Whole Foods is absurd. They have some nice stuff that I'd consider paying for, but you'd be an idiot to get staple items there. They really are significantly more expensive, for exactly the same brands. Their meats/seafood look nice, but they're way too expensive for me to consider buying. I'm not paying $16/lbs for salmon when I can get nice fresh stuff for $6 at the ethnic grocery place. My wife loves the idea of WF, and not surprisingly she's never aware of relative prices.
I like Traders Joes, but mostly for treats
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