I hope books--real books--will never be replaced. Sure, they take up a lot of space, and if you move, they're easily damaged--more easily than people think--but reading online, while a good thing, just isn't the same. And I hope we'll always have libraries.
I confess Butera's just fascinates me. Seems like a time warp grocery store. And there's NOTHING wrong with that. The closest thing we have here is ShopRite. They're cheaper than most, but not THAT cheap. And they have good quality stuff. There're some crazy cheap produce stores, but not really nearby.
WF is packed wiff DaEffetes that I don't like to 'ssociate wiff.
Around here, at least, that isn't true. Whole Foods attracts all kinds of people. I think it's changed from when I first went to one about 15 years ago, when it was totally yuppie. And Bezos has accelerated the change. I still wouldn't buy ordinary things there; for canned goods and other staples, I mostly go to Acme, which is cheaper, though not as cheap as it should be. However, it has excellent meat, and excellent seafood, at pretty reasonable prices.
But Whole Foods seems to be more popular. More than once, I've been there late in the day, and it was packed. Then I went to Acme, and there were hardly any customers.
Still, though, for REALLY good veggies, I go to the local Farmer's Market. It's open every day; not just a weekend thing. There's an Asian veggie stand that has terrific prices, and produce that's about two weeks fresher than I can get anywhere else. And though I resist it, there're also Amish cakes. Which are fantastic.
But for bread, Whole Foods is best. Most stores that bake in-house serve up shitty products, but my WF, at least, does a great job, and offers great variety, at pretty reasonable prices. For these days.
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