Feeding Frenzy

Today was the last day for the old Whole Foods store. I like shopping there, but ever since the kids came along, their isles have become narrower and it is a lot more stressful going shopping. On the weekends, it is very difficult to navigate. Their new store promises to be huge.

For the last day, everything was 25% off. I really wanted to be there at 8am when it opened, but had to settle for 9am. I went with Dylan in tow, and then had to wait for a shopping cart, an indication of how many shoppers were inside. Inside, many people had carts filled with stuff and were waiting in a VERY long check out line. Throughout the store, most shelves were completely bare, with the odd box or jar left. I found plenty of baby food, a few boxes of pasta and plenty of milk. My one gourmet splurge was a jar of Ultimate Chocolate Espresso Sauce to put on ice cream (though there was no ice cream left and it probably would have melted, standing in the checkout line). I didn't fill the cart, but I did get a fair number of things that we needed. Dylan kept himself entertained, watching all the people and chewing on the cart.

In other news, it looks like a Peets Coffee is opening up a few blocks away. Usually coffee from Peets is very good, though there is one nearby with a high turnover rate and no one seems to know how to make espresso. Vic has noticed that a high ratio of body piercing among the baristas usually guarantees good espresso. A local cafe with high school students, not very good, the local Starbucks, better but fairly average, Barefoot Coffee Roasters, lots of body piercings and really great espresso. We can only hope Peets measures up.