tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post7597942705783982454..comments2024-03-28T06:02:08.977-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: I have discovered Trader Joe'sFirehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-59983150167271530932017-01-06T06:52:46.765-08:002017-01-06T06:52:46.765-08:00They opened a Whole Foods here a couple of years a...They opened a Whole Foods here a couple of years ago, and for some reason made it about half the size of all the other stores. And the prices... there's a reason I heard it referred to as Whole PaycheckFirehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-67232741198646800612017-01-05T19:46:43.397-08:002017-01-05T19:46:43.397-08:00Trader Joe's was founded by a man who believed...Trader Joe's was founded by a man who believed money could be made selling good foods to people who were "over-educated and underpaid." As I fit both qualifications, I enjoy the place and also regard it as dangerous to the wallet.<br /><br />As a side comment, it could be worse, Whole Foods sells some of the same stuff, e.g, the same cheeses for $3 more per pound, and four ounce chocolate bars for $8.00Windy Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951254236693386401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-79119679395682890142017-01-03T17:03:49.515-08:002017-01-03T17:03:49.515-08:00Five bucks. Amazing, ain't it?Five bucks. Amazing, ain't it?Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-3791255707688182112017-01-03T15:51:31.827-08:002017-01-03T15:51:31.827-08:00Ha my store down here had 2Kg bars for ~$15. Damn...Ha my store down here had 2Kg bars for ~$15. Damn things were about 30" X 6". 0007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-36209819372354669962017-01-03T13:49:03.331-08:002017-01-03T13:49:03.331-08:00Just to be clear, you're talking a one+ pound ...Just to be clear, you're talking a one+ pound bar of dark chocolate for $5?Arthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09289639279717534292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-17792855452491407522017-01-03T08:53:38.524-08:002017-01-03T08:53:38.524-08:00I left Oklahoma a long time ago, so I don't kn...I left Oklahoma a long time ago, so I don't know the liquor laws, but the Trader Joe's in KCMO sells a $10 bottle of saké that I think is easily as good as saké costing $20-$25. I stock up whenever I'm in the area.tkdkerrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-72191930507737311152017-01-02T22:18:06.878-08:002017-01-02T22:18:06.878-08:00I call it A Toy Store For Your Mouth.
I call it A Toy Store For Your Mouth.<br />Thornharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00628194594931646485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-71025367431217988402017-01-02T14:15:28.651-08:002017-01-02T14:15:28.651-08:00Welcome to the wonderful misery that is Trader Joe...Welcome to the wonderful misery that is Trader Joes. I can't escape for less than a bill, even when I went in for just a tub of creme fraiche and the dark chocolate peanut butter cups SOOOO GOOD. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com