was completely overwhemled by choice. I actually had a hard time focusing on the products themselves - like my brain couldn't process that many different types of canned tomatoes, etc.
We do 95% of pur grocery shopping at Whole Foods since we moved back to the US due to the food allergy sitch, as there is the most choice of foods my kid can eat by virtue of their product mix. Their overall selection is much smaller than a "normal" grocery store (I'm guessing because they don't carry a ton of processed food), so it's easy for me to scan and select product.
Well, I guess I didn't realize how used to this I've become - because it took me twice as long to do my weekly shop at the "normal" grocery store and I felt like I was getting a headache by the time I checked out, lol.
Also...somehow I spent more than I do at Whole Foods, which defeated the whole purpose for switching stores.
This happens to me whenever I go to a normal grocery store. It's like information overload when there are so many different bags of chips, ice cream, dish soap, whatever. It's mesmerizing. Our regular stores are TJs, WF, and Bristol Farms.
Oh, phew. I'm not alone.
I'm still in awe about how many canned tomato options they had stocked.
Really? ... I mean... I'm not looking to start anything, but I can comb through shelves of branded/processed items and find exactly what I need in seconds. I'm not brand loyal - I focus on the prices. Best sale earns my purchase. Bam. Done. In the cart. Maybe if I lived closer to a Whole Foods I would understand.
I think this happens anytime you go to a store you're not accustomed to. It took me 15 minutes to pick a snack for the car at the Shell station. Or maybe it was all the processed foods! Lol.
Really? ... I mean... I'm not looking to start anything, but I can comb through shelves of branded/processed items and find exactly what I need in seconds. I'm not brand loyal - I focus on the prices. Best sale earns my purchase. Bam. Done. In the cart. Maybe if I lived closer to a Whole Foods I would understand.
But the OP or her kid has a food allergy, which makes it far more complex than just price.
Really? ... I mean... I'm not looking to start anything, but I can comb through shelves of branded/processed items and find exactly what I need in seconds. I'm not brand loyal - I focus on the prices. Best sale earns my purchase. Bam. Done. In the cart. Maybe if I lived closer to a Whole Foods I would understand.
But the OP or her kid has a food allergy, which makes it far more complex than just price.
okay...so I thought about it, and I realize I'm being quite flippant here. I don't want to come across as though food allergies are no big deal because they are definitely a life-altering kind of big deal. I just...I mean...I shop at "normal" grocery stores, so I reacted to that.
I just edited my original post. I misread your tone as snarky at first, and then I remembered my place. I'm sorry Still...most of us "normal" people shop at "normal" grocery stores...
I just edited my original post. I misread your tone as snarky at first, and then I remembered my place. I'm sorry Still...most of us "normal" people shop at "normal" grocery stores...
No, I definitely wasn't being snarky. Both my H and I have allergies and it can be really challenging to navigate a store you're not used to and find brands that work. "Normal" or otherwise lol.
I just edited my original post. I misread your tone as snarky at first, and then I remembered my place. I'm sorry Still...most of us "normal" people shop at "normal" grocery stores...
No, I definitely wasn't being snarky. Both my H and I have allergies and it can be really challenging to navigate a store you're not used to and find brands that work. "Normal" or otherwise lol.
I apologize again for misreading your tone. I have "my" grocery store, and I know where everything is and exactly what I'm looking for, and there is certainly comfort in that...I think I overreacted here. I'm sorry.
No, I definitely wasn't being snarky. Both my H and I have allergies and it can be really challenging to navigate a store you're not used to and find brands that work. "Normal" or otherwise lol.
I apologize again for misreading your tone. I have "my" grocery store, and I know where everything is and exactly what I'm looking for, and there is certainly comfort in that...I think I overreacted here. I'm sorry.
Post by RoxMonster on Sept 1, 2014 17:58:57 GMT -5
I think a huge part of it is that the store is just not the one you're used to. I shop at a huge "normal" grocery store and can get in and out in about 20 min. shopping for the whole week because I know exactly what I buy, where it is, etc. If I went into a smaller store, like WF, it would take me probably twice as long, not because there is less stuff, but because I'm not used to how the store is set up.
At least H just left with the kids so I can watch in real time as Autumn works herself up well and good over whatever it is that irks her about the fact I shop at Whole Foods because my kid has food allergies. Lol.
No, I definitely wasn't being snarky. Both my H and I have allergies and it can be really challenging to navigate a store you're not used to and find brands that work. "Normal" or otherwise lol.
I apologize again for misreading your tone. I have "my" grocery store, and I know where everything is and exactly what I'm looking for, and there is certainly comfort in that...I think I overreacted here. I'm sorry.
At least H just left with the kids so I can watch in real time as Autumn works herself up well and good over whatever it is that irks her about the fact I shop at Whole Foods because my kid has food allergies. Lol.
Are the WF near most of you small like Trader Joes? The only ones I've been in are enormous, about the size of my regular Wegmans, but they've all been in large cities, so maybe that's the difference.