"Excuse me," she says, stopping her cart next to the man squatting to stock the shelves. "Where would I find the popcorn?"
"Here you go," he says, standing up and moving aside so she can see the selection.
After a moment, she says, with a frown, "I don’t see the whole wheat."
"I thought you said popcorn," he says.
"I did."
"But popcorn isn’t wheat."
"This is Whole Foods, isn’t it?" she says. "So where’s the whole wheat popcorn?"
"Popcorn isn’t –" he says with a sigh, and looks down at the floor. Then into her eyes. "We’re all out."
Oh, I try never to underestimate the stupidity of the average person. Remind me to tell you the time someone asked for vegan chicken....
Offered by: Jeffrey on February 13, 2008 11:42 AMI imagine you could pop wheat, given enough hot oil. Isn't there a little wheat kernal inside the wheat shaft that would pop?
I live in Texas, we don't handle much raw wheat here.
But just FYI, Whole Foods originated in Austin and their new flagship store there is nothing short of amazing. They even have valet parking.
After she was Corn Wholed, she said it was a-maize-ing.
Offered by: Thomas on February 13, 2008 9:21 AMFriction.
After he gazed into her eyes, she threw him down on the cold linoleum and rubbed him until his kernels popped.
Offered by: Ds on February 12, 2008 10:58 PM
