Comments on: We’re all a-Twitter

By: Reina Communications || What does a grocery store have to say on Twitter?

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:50:53 +0000

[...] to the Whole Foods blog, during the month of August, Whole Foods is giving away $25 gift cards via Twitter contests daily. [...]

By: Rachelle

Rachelle — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:21:13 +0000

i’m a supervisor in customer service at the columbus (dublin) ohio store. i wish we did the gift card idea here. we need to get the word out to customers about twitter and this blog. i just stumbled upon it myself while poking around on the web. great idea!

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:16:50 +0000

Very neat concept. Love your stores. Hope you keep doing the promo after August. Seems like twittering is a good thing.

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:22:05 +0000

I can’t get enough of WF, I must hit it 3-4 x a wk! They’re changing the nature of business—forcing some companies to change, and giving small companies a chance. Here, here!!! But please, don’t ever compromise your standards. My family and their health, Thank You!!!

By: Quincy Walters

Quincy Walters — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:49:24 +0000

I was just looking in the blogroll and noticed you linked to The Oil Drum, which is one of my favorite sites. ! They are also on twitter: @TheOilDrum. You should follow them too, especially if you want to learn about energy and our future…not for the faint of heart!

By: Tawny Press

Tawny Press — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:11:44 +0000

I enjoy your Tweets with the new store items and links to the receipes. Great to see more and more businesses joining into social networks, like Twitter.

By: PJ Brunet

PJ Brunet — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:11:19 +0000

This scheme is full of problems, like you said, you’re already worried about safety. Plus, your customer service people are going to be distracted, and how do we know they won’t call up their friends to pick up the gift cards?

A way better way: Keep this Internet based, don’t even bother customer service. You find xyz company to sponsor the gift cards, like let’s say you want to do apple juice. You Twitter something like “Find the price of xyz apple juice at xyz store, enter the exact price into this form http://tinyurl/blah”

To claim your prize you must go to the store, find the product (probably you will buy it) and then you go to the web link that has the form where you enter the price of the item, then you enter your address and the giftcard is sent to you. Post all the winners on that page in realtime.

Do only one gift card for each item, that way you know nobody is cheating by telling their friends about the web form. If you don’t use my idea I’m calling HEB

By: Vicki Moore

Vicki Moore — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:54:54 +0000

Pick me! Pick me!

By: @Selicker

@Selicker — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:44:38 +0000

I have a feeling my Whole Foods tweets will always revolve around the Vegan General Tso’s Chicken : )

By: Aaron T.

Aaron T. — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:50:58 +0000

I’ll be ready and waiting for you guys to open a store in the Niagara Region, Canada.

Until then, I have subscribed to your Twitter feed.