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post #1 of 31
1/18/12 at 9:04pm
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News is reporting that Trader Joe's is coming to Colorado!!! 26.gif

 

Sounds like it will be built in Boulder, but I'm willing to make the drive. For years, anyone we know who was making a trip to NM, AZ or CA would be given a Trader Joe's shopping list. laughing02.gif

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post #2 of 31
1/18/12 at 9:52pm

Trader Joe's is also coming to Texas!  They are opening a store not too far from me, so I'll have to make the trip when they open.

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post #3 of 31
1/18/12 at 10:35pm

That's interesting.  We have a store not very far from both of those locations (Fort Worth and The Woodlands).

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post #4 of 31
1/19/12 at 5:25am

Lucky you! I just love TJs! The closest one we have is around Philadelphia, so we don't get there often. I always go to TJs when we visit my GF in CT in the fall. I love TJs olive oil....it's the best. When my nephew comes up to visit, he always brings me a bottle of both the virgin and the extra virgin. Their pumpkin butter is quite good, too. The vodka sauce is just delicious. And I like their pepita simmer sauce served with chicken. It's so good. Rick likes their tiny little peanut butter cups; they're about the diameter or a little finger....just little things. I always buy my raw almonds there, too.

 

They have a great selection of cheeses...two years ago, when we were in CT, that TJs carried a fontiago cheese at the time, kind of a cross between fontina and asiago and it was to die for.....but they didn't carry it very long, so maybe we're the only ones who liked it. It was very good. That's one of the things I don't like about TJs....they carry something, get you hooked and then they don't carry it anymore. Maybe that's just the nature of that kind of store.

 

But I love Trader Joe's!

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post #5 of 31
1/19/12 at 6:24am
Awesome! It's my favorite grocery store. I was so happy when they opened one within walking distance of me. There were two others in Manhattan, but I had to take a subway there. Now, I make my TJ's list, and walk up and back. Love, love, love that store!!

And, yeah...... their cheeses are fantastic!
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post #6 of 31
1/19/12 at 9:07am
YOU will love it!!! I have one near me and just love Trader Joe's. Their cat food is pretty good stuff. I have never used it but have heard from other's on site that it is good.

They do have incredibly unique brands of EVERYTHING available. The cheese selections are the best too rryumy.gifclap.gif
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post #7 of 31
1/19/12 at 9:30am

awesome! There's one opening a mile down from me (I'd used to go when I visited my parents for the cat food). The cat food is good and my cats enjoy it too :) I love that store!

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post #8 of 31
1/19/12 at 10:19am

Wish we had one here; the closest is in St.Louis, about 1 1/2 hours away. They have a hair conditioner that I just love---it smells like almonds.

 

Did you know that Aldi's, Trader Joe's, and Albertson's are all owned by the same parent company?  I've never even seen an Albertson's, so don't know anything about them

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post #9 of 31
1/19/12 at 10:28am
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That's interesting. I've heard of Aldi's, but we don't have them here. We do have Albertson's, but they have kind of a "ghetto grocery store" reputation... People seem more inclined here to shop at Safeway or King Soopers (Kroger's).

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post #10 of 31
1/19/12 at 11:03am

Huh! Our Albertson's closed years ago, but they were just as pricy as the other stores around here. We have Aldi's and I love them. No Trader Joe's though. too bad.

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post #11 of 31
1/19/12 at 12:12pm

I think I read something about TJ's coming to our area also --- Naples or maybe Ft. Myers, FL.  Hope so as I've heard so much about it.

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post #12 of 31
1/20/12 at 6:40pm

I didn't know that Aldi, TJ, and Albertson's were all owned by the same parent company!  Interesting because they've been closing the Albertsons around here.

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post #13 of 31
1/21/12 at 4:05am
My mom has an Aldi near her. I love that store too, and wish there were one in New York. I've always liked it, and was surprised to find out it was the same company that owned TJ's, as they present themselves in a totally different way, but good prices there at Aldi!
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post #14 of 31
1/21/12 at 7:00am

Aldi is a very "bottom line" company.  If they close a store ( be it an Aldi, TJ, or Alberson's ) it's because they're not making money. 

