Guest guest Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 My family shops at trader joes about once a week. I never shop there due to the lack of fresh produce, lack of raw and organic foods, and expensive prices. There are only a few things im willing to eat. If you havent heard of trader joes, its a simi-health food store that specializes in selling imported products. Everything is packaged which increases the environmental impact and decreases the freshness. Out of all the items that are brought home, i only eat OG avocados and OG raw almond butter. My family also buys the 4 lbs bags of OG valencia oranges but i simply can not eat them. The reason being is that they are not vegan. Unfortunately, beeswax and lac-resin is used as a coating to preserve the oranges. This is disappointing because i see those oranges in my kitchen tantalizing me almost every day. I must take action. I called a local TJs and they gave my a customer service number. I inquired about the details of the resins that are used. The lac-resin is obtained from a worm or some other type of insect. I dont want to even imagine how this is done. After the representative finished i expressed my position. I will not buy TJs oranges or any other produce item that contains animal products. (resin is also used on the lemons but theyre not organic so i pay little mind) If the use resin is discontinued, then i would be willing to purchase the oranges. The representative assured me my message would get across to the distributors. That was about a month ago and i continue to see the resin-coated- oranges. One complaint is not enough to have a significant effect. Sense this is a vegan group, im hoping most of you are vegan. Please call the TJs customer service number and let them know you refuse to buy their oranges because youre vegan. The more complaints they get, the more likely theyll realize profit is being lost due to their barbarous use of animal products in originally vegan foods. Their number is 626-599-3817. This number is for the west coast. They might have a different customer service number for the east coast. Hopefully you have unlimited long distance. I used a phone card. Just to let you know, they have stores in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington. Please call when you get the chance. Your endeavor is greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 ok - " grouppastime " <grouppastime Wednesday, July 14, 2004 5:16 AM I have a request > My family shops at trader joes about once a week. I never shop there > due to the lack of fresh produce, lack of raw and organic foods, and > expensive prices. There are only a few things im willing to eat. If > you havent heard of trader joes, its a simi-health food store that > specializes in selling imported products. Everything is packaged > which increases the environmental impact and decreases the freshness. > Out of all the items that are brought home, i only eat OG avocados > and OG raw almond butter. My family also buys the 4 lbs bags of OG > valencia oranges but i simply can not eat them. The reason being is > that they are not vegan. Unfortunately, beeswax and lac-resin is used > as a coating to preserve the oranges. This is disappointing because i > see those oranges in my kitchen tantalizing me almost every day. > > I must take action. > > I called a local TJs and they gave my a customer service number. I > inquired about the details of the resins that are used. The lac-resin > is obtained from a worm or some other type of insect. I dont want to > even imagine how this is done. After the representative finished i > expressed my position. I will not buy TJs oranges or any other > produce item that contains animal products. (resin is also used on > the lemons but theyre not organic so i pay little mind) If the use > resin is discontinued, then i would be willing to purchase the > oranges. The representative assured me my message would get across to > the distributors. > > That was about a month ago and i continue to see the resin-coated- > oranges. One complaint is not enough to have a significant effect. > Sense this is a vegan group, im hoping most of you are vegan. Please > call the TJs customer service number and let them know you refuse to > buy their oranges because youre vegan. The more complaints they get, > the more likely theyll realize profit is being lost due to their > barbarous use of animal products in originally vegan foods. Their > number is 626-599-3817. This number is for the west coast. They might > have a different customer service number for the east coast. > Hopefully you have unlimited long distance. I used a phone card. Just > to let you know, they have stores in Arizona, California, > Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, > Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, > Virginia and Washington. Please call when you get the chance. Your > endeavor is greatly appreciated. > > > > > > Post message: > Subscribe: - > Un: - > List owner: -owner > > Shortcut URL to this page: > /community/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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