Well darn. After about 20 years of avoiding any purchase from Whole Foods, I actually just bought 4 things. I had always suspected this company of odd management and food the mix of products and pricing to be far higher than typical. I didn’t buy in to claims of pure wholesome and sometimes organic food. The marketing, prices, and almost cult following put me off.
#WholeFoods FYI: this is a long read and a linked article. My gut instincts AND this recent analysis in the article meshed.
Then yesterday I knew I needed a few things soon for planned meals. But I couldn’t leave to go shopping. (No caregivers for my son but myself and his brother means a 12 hour shift 6 a to 6 p). After all, he could have a seizure at any time day or night. Yesterday he had one at 5 an and then 10 a. (They are status and each requires rescue protocol.)
So I decided maybe I should try out delivery of food from Amazon. (Yes, we have Prime membership for necessity. I hate this condition.) I needed to order $25 and would get free delivery this same day! What I did not know was inside Amazon there is “Amazon Food” and also “Whole Food”. My order was through both. Yes I got 2 deliveries 6 things driven here by 2 different drivers. Total was $28 spent. What a horrible carbon footprint! Oh darn, these items were such a low price, exactly what I wanted. Marveling at the irony of getting what I wanted versus horror at supporting Big Business and the worst forms of Big Capitalism.
So, that’s my tiny story and now the the article by Worse on Purpose. Sigh.
#Capitalism #Phoenix #Food #Amazon
https://www.worseonpurpose.com/p/whole-foods-got-worse-on-purpose
