> When these places opened up near me it was cool to go to them for the
> novelty of something new, different foods and what not, healthier too.
> That was about 2, 3 years ago.
> Have these places gotten any more expensive?
Trader Joes and the like will be out of business in 1 year maybe less
due to high energy prices.
Gas in my neck of the woods is over 4.19 p/g. and climbing.
On stagnant wages you DO NOT shop at a Trader Joes.
One or two stores may linger on in a wealthy area.
At 4.99 P/G for gas the United States slips into a depression.
> Now that I intend to cook from scratch a lot more, and eat healthier
> (now that my wife and I have a 1 year old son), I am thinking about
> going to a butcher for meats and visitings these stores for natural
> food (with less or no preservatives or pesticides in their products).
> I just wonder now that they are popular if their prices have risen
> significantly, esp. with the cost of gas going up?
> novelty of something new, different foods and what not, healthier too.
> That was about 2, 3 years ago.
> Have these places gotten any more expensive?