drove by Trader Joe's this morning...

cjsbdl

....at about 7:45am and there was a line of people waiting to get in. They open at 9am. 

kelly72206

I am excited, but not stand in line excited.

MrsNash37212

Holy crap, that is crazy. Definitely making a mental note to stay away for at least three weeks.

Arterr0

Yikes. I guess we will be waiting a couple of weeks before we make our first visit.

hoping4septimus

i was going to look at the parking lot when I go to pick up sd from school... but I think i'll wait until it settles down a bit.

cjsbdl

hoping4septimus:

i was going to look at the parking lot when I go to pick up sd from school... but I think i'll wait until it settles down a bit.

 That was a good decision. I drove by on the way home and they had Metro police out directing traffic in and out of the parking lot. 

JCM052707

I can't wait to go here! We had one back home in MI that I loved (too bad we won't have the awesome wine selection!!!) and I am in Chicago right now and went to the one here. 

If anyone is interested I got a great tip from Trish McEvoy rep here in Chicago about makeup remover wipes (and idea that I'd normally hate, I am religious about my skin care routine) from Trader Joe's that are awesome. Both Trish and her husband (a derm) recommend them.  they actually took off ALL of my make up and were really gentle.  They are called Comydones (or something like that) and are in light yellow packages near all the shampoo, soap, etc.

kmays

I went yesterday at about 1:30 pm. It was a little tricky getting a parking spot, and the store was crowded but not unreasonably so. All of the employees were helping things run smoothly at check-out and such. I got some great stuff. I'm going to love having a TJ's here!