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Speaking of... I tried skyr for the first time when WF started carrying it some years back. Though I love that it's rich in protein just like Greek yogurt, I just can't eat it - way too tart for my taste. For the same reason I have trouble with 0% Greek yogurt as well - just not mild enough, no matter what you mix it with.
I studied abroad in Iceland and ate skyr for practically every meal - though always the flavored stuff. Now that I'm eating plain yogurt, I've found that it's an a acquired taste. I eat either plain skyr or Greek yogurt for breakfast every morning with whatever berry is on sale and either muesli or granola and chia seeds from the bulk bins. The berries and granola sweeten it up - especially when you put in as many as I do.
Another person who can't read and doesn't know biology well, to boot. Lentils aren't beans, so this connection is moot. It would be like asking where cucumbers are when you want zucchini. Both are produce, sure, but I doubt anyone would ask for one while meaning the other.
It is not the same. The produce section tends to be a big section in most supermarkets. The dry legume section not so much. Maybe the OP didn't think about that, no big deal. Maybe the employee's word choice and informal grammar threw her off. I personally would not expect supermarket employees to be very educated since most of them work for minimum wage. I don't expect the right answer either. Some don't work long enough in those retail stores to know where every item is located. Many are too young to know all the 40,000 products the average supermaket carries. Asking another employee for help is very common and it might involve yelling across the isles so those employees can continue stocking or be available in their registers for their next customer.
My local Whole Foods is much smaller than most of my local supermarkets. Yes they are usually asking if I need any help. If Whole Foods carry all the products you need then I don't see why you would visit a regular supermarket at all. For me Whole Foods doesn't meet those needs, I usually have to buy those specialty environmental friendly products online. Even Costco and Trader's Joe have better selection. Maybe your local Whole Foods is better than mine. I don't have issues with my local supermarkets but I very rarely ask where to find specific products.
For a regular grocery store, they sell a lot of exotic or rare stuff at the Meijer in Canton, MI. Dragon fruit, passion fruit, Bhudda's hand citron, guava, bitter melon, cherimoya, rambutan, chive flowers, Chinese yard long beans, turmeric, bottle gourd, chayote, jicama, kholrabi, kumquat, salsify, Jersusalem artichokes, quince, etc. They have couscous, several different colors of quinoa, quite a few kinds of lentils, chia seeds, amaranth, etc. They're pretty good for international stuff too, like you said. I've been pretty impressed with the Meijer here really, and I'm not easily impressed when it comes to grocery stores.
The couscous story is a few years old (we moved here in 2008). I agree with you, that same Meijer has a nice selection of produce. Unusual roots and fruits and Asian vegetables. Their apples are always big. However, we go through a ton of greens, which I mostly buy from WF. They're $1 more but stay fresher much longer than Meijer's.
Why not just ask what row the bagged beans were in, than go through all that drama??
A few weeks ago, I was shopping in my local (large, comprehensive) grocery store and looking for red lentils. I knew that even though they aren't technically beans, lentils can be found with the bagged beans. No red lentils to be found. Just the standard brown lentils. I asked an employee who said that if they weren't there, they didn't stock them.
Fast forward to last night when I was shopping in the same store in the "international" aisle. Guess what was on the bottom shelf? Bags of red lentils. Same brand as the brown lentils shelved with the beans. Sigh.
Glad you're so danged smart...and a bit of a smart---. Putting you on ignore, missy.
Considering you've added nothing of value to this thread, I wouldn't really trust your assessment of my intelligence, but again...back to that kiddy table you go.
I personally would not expect supermarket employees to be very educated since most of them work for minimum wage. I don't expect the right answer either. Some don't work long enough in those retail stores to know where every item is located. Many are too young to know all the 40,000 products the average supermaket carries. Asking another employee for help is very common and it might involve yelling across the isles so those employees can continue stocking or be available in their registers for their next customer.
I wouldn't expect them to be very educated, but I would expect them to be professional. And being professional requires competency in your chosen, well, profession. I am not willing to excuse someone for not knowing where certain things are in his store simply because he is making minimum wage. These people are paid adequate to their choice of employment and they should be qualified to do the work (which includes knowing where people are or knowing how to find it - they do have reference books at registers). In OP's situation it seems nobody knew where a fairly common product were and I think (though she is free to tell us herself) that this is what upset her more than the incoherent yelling.
Customer service has gotten so bad that you have to shop at Whole Foods and other upscale establishments to receive what was once considered to be basic service. We often shop at Whole Foods to avoid the stress of routine stores. I don't have to fight for a parking spot at Whole Foods. I don't have to worry about my children being run over by some drag racer when I cross the street into the store. I don't have to bypass solicitors when I pass by the entrance. The grocery carts are where they are supposed to be and not scattered all over the parking lot. The shoppers are polite and not pushy. The cashiers are friendly. The person who bags your groceries will ask if you want ice for your produce. They provide free snacks to children. If you ask a WF employee where an item is, they will personally escort you to the location of the item instead of directing you to an aisle or a person who might know.
Personally, I'm thrilled that not everyone feels the same way about WF. If everyone shopped there, it would ruin the experience. For me, peace of mind is worth the extra money. To avoid the stress of shopping at a regular store is worth it to me.
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