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As someone who shops at Whole Foods all the time, despite the seemingly ridiculously small discounts you get as a prime member, it does add up to cover most of
by liamcardenas 7y ago
As someone who shops at Whole Foods all the time, despite the seemingly ridiculously small discounts you get as a prime member, it does add up to cover most of the cost of prime membership.
I do use prime services, so I might otherwise keep my membership — but I would consider cancelling if I were just using it for shipping.
- js2 7y ago5% back at Whole Foods using the Chase Amazon card vs 3% back without Prime. $119 annual Prime membership pays for itself after just $5,950 of Whole Foods shopping. :-)
- freyir 7y agoNice, sounds like the cost can be recouped after just a few trips to Whole Foods.
- cobookman 7y ago5950/12 = 496$/month. Not that crazy for family with kids to spend even at a cheaper grocery store.
- mrep 7y agoYou also get 5% back at Amazon so it's definitely doable (I know i hit that last year).
- ska 7y agoNot crazy for a couple who cooks a lot, for that matter
- maccard 7y agoIt's pretty insane for a couple. I live in the UK granted, but we cook every night, and our food bill is less than half that.
- ska 7y agoMine is double yours then. It could be cheaper , sure, but I don’t buy crazy expensive stuff. I do spend more on meat and things by being careful about sourcing
- InitialLastName 7y agoIs there irony in referring to shopping at Amazon-owned Whole Foods (regardless of their pre-acquisition reputation) as "careful about sourcing?"
- ska 7y agoNo - I don't shop at whole foods; didn't think I suggested that I do. When I say "careful about sourcing", I mean that a good percentage of what I buy comes directly or nearly directly from local farms. It costs more than the random grocery store stuff from large distributors. I can afford it so I don't mind and the markup isn't crazy.
- Riseed 7y agoBetween the 10% bonus discount on sale prices and prime-only sales at WF, our prime membership pays for itself without the prime credit card, even though we do most of our grocery shopping at other stores.