrow parking spaces. Only in America can a Ford Explorer be called a
"compact car".

Cindy

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"Cindy Fuller" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> James Silverton > wrote:
>
>> >
>> My objection to garage parking for groceries is partly because of
>> handling shopping carts and partly because it is difficult to actually
>> see free spaces. The nearby town of Rockville has a Center that
>> indicates how many spaces are actually open and I don't think Whole
>> Foods does even that.
>
> The Whole Foods nearest us in Seattle has both surface and garage
> parking. The lot is always slammed, so I prefer the garage. For some
> reason, the Trader Joe's markets here have only garage parking and very
> narrow parking spaces. Only in America can a Ford Explorer be called a
> "compact car".

What is it with all these compact spots? Here in Bothell the mini van is
the big vehicle. Over half of the vehicles will be that. A large
percentage of the others are trucks or SUVs. Rarely do you see a true
compact car.

I am soooo glad they redid the parking at Providence Hospital in Everett.
Those spaces were so narrow that there was no way to get out of a car unless
perhaps you were extremely underweight. You could get out the side of a van
assuming it has the sliding doors. But not the front. We always parked on
the roof and battled the elements just because we knew nobody else would
park there.

On Apr 1, 6:37*am, Andy > wrote:


> The handful of times I shopped there, it appeared to me, a fashion show
> of women shoppers walking the aisles. More so than at my ACME. Just a
> personal observation, naturally.


They walk around like zombies. The aisles are narrow, have you
noticed that? Maybe the WFs are different town to town, I don't
know. It's a yuppie parade - what I call the "I want to live forever
crowd". I believe the zombified shoppers are the ones who live on
supplements in lieu of actual food. I believe the supplements aisle
is where the store makes most of it's money. And how about those $100
piece of crap shoes they've got hanging in there? I use the place for
only a select few items. I'm glad the place is there. But I have
noticed that the shoppers are in a sort of trance as they waltz down
the narrow aisles oblivious to traffic around them. They don't drive
so well either.

But I'm glad the store is there,
TJ

On Apr 1, 10:08*am, Bryan > wrote:


> > Oh, I also sometimes stop at the nut bin (I steal
> > - in a vague way - but it's still stealing) - I stop at the nut bin
> > and put some $10 a pound walnuts in the bag, a small scoop, then cover
> > them with 2 scoops of $6 a pound almonds. *Sneaky.



> So, you're a thieving piece of garbage. *Nice to know.



Maybe. I'm an honest piece of garbage though, I know that much.

TJ

On Apr 1, 1:13*pm, spamtrap1888 > wrote:


> Do I believe this story? Last time I checked, almonds cost a lot more
> than walnuts.



Why would I lie? Call a whole foods and ask, you don't even have
to make the trip. I am not an expert on nuts (except for the crazy-
house kind), but I'm telling you, the almonds I buy at whole foods are
$6 something a pound, and the walnuts are $9 something a pound. Why
would you not believe my story? If I'm going to make something up
it's going to be something outlandish enough for you to know it.

TJ

spamtrap1888 wrote:

> > > Oh, I also sometimes stop at the nut bin (I steal
> > > - in a vague way - but it's still stealing) - I stop at the nut bin
> > > and put some $10 a pound walnuts in the bag, a small scoop, then cover
> > > them with 2 scoops of $6 a pound almonds. *Sneaky.

> Do I believe this story? Last time I checked, almonds cost a lot more
> than walnuts.

Where I live, the prices fluctuate considerably.

On Apr 2, 5:24*pm, George M. Middius > wrote:


> Where I live, the prices fluctuate considerably.


I understand - but $3 dollars worth? I was accused of lying
about the price of something. Not nice. Even worse to not not admit
it when they know they're wrong.

Yes, the prices fluctuate everywhere - but in this particular
store I have seen the same $3 price-range difference between almonds
and walnuts for a long time. I did not know the prices until I
looked, but if someone had ever asked me to take a blind guess which
costs more, almonds or walnuts, I would have said walnuts. I suppose
one way to check the value of a nut is to see which one appears less
frequently in a jar of mixed nuts. Like keeping time with a sun-dial
instead of a watch, but it works. I would not bet my life or even
money, but I have to believe that (barring exotic varieties), walnuts
are more expensive than almonds almost everywhere, and it would take a
pretty huge fluctuation to force a $3 pricing change. But, like I
said, I really don't know. My post was more about defending myself
for being called a liar. That's nuts. Hey, get it - that's
'nuts'.......?

