Whole Foods Market, OKC (income, costs, store)

[#1soonerfan]

You seriously won't let it die will you? If your rants about a grocery store help you feel better don't let me stop you.

How can you check in to a store in OKC when you are in Alaska?

[Goodpasture]

Originally Posted by stiffnecked

...........You'd think a health food store would want to make their goods affordable for everyone.................

What business would ever do that? You want charity go to a church somewhere. Businesses NEVER "want to make their goods affordable for everyone." Their goal is to generate profits for their investors not "make their goods affordable for everyone."

[stiffnecked]

Originally Posted by Goodpasture

What business would ever do that? You want charity go to a church somewhere. Businesses NEVER "want to make their goods affordable for everyone." Their goal is to generate profits for their investors not "make their goods affordable for everyone."

That's what wrong with America. Sam Walton wanted to bring prices down for everyone. That's why he started the whole WalMart chain. He knew that by lowering the prices and selling in higher volume he could still make money and bring people true value for their hard earned dollars. Whole Foods took the totally opposite approach. That didn't want the poor peoples business, that's why they priced them right out the door. Whole Foods is nothing but a bunch of elitist snobs.

[debzkidz]

Originally Posted by stiffnecked

That's what wrong with America. Sam Walton wanted to bring prices down for everyone. That's why he started the whole WalMart chain. He knew that by lowering the prices and selling in higher volume he could still make money and bring people true value for their hard earned dollars. Whole Foods took the totally opposite approach. That didn't want the poor peoples business, that's why they priced them right out the door. Whole Foods is nothing but a bunch of elitist snobs.

It's all about making money. Either way apparently works. It's all about what the market will bear. Apparently the market can bear a lot. Do you also feel that all department stores should sell only cheap junk? If we followed your logic, there would be no high end shopping of any kind. Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom are not in business to clothe the entire country, only those that choose to shop there. Same with grocery stores. Well all need clothes. We all need food. We don't have to get it at the same places. We don't have to pay the same price for everything. You can still eat well and not shop at Whole Foods. You know, that's the great thing about our country. We get choices. You don't have to choose to shop at Whole Foods or anywhere else. Geez, not every company is there to provide for the masses. I guess we could just let the government take over and run all the stores. Then we could all stand in food lines everyday, waiting to see if we got to buy an overpriced loaf of bread.

[knrstz]

I like sunflower market. But some people view food as entertainment. I'll never be able to exclusively shop there but sometimes rather than go by a meal that's been marked up and poorly prepared at a chain restaurant i would rather buy the overpriced unprepared version and cook it myself. Whole foods is what it is and was such before it came to okc. Since you live in okc you are probably familiar with Jim traber. One line he often says is very true in many facets of life. When teams complain about having the score run up on them, he says if you don't like it then get better. In stiffneck's case, if whole foods is too expensive then work harder and get more education too afford it. Otherwise move on and accept that the store isn't in your league.

[Floridamom1970]

Personally what I would like to have here in Oklahoma City is a scratch n dent grocery. I loved the one I shopped at in Florida. I could fill a cart for around forty dollars. Lots of organic foods too.

I have not been to Whole Foods yet but I am a regular shopper at Sunflower Market since they have such good sales. I have a tight food budget and the main stores I shop at are Sunflower, Homeland , Buy for Less and Aldi. I do shop at Walmart for a few things. I read the sales flyers and plan our snacks and meals around what is on sale. I use coupons too. One thing that I have noticed is that since Farmers and Whole foods moved into town the other stores have started to get the message that oklahomans do want to eat healthier. I have been working on losing weight for two years now and I no longer consume refined sugar so I use a lot of raw honey and turbinado sugar both of which can be bought at Walmart. They even have almond butter now.

[las vegas drunk]

Originally Posted by stiffnecked

Whole Foods is nothing but a bunch of elitist snobs.

That is why they market themselves to jerks.

"A new study finds that going organic can make you feel smug about yourself and act nasty to others"

"organic eaters often look down on others, and aren't shy about expressing their derision."

Does eating organic food make you a jerk? - Yahoo! News

[Dale Cooper]

Originally Posted by Floridamom1970

Personally what I would like to have here in Oklahoma City is a scratch n dent grocery. I loved the one I shopped at in Florida. I could fill a cart for around forty dollars. Lots of organic foods too.

I'm sure the ever helpful government would put a stop to something like that. It might be dangerous. The food might be contaminated. It's for the chillins.

The government always finds a way to ruin everything.

[_redbird_]

Originally Posted by Dale Cooper

I'm sure the ever helpful government would put a stop to something like that. It might be dangerous. The food might be contaminated. It's for the chillins.

The government always finds a way to ruin everything.

What does, "It's for the chillins" mean? Are you pulling the race card?

Not you!!! Never!!!

[Momma Mia]

Originally Posted by _redbird_

What does, "It's for the chillins" mean? Are you pulling the race card?

Not you!!! Never!!!

Chillins stands for children