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Old 09-09-2008, 12:26 AM   #11
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WF is too expensive.
Anybody gone into Whole Foods lately and see what they charge for arugula?
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Old 09-09-2008, 01:59 AM   #12
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TJ's is more of a Palin type place to shop.
I've never heard of them. What do they sell? Camouflage gear or snowmobile parts?
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Old 09-09-2008, 03:05 AM   #13
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I never actually went to Trader Joes when I was in Oregon. I loved Zupans in Oregon and wish they had them in Utah.
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Trader Joes and Whole Foods are trendy, snobbish, overrated and overpriced. IMO, they're only good for their incredible selection of soy based ice cream for us lactose challenged individuals.
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Trader Joes and Whole Foods are trendy, snobbish, overrated and overpriced. IMO, they're only good for their incredible selection of soy based ice cream for us lactose challenged individuals.
TJ's may be many things, but it is not overpriced. I also have a hard time understanding the suposed 'trendiness' of Trader Joe's, as it has been around ever since I have lived in this area (AFAI can recall) and there dioens't seem to be much trendy about it.
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TJ's may be many things, but it is not overpriced. I also have a hard time understanding the suposed 'trendiness' of Trader Joe's, as it has been around ever since I have lived in this area (AFAI can recall) and there dioens't seem to be much trendy about it.
Trader Joe's not so much as Whole Foods and the Wild Oats they bought up.
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TJ's may be many things, but it is not overpriced. I also have a hard time understanding the suposed 'trendiness' of Trader Joe's, as it has been around ever since I have lived in this area (AFAI can recall) and there dioens't seem to be much trendy about it.
I was about to say the same thing. call it trendy or whatever but overpriced it is not. I too don't understand the trendiness label since I can not remember a time when i lived in California and did not go to one, at least since the mid to late 80's, but whatever.

I started to think why TJ's would bypass Utah and it has to be Liquor sales. They have a pretty large wine/liquor section and offer specialty beers that most likely contribute greatly to the bottom line.
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TJ's may be many things, but it is not overpriced. I also have a hard time understanding the suposed 'trendiness' of Trader Joe's, as it has been around ever since I have lived in this area (AFAI can recall) and there dioens't seem to be much trendy about it.
It may have been around for a while in CA, but they have proliferated quite a bit in more recent years. A la Krispy Kreme, I'd say, without looking at stats to back me up.

And I don't think it's the no alcohol things for Utah, because in Maryland, there are very strict laws about selling alcohol as well, and the TJs here don't have the alcohol sections.

BTW, I also agree it's not necessarily pricey. And I buy tons of steel cut oats from they for the cheapest price I can find. Plus, where else would I buy freeze dried mango or dragon fruit?
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It may have been around for a while in CA, but they have proliferated quite a bit in more recent years. A la Krispy Kreme, I'd say, without looking at stats to back me up.

And I don't think it's the no alcohol things for Utah, because in Maryland, there are very strict laws about selling alcohol as well, and the TJs here don't have the alcohol sections.

BTW, I also agree it's not necessarily pricey. And I buy tons of steel cut oats from they for the cheapest price I can find. Plus, where else would I buy freeze dried mango or dragon fruit?

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There's one in DC-area Maryland on the Rockville Pike. It's kind of slummy compared to most, though.
There are several in Montgomery County -- one right on Wisconsin Avenue.

A private German company, the same that owns the small Aldi grocery stores in Germany, owns Trade Joe's (and Save-a-lot or some other discount grocery store . . .).
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