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  • Post #151 - August 11th, 2022, 11:00 pm
    Post #151 - August 11th, 2022, 11:00 pm Post #151 - August 11th, 2022, 11:00 pm
    I wonder what the legal ramifications would be in Illinois? With the stronger laws here?
  • Post #152 - August 12th, 2022, 7:37 am
    Post #152 - August 12th, 2022, 7:37 am Post #152 - August 12th, 2022, 7:37 am
    tjr wrote:I wonder what the legal ramifications would be in Illinois? With the stronger laws here?

    If it's voluntary, it's legal. They have to tell you what they're doing with it, though.
    F*c*b**k and others have run afoul of using facial identification or other personal information without getting explicit permission.
    What is patriotism, but the love of good things we ate in our childhood?
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  • Post #153 - August 12th, 2022, 9:55 am
    Post #153 - August 12th, 2022, 9:55 am Post #153 - August 12th, 2022, 9:55 am
    JoelF wrote:F*c*b**k and others have run afoul of using facial identification or other personal information without getting explicit permission.

    Moetchandon and I each got a check for about $300 from the class action suit against F*c*b**k over this.
  • Post #154 - August 12th, 2022, 11:50 am
    Post #154 - August 12th, 2022, 11:50 am Post #154 - August 12th, 2022, 11:50 am
    Amazon is the antichrist, what could possibly be at issue here? Doesn't matter to me, I've seen to reason to go into Whole Foods for anything since the Amazonication which gutted it of anything I couldn't get somewhere else.
  • Post #155 - August 12th, 2022, 11:59 am
    Post #155 - August 12th, 2022, 11:59 am Post #155 - August 12th, 2022, 11:59 am
    Darren72 wrote:Is it really that different than Apple using my face to unlock my phone or access my credit card?

    From the Bon Appetit article:
    "If this whole pay-with-a-flick-of-your-palm thing seems like a grossly over-engineered solution for a carton or two of Oatly, that’s because it is. At Whole Foods, Amazon One seems comparable to using Apple Pay. But Jeff, of course, has bigger plans: to sell the tech to third parties and achieve total world domination in his lifetime. There’s a version of reality out there where we can swipe our palms to enter stadiums, live shows, private office buildings, and the subway—all courtesy of Amazon One."
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  • Post #156 - August 12th, 2022, 1:15 pm
    Post #156 - August 12th, 2022, 1:15 pm Post #156 - August 12th, 2022, 1:15 pm
    There are a few things I get at Whole Foods. I love their Amy Lu Michigan cherry chicken sausages, and Jewel does not carry them. I also love their Amy Lu chicken burgers. Whole Foods frequently puts them on sale. I also get all of my peanut butter at Whole Foods, and most of my plain yogurt, as well as their WW pita bread. Jewel quit selling WW pita bread last year. This last winter WF also had Amy's burritos on sale for $1, and I ended up buying 25 of them. WF also has a much better hot bar and salad bar than either Mariano's or Jewel, and their prices have gone down since Amazon took them over. WF is more convenient for me than Mariano's is anyway.

    I definitely would not be interested in having pictures of my hand taken though, but it sounds like you can opt out.
  • Post #157 - August 12th, 2022, 2:00 pm
    Post #157 - August 12th, 2022, 2:00 pm Post #157 - August 12th, 2022, 2:00 pm
    Katie wrote:
    Darren72 wrote:Is it really that different than Apple using my face to unlock my phone or access my credit card?

    From the Bon Appetit article:
    "If this whole pay-with-a-flick-of-your-palm thing seems like a grossly over-engineered solution for a carton or two of Oatly, that’s because it is. At Whole Foods, Amazon One seems comparable to using Apple Pay. But Jeff, of course, has bigger plans: to sell the tech to third parties and achieve total world domination in his lifetime. There’s a version of reality out there where we can swipe our palms to enter stadiums, live shows, private office buildings, and the subway—all courtesy of Amazon One."


    Yes, I read that. As I said, they are in the same space as Apple’s Face ID. I don’t see it as fundamentally different.
  • Post #158 - August 13th, 2022, 9:03 am
    Post #158 - August 13th, 2022, 9:03 am Post #158 - August 13th, 2022, 9:03 am
    This is all the reason I need to avoid WF

    ‘The socialists are taking over,’ Whole Foods CEO John Mackey laments
    https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... aking-over
  • Post #159 - September 14th, 2022, 7:12 pm
    Post #159 - September 14th, 2022, 7:12 pm Post #159 - September 14th, 2022, 7:12 pm
    Whole Foods Market Will Close Its Much-Touted Englewood Store In November

    https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/09/14 ... -november/
    Never order barbecue in a place that also serves quiche - Lewis Grizzard
  • Post #160 - September 14th, 2022, 9:17 pm
    Post #160 - September 14th, 2022, 9:17 pm Post #160 - September 14th, 2022, 9:17 pm
    zoid wrote:This is all the reason I need to avoid WF

    ‘The socialists are taking over,’ Whole Foods CEO John Mackey laments
    https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... aking-over


    This is really interesting. I wonder how many of WF's libby customers know whose salary they are paying.
  • Post #161 - September 14th, 2022, 9:38 pm
    Post #161 - September 14th, 2022, 9:38 pm Post #161 - September 14th, 2022, 9:38 pm
    Dave148 wrote:
    Whole Foods Market Will Close Its Much-Touted Englewood Store In November

    https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/09/14 ... -november/

    I believe it was last Thanksgiving, a media outlet did a comparison shopping of the Lincoln Park and Englewood WF. Not surprisingly the Englewood WF was cheaper in direct comparison to their Lincoln Park location.