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post #15 of 31
1/21/12 at 2:51pm

I've been in our local Aldi's twice.  Bought some cat food there, and I really wasn't impressed.  We had a very close Alberton's but they closed; there's still one just a couple of miles away. 

 

We don't shop at Safeway; we had some really bad experiences with them when we were trucking.  Same with HEB.

 

I remember King Soopers, from my days growing up in Denver.

 

You should know that Aldi has a reputation very similar to Wal-Mart globally.  I see that although Trader Joe's seems to be owned by Aldi, it makes no mention of that anywhere on its website.

 

Albertsons doesn't seem to have any connection to Aldi's or Trader Joe's.  Perhaps you're confusing it with Albrecht, which is the name of the founder of Aldi's.

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post #16 of 31
1/21/12 at 3:18pm
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Originally Posted by mrblanche View Post

You should know that Aldi has a reputation very similar to Wal-Mart globally.  I see that although Trader Joe's seems to be owned by Aldi, it makes no mention of that anywhere on its website.

 

Albertsons doesn't seem to have any connection to Aldi's or Trader Joe's.  Perhaps you're confusing it with Albrecht, which is the name of the founder of Aldi's.



Karl and Theo Albrecht were brothers who founded the Aldi company in post-war Germany ( WW II, that is).  They are/were the owners/founders of Aldi and TJ.  After conferring with my husband ( who has worked for Aldi since they bought out the first company he worked for in 1976 ) I'm told that one of the brothers owns or is the founder of  the parent company of Albertson's.  Even tho Karl and Theo started the original company, their views of how to run it were quite different, leading to a split in Germany (Aldi North and Aldi South), which eventually led to a split in the U.S., as well.

 

And by the way, our cats don't like Aldi's cat food, either.  I gave what our cats wouldn't eat to my brother, and his cats turned up their noses, too.

 

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post #17 of 31
1/21/12 at 4:41pm

Well, Albertson's LLC is the current owner of Albertsons, using the name from Super Valu.  Albertson's LLC is owned by Cerberus Capital Management.  Super Valu is over 100 years old, founded before the Albrecht brothers were born.  I'm just not seeing the connection.  But, hey, I was told for many years that Albertson's was owned by the Mormon Church, and that wasn't true, either.

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post #18 of 31
1/21/12 at 6:13pm

Maybe 29th Street will finally get its grocery store.  Wild Oats never got their headquarters open and Whole Foods didn't need it as they were expanding their 30th Street store.  What will be interesting is how Trader Joe's handles the liquor laws.  They can only have one store with a liquor store connected with it.

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post #19 of 31
1/21/12 at 6:15pm

What is Trader Joes?

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post #20 of 31
1/21/12 at 7:13pm
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It's a specialty grocery store that has some insanely good store brand food. Last time my mom was in AZ she picked up some cous-cous that was to die for. It's kind of like Whole Foods with better stuff and better prices.

 

http://www.traderjoes.com/

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post #21 of 31
1/22/12 at 4:12am
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Originally Posted by katachtig View Post

Maybe 29th Street will finally get its grocery store.  Wild Oats never got their headquarters open and Whole Foods didn't need it as they were expanding their 30th Street store.  What will be interesting is how Trader Joe's handles the liquor laws.  They can only have one store with a liquor store connected with it.

Same here in NYC. They now have 3 stores (yay), but only one wine store. I have to jump on a subway and travel downtown to stock up on my "3 Buck Chuck's" wine. I love their wine. It's really good, and they have some other labels that are cheaper than other stores.
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post #22 of 31
1/22/12 at 4:47am

The Israeli couscous is very good.....that's usually what we have on hand. Trader Joe's has some delicious rice trilogies and combinations, too. They are wonderful....I buy them every chance I get. I used to have to buy Muir Glen tomato products at TJ's. Thankfully, when our Giant opened the new store, they included a great organic section and they now carry Muir Glen tomatoes. I like frozen artichoke hearts and neither our Giant nor our Weis stores carry them. TJ's has them, so we'll buy five or six bags. (When we go to CT or to Phila, we always have to take our ice chest with us to keep things as cold as we can for the trip back home.)

