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The question is whether it's possible to make it cheaper without compromising quality noticeably. You cannot ship fresh heirloom tomatoes from China on a huge slow boat.

You can fly them in if you're building your own air freight network.

"Change inventory": it's not the same food.

> change inventory to lower prices

This strongly suggests it won't be the same food.

Love this.

Why? It was a haughty comment that didn't address the substance of the original comment: Whole Foods customers are in better shape (hence expect and demand healthier food) and are more polite.

I agree with the former, but not the latter.

Because I thought it was funny. Sometimes, it's okay to get your jollies on.

>Whole Foods customers are in better shape

Citation needed.

>(hence expect and demand healthier food

...and so they pay for the placebo instead?