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Trade Joe's entire reason for existence is that most of their stuff, both packages and produce. is cheaper than other area stores. There are a private label sto
by sukilot 10y ago
Trade Joe's entire reason for existence is that most of their stuff, both packages and produce. is cheaper than other area stores. There are a private label store.
- akiselev 10y agoDo you have a source on that? Other than a few staples (broth, grains, sauces, eggs, milk, etc) my local Trader Joes stores are definitely not cheaper than their local competitors, especially not the ethnic markets a few miles away. Their website marketing copy says so in a roundabout way but I shop at several Trader Joes flagship stores (including the original in Pasadena and the massive ones in south Florida) and that hasn't been true for at least a decade for produce. Their frozen foods like pizza and whatnot seem equivalent but definitely not their produce (20 cents a bannana!?)
- aj7 10y agoThis is a common myth. I've concluded Trader Joe's exists to give a veneer of guilt-free-ness to buying junk food. Avoid the cheese and meat at all costs.
- pbreit 10y agoCare to enlighten us TJs cheese and meat eaters?
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- laxatives 10y agoTrader Joe's is great for prepared meals, but they are absolutely the worst grocer with regard to meat and produce. Often substantially worse than discount grocers like Krogers or Smart and Final.
- home_boi 10y agoin terms of quality or pricing?
- laxatives 10y agoMostly quality, but also pricing. IMO the meat is average price and the produce is maybe a little cheaper, but the quality of both is generally very poor, especially the meat. I've had meat that was a few days away from going rancid from several different Trader Joe's locations.