 juliapatriciaroy says: What John Mackey did really blows my mind. I, along with Shel Holtz, thought of him as a sort of grocery store hero with his Whole Foods Blog. Maintaining a respectable blog, while posting bogus comments on Yahoo Finance message boards like "13 years from now Whole Foods will be a $800+ stock before splits," "while I'm not a 'Mackey groupie, I do admire what the man has accomplished" and my personal favorite "I like Mackey's haircut. I think he looks cute!" Confusing me even more is his response to his actions. He tries to play it off like what he did wasn't a big deal. It is a big deal, especially when, at the same time, you are publishing a "credible" blog to build truthful and authentic relationships with your current and potential customers, influencers and even investors!! I hope he faces serious repercussions for his actions... serves him right for acting so two-faced. I always have to laugh when the greed of capitalists trips them up. It seems that here it went both ways. Who in their right mind would take chatter on the internet as good investment advice? A greedy fool, perhaps? I have been a longtime fan of Whole Foods and had always thought of it as the sort of socially conscience corporation that could serve as a model for others. Mackey's idiocy has blown that pipe dream and further entrenched the notion that these big companies serve nobody but their boards and CEO masters. The prices at Whole Foods were already ridiculous, hence the nickname Whole Paycheck. The dip wad wants to buy Wild Oats to further raise (gouge) consumers. They have already been sticking it to us and they have been raising prices like crazy. AND WTF, your over priced hot bar and salad bar is already a staggering $7.99 a lb. and your company is very profitable. Can you not raise price... |
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