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> In my experience Whole Foods is the cheapest grocery store in the city Have you been to china town? Yeah, sure, if you compare whole foods to other upscale g
by maratd 8y ago
> In my experience Whole Foods is the cheapest grocery store in the city
Have you been to china town? Yeah, sure, if you compare whole foods to other upscale groceries, that can be the case ... but even Trader Joes is cheaper.
There are two groups of people in New York. Those who get it and those who don't. And those who don't, pay twice as much for everything, including groceries.
- adwi 8y agoHave I been to “china town”? Yes, I’ve lived in Chinatown. Bloomberg’s point was that it’s cheaper than all grocery stores, not just the “upscale” ones... I live next to a C Town and the WF is much cheaper. A lot of the street vendors in Chinatown have produce that is less expensive than certain items than a(ny) grocery store, but they’re not grocery stores, and that’s what I was responding to. And unless you’re planning on eating your durian and bok choy solo—or planning on using some toilet paper after—you’re not really “getting it”. It’s also cheaper to just eat at Vanessa’s every day, but again, you’re missing the point.
- maratd 8y agoSince you lived there, you should know there are plenty of independent grocery stores that stock all those items and are cheaper than WF. And I gave you the example of Trader Joes, on top of everything, which is definitely cheaper than WF. What exactly are you arguing? That the poor and middle class of NY shop for their food at WholeFoods? Are you bonkers?