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To: RinConRon who wrote (214845)	8/7/2007 2:54:46 AM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793991

>>we don't mind the price premium<< It depends on what you buy. You can still eat quite cheaply from such places if you focus on items like leafy greens, carrots, dried beans, sunflower seeds, peanut butter, etc.

To: RinConRon who wrote (214845)	8/7/2007 8:33:31 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793991

Whole Foods started in Austin, came to Houston next. Their stores are found only in ritzy areas. And only some of those. Where I live now is pretty upscale, yet theres no WF stores at all in the Spring Woodlands Kingwood Cypress areas - the affluent suburbs north of Houston. Ditto for Katy, Clear Lake. I see they're putting one in Sugarland now. They have obviously barely touched their market potential (and this in TX where they started) - if they can make money in the West U, Piney Point, Memorial areas they can do so in the areas I mentioned too. From years back when I was in one, I don't remember the food as appetizing. My first wife bought tofu there once - yuck. Obviously there are people who like it. The staff were young, lots of tattoos, goofy earrings, green and black hair, baggy clothes. My memories from the Whole Foods on Kirby near the big bookstore in the old theater.