Friday, November 16, 2007

If a Prius hits a Volvo in a Whole Foods parking lot, does anybody hear it?

Perhaps they'd hear it, but they most likely wouldn't stop to help and they'd probably just walk around it.

Why is it that Whole Foods customers seem to be some of the rudest anywhere?

Perhaps it's that usually a Whole Foods has a ridiculously small parking lot for the number of people that shop there, or perhaps it's that the aisles in the stores are usually pretty tight, so it's hard to get around people. Perhaps that all sets the initial mood. (Or perhaps it's just the kind of customer that tends to shop there?)

I'm not sure what it is exactly, but I have to remember to only go to Whole Foods during off hours; I just can't deal with the generally rude and inconsiderate customers. I don't have the two hours out of my life to wait behind you in an aisle to get around while you stand there talking on your cell phone while you figure out which applesauce your four kids will like, or while you stand in the middle of the aisle with your mouth hanging open while you attempt to figure out which type of soy granola you bought last time. I also don't have the extra time to stand in a check out line while you debate that the lettuce was only $4.98 a pound and that the cashier has charged you $4.99 a pound.

All I ask is to be able to park within a half an hour, to be able to walk down any given aisle unobstructed, and get through a check out line in a timely manner.

Really, people, I don't think it's too much to ask.