Wed Aug 5, 2015, 09:23 PM

Whole Foods says $6 asparagus water at California store was a mistake

On Tuesday a shopper snapped a photo of the curious beverage, posting it on Instagram along with the caption, "Somewhere in L.A., Whole Foods executives are laughing at all of us."
And then the jokes began to fly on Twitter...

The food site Eater reached out to Whole Foods and learned the spear-filled water was a mistake. The grocery chain's spokesperson Liz Burkhart released a statement explaining what happened:

We appreciate you bringing this to our attention. We looked into this right away and found that this item was being carried in just one of our stores in California. It was meant to be water with the essence of vegetables and/or mushrooms to be used as broth (similar to a bone broth), which are typically made over a long period of time soaking in water. The product was made incorrectly and has since been removed from the one store where it was carried.

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Whole-Foods-pulls-6-asparagus-water-from-store-6426841.php

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Whole Foods says $6 asparagus water at California store was a mistake (Original post)	Liberal_in_LA	Aug 2015	OP
saw something similar at a store here	Scootaloo	Aug 2015	#1
I had some Kim Chee for Lunch	PeoViejo	Aug 2015	#28
"Made incorrectly"?	jberryhill	Aug 2015	#2
Five cents CRV is only applies to beverages	Brother Buzz	Aug 2015	#3
So I not only overpaid for incorrect asparagus water, I can't even redeem the bottle?	pinboy3niner	Aug 2015	#7
I've got a recipe for stone soup that could jazz it up	Brother Buzz	Aug 2015	#10
It only works if you use genuine stone water from Whole Foods	pinboy3niner	Aug 2015	#12
lol. don't give whole foods ideas for new products	Liberal_in_LA	Aug 2015	#15
3 spears	Liberal_in_LA	Aug 2015	#13
It's homeopathic soup.	Starry Messenger	Aug 2015	#21
Now, now, don't be gruel	pinboy3niner	Aug 2015	#23
You need a lot of grit	Aerows	Aug 2015	#26
It was a mistake. They meant the price to be $15.99.	WillowTree	Aug 2015	#4
Employee prank that corporate doesn't want to admit to? nt	msanthrope	Aug 2015	#5
My first thought was 'subversive disgruntled employee'	Cal Carpenter	Aug 2015	#29
Well, #1, bullshit.	Le Taz Hot	Aug 2015	#6
+1 nt	Javaman	Aug 2015	#9
yep,they got caught	Liberal_in_LA	Aug 2015	#14
And lied	jberryhill	Aug 2015	#18
Like a Republican mistake, the only "mistake" was they thought they'd get away with it.	hobbit709	Aug 2015	#8
Why am I reminded of this? -- "The Lies that Whole Foods Tells"	HuckleB	Aug 2015	#11
I'd still wager --	Nuclear Unicorn	Aug 2015	#16
Well. it's detoxycleansifying	Cal Carpenter	Aug 2015	#30
One store? So why is it labeled "CA CRV/HI 5?"?	KamaAina	Aug 2015	#17
"Somewhere in L.A., Whole Foods executives are laughing at all of us."	KamaAina	Aug 2015	#19
So a fairly random inspection of one of their products and it is found to be a 'mistake' and now	Rex	Aug 2015	#20
I can make out most of the Ingredients, two to be exact, the rest is a warning LOL	snooper2	Aug 2015	#22
mine bottles water with cut up kiwis, lemons and other fruit. sells for $3	Liberal_in_LA	Aug 2015	#24
All it needed was a sticker that read "Gluten Free" and they'd be selling out of it	NightWatcher	Aug 2015	#25
So it sounds like the "mistake" was that they left the asparagus stalks in it. n/t	PoliticAverse	Aug 2015	#27

Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Wed Aug 5, 2015, 09:25 PM

Scootaloo (25,699 posts)

1. saw something similar at a store here

Bottles of "Probiotic tonic" with flavors like "sauerkraut" or "kimchee"

Basically? Someone had bottled juice from fermented cabbage and put a $5 label on each bottle.

I can't recall if it was gluten-free.

Whole Foods says $6 asparagus water at California store was a mistake

1. saw something similar at a store here

28. I had some Kim Chee for Lunch

2. "Made incorrectly"?

3. Five cents CRV is only applies to beverages

7. So I not only overpaid for incorrect asparagus water, I can't even redeem the bottle?

10. I've got a recipe for stone soup that could jazz it up

12. It only works if you use genuine stone water from Whole Foods

15. lol. don't give whole foods ideas for new products

13. 3 spears

21. It's homeopathic soup.

23. Now, now, don't be gruel

26. You need a lot of grit

4. It *was* a mistake. They meant the price to be $15.99.

5. Employee prank that corporate doesn't want to admit to? nt

29. My first thought was 'subversive disgruntled employee'

6. Well, #1, bullshit.

9. +1 nt

14. yep,they got caught

18. And lied

8. Like a Republican mistake, the only "mistake" was they thought they'd get away with it.

11. Why am I reminded of this? -- "The Lies that Whole Foods Tells"

16. I'd still wager --

30. Well. it's detoxycleansifying

17. One store? So why is it labeled "CA CRV/HI 5?"?

19. "Somewhere in L.A., Whole Foods executives are laughing at all of us."

20. So a fairly random inspection of one of their products and it is found to be a 'mistake' and now

22. I can make out most of the Ingredients, two to be exact, the rest is a warning LOL

24. mine bottles water with cut up kiwis, lemons and other fruit. sells for $3

25. All it needed was a sticker that read "Gluten Free" and they'd be selling out of it

27. So it sounds like the "mistake" was that they left the asparagus stalks in it. n/t

4. It was a mistake. They meant the price to be $15.99.