I agree completely. It’s the best market in town, although far from the cheapest! (There’s a reason it’s called “Whole Paycheck”.) Still, we shop there weekly, and we’re tragically middle-class. The quality of produce and other foods there is superb, and often grown locally, ensuring maximum freshness. Sure, the parking lot is encrusted with Obama-stickered luxury cars, but we crunchy cons in our used wheels have a presence, too. It’s a great place to shop.
LOL, was yours the only other McCain/PALIN sticker in the parking lot last year? :)
In my experience, I have much less wastage with produce from Whole Foods. The problem with stores like Smiths and Safeway is their over spraying of much of their produce. Last Tuesday Sweet Hubby purchased a head of iceberg at Smiths because he thought we were out of lettuce. When he cut it open he discovered that the middle was brown and squishy. The lettuce had been over watered. So I searched the depth of our over-size Amana and came up with a two week old head of iceberg (in a brown paper bag)from Whole Foods.