Mission to Walmart
I have recently heard rumors that Walmart was going to start selling organic products for their low, low prices. I had to see for myself.
Brent had to go to a neighboring city yesterday for work and I tagged along. We passed a SuperWalmart on the way, and I decided to conduct my investigation. I had forgotten my super secret disguise, but I carefully covered my face so as not to be caught on the security cameras entering the building. Thankfully the door greeter was unable to see through my fake happy smile and discover me to be a Walmart Hater.
The lights were bright and the floors were shiny, but I didn't let that get in the way of my goal - to find healthy products inside a Walmart building. I browsed the large produce section, only to find no organic fruit, and only organic bagged carrots. That was it. I also spotted some organic tofu, and it $.25 cheaper than what I pay at the grocery store.
I moved on to the 'dead animal' section - nothing organic at all. No free range, no 'less hormones', nothing. There was some chicken labeled 'natural' but that didn't fool me. They must have thought 'natural' just meant it was a real chicken and not cat or something.
Next came dairy. I was really looking hard for some organic cheese, because that is something I always want to buy but never can afford. Nope, no organic cheese either. Or butter. Or sour cream. They did have Horizon organic Milk at $3.50 per half gallon and Silk Soy Milk (didn't catch the price). Whoopdie Doo - our small grocery store has more of a selection than that.
I was pretty disappointed but I did a quick rush through the canned goods and frozen section. I finally found something - they had Cederlane organic frozen dinners for a whole dollar less than our grocery. They even had Spanakopita, which I was so tempted to buy, but I resisted.
So that was it. I found Brent wandering around the electronics section - carrying a chocolate milk! What? He wasn't actually going to buy something, was he? I tried to use mind control to get him to put it back or set it down and forget it; but the Walmart Anti-Treehugger Rays were too strong, and he bought it anyway.
So my trip to Walmart was half happy and half disappointing. I was disappointed because I thought maybe Walmart had a glimmer of goodness in them, but it was not true (in WI anyway). But at the same time I was happy, because if I would have found substantial organic savings there, I would have had a major ethical dilemma to work myself through.
It was an informational trip. I was glad as we got back in the car and drove away. But then I casually picked up Brent's single serving milk and turned it over to read the information. Did you know Deans is putting High Fructose Corn Syrup in their chocolate milk? And on the front of the bottle it says something about it being 'healthy'??? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Brent had to go to a neighboring city yesterday for work and I tagged along. We passed a SuperWalmart on the way, and I decided to conduct my investigation. I had forgotten my super secret disguise, but I carefully covered my face so as not to be caught on the security cameras entering the building. Thankfully the door greeter was unable to see through my fake happy smile and discover me to be a Walmart Hater.
The lights were bright and the floors were shiny, but I didn't let that get in the way of my goal - to find healthy products inside a Walmart building. I browsed the large produce section, only to find no organic fruit, and only organic bagged carrots. That was it. I also spotted some organic tofu, and it $.25 cheaper than what I pay at the grocery store.
I moved on to the 'dead animal' section - nothing organic at all. No free range, no 'less hormones', nothing. There was some chicken labeled 'natural' but that didn't fool me. They must have thought 'natural' just meant it was a real chicken and not cat or something.
Next came dairy. I was really looking hard for some organic cheese, because that is something I always want to buy but never can afford. Nope, no organic cheese either. Or butter. Or sour cream. They did have Horizon organic Milk at $3.50 per half gallon and Silk Soy Milk (didn't catch the price). Whoopdie Doo - our small grocery store has more of a selection than that.
I was pretty disappointed but I did a quick rush through the canned goods and frozen section. I finally found something - they had Cederlane organic frozen dinners for a whole dollar less than our grocery. They even had Spanakopita, which I was so tempted to buy, but I resisted.
So that was it. I found Brent wandering around the electronics section - carrying a chocolate milk! What? He wasn't actually going to buy something, was he? I tried to use mind control to get him to put it back or set it down and forget it; but the Walmart Anti-Treehugger Rays were too strong, and he bought it anyway.
So my trip to Walmart was half happy and half disappointing. I was disappointed because I thought maybe Walmart had a glimmer of goodness in them, but it was not true (in WI anyway). But at the same time I was happy, because if I would have found substantial organic savings there, I would have had a major ethical dilemma to work myself through.
It was an informational trip. I was glad as we got back in the car and drove away. But then I casually picked up Brent's single serving milk and turned it over to read the information. Did you know Deans is putting High Fructose Corn Syrup in their chocolate milk? And on the front of the bottle it says something about it being 'healthy'??? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
posted by Tracy at 6:53 AM
1 Comments:
Walmart is *going* organic, just something they are starting to do, so its not a surprise to me that you didn't really find anything organic.
Check back in a few years, and I bet you'll find more.
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