Pissed at Whole Foods? Want to do something beyond boycotting them? I have an idea

[MadHound]

If you're like I am, you have investments that reside in IRA's, mutual fund accounts, etc. Also, if you're like I am, some or all of these mutual fund accounts are so called "white hat" accounts, meaning that the companies involved are concerned about the environment, have sustainable practices, clean up after themselves, etc. etc. Whole Foods often makes it into these "white hat" mutual funds.

So, hit Whole Foods where it really counts. Check your investments and divest yourself of anything involving Whole Foods. Make it double trouble for John Mackey, because when the price on Whole Food starts to drop like a rock, then his ass will be canned, it's that simple.

[vi5]

1. I had Whole Foods stock...

...I plan on selling it next week.

[slampoet]

8. Sell it first tick of the bell monday. It's going to loose some value real soon.

[parasim]

2. Guess they switched hats... Good idea! nt

[iamjoy]

3. What's Wrong With Whole Foods?

just curious

[stewartcolbert08]

4. I have been wondering the same

I guess i missed it

[tj2001]

5. Whole Foods takes lead against health care reform

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ellis-weiner/half-assed-from-whole-foo_b_260111.html

Writing--where else?--on the op-ed page of The Wall Street Journal, Whole Foods C.E.O. John Mackey presents the non-ignoramus's argument against what he calls "ObamaCare." This, in contrast to the all-ignoramus's arguments lately heard at town halls/brawls/mauls across the length and br. of the land. Let's see what he recommends.

After the usual throat-clearing about the projected deficit, Medicare and Social Security and Baby Boomers and etc., he lays on us his overall theme: "...we should be trying to achieve reforms by moving in the opposite direction--toward less government control and more individual empowerment."...

[stewartcolbert08]

9. Thanks for posting!

What a jerk off!

[MadHound]

6. Their CEO John Mackey decided to show his true corporate self

He either failed to take into account that his customers, the overwhelming majority of which are liberal, would be pissed off by his freeperesque screed, or he simply didn't care. But here it is, in all it's glory, his typical right wing, free market "solution" complete with a quote from Margaret Thatcher:puke:
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204251404574342170072865070.html>

[iamjoy]

7. HDHP - Be Your Own Death Panel

With a high deductible health plan the "advantage" is

This creates incentives to spend the first $2,500 more carefully.

So, instead of a government run death panel, you can do it for yourself and family by just realizing you don't have the money to get the life-saving treatment

[flvegan]

10. Problem is, when you divest yourself of stock (or any investment) someone else buys it.

An en masse dumping of securities in their name is going to make the SEC fidget and I don't think any of us want any more fed digging.

If you really want to hurt them, shop their competition. Keep your receipts from those outings. Then, maybe once a month, send copies of those receipts into Whole Foods Corp HQ with a letter explaining your reasoning. If there were so much as 10,000 folks spending $100/mo somewhere else BECAUSE of this...that's an initial trending they would take a great deal of notice over. Matter of fact, that's likely a panic.

That's dollars and sense.

[TexasObserver]

11. I like their bar for a healthy lunch now and then.

mmmmmmm, tuna sandwich on wheat and carrot juice!

But I am definitely upset with their CEO, who is a world class asshole, even without this latest matter.