Gold Coast Organic Food Store – where customers matter.
This article will likely only be of specific interest to people who live on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. Others who are interested in organic food, customer service, sales and marketing may find it interesting also.
My wife and I consume a lot of organic food. We do eat meat (we are omnivores), are not fanatical about eating only organic products and do consume non-organic food, though it is usually of good quality. As in most areas of life, balance is important.
Some of the reasons why we consume organic food include:
- It usually tastes better
- It usually lasts longer
- The food is usually better quality
- An absence of chemicals and other nasty additives
- Much better treatment of the animals involved
- Better quality food supports health – both physical and mental
- The food is more satisfying and we often need less of it
- We like the idea that we are mostly supporting smaller, and Australian, businesses and families with our patronage
- Customer service tends to be better in organic stores
We obtain our organic food from a number of sources. Some is delivered direct to our door, a small quantity is obtained at the large supermarket chains, however a good proportion of it is obtained from small local stores.
My favorite local Gold Coast organic food store is Wray Organic in Broadbeach, where they have a good range of products, including fresh food, fruit and vegetables. In my experience it is the best value on the central Gold Coast (Southport, Broadbeach, Benowa, Ashmore etc) for organic produce.
WrayOrganic is owned** by a friendly helpful lady who makes you feel as if you are a valued customer. This reminds me of days long gone when customers were treated as people, not just a number. (**Addendum 31 July 2010 – the Broadbeach store is now a franchised store).
If you have never tried organic food, then I thoroughly recommend you do. Try a range of products and compare the taste to what you’re normally eating. I’m sure you will not be disappointed.
Have you thought carefully about the quality of the food which you are putting into your body? And what kind of effects that food is having on it?
In closing let us consider the example of people who spend a fortune on hotting up their cars to race on the roads. No expense is spared and they are always careful to ensure that their cars are refuelled not only with the best quality petrol available, but with extra bottles of expensive additives. Yet we will often see these same people scoffing burgers, pizzas and drinking sodas. Peculiar eh? Little do they consider that they are on the fast track to ill-health and an early check-in at an overstretched and understaffed hospital ward. No fancy pizzas there, or organic food.
Other Gold Coast organic and quality food stores:
Celtic Organic, Southport – run by a very nice, friendly couple – have some unusual products/foods.
Flannerys, Benowa – good range. Largest I have seen on the Gold Coast.
Deliver to Gold Coast in refrigerated van – Organic & Quality Foods of Brisbane. Very good for vegetables, frozen meats, sausages, dairy products & more.
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