We all know about the positive effects of channeling energy by wisely using Feng Shui at home, but how do the same guidelines apply to supermarkets? Before diving into how this works, I’d like to clearly state that I haven’t got a glue on how Feng Shui is supposed to work and what all this mumbo jumbo about Qi and vital energy flow is.
Now that we got that out of the way, during an intensive 15 minutes long term study, I have found that the supermarket you’re buying your groceries in can have a serious impact on your mood. As we already established, I’m an expert in Feng Shui and controlling the vital energy flow of my surroundings. So this disruption in the energy flow is clearly related the shopping ‘experience’.
For example:
Walmartis a the classic example of ruining your Qi. The sad people who work there, the limited products variety (you cannot sell every brand for next to nothing, right?), the 30+ surveillance cameras in the store parking lot, the corny price labels and the general store layout in general are enough to suck every last bit of positive energy out of you. If you cannot afford to shop anywhere else, your Qi is already very low. When you shop with a weak Qi you’re effectively turning yourself into a negative energy zombie that will suck energy out of everything it touches. That’s how I explain the sadness of the places that have e Walmart near by. BTW: I only went once, and after that my Qi was in Feng Shui ER for weeks before I started having positive thoughts again. Save Money, Live better? I don’t think so.
Safewayis a bit better. Some people working there are actually younger than 50. The supermarket layout mastermind did his job here. The selection of products is larger. The two major Qi turnoffs here are the fact the story is specialized mostly on food and the rewards card. The fact that it’s specialized mostly on food can be viewed as a good thing, but as time (or the lack of it) is a big energy drainer I find this a bit inconvenient at some times. Yes, I will admit that most of the times I am shopping I will only buy food, but I feel really sad when I have to make 2 stops instead of 1 to buy all the stuff I need. Hello? One stop shopping? Safeway is still figuring out what that means. Second aspect is the rewards card. Everything costs more without that stupid rewards card. What are they thinking? Do you really think that tricking me into having a piece of plastic will mean that I will return happy? Don’t you know that positive energy doesn’t flow through cheap worthless plastic?

Fred Meyer Sand Castle
Now we get to the place where I do most of my shopping: Fred Meyer. It’s like a Safeway, but they know what one stop shopping means and the prices are the same either you’ve walked in the first time or you’re a returning customer. Also the variety of products is a bit higher. You can buy some nasty health impacting food here, but right on the next aisle you also have the healthy choice. And that’s what matters in the end: being given the opportunity to make the choice and having the needed education to make the correct choice. The store layout could be improved a bit and it’s always consistent in all stores. Overall it has a good energy flow and for the moment I’m happy with it.
I was going to stop here and give you the impression that I have the coolest shopping Qi on the block, but it’s not really fair to do that. The coolest energy flow, by far is generated by Whole Foods. Store layout, products quality, the cashiers attitude are fantastic. They have really done their homework or made a pact with the devil. The whole place is full of positive energy which you can have for a not so small fee. You see, as all things that are good for you, almost everything you buy here has a bigger price on the tag. And that’s totally cool if you have the gold nuggets for that. I mean, what’s the price of your energy level? (putting a price on that would be like putting a price on your health. That would be stupid, right?) For me, at least at this point, it’s a good place to go and buy some specialized products that you probably won’t find that easily in other places. And not to make it sound like supermarket heaven: the parking lot is really crowded at peak hours. Seems that positive energy is in short supply after all.