Trader Joe's

shmoozer

H and I ventured off yesterday and went to a grocery store called Trader Joe's. I'm not sure if they are national or not, but we don't have any close by - we drove about 25 miles to get there, so it was a nice Sunday ride. I loved the store. Wasn't as big as I thought it would be, but it had a lot of great all natural stuff. We aren't big into eating organic so it was nice that it had some stuff that was cheaper and not organic. It was similar to Whole Foods but MUCH cheaper and smaller.

MarylandWed

Yes! It's national. We have them here, and they are all over California where I'm from. My bff from Cali works there. Their prices are really good and their staff is friendly. They have interesting offerings, too.

buckeyethor

Some of their stuff is good and some is meh. They are national and pretty popular right now. Me, I like the cheap wine they have!

shmoozer

I didn't see wine!

I try to avoid the big chain grocery stores b/c I feel like they are mostly a rip off. Wal-Mart has the same 'ol name brand crap and the no-name inexpensive stores are great, but don't have anything healthy other than fruits/veggies.

BMWwife

buckeyethor:

Some of their stuff is good and some is meh. They are national and pretty popular right now. Me, I like the cheap wine they have!

The Trader Joe's in MD doesn't carry alcohol b/c MD sucks! DC however doesnt suck and their Trader Joe's has alcohol. Every time we go visit my SIL we make a TJ wine run!!

Bella in CT

BMWwife:

buckeyethor:

I like the cheap wine they have!

The Trader Joe's in MD doesn't carry alcohol b/c MD sucks!

Yeah, CT doesn't have wine either.  Boo!

I LOVE their white bean and basil hummus.  Their gyoza, soy cheese, pizza dough, soy ice cream, frozen fish and peanut butter pretzels are great too!

MadameD517

Oh yes, they're a local institution. Love them! Some stuff is kinda blegh but for the most part I haven't had anything bad there, and the prices are great. It's a really great store if you're feeding 1-2 people, their portions are great.

buckeyethor

Bella in CT:

BMWwife:

buckeyethor:

I like the cheap wine they have!

The Trader Joe's in MD doesn't carry alcohol b/c MD sucks!

Yeah, CT doesn't have wine either.  Boo!

I LOVE their white bean and basil hummus.  Their gyoza, soy cheese, pizza dough, soy ice cream, frozen fish and peanut butter pretzels are great too!

Bless you, girl. I need my real dairy. Do you ever keep any real stuff in the house?

My husband just switched from soy to almond milk. he likes it a ton better.

*city bride*

I love Trader Joe's. It where we try to shop most of the time. It's a quick train rise for us, and we don't need to use our POS car to bring groceries home. I love that we can leave with 2 or 3 packed grocery bags (think re-usables that carry more than plastic) for the cost of one at any Stop&Shop or Key Food or Shopright.. And in NY we call Whole Foods "Whole Paycheck" They have a great selection, but they're crazy expensive. I'll take TJ's anytime!

Bella in CT

buckeyethor:

Bella in CT:

BMWwife:

buckeyethor:

I like the cheap wine they have!

The Trader Joe's in MD doesn't carry alcohol b/c MD sucks!

Yeah, CT doesn't have wine either.  Boo!

I LOVE their white bean and basil hummus.  Their gyoza, soy cheese, pizza dough, soy ice cream, frozen fish and peanut butter pretzels are great too!

Bless you, girl. I need my real dairy. Do you ever keep any real stuff in the house?

My husband just switched from soy to almond milk. he likes it a ton better.

Not usually, no. 

Some weeks I might get a few slices of muenster cheese from the deli or something to snack on with crackers...but for the most part everything is casein free in our house.