I shopped at Whole Foods for the first time in 12 years, and it reminded me why I stopped going in the first place

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• I stopped shopping at Whole Foods in 2012, but recently went back to see if anything had changed.
• I still had trouble finding staff members to help me and found that many items seemed overpriced.
• It used to be the only store in my area that offered specialty items, but that's no longer the case.

When I started getting a regular paycheck in 2001, I loved buying groceries at Whole Foods.