Trader Joe's...

[ZLTFUL]

...and why should I give a shit.


So West DSM is getting a Trader Joe's. I understand the allure. Fine organic and natural foods at reasonable prices along with $2 a bottle wine. I mean who doesn't love a $2 bottle of wine, amirite?

But it turns out, we already have a local grocery chain that leans very heavily in the direction of a Whole Foods...in fact, Whole Foods has avoided the market because of this local chain.

My question though is why is this news important enough to supplant the top news stories on the local news 2 days ago?
Those stories...
Mom leads police on high speed chase with a 7 year old and 3 year old in the car.
1 teen killed and 2 teens seriously injured in 2 vehicle crash.

I mean great...we have a Trader Joe's coming to the most overdeveloped part of the city and it will create something like 43 new jobs or some shit. But is that seriously important enough to push those other 2 stories down to numbers 3 and 4 on the 5 local news outlet's websites?

I have little to no hope for our society.

[Grampa]

Justin Bieber got a haircut.

[KnightofNi]

it replaces those stories because trader joe's also has a 5 layer nacho dip that is like crack.
i can go through 2 of the big containers of it in one sitting without even realizing it.

[Grampa]

and they sell gluten-free pasta

[RAT900]

Watch the Kardashians...

then this will look like hard-hitting news

[Grampa]

Watch the Kardashians...

then this will look like hard-hitting news

not as hard as the edges on Bruces new nose

[cyrus buelton]

They don't have 2$ bottles of wine anymore.

I believe two buck chuck as it as referred to (Charles Shaw is the real name) is now 3.39$ a bottle.

[Triple J]

I believe two buck chuck as it as referred to (Charles Shaw is the real name) is now 3.39$ a bottle.

...and it sucks ass. Seriously. 

Trader Joes should not be compared with Whole Foods, or any other high end (possibly organic) grocery store. Trader Joes is just a store. They have great deals on quite a few things, and their frozen/pre-packaged meals are usually very good (considering they aren't fresh)...but I've never seen one that has a meat/fish/produce/beer/wine/etc dept. that is even close to a nice grocery store. I honestly don't understand why so many people think Trader Joes is such a great place. It's OK, but if you have a high end grocery around then that is far superior.

[Vindingo]

...and it sucks ass. Seriously. 

Trader Joes should not be compared with Whole Foods, or any other high end (possibly organic) grocery store. Trader Joes is just a store. They have great deals on quite a few things, and their frozen/pre-packaged meals are usually very good (considering they aren't fresh)...but I've never seen one that has a meat/fish/produce/beer/wine/etc dept. that is even close to a nice grocery store. I honestly don't understand why so many people think Trader Joes is such a great place. It's OK, but if you have a high end grocery around then that is far superior.

+1  The one near me surely isn't a "high end" grocery store.  Their produce isn't all that great and the meat isn't butchered there.   The cheap booze is nice, but I haven't actually purchased a bottle that was good enough to buy again.   

I go there for three things: bags of roasted almonds, frozen indian food and $1 cliff bars. 

[sugarcrook]

Out here there's a place called Grocery Outlet.  Affectionately known as Trader Ho's. 

[Nitewaif]

Trader Joe's is nowhere near the league of a Whole Foods or Andronico's, but damn, their Mediterranean hummus and their chocolate covered espresso beans are both addictive.  My family (in/around Memphis) always puts in an order of stuff they want from TJ's when I come home.  They have a decent cheese selection.

TJ's is more newsworthy than whoever the hell Justin Beaber is, but I don't understand why either is considered news.

[Mad Duc]

I've never liked Trader Joe's. They put on in about 2 miles from my old place, tons of hype, blah blah blah, walk in, look around and I was really underwhelmed. I just don't see the draw. Yeah, they have some items that are great but I'm not a snack person and the vast majority of what they had were snacks/dips etc.

[SacDuc]

I go to Whole Foods to fill up on smug.

When I'm out of hip I go to Trader Joe's.

I go to the farmer's market just to smell the hippies.


sac

[Grappa]

My question though is why is this news important enough to supplant the top news stories on the local news 2 days ago?
Those stories...
Mom leads police on high speed chase with a 7 year old and 3 year old in the car.
1 teen killed and 2 teens seriously injured in 2 vehicle crash.

I mean great...we have a Trader Joe's coming to the most overdeveloped part of the city and it will create something like 43 new jobs or some shit. But is that seriously important enough to push those other 2 stories down to numbers 3 and 4 on the 5 local news outlet's websites?

I have little to no hope for our society.

That's news?  Unless you live in a real small town, which I am guessing that you don't being that you say there are 5 different local news websites, then I wouldn't really think a Mom's car chase is anything but People Magazine/National Inquirer crap.  The teen car accident sounds tragic though.  I used to watch the local news, but grew tired of hearing about traffic fatalities, house fires, robberies, etc.  Didn't seem to be stuff that I really needed to focus on. 

[Speedbag]

TJ's Vienna Lager is some damn good beer for the money.