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I hope no one thinks they are going to get a high end wine for $3 / bottle. But Charles Shaw wines are very drinkable, good value for the money. ... stirred anti-clockwise. | |||
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It will be a zoo when it opens. Owned by a German company but originally started in California. Otherwise, lots of private label items with their name on it (lower prices sometimes?). Specialty items, not exactly the place to go for Doritos and Ho-Hos. Definitely not as uppity as Whole Foods or Fresh Market. We go by there from time to time - there's some tasty items in there. We'd probably go more often if it was closer. -------------------- I like Sigs and HK's, and maybe Glocks | |||
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Jesse (skins2881) and I are nominally neighbors (I'd wager we live less than five miles apart). Our location has every grocery store kind imaginable: Aldi, Lidl, Whole Foods, Wegman's, Harris Teeter, Giant, Safeway, Lotte, and most recently, Trader Joe's. Given my new diet (driven by health concerns), Whole Foods and Trader Joe's are my go-to stores for fresh, whole, unadulterated foods. Aldi and Lidl are also up there, but mostly for the basics (fruits, vegetables, etc.). We are blessed to have choices. And I'm past the age where I care if I'm being pretentious or not. You can't truly call yourself "peaceful" unless you are capable of great violence. If you're not capable of great violence, you're not peaceful, you're harmless. NRA Benefactor/Patriot Member | |||
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I like their canisters of whole bean coffee. I mix regular and decaffeinated. | |||
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Baroque Bloke |
“Theodor Paul "Theo" Albrecht (German: [ˈalbʁɛçt]; 28 March 1922 – 24 July 2010)[1] was a German entrepreneur, who in 2010 was ranked by Forbes as the 31st richest person in the world, with a net worth of $16.7 billion.[2] He owned and was the CEO of the Aldi Nord discount supermarket chain. In the US he owned the Trader Joe's specialty grocery store chain. His brother Karl Albrecht owned the Aldi Süd discount supermarket chain. The two chains originally were a single family enterprise until a friendly division of assets in 1960. Aldi Süd operates the Aldi groceries in the United States. Aldi and Trader Joe's, while owned by the brothers, have separate and distinct ownership and operations…” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_Albrecht Serious about crackers | |||
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Way more negative opinions than I expected? I look at TJ as a fun place to shop, a nice, clean and friendly atmosphere to spend a few minutes and they have products hard to find elsewhere. I would not want TJ as my only grocery but being the only game in town isn't their mo anyway. Bet their sales per man hour puts the big chains in the shade and Aldi's sales per man hour would be the envy of all retail including TJ. I enjoy shopping at places that know what they are doing and do it efficiently. ________________________ God spelled backwards is dog | |||
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Green Tea Mints! Sweet, but not overly so. Stuff is traded like currency in my family. We live a bit too far away from one to transport frozen or refrigerated stuff home without a cooler, but the non-perishable stuff we have bought has been good. The store is apolitical; everyone shops there. | |||
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We have a place here called Pirate O's. It is what early Trader Joe's was. Talk about obscure eclectic fare.... Mrs DF REALLY likes that place You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier | |||
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Spectemur Agendo |
My granddaughter calls them Grammi Mints because I always have some in my bag, and she always asks for one. SIGforum's triple minority "It can't rain all the time." - Eric Draven | |||
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A TJ opened literally across the street (I could drive a golf ball to it) a few years back. We don't buy wine anywhere else now. | |||
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Yoga pants, at least at the Hilltop one in Virginia Beach.... and oh, they have good deals on coffee and other things. | |||
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I like them for special stuff. Last Christmas I got my wife some imported cheeses, nuts and teas there. Nice to be able to see it rather than click online. | |||
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I have an ever growing list of things I like there. Chili cheese tamales pumpernickel bread horseradish hummus canisters of coffee frozen pizza key lime pie vanilla ice cream chicken enchiladas kettle chips ginger cookies | |||
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I just bought some Dijon Mustard at TJ's based on a comment above. Haven't tried it yet. I can vouch for Key Lime Pie, it is very good. Sadly, it is seasonal so you may have to wait till next year to buy one. ... stirred anti-clockwise. | |||
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For certain seafoods, like salmon burgers and, fish n'chips their Tartar Sauce w/dill & jalapeño is quite good. Always have some in my fridge. | |||
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I don’t like them. My impression is that they are always affected by e.coli and other such issues when the events happen. There are 2 or 3 much more favorable supermarkets nearby that I prefer to patronize. "Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." L.Tolstoy "A government is just a body of people, usually, notably, ungoverned." Shepherd Book | |||
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I have never been in one, but you guys (gals?) are talking me into making the one-hour round trip just to check out the nearest location of Trader Joe's. הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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Fighting the good fight |
Our nearest Trader Joes is ~2 hours away in Tulsa. We don't drive there specifically for TJ's, but if we're in the area, we always stop in. In addition, we make trips to DFW several times per year, and we always stop at a TJ's on the way out of town to stock up on certain items. | |||
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By far the most fresh of milk (one particular location). Sometimes I'll get a quart with a 'Sell By' date almost THREE weeks distant. Decent cheeses. Lately a New Zealand grass-fed cheddar, $6/pound has been a favorite. The nuts are a good value in pound bags. Excellent variety of apples - Envy 2# bag for $3.50 but usually Honeycrisp or Jazz at $3 for 2#. Mediterranean hummus $4 per pound. That's about it. You want Quaker Oats grits and oatmeals, ammonia, mouthwash, toothpaste, TP, ice cream? Regular supermarket. Much hype in their own brands; I've returned a few items and while they say to 'bring it back', they act surprised to see it come back. There are several TJs near me; I shop every other day with near zero waste, so rotate between several different types of markets. When I'm real busy, the plan goes out the window, but that is the nature of planning. | |||
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Some people have to politicize EVERYTHING. Groceries, movies, name it. What am I doing? I'm talking to an empty telephone | |||
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