    Regards,
    Cathy2
    Cathy2

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  • Post #162 - September 14th, 2022, 11:05 pm
    Post #162 - September 14th, 2022, 11:05 pm Post #162 - September 14th, 2022, 11:05 pm
    John Mackey is stepping down as CEO though. When he was the CEO he was told by the board not to get into politics, but now he can since he is stepping down.
  • Post #163 - September 15th, 2022, 11:43 am
    Post #163 - September 15th, 2022, 11:43 am Post #163 - September 15th, 2022, 11:43 am
    NFriday wrote:John Mackey is stepping down as CEO though. When he was the CEO he was told by the board not to get into politics, but now he can since he is stepping down.


    He's creating a wellness brand with spas/restaurants. He'd be well advised to keep his politics out of that as well.
  • Post #164 - September 15th, 2022, 10:40 pm
    Post #164 - September 15th, 2022, 10:40 pm Post #164 - September 15th, 2022, 10:40 pm
    Well, I suppose selling overpriced spa treatments and organic foods to hipsters is as good a way to get revenge as any.

    Cathy, do you remember if the assortment of foods at WF was the same in Lincoln Park as in Englewood?
  • Post #165 - September 16th, 2022, 1:49 am
    Post #165 - September 16th, 2022, 1:49 am Post #165 - September 16th, 2022, 1:49 am
    I have a sister that lives in New Orleans. In the New Orleans area, there are three WF stores. The closest one to her is on Magazine, and the second store is in Metairie. Both of those stores are typical WF stores, and they are in an area with a lot of people that can afford the store. The third store is on Broad Street, and I have only been in that store a few times. That store is in an area of New Orleans similar to Englewood. That store is not as large as the other two stores, and does not sell as much of the higher priced items that the other two stores do.
  • Post #166 - September 19th, 2022, 7:13 am
    Post #166 - September 19th, 2022, 7:13 am Post #166 - September 19th, 2022, 7:13 am
    tjr wrote:Well, I suppose selling overpriced spa treatments and organic foods to hipsters is as good a way to get revenge as any.

    Cathy, do you remember if the assortment of foods at WF was the same in Lincoln Park as in Englewood?

    I have passed it many times, though I never stepped in. I so rarely go to Whole Foods, I could not even begin any comparison.

    My information was totally related to whatever media outlet did a one-to-one Thanksgiving shopping list comparison of costs between Englewood and Lincoln Park stores.

    Regards,
    CAthy2
    Cathy2

    "You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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  • Post #167 - November 1st, 2022, 2:38 pm
    Post #167 - November 1st, 2022, 2:38 pm Post #167 - November 1st, 2022, 2:38 pm
    Hi- I just went to Whole Foods today, and currently they have all of their frozen pizza on sale for 35% off, and an additional 10% off if you are a member of Prime. Unfortunately, today 11/1, is the last day it is on sale. They also have the Amylu chicken burgers on sale for $3.99, or $3.59 with Prime. I ended up buying two packages of it, and normally I check the date on it, but when I got home I checked the date on it, and one of the packages has a use by date of 11/1, and so I guess I know what I am eating tonight. The other one has a date of 12/20. I really like them. I also got a package of Gilberts chicken sausage which is on sale for $3.99.
  • Post #168 - November 1st, 2022, 3:28 pm
    Post #168 - November 1st, 2022, 3:28 pm Post #168 - November 1st, 2022, 3:28 pm
    Too bad that I'm temporarily sidelined. Whole foods has two of the best frozen pizza options, EastSide Cafe and Table 87. A little on the pricey side but at 45% off - a good value.
  • Post #169 - July 2nd, 2023, 10:24 am
    Post #169 - July 2nd, 2023, 10:24 am Post #169 - July 2nd, 2023, 10:24 am
    Whole Foods to go into empty Blue Goose Market site in downtown St. Charles

    https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ ... story.html
    Never order barbecue in a place that also serves quiche - Lewis Grizzard
  • Post #170 - July 3rd, 2023, 12:13 am
    Post #170 - July 3rd, 2023, 12:13 am Post #170 - July 3rd, 2023, 12:13 am
    Two things that I buy at WF have gone way up in price recently. The peanut butter that used to be $2.49, has now gone up to $3.49. The WW pita bread that used to also be, $2.49, has also gone up to $3.49. I have switched to Trader Joe's for peanut butter. Their peanut butter is $2.29, and their WW pita bread is $1.99.

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