Is Whole Foods really more expensive than Kroger, Safeway or Publix? (cheapest, pricing)

[eastwesteastagain]

Originally Posted by Zhang Fei

Is "Whole Paycheck" an unfair nickname? What's been your experience?

Yes, it is more expensive, though their selection of products is great. I don't think "Whole Paycheck" is an unfair nickname at all. I don't shop there regularly.

[Annilyna]

On average, yes I think their prices are a bit higher - due to more organic choices. However, people still shop there a lot, since simply because it is coming from the "Whole Foods" name-factor, the price difference is forgiven. It's perception that anything bought at Whole Foods is better and healthier.

[mike0421]

Originally Posted by hammertime33

What's King Kullen, Pathmark, Walbaums, or Shop-Rite?

Ah, regionalism.

New York City area!

As opposed to King's Soopers, Albertsons, and Safeway!

[emilybh]

Originally Posted by Zhang Fei

Is "Whole Paycheck" an unfair nickname? What's been your experience?

Yes (it is expensive) but there is a LOT more variety of things than you'll ever find at Publix and there are a lot more organic things. The organic prices are lower than Publix and other standard grocery store prices for organic though -- because they do a bigger volume of sales of organic food than the regular grocery stores where people shop price and not purity or quality.

It is better to spend a little more on what you put IN your body now so you can avoid shelling out a lot later for medical care when you develop all sorts of chronic and degenerative diseases from eating irradiated or foods loaded with genetically modified ingredients that are commonly sold in regular grocery stores (and not labeled so you know what you are buying).

Demanding your grocery store label its foods that contain GMOs is something EVERYONE should do. Just go to the customer service counter and fill out a suggestion form and say that you want them to start labeling or posting signs on products where GMOs are used.

Publix has this stupid GRAS labeling where the price tags are brown if it is "Generally Recognized As Safe" which means NOTHING if you read up on it. Foods that are marked GRAS can contain GMOs. There is no guarantee they are any safer than anything not marked GRAS.

[MrSykes]

Filling my refrigerator once set me back about 230 dollars, and this was only about 6 or so bags of groceries.

[chariega]

it's like anywhere IMO. If you take advantage of sales and buy the larger packages of things you can come out about even over a month's time. I do prefer their produce and hot takeaway items...(their indian food is soooo good!)

[pollyrobin]

Originally Posted by Zhang Fei

Is "Whole Paycheck" an unfair nickname? What's been your experience?

Never heard that one, but it's pretty accurate.
First thing I saw was some discounted
Apple Cider (can't remember what size Jug) Big sign reduced from 17.99 to 12.99...
For that price, I'll go suck the juice from the tree
itself

Then I wandered over to get some Dubliner cheese which
was almost double what I could pay for it anywhere
else.

I left with a little bitty bag, bypassing practically everything I saw.
I felt somewhat foolish when I checked out with such a small treasure
but I felt compelled to have to buy something, just to experience the
"Who pays these kind of prices and what is wrong with them Tour"

It was also extremely cold and I mean cold. Must have
to be for the food spread at deli style area, but I really
needed a Parka and it wasn't winter.

[Secchamps98]

Yes it is, but in the Boston area many folks stand around and eat lots of free samples...so guess those folks lower their per cost per item. HF some variety, but at least in my area the quality is just marginal better than a typical grocery store. Not a big organic fan, and would prefer something like Fresh mkt any day.

[Pressing-On]

It is a bit higher, but you are getting better food. Fresh fruit and vegetables, you can tell the different between pesticide free and conventional. The meat is higher, but it is better. What we have done is eat smaller portions, because that is what we should be doing anyway.

I think it would be wise to take an inventory of empty foods in the home and replace them with good food, i.e., get rid of the chips, sodas, snacks, etc. and buy good grains, meat and vegetables. When you do that, your grocery bill is not so high.

What is the use of saving money only to pay later in medical bills? That doesn't make sense to me.

[swagger]

Originally Posted by Zhang Fei

I guess this would be classified under "Other Controversies".

Only if you don't know how to categorize things. This thread is DEFINITELY off-topic for this forum.