She probably was reacting to the prices. Whole Foods bought a good upscale, three location food vendor here and ruined it. Prices doubled, selection is lower, and their “all natural/organic” empahasis is way too pervasive.
I’m less than impressed with Whole Foods. Trader Joes is cheaper, and World Market has triple the selection.
But, they are the ONLY folks around here who carry wild, Gulf shrimp on a regular basis, unlike the other chains that sell that dirty water, farm raised crap from Indonesia and China.
I have friends who refer to the store as “Whole Paycheck”