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Health Care Stirs Up Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, Customers Boycott Organic Groc
« on: August 14, 2009, 12:28:13 PM »
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Health Care Stirs Up Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, Customers Boycott Organic Grocery Store

Joshua has been taking the bus to his local Whole Foods in New York City every five days for the past two years. This week, he said he'll go elsewhere to fulfill his fresh vegetable and organic produce needs.

"I will never shop there again," vowed Joshua, a 45-year-old blogger, who asked that his last name not be published.

Like many of his fellow health food fanatics, Joshua said he will no longer patronize the store after learning about Whole Foods Market Inc.'s CEO John Mackey's views on health care reform, which were made public this week in an op-ed piece he wrote for The Wall Street Journal.

Michael Lent, another Whole Foods enthusiast in Long Beach, Calif., told ABCNews.com that he, too, will turn to other organic groceries for his weekly shopping list.

"I'm boycotting [Whole Foods] because all Americans need health care," said Lent, 33, who used to visit his local Whole Foods "several times a week."

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The op-ed piece, which begins with a Margaret Thatcher quote, "The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money," has left some Whole Foods loyalists enraged. Many say Mackey was out of line to opine against the liberal base that has made his fortune possible.

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A commenter on the Whole Foods forum, identified only by his handle, "PracticePreach," wrote, "It is an absolute slap in the face to the millions of progressive-minded consumers that have made [Whole Foods] what it is today."




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Re: Health Care Stirs Up Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, Customers Boycott Organic Groc
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2009, 01:09:57 PM »
I love it!  That would ALMOST be enough fo me to start shopping there if it wasn't so overpriced!  At least the smelly hippie types won't be there anymore!
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Re: Health Care Stirs Up Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, Customers Boycott Organic Groc
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2009, 08:48:01 PM »
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Re: Health Care Stirs Up Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, Customers Boycott Organic Groc
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2009, 09:36:18 PM »
Dixie, thank you so much for posting that.  I shop at Whole Foods, simply because there are a few things I need, that I cannot get anywhere else for the price.  After Katrina, I was surprised to see some of the cashiers in the Dallas store donning aprons that designated them as being at the NOLA store.  I asked a few what that was about, and it seems that the chain had offered them a job up here, and supplemented their housing for them to get a new start, in the event the NOLA store never reopened it.  I was touched, but not enough to spend more $ than I had to.  But, for the very few things I have to get, and can't get elsewhere, I am there.  Another store opened in the area, that carries the same line I go to Whole Foods for, but I never went, because I just appreciated the integrity of the place, after all that I had learned about the consistency of the leadership there.

I respect that man.  He isn't stupid.  He knows where his bread is buttered, and he isn't afraid of possibly offending anyone in order to stand up for what he believes.  In these times, it is refreshing to see someone not sell out. 

Everyone I have ever encountered that works for Whole Foods never complains.  I think that says something.
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Re: Health Care Stirs Up Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, Customers Boycott Organic Groc
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2009, 09:39:07 PM »
I shop at Whole foods, they have a great olive bar...a great selection of baby food (I just started feeding my daughter Earth's Best).  I also like their hot food bar and fruit/veggie selection.
 They also have all sorts of weird food.
It's not my main source for groceries, though.
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« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2009, 09:44:38 PM »
Personally, I think boycotting is a decent way of voicing your opinions. If a company is doing something you disagree with, take your business elsewhere. Granted, I would generally apply that to the business practices rather than the personal practices/beliefs of the CEO, but I'm not going to knock people for doing this. It's silly, but hey, it's their money.

...although it still leaves the question of what they expect to accomplish by shopping elsewhere. Do they think this guy will suddenly change his political beliefs? "What? Liberals shop at my stores? WOOO SOCIALISM!"
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Re: Health Care Stirs Up Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, Customers Boycott Organic Groc
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2009, 10:36:52 PM »
Quote from: Hawkgirl on October 15, 2009, 09:39:07 PM
I shop at Whole foods, they have a great olive bar...a great selection of baby food (I just started feeding my daughter Earth's Best).  I also like their hot food bar and fruit/veggie selection.
 They also have all sorts of weird food.
It's not my main source for groceries, though.

Their pizza and baked goods are good.
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Re: Health Care Stirs Up Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, Customers Boycott Organic Groc
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2009, 08:09:34 AM »
Quote from: Deuce on October 15, 2009, 09:44:38 PM
Personally, I think boycotting is a decent way of voicing your opinions. If a company is doing something you disagree with, take your business elsewhere. Granted, I would generally apply that to the business practices rather than the personal practices/beliefs of the CEO, but I'm not going to knock people for doing this. It's silly, but hey, it's their money.

...although it still leaves the question of what they expect to accomplish by shopping elsewhere. Do they think this guy will suddenly change his political beliefs? "What? Liberals shop at my stores? WOOO SOCIALISM!"

 

I wonder how many places would be boycotted if everyone did not shop in places if they did not agree with the personal beliefs of the CEO? 
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Re: Health Care Stirs Up Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, Customers Boycott Organic Groc
« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2009, 09:06:19 AM »
Quote from: IassaFTots on October 16, 2009, 08:09:34 AM
 

I wonder how many places would be boycotted if everyone did not shop in places if they did not agree with the personal beliefs of the CEO? 

Nobody would buy a TV ever again.
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