Slog - Comments on Bagging on Whole Foods http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods Spotted this in a comments thread... Off topic but on Whole Foods what pissed me off about them is they will only allow the reusable bags THAT YOU GET FROM THEM in their stores. You cann't use the reusalbe bags from PCC, or QFC for your groceries. There is a sign on both entrances to the Whole Foods on 65th and Roosevelt. So much for "being green." So I called Whole Foods at 65th and Roosevelt. "That's not true," said Mario, the store's manager. "We allow any reusable bags. The signs say, due to security reasons, we ask that you... Copyright 2008 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:12:55 -0800 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:59:02 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by MEC this is, by far, the most boring posting I've seen.

]]> MEC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084361 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084361 City Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:17:00 -0800 Comment by abe Sign reads like the Whole Foods lady sez to me.

Sounds like the commenter needs to work on the reading comprehension part of living.

]]> abe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084363 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084363 City Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:17:23 -0800 Comment by crk on bellevue ave Shoplifting will become a bigger problem when everybody has their own bags. It has always been a classic "trick" to bag your groceries so it looks like you paid for them as you walk out the door.

]]> crk on bellevue ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084366 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084366 City Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:17:54 -0800 Comment by Myles Their sign seems pretty clear to me. Please read twice before ranting and raving.

]]> Myles http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084374 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084374 City Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:20:44 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe I was just in there on Friday. I use my bags as I shop and then dump everything out of them in order to ensure that I don't buy too much or too little, since I do practically all of my errands on foot. Never really thought about how it looks to the cameras or other people. Will be kind of annoying in the future, but I'm sure I'll be able to handle it. I figure 1 full basket plus another large item or two will work for two bags. I love how I don't make a big deal about this shit, but I also love those who do.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084390 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084390 City Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:25:15 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger I leave Slog alone for a few weeks and you people are posting a moron's inability to read a fucking sign? Jesus fucking Christ in a rotten cum filled shit bag!

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084411 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084411 City Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:33:26 -0800 Comment by Matthew This is indeed a boring post, but it makes you wonder: Just how many baldly incorrect statements, borne out of poor reading/comprehension skills, are out there online? A billion? 10 billion?

The internet is becoming more cluttered and useless every day.

]]> Matthew http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084412 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084412 City Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:33:38 -0800 Comment by Fnarf I was just in there on Saturday (for a cold drink, not groceries)! I almost crossed paths with Mr. Poe in meatspace!

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084415 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084415 City Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:33:53 -0800 Comment by Epimetheus OMG a calm and rational post on the Slog !?
What is the world coming to?
But then Dan Savage is listed on the "Enemies of the Slog" list

]]> Epimetheus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084417 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084417 City Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:34:06 -0800 Comment by Glenn Fleishman PCC in Fremont doesn't seem to have this kind of policy (don't know about the others). I go over there for lunch a few times a week, bring a canvas bag, shop into it, and empty and rebag on the way out. I can see why that's tricky. I suppose I'll carry a basket next time I go in just to make life easier on the staff.

]]> Glenn Fleishman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084426 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084426 City Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:36:26 -0800 Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball @10, the internet is a series of tubes filled with incorrect statements. And Mr. Poe.

Please make a note of it.

]]> Jubilation T. Cornball http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084438 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084438 City Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:38:48 -0800 Comment by Pink Bic Thank God this has been addressed and resolved.

]]> Pink Bic http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084451 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084451 City Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:42:20 -0800 Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball *@7

]]> Jubilation T. Cornball http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084455 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084455 City Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:43:40 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger Seriously though, I just put stuff in my coat pockets until I can't fit in anything else and try to remember to unload it all at the check out counter. The key is to forget about the more expense stuff and remember the cheap stuff.

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084490 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084490 City Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:53:05 -0800 Comment by rb Dang! I was all ready to march down there, all smug and self-righteous with my reusable Safeway bag, and throw a GIANT fit.

Oh well, thanks for saving me the embarrassment, Dan.

(And I am of course kidding about going down there and throwing a fit).

]]> rb http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084516 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084516 City Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:02:20 -0800 Comment by Dougsf Obviously the commenter is mistaken, but also afflicted with some seriously linear logic. You don't have to use a "shopping bag" at all if you don't want to, I'm sure any sort of bag you have will do. My bike bag holds plenty.

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084548 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084548 City Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:15:25 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle @10 - heck, sometimes I bring my backpack, and use that to bring home my PCC groceries.

But ... I still use the plastic bags from both PCC and Fred Meyer for my garbage liner (which becomes my garbage bag). The excess bags get turned into park benches (plastic) or giant puppet heads (paper).

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084609 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084609 City Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:32:25 -0800 Comment by Kris "..we require that you please..."

"require" and "please" contradict each other. From the context of the post it's clear they mean "you must shop with our carts", so the "please" shouldn't be there.

]]> Kris http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084642 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084642 City Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:44:05 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Please present your papers, citizen.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084781 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084781 City Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:39:51 -0800 Comment by PC @18
Typical Seattle: faux politesse.

]]> PC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084930 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1084930 City Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:40:21 -0800 Comment by Furcifer The only person more confused than the shopper who misread that sign was the employee who wrote it.

If you want your signs to be understood, make them brief and to the point: "please do not place unpaid items in your shopping bags."

]]> Furcifer http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1085627 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/bagging_on_whole_foods#c1085627 City Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:59:02 -0800