I saw you saying it at another site.lol @ "going around the innernets"
great prices on wine and a nice selection of microbrews. they have some good frozen foods.. especially deserts.it all depends when you go. the selection can vary quite a bit.Long time envier, first time shopper..
Trader Joe's just opened up in Albuquerque, and I plan to visit this weekend!
Having never seen a Trader Joe's before, what are some of the "must buy" items I should look for?
I'll hang up and listen.
Beans and rice?I just made a quick visit to TJ. Spent $18 and have food for months. GB TJ.
lots of specialty grocery stores out there now. it's a big money maker. i wouldn't say TJ's is any more "organic" or "healthy" than your local kroger/safeway/etc. they just have some cool stuff for cheap.Sounds like TJ's is a cheaper version of Wild Oats.
Right on. TJs is not the nature mart. I do love Whole Foods and think its a far superior store...but they have a deli, meat dept, lots of things that TJs does not have. You also will spend triple the price for some things.TJ's is great, but I do dislike the fact that many times you cannot check out because there are so many gd dirty hippies in line waiting to check out ahead of me. But overall it's great. I like the fact you can get a good 6 pack of microbrew pale ale for about $5-6 in there...which is a really good price out here in SoCal.lots of specialty grocery stores out there now. it's a big money maker. i wouldn't say TJ's is any more "organic" or "healthy" than your local kroger/safeway/etc. they just have some cool stuff for cheap.Sounds like TJ's is a cheaper version of Wild Oats.
I'd spend another 5-6 bucks and get a little better bottle of wine. 2 buck Chuck is vile swill. Get some wasabe peas too.So far on the list:
2 Buck Chuck
Flame Grilled Buffalo Patties
Thai Lemongrass Chicken
Steel Cut Oatmeal
2 Buck Chuck is now 3 bucks here. Pretty sure you want to steer clear of that regardless.The frozen aisle is pretty sweet. Lots of goodies in there.So far on the list:
2 Buck Chuck
Flame Grilled Buffalo Patties
Thai Lemongrass Chicken
Steel Cut Oatmeal
The frozen Chicken Shu Mei and the small ice-cube sized trays of chopped frozen herbs are really good.2 Buck Chuck is now 3 bucks here. Pretty sure you want to steer clear of that regardless.The frozen aisle is pretty sweet. Lots of goodies in there.So far on the list:
2 Buck Chuck
Flame Grilled Buffalo Patties
Thai Lemongrass Chicken
Steel Cut Oatmeal
Frozen naan is something I always wanted but could never find at the usual stores.I just had the garlic fries. I didn't use all of the garlic mix because it looked like too much, but man were they good!
The frozen bags of white rice are pretty good side for a quick meal (stay away from the brown rice though) as is the frozen Naan (use the toaster instead of the oven).
Oh, and the Mac & Cheese (white cheddar and shells) is good too.
Fairfax Trader Joe's in VA.Frozen naan is something I always wanted but could never find at the usual stores.I just had the garlic fries. I didn't use all of the garlic mix because it looked like too much, but man were they good!
The frozen bags of white rice are pretty good side for a quick meal (stay away from the brown rice though) as is the frozen Naan (use the toaster instead of the oven).
Oh, and the Mac & Cheese (white cheddar and shells) is good too.
Oh, it's available near my house. Fairfax is a bit of a trek for me.Fairfax Trader Joe's in VA.Frozen naan is something I always wanted but could never find at the usual stores.I just had the garlic fries. I didn't use all of the garlic mix because it looked like too much, but man were they good!
The frozen bags of white rice are pretty good side for a quick meal (stay away from the brown rice though) as is the frozen Naan (use the toaster instead of the oven).
Oh, and the Mac & Cheese (white cheddar and shells) is good too.
Nice. The samosas are now on the shopping list for my way back from dropping the wife at Reagan National tomorrow morning (I have to plan these trips, being nearly 45 minutes away from the nearest TJs).Had the veggie samosas again last night with the cilantro/chive yogurt sauce.
I thought I was in India after I finished.
Grilling out TJ's salmon patties tonight.
Wow...good reason to hate them.I hate Trader Joe's. They never round up their carts after closing, and instead leave them to roam around the parking lot. Two years ago, I was seeing a movie at the theater in the same parking lot. The movie started after the store had already closed. I parked about 500 feet from Trader Joe's and there were no carts near the car but many out in the lot on a somewhat windy day. When I come out from the movie, there is a cart right on my car. I approach and see a ding on my car door from the cart.
Just noticed that my local Super Target is carrying this salami in their deli ($9.99/lb) so I don't have to make the 15 mile trek to TJ's for it next time... And it is called Columbus brand.The hard salami with the Columbus looking dude on the label
IIRC our local Trader Joe's has a sign that says they don't tolerate activists near the entryway. It's possible I'm thinking of another supermarket though.Is it possible to go to Trader Joes these days without getting accosted by activists on the way out? Just want to pick up some Mochi and gotta hear about saving the animals or homeless children or whatever the flavor is that day. I tell this woman today that I already signed up for what she's peddling. She says "you're already a full member of the city project for the homeless?" I smile as I'm walking by, "that's right". "Well I'm not with the city project for the homeless. I'm with Amnesty International." What a trickster.
Ours has one. Activists ignore it.Should be better after election day.But the parking lot problem will remain.IIRC our local Trader Joe's has a sign that says they don't tolerate activists near the entryway. It's possible I'm thinking of another supermarket though.Is it possible to go to Trader Joes these days without getting accosted by activists on the way out? Just want to pick up some Mochi and gotta hear about saving the animals or homeless children or whatever the flavor is that day. I tell this woman today that I already signed up for what she's peddling. She says "you're already a full member of the city project for the homeless?" I smile as I'm walking by, "that's right". "Well I'm not with the city project for the homeless. I'm with Amnesty International." What a trickster.
Been going to TJ's for...well pretty much forever and I have never experienced this.Is it possible to go to Trader Joes these days without getting accosted by activists on the way out? Just want to pick up some Mochi and gotta hear about saving the animals or homeless children or whatever the flavor is that day. I tell this woman today that I already signed up for what she's peddling. She says "you're already a full member of the city project for the homeless?" I smile as I'm walking by, "that's right". "Well I'm not with the city project for the homeless. I'm with Amnesty International." What a trickster.
You haven't been to Westwood lately I take it.Been going to TJ's for...well pretty much forever and I have never experienced this.Is it possible to go to Trader Joes these days without getting accosted by activists on the way out? Just want to pick up some Mochi and gotta hear about saving the animals or homeless children or whatever the flavor is that day. I tell this woman today that I already signed up for what she's peddling. She says "you're already a full member of the city project for the homeless?" I smile as I'm walking by, "that's right". "Well I'm not with the city project for the homeless. I'm with Amnesty International." What a trickster.
I haven't tried it - and won't. It takes all my willpower to resist the Darrell Lea Soft Liquorice since I can eat a box of that in a day, scratch that, hour.Belgian Chocolate Pudding:heroin:
Going to be featured on some type of show soon.You've obviously never experienced Jungle Jim's in Cincinnati, Ohio.It's a grocery store right? How much love is there really there to give for a grocery store? J