I recently discovered the sheer joy of shopping at Trader Joes (which, for those of you not in the know, is a chain of funky grocery stores that cater in gourmet-style foods at cheap prices), and it's to the point where every Sunday, I now go out of my way to schlep across town to Trader Joes for my weekly run...their stuff is Just That Good.

Now, when I tell people this, they tend to giggle (unless they are fellow TJ junkies). What's the giggling about? I don't get it!

Next time I'm gonna call the bastard person(s) out on it when they giggle. What's so damn funny about Trader Joes? Huh? HUH?!?

Ok, just had to vent that. I'm sure I'm not the only crack denizen of that store around here...

I ADORE Trader Joe's!! It's like Gourmet-meets-Organic at the most amazingly low prices!!

AnotherLoverToo said:

why you cheating on safeway?!

I can buy everything I need to make a big-ass yummy curry dinner (with leftovers!!!) for under seven bucks. Tell me what's funny about THAT.

I'm starting to get really upset about this whole giggling-at-Trader-Joes thing.

Christopher said:

Eeeeee, Xtopher!!

I need some variety in my oral life, ya know!

Christopher said:

Safeway? Naw, we have Jewel/Osco where I live. And since I've discovered Trader Joe's, Jewel/Osco is looking skankier and skankier.

trader joe's in glasgow scotland is a pub.....wait 4 it.....decorated inside like an old western grocery store ! gotta b some kind o link there some where ???

Anxiety said:

I've never heard anyone giggle when I mention Trader's. No giggling, chuckling, guffawing, or anything like that.

They smile and nod their heads, though.

danielboon said:

No way...for real?

AnotherLoverToo said:

...kay well...i wont tell safeway about this.... trader joes does carry my favorite jerkey

Anxiety said:

you need a whole foods market...they kick trader joe behind.

<----- @ trader Joes and Anxiety


Hey by the way, where is there one in the city....cause going out to the burbs sucks sometimes

Christopher said:

Christopher said:

We have them here on the northshore

Christopher said:

Yeah, we got Whole Foods. They're more expensive and their food isn't as fun.

Plus, Trader Joes has a whole section for instant Indian foods.

AnotherLoverToo said:

is there a cooler word than "guffaw"????

IAmTheTouch said:

Maybe "chortle"?

MostBeautifulGrlNTheWorld said:

SHUT UP!!! SHUT UP!!!!



There's one around Lincoln Park and Waveland, by where the CB2 shop is.

IAmTheTouch said:

Why has chortling not been mentioned?








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oh, oops.







"nice going, speedy" edit

Anxiety said:

Ohh goodie goodie goodie.....that is one less stop I have to make on my way to and from work.

Anxiety said:

yep defo....4 real, i go there a lot 2 watch my football teams away matches which arent on normal tv, i go 2 the home games in person.its a good friendly pub not many o them in glasgow !!! if ure ever in scotland i'll buy u a drink !

Trader Joe's huh?

I have three words for you Anx...

"Two-Buck Chuck"

i've never seen/heard of a trader joes... sounds like a lower-end byerly's or lund's.

June7 said:

Me no know what dat is....but if it's two bucks, it sounds about right for TJ's.

Anxiety said:

... and you say you go to Trader Joe's?

It's the wine they get at a great bargain. Charles Schwab... comes in Merlot, Chardonnay, Cabernet Savignon etc... it's actually pretty good for the price.

$1.99 a bottle... hence the nickname "two-buck Chuck".

If you're a wine drinker... check it out. Now, it's not gonna replace anything you may buy as a wine specialist... but for the price... it'll get you through some unexpected guests.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Its where all the Kool peeps do their food stuff shopping

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Anxiety said:

OH, I had some-a that. That is some DAMN GOOD CHEAP WINE.

Though the stuff I bought was three bucks, so it must have been the fancy shit.

MostBeautifulGrlNTheWorld said:

It's where I bought a GIGANTENORMOUS bag of frozen vegetable potstickers for under three bucks!!!

MostBeautifulGrlNTheWorld said:

ahhh, so it is basically a lower-end byerly's or lund's. byerly's/lund's is like shoppin...for hipsters n'suburbanites, kinda. i occasionally go there to buy these one kinda frozen egg rolls.

lotus restaurant egg rolls