Dear TRADER JOE'S

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  • fyoucher10

    For some reason, I'm a sucker for packaging. If the packaging is cool, I'll get that over another item with less pleasing packing....but usually regret it after actually using the shitty product. Maybe it's because I think it'll look better in the fridge or on the counter. Example: Every Man Jack Grooming Products...you get it from the grocery or Target (packaging looks cooler than others, product is crap).

    I think the idea behind TJ's packaging is that they want to make it look like it's being made by your local farmer (obviously local farmers don't have a big design team behind them). So they probably don't want it to be uber niice but more like someone's sisters cousin who's anti - anything - animal - related made it.

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  • sigg0

    shitty packaging = the consumer will think they're getting a quality product at a cheaper prize, because money wasn't spent on marketing/design/packaging blah blah blah. this works for menards very well.

    this however doesn't work for trader joes because all their shit, no matter if it's in a golden package encrusted with diamonds, or a fucking brown paper sack with "cheese" written on the label with a sharpie, you're paying way too fucking much for it either way.

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    • terrible quality of food at TJ's. All their produce and meat is subpar. They don't sell items like flour
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    • TJs is not expensive...fresnobob
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  • grafiske0

    Trader Joe's is expensive?

    If you think this you don't know how to shop. They sell a lot of organic produce and other items for a lot cheaper than any competing grocery store.

    My problem with them is that they don't sell things in bulk as frequently as I'd like them to.

    The packaging and the lack of bulk are all part of their business. They have a lot of cheap products made from organic materials and they treat their employees very well.

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    • scarabin0

      there are a lot of items there i really dig. lots of great snack crackers, hummus, different cheese varieties, interesting alcohol selection (i get whiskey and tequila there a lot), tahini, those indian food things in the foil pouches (awesome for camping), frozen veggies and risotto, mochi, good chocolate, nuts, pizza dough, dried fruits etc.

      actually come to think of it the only thing i've ever actually been disappointed with there is the frozen lasagna. and they're way cheaper than whole foods

      it's got a nerdy vibe and i hate hawaiian shirts but whaddya gonna do

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      • I love their "simmer sauces" where you just add veggies and/or meat and pour over rice.monospaced
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    • monospaced0

      Trader Joe's is great for premade, packaged and frozen goods. It really shouldn't be considered for meat and produce, in my opinion.

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      • heh. I don't buy premade, packaged or frozen foods for the most part buttheredmasque
      • .. but I buy my fish, poultry, turkey from there. I do get my produce at a local market though.theredmasque
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