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RoseTrellis

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24. Whole Paycheck

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 19, 2025, 06:43 AM

Dec 19

That’s what we call that place.
We go in to buy an item or two, and are amazed people can afford to fill their carts there.
The quality is top notch, unfortunately it’s too expensive for us.

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"many families will be saving between $11,000 and $20,000 a year, [View all] Wiz Imp Dec 18 OP

Averages are a wonderful thing. sop Dec 18 #1

Which is why looking at quintiles makes sense. Wiz Imp Dec 18 #3

I am in sticker shock each time I go to the grocery store. Irish_Dem Dec 18 #2

Damn! What kind of tomatoes? CrispyQ Dec 18 #4

IDK the brand, I kind of blacked out! Irish_Dem Dec 18 #15

Don't shop at Whole Foods. Go to Aldi. hedda_foil Dec 18 #5

I hardly ever shop there. Irish_Dem Dec 18 #16

Whole Foods is more expensive then typical grocery stores. kimbutgar Dec 18 #8

Same here. I hardly ever shop there. Irish_Dem Dec 18 #14

I am making cookies as I always do Bettie Dec 18 #18

My family loves a nice beef roast on Christmas Eve. Irish_Dem Dec 18 #19

We're seeing that too Bettie Dec 18 #20

I was at a store looking at an afghan throw. Last year I paid about $15 for the same one. Irish_Dem Dec 18 #21

Perfect. You never know who you are shopping next to. PuraVidaDreamin Dec 19 #22

Yep. I made some loud comments about $7 for a can of tomatoes and $25 for mushrooms. Irish_Dem Dec 19 #23

Whole Paycheck RoseTrellis Dec 19 #24

I was not that impressed with the quality for the price. Irish_Dem Dec 19 #30

Whole Foods isn't called Whole Paycheck for nothing. llmart Dec 19 #25

I agree. It was a bad experience, boarding on creepy. Irish_Dem Dec 19 #29

That container thing... llmart Dec 19 #31

The entire experience was bad. Irish_Dem Dec 19 #32

$10 for a can of Green Giant asparagus. Safeway. marybourg Dec 19 #26

Yikes. I would take a hard pass on that one. Irish_Dem Dec 19 #27

It's time malaise Dec 18 #6

BS OC375 Dec 18 #7

Tax cuts don't matter when you don't have a job. CrispyQ Dec 18 #17

Isn't that nice. A few families will even be saving billions and billions of dollars. twodogsbarking Dec 18 #9

Listening to that moron talking about percentages and taxes..... AZ8theist Dec 18 #10

Yes, but his current "business" (the Presidency) makes him BILLIONS... Justice matters. Dec 18 #13

I am grateful for lowering my prescriptions by 400% Playingmantis Dec 18 #11

"[M]any families"...just not yours. And wages are rising...just not yours--especially if you've been let go. Ol Janx Spirit Dec 18 #12

But we'll all be paying thousands more for everything kerouac2 Dec 19 #28