Unlike my "home" Whole Foods, this place is hectic, tense, and not fun to be in at all. Employees don't seem to be happy; they're happy and relaxed at the one I normally go to.
In keeping with the sterile, commercial "culture" here, while I've played music here in the past with not only no complaints but many compliments, today I played here and it was about 5 minutes before a textbook Karen type who works there that I can't play within 50 feet of the building. "We don't allow anyone, profit, non-profit, we don't allow the Girl Scouts" this person said.
I mean, the Girl Scouts, they work together on things, that's creeping Socialism right?
I said to "Karen" that this is interesting, as the Pruneyard shopping center was actually the subject of a lawsuit about this. She'd never heard of it.
If I wanted to play music there, I was to play it from one of the "islands" in the parking lot. I said I'll try it and set up at one of the "islands" with a little shade, the requisite 50 feet away from the building.
The trouble with playing out in the parking lot, though, it I was playing music for cars, not for people. And cars don't tip. One human did walk over and drop a tip in my box, but mostly I was playing for cars and huffing their exhaust. I'm sure in this neighborhood, this is considered ideal, as it's obvious built for cars, not for people. In this neighborhood, being surrounded by huge SUVs and breathing their exhaust is probably considered "experiencing Nature".
I was going to, when done playing, actually go into this Whole Foods and have some lunch, then look through the Ace Hardware (I'm looking for a new doogknob/deadbolt combo and I know those aren't cheap) then look in the Ross.
But instead, I packed up and left. I guess this is why I've never seen the Girl Scouts selling cookies here, or anything that isn't in line with the Stepford Wives ethos.
Main location1690 S Bascom Ave Campbell California 95008 US(408) 371-5000
