At first it was a hard transition and we started questioning if paying more for food would really benefit us. We were used to being conservative with our money, shopping as frugal as we could etc. But over time we have adjusted, learned to enjoy the calmness of the store and love the variety of foods. Plus the food just tastes amazing which is worth paying an extra $.10 cents - $.50 cents more than normal grocery stores.
Ever since I can remember going they had been asking customers to bring in their own bags instead of using Whole Foods plastic or paper bags. They would also make a donation of $.10 cents to a local charity. At first I thought up 20 million reasons why I didn't have time to bother with such a small thing and Wow! how much does $.10 cents add up to anyway. Well, in one month in a small Salt Lake City Whole Foods store they donated almost $2,000.00.
Is it bothersome to bring in your bag(s)? Yes. Do you feel a bit weird the first few times you do this? Yes. Does it get easier over time? Yes, it's like creating a new habit and if you do this at Whole Foods they reward you by donating $.10 cents to a local charity. Isn't it worth us to make a simple change as bringing a few bags in with us to any grocery store we shop at? I think it is.
This was taken when we were in Rhode Island on a business trip. It was so huge and to be honest it was extremely busy. Not like the Whole Foods in SLC but the variety of foods were overwhelming and enjoyable. I think we could have lived at the Deli for weeks without eating the same foods twice.