what kind of things do you like to buy there?

Where've you been all these years? There's been at least a hundred TJ's threads, and 90 of them were Anx and CalhounSq's doing.

NO!!!

INSATIABLE said:

well I've been working there as a weekend job for about 6 months but I hardly ever shopped there before I started so I never really noticed there threads... so much for thinkin I was being original

No There aren't any anywhere near me!

PEJ said:

Ugh, weekend job! Props.

Other than cheap wine and dark chocolate bricks, it's a great place to get natural soap and hair/shower products.

And everything else. Wish my local ones had a larger produce section, however. They've got the basics, but it would be nice if I could get everything I needed there (Mexican stuff: peppers, cotija, tamale meal, etc). So I've got TJ's, the local tienda, and the local produce market.

INSATIABLE said:

I recently bought some of there lavender natural soap. good stuff
so many organic items even organic tampons

JessieJ said:

where do you live?

I shop there every few months or so for fun stuff, but it's not my "regular" grocery store.

I was just there on Friday.

They sell a lot of prepared foods, which I generally don't eat. (I prefer to do my own cooking.) So on the rare occasions that I shop there, I like to buy nuts (you can't beat their prices on these) and sprouted grain bread.

Frankly, there are better places to shop for fresh foods in Madison.

PEJ said:

I live in Rockland county in New York. I think that there are a couple of them in Westchester and I know there are some in NYC, but I'm not about to drive over the Tappan Zee Bridge to get groceries

Being in CA, we're kind of inundated with natural foods stores. But I do dig the chicken enchiladas at TJ's. They're less than $2 for two.

They just opened one up right by my house. I can't wait to go.

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

Not fair!
That is it... I am moving to Cali

Loves it!!!

I normally get...

Any of their prepared salads
Frozen Orange Mandarin Chicken
Chicken Gorgonzola
Pizza
Mushroon turnover yum yums
Peanut Butter cups
Cereal
Mini Quiches
2 buck chuck
Meat.

Trader Joes is great for the Single person or the couple. I can't imagine trying to grocery shop for the family as the portions are not cut out for more than 2 people.

I do not, but you are such a nice person that if they ever open one here in Houston, I'll shop there.

shanti0608 said:

Woo hoo!!!

I like Trader Joe's

I looooove Trader Joe's I get lots of my fruits, hummus, bars, and nuts there...and they have goood cookies

Since she hasn't posted yet, CalhounSq loves Trader Joe's too

I did a few times, then it started to remind me of dirty hippies.

horatio said:

dirty hippies?

PEJ said:

yeah, it always seems nasty and dirty.

The closest one to me is about five miles away, while I have a Whole Foods and Wild Oats both in my town. I've always wanted to buy some bottles of Charles Shaw wines though (a.k.a. Two Buck Chuck).

728huey said:

last weekend I bought this great beer from whole foods.
Its an Italian beer called Peroni. GET IT!

horatio said:

so was Prince but we all love him

JessieJ said:

There is?!?!

KidaDynamite said:

E. 14th st.

KidaDynamite said:

That's what the website said There are 2 or 3 in Manhattan and one in Queens and they're opening one in Brooklyn.

I've only shopped at Trader Joe's once, and liked it. Unfortunately, there are none of these stores in close proximity to my house.