Guest guest Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 On the one hand, TJ is a convenient place to find dried fruit and nuts at a more or less affordable price. I tried buying almonds at Whole Foods and had to return them -- foul taste, probably rancid. But now I've been able to find better almonds at local farmers' markets. On the other hand, whenever I get addicted to a TJ product, they either raise the price (30 to 50 percent) or discontinue it. So I'm shopping there less and less, and go there only if I happen to be at the nearby farmers' market. I hate the prepackaged produce. Fewer of the ready-to-eat meals seem to be vegan, and they've been getting more expensive, so I've stopped browsing there. This year I've spent less than $7 a month there. I still buy the flax seed meal, the dark chocolate, and some dried fruit. My strategy for trying new products is to wait until they are on sale. Whole Foods tends to have lower on-sale prices than TJ regular prices (and sometimes WF has a lower regular price than TJ), so unless I " need " some particular product, I don't get it at TJ. TJ is a privately held company, which means it's not in the stock market and never needs to produce an annual report or reveal any financial data. I've seen one article about its secretive food-tasting process -- lots of people involved in developing the final formula. More and more, it seems to be a marketing project, always " selling " new stuff and trying to push a lot of impulse buys. More and more, I'm staying away. Also some of the staff are surlier, and most look more unhealthy, than those at WF. At 10:25 AM -0700 6/22/08, fraggle wrote: hey yarrow i was wondering of your opinion of Trader Joes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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