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Someone counted the number of items with discounts at their local Whole foods and it was only 49. http://www.mouseprint.org/2017/09/04/did-you-fall-for-the-whol

Someone counted the number of items with discounts at their local Whole foods and it was only 49. http://www.mouseprint.org/2017/09/04/did-you-fall-for-the-whole-foods-price-cuts-hype/ http://www.mouseprint.org/2017/09/04/did-you-fall-for-the-wh...

pen2l 9y ago
But the things on discount are the things that everyone gets. Milk, eggs, bananas, etc. I shop at whole foods (it's the only place truly 'near' to me), and the things on discount were just about the things that I always get. So I'm happy, for one. But 50% of stuff I still get from Costco or Trader Joe's (that requires a forty minute drive).
- sjg007 9y ago
  White label Milk, eggs, and some other stuff has always been price competitive at whole foods... Sometimes I found milk cheaper at whole foods than safeway!
  - zajd 9y ago
    As a milk lover, I find this hard to believe I've never seen a gallon go for above 2.99(if that) at safeway and never seen one below 3.99(if you're lucky) at whole foods
    - wahern 9y ago
      On milk you may be right. Whole Foods doesn't sell exclusively organic, but they do exclusively sell, e.g., hormone-free products. Whole Foods effectively has a price floor that limits how competitive they can be. I've found milk and eggs to be sometimes slightly cheaper at Safeway, but they're really bottom-of-the-barrel brands and not something I'd buy anyhow. The brand of non-organic eggs I buy is sold by both WF and Safeway, but WF is consistently <= than Safeway, and there's only one or two brands at Safeway that is cheaper. But this is pocket change. For higher-priced things, like meats (ground beef, chicken), I find WF's prices to more than make up the difference. Generally, unless Grocery Outlet has a great deal, we just default to buying meat, eggs, dairy, and vegetables at WF when we can. Unfortunately, WF is less convenient for us than Safeway, so we do regularly shop (and pay more for it) at Safeway if we're pressed for time.
    - bryanbuckley 9y ago
      Gallon of whole milk was $3.50 at Whole Foods in Berkeley yesterday. A welcome sight indeed. I also noticed butter prices were very discounted so picked up an extra brick. From one milk lover to another, what's your favorite and additionally best value brand for milk? I haven't recorded my preferences but seem to remember disliking Trader Joe's and being plenty surprised by a value brand or two.
  - gnufied 9y ago
    I dunno man, I have seen standard size organic milk carton go for $5.12 at Whole Foods where as 3 standard size Organic milk cartons are $10 plus change at costco. I have shopped at Whole Foods before and after and it has def. got cheaper at key essentials such as - organic egg, organic milk and organic chicken. Now the costs are more in Target/Kroger range.
  - lettergram 9y ago
    To be fair Safeway is also very overpriced...
    - s0rce 9y ago
      Marginal improvement if you put in your phone number to get their stupid fake sales. Still an awful shopping experience and not inexpensive either.
      - njarboe 9y ago
        Take a look at the wine aisle in Safeway. Every single wine is always on sale. I would not think that is even legal in the US but I guess it must be.
  - njarboe 9y ago
    In CA eggs are about $1.50 at T.J. and $3.00 at W.F. I buy the cheapest eggs. Not sure about comparison at all the other egg types. Cali has some kind of "be not so evil to egg laying chickens" proposition, so I think the lowest level eggs are the same eco/ethical level

pen2l 9y ago

But the things on discount are the things that everyone gets. Milk, eggs, bananas, etc. I shop at whole foods (it's the only place truly 'near' to me), and the things on discount were just about the things that I always get. So I'm happy, for one. But 50% of stuff I still get from Costco or Trader Joe's (that requires a forty minute drive).

sjg007 9y ago
White label Milk, eggs, and some other stuff has always been price competitive at whole foods... Sometimes I found milk cheaper at whole foods than safeway!
- zajd 9y ago
  As a milk lover, I find this hard to believe I've never seen a gallon go for above 2.99(if that) at safeway and never seen one below 3.99(if you're lucky) at whole foods
  - wahern 9y ago
    On milk you may be right. Whole Foods doesn't sell exclusively organic, but they do exclusively sell, e.g., hormone-free products. Whole Foods effectively has a price floor that limits how competitive they can be. I've found milk and eggs to be sometimes slightly cheaper at Safeway, but they're really bottom-of-the-barrel brands and not something I'd buy anyhow. The brand of non-organic eggs I buy is sold by both WF and Safeway, but WF is consistently <= than Safeway, and there's only one or two brands at Safeway that is cheaper. But this is pocket change. For higher-priced things, like meats (ground beef, chicken), I find WF's prices to more than make up the difference. Generally, unless Grocery Outlet has a great deal, we just default to buying meat, eggs, dairy, and vegetables at WF when we can. Unfortunately, WF is less convenient for us than Safeway, so we do regularly shop (and pay more for it) at Safeway if we're pressed for time.
  - bryanbuckley 9y ago
    Gallon of whole milk was $3.50 at Whole Foods in Berkeley yesterday. A welcome sight indeed. I also noticed butter prices were very discounted so picked up an extra brick. From one milk lover to another, what's your favorite and additionally best value brand for milk? I haven't recorded my preferences but seem to remember disliking Trader Joe's and being plenty surprised by a value brand or two.
- gnufied 9y ago
  I dunno man, I have seen standard size organic milk carton go for $5.12 at Whole Foods where as 3 standard size Organic milk cartons are $10 plus change at costco. I have shopped at Whole Foods before and after and it has def. got cheaper at key essentials such as - organic egg, organic milk and organic chicken. Now the costs are more in Target/Kroger range.
- lettergram 9y ago
  To be fair Safeway is also very overpriced...
  - s0rce 9y ago
    Marginal improvement if you put in your phone number to get their stupid fake sales. Still an awful shopping experience and not inexpensive either.
    - njarboe 9y ago
      Take a look at the wine aisle in Safeway. Every single wine is always on sale. I would not think that is even legal in the US but I guess it must be.
- njarboe 9y ago
  In CA eggs are about $1.50 at T.J. and $3.00 at W.F. I buy the cheapest eggs. Not sure about comparison at all the other egg types. Cali has some kind of "be not so evil to egg laying chickens" proposition, so I think the lowest level eggs are the same eco/ethical level