Whole Foods?

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Nancy Young said:

I've never been to one, but I notice they have opened one near
me some time ago. We'd already planned to go this weekend,
and today I got a $10 coupon in the mail. Alright, alright,
we'll go!

Anything special to look for?

nancy

Cheeses, and organic produce. :-)

And I just LOVE the bath items!!!

The bulk section is kinda scary too.
Hard to get out of there for not much $$$.

Happy shopping!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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Jeff Bienstadt said:

Nancy Young said:

I've never been to one, but I notice they have opened one near
me some time ago. We'd already planned to go this weekend,
and today I got a $10 coupon in the mail. Alright, alright,
we'll go!

Anything special to look for?

nancy

The $10 coupon won't make much of a dent. We call it Whole Paycheck.

---jkb

<snicker>
Too damn true....... ;-D
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

In article <[email hidden]>,

Nancy Young said:

I've never been to one, but I notice they have opened one near
me some time ago. We'd already planned to go this weekend,
and today I got a $10 coupon in the mail. Alright, alright,
we'll go!

Anything special to look for?

Some of the bulk foods have had good prices. In the regular
supermarket, a little box of falafel mix is outrageous.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Nancy Young said:

I've never been to one, but I notice they have opened one near
me some time ago. We'd already planned to go this weekend,
and today I got a $10 coupon in the mail. Alright, alright,
we'll go!

Anything special to look for?

Some of the bulk foods have had good prices. In the regular
supermarket, a little box of falafel mix is outrageous.

Nancy Young said:

I've never been to one, but I notice they have opened one near
me some time ago. We'd already planned to go this weekend,
and today I got a $10 coupon in the mail. Alright, alright,
we'll go!

Anything special to look for?

nancy

The $10 coupon won't make much of a dent. We call it Whole Paycheck.

---jkb

--
"Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so."
-- Ford Prefect

"Jeff Bienstadt" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Nancy Young said:

I've never been to one, but I notice they have opened one near
me some time ago. We'd already planned to go this weekend,
and today I got a $10 coupon in the mail. Alright, alright,
we'll go!

Anything special to look for?

Quoted message said:

The $10 coupon won't make much of a dent. We call it Whole Paycheck.

(laugh!) I'm writing all of the suggestions down on the coupon.
I started my list with Greek yogurt. Let's see if I manage to use
my coupon.

nancy

"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I've never been to one, but I notice they have opened one near
me some time ago. We'd already planned to go this weekend,
and today I got a $10 coupon in the mail. Alright, alright,
we'll go!

Anything special to look for?

nancy

I *think* it was Whole Foods where a former co-worker bought some really
nice chicken/sun dried tomato & basil sausages (in casings). He sliced it
up, browned it and used it in a pasta dish and let me have a taste of it
when we were discussing a software problem. Delicious! Look for it.

Jill

"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I've never been to one, but I notice they have opened one near
me some time ago. We'd already planned to go this weekend,
and today I got a $10 coupon in the mail. Alright, alright,
we'll go!

Anything special to look for?

nancy

Cheeses, chocolate, and organic produce...especially Volcano oranges, but
they're not in season quite yet. Whole Foods is the only place I've found
them locally.
They have an excellent selection of cheeses and olives, and chocolate too.
If you're into olives, try the lemon and garlic...they're outstanding.
They've got a good (but not cheap!) meat department, and some uniques
sausages and kabobs, and their seafood is pretty good. They also have some
bulk items that are hard to find other places, and buying from the bulk
section means you can get as little as you want too! And their bakery has
some sugarfree stuff that is actually good...which is rare.
Have fun!!

kimberly

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Thier cheese selection is good, and for the most part, reasonably
priced. Try the sheep feta.

As far as the bulk bins are concerned, it it's an item you can taste
first, do it. I got some cashews from a bulk bin at Whole Foods, and
they were stale and mealy. I now take a quick sample first. But it
will take a lot of time for that cashew bin to be used up, and refilled
with fresh.
Cheers, Nancree

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

The $10 coupon won't make much of a dent. We call it Whole Paycheck.

---jkb

<snicker>
Too damn true....... ;-D

Yeah, same here, although I have to admit that the local Whole
Paycheck DOES have items that we just can't get anywhere else,
and a lot of the stuff you CAN get elsewhere (especially the seafood)
is simply WAY better there. And as was already mentioned, the bulk
foods aisle is fantastic - no place else around here I can go and get
as big a bag as I like of semolina flour, for instance.

Bob M.

nancree said:

As far as the bulk bins are concerned, it it's an item you can taste
first, do it. I got some cashews from a bulk bin at Whole Foods, and
they were stale and mealy. I now take a quick sample first. But it
will take a lot of time for that cashew bin to be used up, and refilled
with fresh.
Cheers, Nancree

They also have some nice prepared foods, though I am
reminded of the alleged cashew salad I bought. When
I got home, I discovered the nuts were actually peanuts.
Not only was I ripped off, but had I been allergic to
peanuts this could have been fatal.

I used to like the croutons they made in the store
from (what I assume) was day-old bread from their
bakery. I stopped buying them after getting badly
ripped off buying a package of croutons that had
been repackaged with a new date code but was totally
stale. I think it's fine if they recycle unsold
bread into croutons, but I consider it far beyond
reasonable if they recycle old stale croutons into
"new" ones. That is really trying too hard to make
a fast buck off the customer.

"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I've never been to one, but I notice they have opened one near
me some time ago. We'd already planned to go this weekend,
and today I got a $10 coupon in the mail. Alright, alright,
we'll go!

Anything special to look for?

nancy

Look for the kind of stuff you don't get in the local
supermarket-particularly fresh produce.

"Seamus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Thier cheese selection is good, and for the most part, reasonably
priced. Try the sheep feta.

Isn't feta made with sheeps milk anyway?

Kswck said:

"Seamus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Thier cheese selection is good, and for the most part, reasonably
priced. Try the sheep feta.

Isn't feta made with sheeps milk anyway?

IAW http://www.foodreference.com/html/artfetacheese.html
it can be made from sheep, goat and *more commonly* cow milk.
Whole Foods sells all types.

"Bob Myers" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Yeah, same here, although I have to admit that the local Whole
Paycheck DOES have items that we just can't get anywhere else,
and a lot of the stuff you CAN get elsewhere (especially the seafood)
is simply WAY better there. And as was already mentioned, the bulk
foods aisle is fantastic - no place else around here I can go and get
as big a bag as I like of semolina flour, for instance.

I agree completely. They also have King Arthur White Whole Wheat flour,
Health Valley Whole Wheat crackers, and plenty of samples to nibble on
as you walk through the store. Their salads in the deli case are
usually pretty good, too -- got a quinoa salad and orzo w/ spinach there
today. Some of the soups and sushi are good, too.

Chris

In article <[email hidden]>,

Nancy Young said:

I've never been to one, but I notice they have opened one near
me some time ago. We'd already planned to go this weekend,
and today I got a $10 coupon in the mail. Alright, alright,
we'll go!

Anything special to look for?

nancy

I love the olive bar.

On cold days the bakery made marshmallows are wonderful in hot chocolate.

marcella

"Marcella Peek" <[email hidden]> wrote

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"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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Anything special to look for?

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I love the olive bar.

On cold days the bakery made marshmallows are wonderful in hot chocolate.

Oh, geez, I can see I'm not getting out of there for cheap.
That's okay. I'll have fun looking around.

nancy

Nancy Young said:

Oh, geez, I can see I'm not getting out of there for cheap.
That's okay. I'll have fun looking around.

Remember the rule: Don't go shopping on an empty stomach!

Andy