OFFICIAL Trader Joe's Discussion

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Dec 04, 2015 11:02 am

mister d wrote:Has anyone ever had TJ's "red" juice and did it turn any of your output red?

Asking for a friend?

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Dec 04, 2015 11:03 am

Posted whenever I can:

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Dec 04, 2015 11:03 am

A_B wrote:Asking for a friend?

Oh yeah. Totally hypothetically for someone else I know.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Dec 04, 2015 11:04 am

If getting a terrible disease after using a product branded as RED isn't ironic, then fuck each and every one of you

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Dec 04, 2015 11:16 am

My sperm is still green.

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Sat Dec 05, 2015 5:00 pm

this should be interesting. i'll update with a review after we make it.*

* if i survive.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Dec 05, 2015 5:43 pm

^^^^^on pins and needles!

rass wrote:This stuff is the tits. I just stand in the kitchen and eat one chip at a time, squirting it on them directly from the bottle...

And that was my lunch today...

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 5:32 pm

This stuff makes a mockery of other dips:

Also: http://lifehacker.com/sample-anything-w ... 1639652279

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 11:37 am

I think we used to include Jungle Jim with the Trader Joe's discussion
https://m.signalvnoise.com/jungle-jim-i ... 5158c29fc4

Post by **Sabo** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 11:39 am

wlu_lax6 wrote:I think we used to include Jungle Jim with the Trader Joe's discussion
https://m.signalvnoise.com/jungle-jim-i ... 5158c29fc4

Jungle Jim's is one of my favorite places on the planet. I always make a stop every time I go back to Cincinnati.

blundercrush · Post by **blundercrush** » Tue Mar 28, 2017 12:28 pm

Two of their chicken dinners came to me with under cooked chicken. Didn't notice it the first time and got food poisoning, looked more closely at the 2nd one and cooked the chicken more. Love their apple cider with pulp though.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Aug 24, 2017 4:12 pm

Amazon is coming for you big time. Price cuts start Monday at Whole Foods
http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-s ... art-2017-8

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Aug 24, 2017 4:21 pm

Feels like a mistake. Every time I go to a Wegman's or other supermarket, the comparable items are priced the same or higher. To cut prices, they're almost definitely going to have to cut quality and 100% of the people who shop there do so for the (perceived?) higher quality.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu Aug 24, 2017 4:46 pm

WF's quality is largely a matter of perception. There's probably plenty of room to cut down their margin. Also, they're shifting more focus toward prepared foods and in-store dining (because millennials). I'm curious to see how those fare in any price reductions (I'm guessing they won't drop much.)

Post by **brian** » Thu Aug 24, 2017 4:49 pm

I think the big news is they're going to integrate discounts for Prime members and integrate Prime as the "shopping club" for accumulating credit, presumably anywhere on Amazon.com or for WF items. It's not going to be anything spectacular but if you already buy some of your stuff there and you're Amazon Prime, then you're likely to save some money.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Thu Aug 24, 2017 5:04 pm

My brother (who works for WF) wants to get the F out since the merger was announced.

He believes that they'll lose the benefits and salary that make WF a good place to work.

Post by **brian** » Thu Aug 24, 2017 5:05 pm

Rush2112 wrote:My brother (who works for WF) wants to get the F out since the merger was announced.

He believes that they'll lose the benefits and salary that make WF a good place to work.

Yeah, I'd bet on that.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Aug 24, 2017 5:42 pm

P.D.X. wrote:Also, they're shifting more focus toward prepared foods and in-store dining (because millennials).

This part I hate. Let the lazies go to Trader Joe's and the restaurant here went from just fine normal stuff to an inexplicable BBQ theme.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Aug 24, 2017 6:07 pm

mister d wrote:
P.D.X. wrote:Also, they're shifting more focus toward prepared foods and in-store dining (because millennials).

This part I hate. Let the lazies go to Trader Joe's and the restaurant here went from just fine normal stuff to an inexplicable BBQ theme.

The Whole Foods within walking distance of my apartment already has in store dining, a patio, and beer on tap. Plus I already have Prime. So that'll be awesome and interesting.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Aug 24, 2017 8:00 pm

I actually cancelled Prime yesterday so that'll end up lasting for a few weeks.

Post by **brian** » Thu Aug 24, 2017 8:42 pm

Prime is maybe the one optional financial purchase in my household that's a no-brainer. We get our money back on that in free shipping alone. Add in streaming music and video and it's a must have.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 8:18 am

Zhoug sauce. Yum.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 3:16 pm

rass wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2018 8:18 am Zhoug sauce. Yum.

Ooh, sounds good. You got me completely hooked on the Green Dragon hot sauce. I use that in everything.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 9:13 pm

Still love the Green Dragon.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 9:27 pm

rass wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2018 9:13 pm Still love the Green Dragon.

And it goes with everything! It's perfect with Mexican and Asian food.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 11:57 am

Came home for lunch today and my kids couldn’t wait to tell me, with the urgency of a 911 call, that TJs started charging $.99 for their drink and food samples.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 11:58 am

Scandalous!

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 1:11 pm

Ryan wrote: Thu Jul 19, 2018 11:57 am Came home for lunch today and my kids couldn’t wait to tell me, with the urgency of a 911 call, that TJs started charging $.99 for their drink and food samples.

Your kids urgency was appropriate. Fuck. That.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 1:14 pm

"Can we entice you to buy this by having you buy this?"

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 1:30 pm

mister d wrote: Thu Jul 19, 2018 1:14 pm "Can we entice you to buy this by having you buy this?"

And some idiot will present findings that a greater percentage of samplers end up buying the product after instituting this policy.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:12 pm

Ryan wrote: Thu Jul 19, 2018 11:57 am Came home for lunch today and my kids couldn’t wait to tell me, with the urgency of a 911 call, that TJs started charging $.99 for their drink and food samples.

Just returned from a trip to our local Trader Joe’s. I’m pleased to report that the samples I enjoyed were FREE!

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:17 pm

Damn socialists in California.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Sun Jul 22, 2018 7:50 am

Big Trader Joes news!

No sign of a snack fee this morning

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Sun Jul 22, 2018 8:27 am

I can think of worse places to be a hostage.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun Jul 22, 2018 8:39 am

I bet they threatened to make the hostages eat the produce.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jul 26, 2018 8:54 am

Don't know where to drop this, but while LaCroix really, really sucks, Waterloo is actually good.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Thu Jul 26, 2018 9:06 am

mister d wrote: Thu Jul 26, 2018 8:54 am Don't know where to drop this, but while LaCroix really, really sucks, Waterloo is actually good.

You can drop dead. (some flavors of) LaCroix are the best. I almost never drink soda anymore.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jul 26, 2018 9:19 am

LaCroix is soda.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Thu Jul 26, 2018 9:22 am

mister d wrote: Thu Jul 26, 2018 9:19 am LaCroix is soda.

You consider sparkling water and soda the same thing? Is this like a soda/pop thing?

Should I have explained that I rarely drink sugary soda? Is that a different category?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jul 26, 2018 9:29 am

Hmmm ... I think they're all fizzy drinks, so the soda vs flavored sparkling water line is drawn based on sweetness, if that makes sense.