The first reaction to Whole Foods is people generally say, "What a fuckin' ripoff."
Even people who are not so much price-challenged would react that way because the prices were just not good values. Down here in the Po' House, we would just laugh at the idea of going to Whole Foods.
That may not be true anymore since Amazon has fixed the pricing problems at Whole Foods where they now approach competitiveness with Wal-Mart. (CNN: Whole Foods just got a whole lot cheaper)
When the prices are cut by a third, that's convincing to the thinking Amazon came to town to do serious business.
Zen Yogi: cutting prices on bananas is an easy loss leader to get people into the stores
Your business acumen stuns every time, Brer Bear, but the pattern of significant cuts was repeated across the inventory.
Zen Yogi: the Waltons are not going to dig this
No-one cares since the Waltons don't dig humanity too much.
Zen Yogi: why are they like that?
We don't know, Yogi, since we don't understand the point of their lives when acquiring a couple of billion dollars seems like it would mean getting any more doesn't matter but they don't think like that.
Zen Yogi: many think that way, Silas
That's not true, Yogi. That level of blind avarice is rare.
Zen Yogi: do you really care about the Waltons?
No, since they're blind cave rats in a Disney world of color and they won't ever see it.
Zen Yogi: like Joel Osteen?
His efforts today along with the endless flogging of predatory religion by Donald Trump may drive more away from Christianity than the First Crusade.
ML: what did he do?
I'm sorry, ML, but he's just not a good person since he has a hall for over sixteen thousand people near Houston and he said refugees from the flooding could not use it. (USA Today: Joel Osteen responds to criticisms for closing church doors to Harvey evacuees)
He said the church was flooded so it couldn't be used but people took pictures of that area and it wasn't true.
But Houstonians were not buying it and posted photos of the neighborhood around the church showing wet but passable streets.
"Shame on Joel Osteen," tweeted Rune, also known as @RuneK_15. "Jesus would open the doors and care for the needy."
- USA Today
Zen Yogi: could we stick to doing business, Silas, since time is money. Chop, chop.
I'm feeling the Zen of it, Spiritual Master.
Zen Yogi: I'm just fuckin' wit' you, Silas
That's a relief, Yogi, since I was thinking I would need a light blue Arrow Dover shirt and some khaki Dockers just to be in the conversation, mate.
Zen Yogi: what does it matter what you wear?
Those clothes are hideously ordinary and fashion is my life, Yogi.
Zen Yogi: I see
See, Yogi, Wal-Mart has approached retail through their traditional store model which has been used as a template to make identical copies everywhere while at the same time pushing an incipient version of an online system. Amazon's approach has been the reverse in which they made a cracking business in online marketing and only now are moving into traditional physical storefronts. The efficiency of the Amazon system seems quite likely to be more than Wal-Mart can meet.
Zen Yogi: don't they call those storefronts brick and mortar establishments?
Well, corporate fuckwits use lingo of that nature but a brick and mortar establishment could be a bank or a cathouse.
Zen Yogi: maybe to the avaricious there's no difference?
Perhaps, Yogi, but we don't care since the only thing which really matters is where should I get my bananas.
Wal-Mart may not stay the place to get my bananas since apparently some of their stores are eliminating cashiers for payment and assistance loading up your cart.
Zen Yogi: so what?
It means they were too cheap to buy robos for the checkout, Yogi, and Amazon will clock them without breaking a sweat.
Some percentage of Wal-Mart shoppers can't handle loading up the cart without assistance so Wal-Mart's penurious ways will be almost instantly alienating.
Zen Yogi: is this an LSS, Silas?
WTF is an LSS, Yogi?
Zen Yogi: it's a Long Sad Story
Noooo, Yogi, since we will just go somewhere else. Wal-Mart's prices aren't that good and, WTF, Kroger carries Skyline Chili and oyster crackers.
Zen Yogi: Skyline makes the best chili
Surely they do, Yogi.
Even people who are not so much price-challenged would react that way because the prices were just not good values. Down here in the Po' House, we would just laugh at the idea of going to Whole Foods.
That may not be true anymore since Amazon has fixed the pricing problems at Whole Foods where they now approach competitiveness with Wal-Mart. (CNN: Whole Foods just got a whole lot cheaper)
When the prices are cut by a third, that's convincing to the thinking Amazon came to town to do serious business.
Zen Yogi: cutting prices on bananas is an easy loss leader to get people into the stores
Your business acumen stuns every time, Brer Bear, but the pattern of significant cuts was repeated across the inventory.
Zen Yogi: the Waltons are not going to dig this
No-one cares since the Waltons don't dig humanity too much.
Zen Yogi: why are they like that?
We don't know, Yogi, since we don't understand the point of their lives when acquiring a couple of billion dollars seems like it would mean getting any more doesn't matter but they don't think like that.
Zen Yogi: many think that way, Silas
That's not true, Yogi. That level of blind avarice is rare.
Zen Yogi: do you really care about the Waltons?
No, since they're blind cave rats in a Disney world of color and they won't ever see it.
Zen Yogi: like Joel Osteen?
His efforts today along with the endless flogging of predatory religion by Donald Trump may drive more away from Christianity than the First Crusade.
ML: what did he do?
I'm sorry, ML, but he's just not a good person since he has a hall for over sixteen thousand people near Houston and he said refugees from the flooding could not use it. (USA Today: Joel Osteen responds to criticisms for closing church doors to Harvey evacuees)
He said the church was flooded so it couldn't be used but people took pictures of that area and it wasn't true.
But Houstonians were not buying it and posted photos of the neighborhood around the church showing wet but passable streets.
"Shame on Joel Osteen," tweeted Rune, also known as @RuneK_15. "Jesus would open the doors and care for the needy."
- USA Today
Zen Yogi: could we stick to doing business, Silas, since time is money. Chop, chop.
I'm feeling the Zen of it, Spiritual Master.
Zen Yogi: I'm just fuckin' wit' you, Silas
That's a relief, Yogi, since I was thinking I would need a light blue Arrow Dover shirt and some khaki Dockers just to be in the conversation, mate.
Zen Yogi: what does it matter what you wear?
Those clothes are hideously ordinary and fashion is my life, Yogi.
Zen Yogi: I see
See, Yogi, Wal-Mart has approached retail through their traditional store model which has been used as a template to make identical copies everywhere while at the same time pushing an incipient version of an online system. Amazon's approach has been the reverse in which they made a cracking business in online marketing and only now are moving into traditional physical storefronts. The efficiency of the Amazon system seems quite likely to be more than Wal-Mart can meet.
Zen Yogi: don't they call those storefronts brick and mortar establishments?
Well, corporate fuckwits use lingo of that nature but a brick and mortar establishment could be a bank or a cathouse.
Zen Yogi: maybe to the avaricious there's no difference?
Perhaps, Yogi, but we don't care since the only thing which really matters is where should I get my bananas.
Wal-Mart may not stay the place to get my bananas since apparently some of their stores are eliminating cashiers for payment and assistance loading up your cart.
Zen Yogi: so what?
It means they were too cheap to buy robos for the checkout, Yogi, and Amazon will clock them without breaking a sweat.
Some percentage of Wal-Mart shoppers can't handle loading up the cart without assistance so Wal-Mart's penurious ways will be almost instantly alienating.
Zen Yogi: is this an LSS, Silas?
WTF is an LSS, Yogi?
Zen Yogi: it's a Long Sad Story
Noooo, Yogi, since we will just go somewhere else. Wal-Mart's prices aren't that good and, WTF, Kroger carries Skyline Chili and oyster crackers.
Zen Yogi: Skyline makes the best chili
Surely they do, Yogi.
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