TJ

TJ

On Apr 1, 11:34*pm, Tommy Joe > wrote:
> On Apr 1, 1:13*pm, spamtrap1888 > wrote:
>
> > Do I believe this story? Last time I checked, almonds cost a lot more
> > than walnuts.
>
> * *Why would I lie? *Call a whole foods and ask, you don't even have
> to make the trip. *I am not an expert on nuts (except for the crazy-
> house kind), but I'm telling you, the almonds I buy at whole foods are
> $6 something a pound, and the walnuts are $9 something a pound. *Why
> would you not believe my story? *If I'm going to make something up
> it's going to be something outlandish enough for you to know it.

Where do you get the one from the other? The experience you recount
clashes with my own. That doesn't make you a liar. Also possible that
you made a typo or even a braino: You might have typed walnuts when
you meant almonds, and vice versa.

On Apr 3, 3:56*pm, spamtrap1888 > wrote:


> Where do you get the one from the other? The experience you recount
> clashes with my own. That doesn't make you a liar. Also possible that
> you made a typo or even a braino: You might have typed walnuts when
> you meant almonds, and vice versa.


In the Whole Foods I go to on occasion the nuts are in bins
separately marked by price and number. You scoop them out and put
them in a bag, then write the number on the outside of the bag for the
checkout person to see. I've been getting the almonds on and off for
several years. I never got the walnuts but looked at their price many
times and they were always more expensive (in that store), than the
almonds, by about $3. And I was not shocked because I had always
assumed the walnut was more prized as a nut than an almond. Even as a
kid I recall walnuts being high in price. Maybe it's because it takes
an army to get them out of the shell for the market. I just could not
believe the manner in which my comments were attacked with nothing
close to an apology in view. Not that I expect one or demand one. I
have never demanded an apology from anyone at any time in my life.
But the post to which I refer was offensive because it was not made
directly to me, but to someone within that person's clique, in the
hopes that they could gain an ally in challenging my honesty (which is
one of my most prized virtues).

Aw nuts,
TJ

James Silverton > wrote:

>I also sometimes wonder how fat-free "cheese" is made even if all I can
>find is slices of "American Cheese" and fat-free shredded mozzarella and
>cheddar, none of which have much taste at all.

This makes more more sense if you believe that cheese is defined
as curds that have been often aged, dried, and/or fermented.

Curdling is a property of proteins, not fats.


Steve

Nancy Young wrote:
> On 4/1/2012 8:33 AM, James Silverton wrote:
>
>> As Consumer Reports has indicated Whole Foods is generally very good
>> indeed and I agree but I also note that the magazine emphasizes their
>> very high prices. In my area, they have moved to the lower level of an
>> office building where one has to use garage parking instead of the
>> convenient open strip-mall parking. I have only been to that store once
>> since they moved as there is another store with better parking a little
>> further away.
>
> It made me laugh when Trader Joe's got the worst marks for parking.
> For some reason it's been mentioned here how hard it is to park at
> this location or another.
>
> Luckily the one near me has plenty of parking, but true enough,
> they had tried to open the store in a nearby town that has parking
> problems.
>
> nancy

One of the TJ's close to me has really bad parking. There have
been numerous accidents in that parking lot. So, ever since
another one with better parking opened, that is where I go.

Most of the WFs around here have decent parking, assuming one
isn't trying to get THE closest space and it isn't some
predictably overly crowded time.

--
Jean B.

Cindy Fuller wrote:
> In article >,
> James Silverton > wrote:
>
>> My objection to garage parking for groceries is partly because of
>> handling shopping carts and partly because it is difficult to actually
>> see free spaces. The nearby town of Rockville has a Center that
>> indicates how many spaces are actually open and I don't think Whole
>> Foods does even that.
>
> The Whole Foods nearest us in Seattle has both surface and garage
> parking. The lot is always slammed, so I prefer the garage. For some
> reason, the Trader Joe's markets here have only garage parking and very
> narrow parking spaces. Only in America can a Ford Explorer be called a
> "compact car".
>
> Cindy
>
Splork.

--
Jean B.