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Whole Foods' $6 Asparagus Water Is Just Water With Three Stalks of Asparagus in It [Updated]

janniecooks | Aug 5, 201504:35 AM 8
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Whole Foods' $6 Asparagus Water Is Just Water With Three Stalks of Asparagus in It [Updated]

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  1. But it's WF!!!

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      small h You might want to revisit the link, which has been updated with the following information: "The product was made incorrectly and...

      You might want to revisit the link, which has been updated with the following information: "The product was made incorrectly and has since been removed from the one store where it was carried...(T)his product isn't and never has been available for online ordering on Instacart and was only ever offered in one store."

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      1. JTPhilly re: small h I do wonder how someone correctly makes $6 Asparagus Water though?

        I do wonder how someone correctly makes $6 Asparagus Water though?

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          small h re: JTPhilly Maybe you're supposed to make it seem more complicated. Coconut water isn't just water with a piece of coconut floating in it, to...

          Maybe you're supposed to make it seem more complicated. Coconut water isn't just water with a piece of coconut floating in it, to name another expensive and not very useful product.

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            chowyadoin99 re: JTPhilly "It was meant to be water with the essence of vegetables and/or mushrooms to be used as broth."

            "It was meant to be water with the essence of vegetables and/or mushrooms to be used as broth."

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            cresyd re: small h I have to admit...while I get that it's gone and it's definitely ridiculous - if someone's would buy it, why not. It's not mislabeled...

            I have to admit...while I get that it's gone and it's definitely ridiculous - if someone's would buy it, why not. It's not mislabeled, it's not like asparagus is particularly buzz worthy health wise so I don't even get a tonic huckster vibe from this - it's just ridiculous. And there are lots of people out there buying ridiculous.

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              small h re: cresyd But it's more fun to try to gin up a lot of outrage at a company* you dislike than it is to shrug at people who buy stupid stuff...

              But it's more fun to try to gin up a lot of outrage at a company* you dislike than it is to shrug at people who buy stupid stuff.

              *or an industry: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/1020...

          3. euromongrel Christ on a bicycle- the mind boggles. There's a WF up the hill from work, and their ready-to-go cooked dishes and sushi are a...

            Christ on a bicycle- the mind boggles.
            There's a WF up the hill from work, and their ready-to-go cooked dishes and sushi are a nice counterpoint to the hospital cafeteria that we're stuck with most of the time. But I think if you're gullible enough to buy asparagus water for $6, then I won't make fun of you to your face, but might when you're not around.

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