I go to Whole Foods often because they have good food. No, I don't buy the $10 Swiss chocolate bars with Kumquat and Dragon Fruit in them. I don't buy the cheese that smells like an old shoe and sells for $15 a pound. I bypass all the non-food aisles with their silly books on global warming, their clothing made out of hemp and their overpriced toothpaste and shampoos. And I especially don't bother with the "bring your own bag" nonsense. I ask for paper and make them double-bag.
But walk the perimeter of the store and you get some very good produce, fish, meat, dairy products and nuts at very reasonable prices. I especially like the section where you can grind up fresh peanut butter. Though I do get a kick out of the label that says "this product may contain traces of nuts."
Yes, much of the clientele are scowling liberals who are in between a trip to the gym and a lecture on the plight of the Kurds. But at least they aren't paying with food stamps because Whole Foods only puts their stores in high-income areas. I also love parking my Ford F150 into a spot that is reserved for "fuel efficient" cars. That will sometimes earn me a mean stare. Hey, my 8-cylinder truck is pretty efficient at burning fuel - my frequent fill-ups attest to that.
“But walk the perimeter of the store and you get some very good produce, fish, meat, dairy products and nuts at very reasonable prices. “
I observe it’s all very expensive. The produce is the same brands I see at my normal grocery store. Whole Foods just marks them up.