Dumb People at Whole Foods

With the start of the new year, I am pretty much down on life in general. While I may genuinely be bummed out from time to time, I usually end up hopping out of the dumps and just end up getting bitter at the people and things around me. Yesterday was a day where my cup runneth over and left me with a salty taste at how utterly slow and useless people are sometimes.

I ended up waltzing on down to Whole Foods in search of some food for last night and the rest of the week. Almost immediately it hit me that people are fairly stupid. The parking lot is always a mess there. Its too small for the crowd of people they get, no doubt. But the idiots that are driving (DC Drivers...soon to be another rant...stay tuned) are lacking common sense. The line to pull in to the lot is 10 cars deep. Call me crazy, but if I'm waiting in a line of traffic, stopped to get into a silly parking lot...and there is a parking garage directly across the street from said Whole Foods parking lot...I'd hop my ass right into the garage. But, since I live across the street, I'm walking anyways.

Now comes the fun part…actually maneuvering inside the store…what the hell is it with people at Whole Foods and the desire to stop all movement the second you set foot in the store? I mean, ok...get your bearings...but MOVE YOUR ASS! There are actually people waiting to get inside while you just stand there like a lost child in a shopping mall.

After you actually get inside for the shopping, the Clarendon Whole Foods is actually quite nice. Lots of nice things to choose from…all overpriced and very unnecessary for everyday sustenance. I pick up some gnocchi to start…no problem. They actually had the regular potato gnocchi in stock so I was very happy to see this. Off I went to pick up some chicken to grill on my silly new Foreman Grill and mix in with my gnocchi…(yeah, Hulk Hogan was a genius to pass on that idea…George Foreman’s only made what, a bazillion dollars on that thing?) So I’m there waiting for people to make their choices of the pre-packaged meats…and waiting…and waiting. People…you have a fairly simple choice here. Chicken, Pork, Lamb, Beef…maybe some Venison or Buffalo…there are different cuts, you pick up a package…maybe choose between one or two and move along. What the hell is the point or productive reason to stand there and do absolutely nothing whilst 2-3 people wait for you to make up your mind about a meat you most likely already expected to buy before you walked into the store??

It is rather late and I don’t feel like really making anything…planning on saving my food purchases for later in the week anyways, so I move along to the hot bar for a quick meal tonight. Pretty simple concept, you pick your food, plop it in your container, and move along. Nope…again…another slow poke doing God knows what with his food selection…Ugh! I start to fill my container and it strikes me as silly that for a section with items priced on solely on weight, there is no actual scale to check how much you actually have. Weird…I don’t know…maybe this would be something people might find useful.

I go to checkout, which moves quickly ever since they finished remodeling and again am faced with the question I get every time without fail…”Oh this is a new bag?” No, I bought the bag 6 months ago when I paid $30 for it (with the proceeds going to feed hungry children). Why do you have to ask me every single time I shop here, probably 4-5 times a week, if I’m buying a new bag? I don’t even see where you can buy the bags before getting past the counter anyways…so is it really necessary to ask? I mean I don’t really care that much…just makes me shake my head that it happens every time. I am then truly amazed to find out I’ve filled my hot bar container with exactly 1.00 lbs of food. I think this might be some sort of record. My shopping experience is complete.

Point of the Story, you ask? There really isn’t one…just don’t drive to Whole Foods or plan on stepping up to make a purchase until you actually know what you want…have some respect for those that have actually shopped before.