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Trader Joe's Appreciation Thread (1 Viewer)
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ericttspikes
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AAABatteries
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AAABatteries
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Just made dinner using TJ's Curry Simmer Sauce and some fresh veggies.
TJ's rocks and receives about $100 from my wallet every two weeks.
What happened?
Leeroy Jenkins
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Just had their falafel wrap and added some of their siracha. Tasty.
Chaka
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Tastes change?AAABatteries said:What happened?urbanhack said:
Judge Smails
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I guess. Frozen drops food down a notch. Great becomes good, good becomes average, average becomes crap.
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urbanhack
Fight The Power!
I heard a story about them the other day on NPR. Sounds like they keep their middle men and suppliers under tight wraps and locked down.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/02/21/280284547/trader-joes-caught-in-sticky-lawsuit-over-peanut-butter-pretzels
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/02/21/280284547/trader-joes-caught-in-sticky-lawsuit-over-peanut-butter-pretzels
I stand by this over two years later. Half this, half club soda. You can find it in a lot more places now, too. I really need someone here to try it and confirm how right I am. And then it will be famous and I can order it at bars.
Just went to Trader Joe's for the first time this past weekend. Lots of good stuff. I'll look for this next time I go.
Reaper
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Tried it again... I get some Frozen Appetizer type things... They ALL sucked...
I just don't get it... My wife says ppl go for organic milk and eggs??????
The Fruit isn't anything great - the Meat dept is nothing special....
Only things I like so far are the Jo-Jos at Christmas and the flowers seem to be a good deal.
I just don't get it... My wife says ppl go for organic milk and eggs??????
The Fruit isn't anything great - the Meat dept is nothing special....
Only things I like so far are the Jo-Jos at Christmas and the flowers seem to be a good deal.
I've come around to this too. With the bad parking and poor selection/quality on staples (veggies, fruit, and meat), it is purely a luxury trip.
=Smackdown=
Footballguy
The tub of mini chocolate chip cookes are fantastic.
AAABatteries
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I was planning my first ever trip here soon but there seems to be a lot of folks down on them now. My SIL loves the place - it's up for debate on whether that's a point in their favor.
I don't see anything about whether some of these meals they sell are low-carb. Any good ones in that category?
I don't see anything about whether some of these meals they sell are low-carb. Any good ones in that category?
comfortably numb
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I must look like a dork when I go to TJs.
My cart was filled with frozen pizza, frozen pasta meals and cereal. This last time I threw in a baguette to look less like an idiot.
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Westfield NJ parking sucks
Princeton is fine
My cart was filled with frozen pizza, frozen pasta meals and cereal. This last time I threw in a baguette to look less like an idiot.
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Checking in.
Westfield NJ parking sucks
Princeton is fine
fasteddie_21
2006 NM Poker Champ
Isn't the wine supposed to be hella cheap (but good table wine)?
Sarnoff
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Mr. Ected
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Haven't been to one in a while. I usually get stuff from my folks when they come down. They have one within minutes of their house and our closest is 20 miles away in a place we rarely go. :(
What I get are the spices, the Everyday Seasoning is wonderful. It is a combo of Sea Salt, Mustard Seeds, Black Peppercorns, coriander, onion, Garlic, Paprika, and Chilli Pepper and comes in a grinder. They have a bunch of different kinds and they are really inexpensive.
What I get are the spices, the Everyday Seasoning is wonderful. It is a combo of Sea Salt, Mustard Seeds, Black Peppercorns, coriander, onion, Garlic, Paprika, and Chilli Pepper and comes in a grinder. They have a bunch of different kinds and they are really inexpensive.
Ministry of Pain
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Take it with a grain of salturbanhack said:
Ministry of Pain
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The frozen pizzas are delicious. Cheese only is the way to go, might even be a TJ brand, been a while since I bought one of them. Put a little olive oil on it and yum yum.
Choc chip cookies in a tub...very very I think, outrageous. Milk and eggs are great there. Lot of good canned items, nice selection of frozen stuff.
Agree on skipping the produce for the most part, they are not Whole Foods. Their specialty items are dirt chip, bags of snacks are also awesome.
A lot of the food is not really healthy but they beat the hell out of most Frito-Lay type snacks.
