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    Default What's the deal with Trader Joe's?

    I had to drive through Denver this afternoon, and my wife asked to stop at Trader Joe's. I've never been to one before, though I have enjoyed their annual beer.

    Trader Joe's is like Whole Foods on estrogen. I have never seen so many scrawny hippies and metro-sexuals (is that still a term?) in one place in my life. Though, some of the females were quite attractive. At least the ones that appeared to have bathed, did not have dreadlocks, and did not have a face full of tackle. The men were, well, frail.

    I felt like I was in another world. My wife tried to keep my attention on shopping for something or another, but I couldn't stop looking around at the aliens in wonder.

    We left with a couple of bags of stuff, and a few new beers to try. I doubt I will be returning, it was very uncomfortable.

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    Were prices good though?
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    Not sure.
    I don't remember ever purchasing free-range, cage-free, organic, hormone-free, cruelty free bean dip at the Commissary, so I don't really have a reference.

    The beer was cheaper than I expected.
    They did not carry Oban Scotch or Mr Husong's Tequila, so I'll pass.

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    Trader Joe was one of the place my family shopped once in a while.
    Their bread, produce didn't last more than 3 days in Los Angeles.
    In a good sense, I guess there are less preservatives. It is not for me.

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    It's a California chain and being from California trader joes is awesome. Haven't been to the one here yet. Not sure if they carry the same things here as in Cali. Most people in Cali who shop there are surfers or very attractive women.

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    I have not been to the new local stores but i have had beer, wine and snacks from stores in other states and thought it was pretty good. Can they even sell that stuff here with our 3.2% laws? I am in no rush to get in there but for the price it was good stuff.

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    I've not been to the ones here.

    I grew up with one just a few miles from my house, and when I moved out on my own, it was probably where I did most of my grocery shopping not because it was cool or hip, but it was CHEAP compared to the other local markets. It was a staple for me as a young adult who didn't make much money. The draw of Trader Joe's was they had lots of good food/beer for cheap. They were one of the first in the area (I'm talking 70s) that had fresher "food to go" like the deli cases and different as opposed to your standard potato salads, cold fried chicken… They had cheap beer that didn't taste like cheap beer. For what you'd pay for Lucky Lager or Mickey's Big Mouth, you could try different beers from around the world, but mostly for me it was cheap/inexpensive. It was also the first place I ever saw/tried Cashew Butter and Almond Butter.

    Yeah, I think in this day and age, there are so many markets like it or regular markets carry what they did, making it so that TJ's isn't as unique as it once was….

    I'll probably hit one up for nostalgia's sake...
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    If you stop by, grab some bread and cookie butter. We munched the hell out of that stuff when we were on vacation last summer.
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    2 buck chuck. Used to bring cases back from Cali in the jet all the time! Wonder if it is that cheap any more?

    very hippy, but they usually have some pretty good beers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sniper7 View Post
    2 buck chuck. Used to bring cases back from Cali in the jet all the time! Wonder if it is that cheap any more?

    very hippy, but they usually have some pretty good beers.
    I think it's closer to three bucks now. I went to a wine tasting/fundraiser a few weeks ago and got to taste some of the cheap stuff from Trader Joes. It wasn't half bad. I'm not a wino, so I couldn't tell the difference between the cheap stuff and the expensive stuff.
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