Teh One Who Knocks
03-05-2016, 12:16 PM
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Whole Foods is being charged of promoting lazy consumers by selling peeled oranges in not-so-environmentally friendly packaging.
Two days ago, an image appeared on Imgur showcasing peeled oranges sitting individual plastic containers at a Whole Foods location in California, accompanied by the caption, “Are people really that lazy nowadays?”
On Thursday morning, Nathalie Gordon retweeted the image, sarcastically noting, “If only nature would find a way to cover these oranges so we didn't need to waste so much plastic on them.” Her post has been retweeted and liked over 60,000 times.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If only nature would find a way to cover these oranges so we didn't need to waste so much plastic on them. <a href="https://t.co/00YECaHB4D">pic.twitter.com/00YECaHB4D</a></p>— Nathalie Gordon (@awlilnatty) <a href="https://twitter.com/awlilnatty/status/705375555030556672">March 3, 2016</a></blockquote>
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According to Eater, the oranges, or Sumo tangerines, were on sale for $5.99 per pound and came packed with a label proclaiming “Made right here."
A few incensed Twitter users were shocked that a brand like Whole Foods which encourages customers to bring their own shopping bags and be mindful of environmental waste, would promote such a product.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Every time I see a picture of that unpeeled orange in a plastic container I want to burn whole foods down to the ground.</p>— Happy Bison (@stephdom8626) <a href="https://twitter.com/stephdom8626/status/705797633848152065">March 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Recognizing that some were upset by the image, Whole Foods issued an apology for the peeled oranges and said they will leave them in their “natural packaging.”
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/awlilnatty">@awlilnatty</a> Definitely our mistake. These have been pulled. We hear you, and we will leave them in their natural packaging: the peel.</p>— Whole Foods Market (@WholeFoods) <a href="https://twitter.com/WholeFoods/status/705418106915540992">March 3, 2016</a></blockquote>
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A spokeswoman from the grocery chain told The Huffington Post that "a lot of our customers love the convenience of our cut produce offerings, but this was a simple case where a handful of stores experimented with a seasonal product spotlight that wasn't fully thought through. We're glad some customers pointed it out so we could take a closer look."
But now some people are pointing out that the pre-peeled fruit may actually be a good idea. On Twitter, users noted that the item could be convenient for people unable to peel an orange due to handicap or various medical conditions.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/WholeFoods">@WholeFoods</a> This is terrible. There are a lot of people who, for many reasons (arthritis for one) would have great diff peeling an orange</p>— Asexual Autistic (@Foobs_Fooberman) <a href="https://twitter.com/Foobs_Fooberman/status/705579083011383300">March 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/AnaMardoll">@AnaMardoll</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WholeFoods">@WholeFoods</a> I was surprised with the mocking. There are some days my hands hurt so much I could not peel an orange.</p>— julie...dame (@vintagegoddess) <a href="https://twitter.com/vintagegoddess/status/705798541784981504">March 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Whole Foods is being charged of promoting lazy consumers by selling peeled oranges in not-so-environmentally friendly packaging.
Two days ago, an image appeared on Imgur showcasing peeled oranges sitting individual plastic containers at a Whole Foods location in California, accompanied by the caption, “Are people really that lazy nowadays?”
On Thursday morning, Nathalie Gordon retweeted the image, sarcastically noting, “If only nature would find a way to cover these oranges so we didn't need to waste so much plastic on them.” Her post has been retweeted and liked over 60,000 times.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If only nature would find a way to cover these oranges so we didn't need to waste so much plastic on them. <a href="https://t.co/00YECaHB4D">pic.twitter.com/00YECaHB4D</a></p>— Nathalie Gordon (@awlilnatty) <a href="https://twitter.com/awlilnatty/status/705375555030556672">March 3, 2016</a></blockquote>
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According to Eater, the oranges, or Sumo tangerines, were on sale for $5.99 per pound and came packed with a label proclaiming “Made right here."
A few incensed Twitter users were shocked that a brand like Whole Foods which encourages customers to bring their own shopping bags and be mindful of environmental waste, would promote such a product.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Every time I see a picture of that unpeeled orange in a plastic container I want to burn whole foods down to the ground.</p>— Happy Bison (@stephdom8626) <a href="https://twitter.com/stephdom8626/status/705797633848152065">March 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Recognizing that some were upset by the image, Whole Foods issued an apology for the peeled oranges and said they will leave them in their “natural packaging.”
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/awlilnatty">@awlilnatty</a> Definitely our mistake. These have been pulled. We hear you, and we will leave them in their natural packaging: the peel.</p>— Whole Foods Market (@WholeFoods) <a href="https://twitter.com/WholeFoods/status/705418106915540992">March 3, 2016</a></blockquote>
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A spokeswoman from the grocery chain told The Huffington Post that "a lot of our customers love the convenience of our cut produce offerings, but this was a simple case where a handful of stores experimented with a seasonal product spotlight that wasn't fully thought through. We're glad some customers pointed it out so we could take a closer look."
But now some people are pointing out that the pre-peeled fruit may actually be a good idea. On Twitter, users noted that the item could be convenient for people unable to peel an orange due to handicap or various medical conditions.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/WholeFoods">@WholeFoods</a> This is terrible. There are a lot of people who, for many reasons (arthritis for one) would have great diff peeling an orange</p>— Asexual Autistic (@Foobs_Fooberman) <a href="https://twitter.com/Foobs_Fooberman/status/705579083011383300">March 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/AnaMardoll">@AnaMardoll</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WholeFoods">@WholeFoods</a> I was surprised with the mocking. There are some days my hands hurt so much I could not peel an orange.</p>— julie...dame (@vintagegoddess) <a href="https://twitter.com/vintagegoddess/status/705798541784981504">March 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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