Red wine very affordable, not just 3 buck chuck.
Choc chip cookies in a tub...very very I think, outrageous. Milk and eggs are great there. Lot of good canned items, nice selection of frozen stuff.
Agree on skipping the produce for the most part, they are not Whole Foods. Their specialty items are dirt chip, bags of snacks are also awesome.
A lot of the food is not really healthy but they beat the hell out of most Frito-Lay type snacks.
Red wine very affordable, not just 3 buck chuck.
Ministry of Pain
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Actually never got in a fight at TJs over anything. Fair prices, reasonable people at the check out, kind of a perfect spot for me. I like their meat dept, at least in Los Ang it was perfectly fine for me.
I always considered it a privilege to be in that store.
JetMaxx
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No wine in PA TJs but there's a state liquor store 2 doors down in the shopping center. Last time there we bought a frozen bag of mushroom medley. It looked great in the bag and I'm a big mushroom fan so I figured I'd give it a try. Had to add garlic powder to advance it beyond merely palatable and put it over some deer steaks. Even then it was meh.
Ministry of Pain
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JetMaxx
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Have you seen the price of beef lately?
TwinTurbo
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The Trader Joe's in Chelsea is my go to grocery store in New York City. I'm sure there are better alternatives in other cities, but not here unless you want to pay at least 2x as much for the same thing. I agree their produce is not as good as Whole Foods, but it's also not outrageously overpriced.
fred_1_15301
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My favorite part of TJ is the free samples. 
OC Zed
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AAABatteries
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Bump - trying to find some new low-carb meals.AAABatteries said:
drummer
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the moops
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lolololol
pollardsvision
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I'm very curious what the future of stores like TJ and WF looks like.
If you want quality local produce and meats, it seems other avenues are on the rise. Farmer's markets, CSA, organic butchers....ways to get these things closer to the source.
Then you've got regular grocery stores seeming to work hard to get these sorts of options available too.
It seems true super duper health hippies can skip the TJ/WF altogether, and regular grocery stores might be able to satisfy the regular folk that just want some things of a little higher quality (or that advertise a little higher quality).
Though, I guess there will always be a steady supply of soccer moms with too much money to spend.
If you want quality local produce and meats, it seems other avenues are on the rise. Farmer's markets, CSA, organic butchers....ways to get these things closer to the source.
Then you've got regular grocery stores seeming to work hard to get these sorts of options available too.
It seems true super duper health hippies can skip the TJ/WF altogether, and regular grocery stores might be able to satisfy the regular folk that just want some things of a little higher quality (or that advertise a little higher quality).
Though, I guess there will always be a steady supply of soccer moms with too much money to spend.
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parasaurolophus
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dgreen
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Ministry of Pain
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Put another way, MOP does not act a fool in places he actually likes or would risk entry in the door.
Edit to add: Also the level of human competence from the cashier to the customers is light years ahead of the idiots that fill Kash n Karry, Kroger's, Publix, Piggly Wiggly, Albertson's, and whatever other big chain stores you can find. I meet people who say they despise TJ's down here in Florida, that is pretty telling of whether I can breathe air in the same room with them.
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E Street Brat
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VA703
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they are
actually theyre two brothers.. Not sure about trader joes but aldi gets the german wines and liquor chocolates around Christmas
drfeelgood
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You seriously purchased a baguette, because you cared so much what others might think about what you were buying? Why would anyone care?comfortably numb said:
I like Trader Joes for cheap wine, olive oil, and triple ginger cookies, but for the most part I wouldn't miss them if they weren't around.
drfeelgood
Footballguy
Trader Joes is a big chain. I don't think the problem is idiots working at other chains, the problem is you.Put another way, MOP does not act a fool in places he actually likes or would risk entry in the door.
Edit to add: Also the level of human competence from the cashier to the customers is light years ahead of the idiots that fill Kash n Karry, Kroger's, Publix, Piggly Wiggly, Albertson's, and whatever other big chain stores you can find. I meet people who say they despise TJ's down here in Florida, that is pretty telling of whether I can breathe air in the same room with them.
steveski
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Well I think the general TJ shopper is going there for healthier foods and that's the big appeal to it. If you're going there to get food that you can get at 711, just go to 711.
