I have seen many side-by-side comparison articles of Whole Foods vs. other grocery stores but they don't take into account the club card/popular coupon prices (including this one), so you're capturing the raw prices for Safeway and not the prices that people usually pay, which would make a more practical juxtaposition. I buy most of my produce from a dirt cheap local market so I can't speak to the produce prices here, but the base prices for the other goods are inflated for what I am accustomed to paying (regular milk, cheddar cheese, OJ and eggs at least seem out of whack).
Basically, if you spend even five minutes reading the weekly flyers and taking advantage of specials Whole Foods comes out a lot more expensive than what you're showing here.
btw, how can you say wine was cheaper at Whole Foods when Safeway didn't have one you could compare it to?
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I have seen many side-by-side comparison articles of Whole Foods vs. other grocery stores but they don't take into account the club card/popular coupon prices (including this one), so you're capturing the raw prices for Safeway and not the prices that people usually pay, which would make a more practical juxtaposition. I buy most of my produce from a dirt cheap local market so I can't speak to the produce prices here, but the base prices for the other goods are inflated for what I am accustomed to paying (regular milk, cheddar cheese, OJ and eggs at least seem out of whack). Basically, if you spend even five minutes reading the weekly flyers and taking advantage of specials Whole Foods comes out a lot more expensive than what you're showing here. btw, how can you say wine was cheaper at Whole Foods when Safeway didn't have one you could compare it to?