In reply to Renee.

With all respect to Jeff Rossen's findings at Whole Foods, a more comprehensive survey by Consumers' Checkbook released last November showed that Whole Foods still could claim the title of "whole paycheck."

"Whole Foods built a loyal following by offering high-quality produce, meat, prepared foods, and generic staples. It continues to receive high marks in our surveys of consumers for produce and meat quality, but our price survey found that Whole Foods remains among the most expensive choice among stores we shopped: Its overall prices were about 17 percent higher than the average prices at all stores we surveyed, or about 17 percent higher than top-rated Wegmans and 38 percent higher than Market Basket."