 

Oh, has anybody ever bought any of their breads? They're delicious, too.

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post #23 of 31
1/22/12 at 8:23am
Mmm, they sound like a great store. Good prices too. I'd love to check them out if we go to the States again.
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post #24 of 31
1/22/12 at 9:20am
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Originally Posted by Trouts mom View Post

What is Trader Joes?



To me, it is a very pricy store. I haven't found anything to my liking there and being strapped for cash, I don't shop there. I shop at FoodMaxx.

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post #25 of 31
1/22/12 at 9:53am

My guess is that Trader Joe's avoids acknowledging the Aldi connection for the same reason Chipotle or Boston Market never mentioned the McDonald's connection.  There's just too much baggage there.

 

I'll have to go over there when they open in Foat Wuth.

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post #26 of 31
1/22/12 at 11:19am

Congrats! I love Trader Joe's, they have lots of good products and the prices are great! There are 3 in Long Beach, he closest one about 2 miles away. My cats LOVE their tuna cat food, if it weren't tuna, I'd give it to them everyday because it's 59 cents a can! They chicken and turkey ones they aren't so crazy about, but there aren't any by-products or other nasty stuff in them, so I try once in a while, just to see if they changed their tastes.. ;)

 

I also like the Two Buck Chuck wines- being in CA, we get it for $1.99! Their Christmas Ale is great too, brewed by Unibroue from Quebec. We always get a few bottles, some to drink, some to age a year or 2.

 

The Aldi connection make sense though, since they have mostly imported stuff at cheap prices. It's probably the same stuff Aldi gets but in Trader Joe's packaging. So... probably not the best business practices behind the scenes then. But their foods, or most of what I've had anyway, seem to be pretty good quality, so who knows. Their breads are great, cheeses good, I LOVE their pickles, BF loves their frozen curries.. good stuff. The employees are always in a good mood too, I love that!

 

However, since Sprouts opened about 2 miles away in the other direction, I go there a lot more. Parking lot isn't as crazy, and they have lots of good stuff and good prices. I think of it as kind of a Whole Foods at Trader Joe's prices.

 

And of course I still like Ralphs and Vons/Pavillions, I just love grocery shopping, I'm weird like that. blush2.gif But I prefer Sprouts and Trader Joe's for most things.

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post #27 of 31
1/22/12 at 11:26am
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Originally Posted by DarkMavis View Post

................ I just love grocery shopping, I'm weird like that. blush2.gif  ........

Funny you should say that. I'm totally obsessed with grocery stores. I love grocery shopping too!! clap.giflaughing02.gif I sometimes have to look in my freezer and my cabinets (I live in a studio apartment) and say to myself, "Okay. Stop now for awhile, you've got enough food on hand." biggrin.gif
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post #28 of 31
1/22/12 at 11:29am
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Oh, has anybody ever bought any of their breads? They're delicious, too.

Their breads are outrageous. I have to check myself, because good bread is something I can just go crazy eating. laughing02.gif

But I always get their whole wheat sandwich thins, as they're 1 WW Pts. Plus lower than Arnold or Pepperidge Farm. Also their whole wheat English muffins are really good.
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post #29 of 31
1/22/12 at 5:12pm
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Originally Posted by DarkMavis View Post


However, since Sprouts opened about 2 miles away in the other direction, I go there a lot more. Parking lot isn't as crazy, and they have lots of good stuff and good prices. I think of it as kind of a Whole Foods at Trader Joe's prices.


We have a fairly new Sprouts nearby.  Anything in there you want to recommend?

 

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post #30 of 31
1/22/12 at 7:05pm
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Sprouts has good produce, and there's always something on sale so it's super cheap. Other than that, they're similar to whole foods (pricey).
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