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ummm. i realize that there are people who hate whole foods for some reason. & i'm not one of these people who think that organic is the only way to go or something. but my grandpa took me to that store once & got hooked. they just have a WAY better selection, their stuff is usually fresher, & yes, there usually is an option to pay an equal price. there is also the option of paying a far higher price. i could buy the bananas for 1.50 a lb or the ones for .60 a lb. both are organic & fresh, but i have that choice. in krogers i don't have that choice. i get the .60 ones. nobody forces anyone to pay out the butt, can if you want though. the great thing about whole foods is that you actually have a choice.

I don't really care about organic but, when it comes to quaility and freshness, it soooo much better. They do carry products that are not organic and just natural and the prices about the same for that. Like mariegael they do carry products that cost a lot more but it not like the same items at a normal market.

I agree with everyone that people have to shop and compare at Whole Foods, there's the store brand for lots of items that is definitely competively priced, (and far superior to other store brands) and then lots of specialty, fancy package items. The best thing about it is that it exists. The selection of ingredients and the expanded market they provide to natural and organic food producers is why I occasionally don't mind paying a little extra...

A WF is reportedly coming to Capitol Hill (well, real-estate-ese Capitol Hill), along with a Borders/BN/B.Dalton, on M St. SE.

Still pretty far away.

I usually shop at whole foods because i like what they have to offer. On the rare occasion that i do shop at other supermarkets, like Safeway, i spend way more. I think if you're buying ingredients to make food rather than already made food, whole foods is waaay cheaper.

I'm wondering where a lot of the Whole Foods posters are from (at the kitchen site as well). Here in Northern California there are sooo many stores to choose from for great produce (Berkeley Bowl anyone?). Not to mention the abundance of locally grown foods, which is generally cheaper, fresher, more environmentally friendly, etc.

I don't necessarily know that eating organic is going to make a profound difference to MY health, but think of the farm workers, not to mention the rest of the environment...It's all a cumulative effect.