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Trader Joes?

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Aaaron.
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best store ever
i'm eating
vanilla yoghurt
pecan praline and flakes cereal
and Blue Berry sauce
all from trader joes
best thing i have ever tasted
am i the only one who worships trader joes?
Sep 27 2008 4:53PM
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Rachy
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They have the best frozen foods section ever...

The orange chicken is amazing, as are the toquitos.


I also love the cereal
Sep 27 2008 5:00PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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I don't like that store very much, but they do have some good frozen burritos and shit. 
Their sushi is horrible.....but cheap, so what can you expect.
Sep 27 2008 5:02PM
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freezed
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trader joe's kicks so much ass it's not even funny.

all the pasta sauces and curry sauces are amazing. and the frozen food...the mandarin chicken blows my mind every time. and mini tacos. man. i could rant forever about how amazing their stuff is.

aggghghhhhh i wish they had it in vancouver.
Sep 27 2008 5:06PM
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Aaaron.
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the blueberry sauce is the BEST thing i have ever tasted
put it on ANYTHING
look for it
maine blueberry sauce
also the coconut shrimp
and the green and red curry sauces....
their macaroni and cheese
and their popcorn....
those chocolate truffles...
i could go on forever
Sep 27 2008 5:08PM
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Rachy
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I think a lot of it is dependent upon where you live.

Like in LA it was super cheap, but in Minneapolis it is about twice the price.

A lot of the food comes from local grocers and stuff. So if you are in a place where they need to freeze and ship the sushi, it probably isn't going to be as good as like CA or Oregon or anywhere else fish are plentiful or is easier to get to.

My friends here always say sushi is so much better every where else, then I bring up, well what do you expect, it takes like 3 days to ship this raw fish, what do you think happens over those 3 days.
Sep 27 2008 5:08PM
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beer.
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i practically lived off their chimichangas one summer.  its the bomb, wegman's as well.
Sep 27 2008 5:09PM
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A_Davis
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Trader joes is the shit.. there lemonade is the bomb to.
Sep 27 2008 5:11PM
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freezed
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yeah, and the yellow!

so awesome, all you have to do is make rice, sautee some veggies, boil potatoes if you want them, cook some chicken if you want it, and you've got a ridiculously good curry meal.
Sep 27 2008 5:13PM
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Rachy
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I forgot about the lemonade.... sooooooo amazing.
Sep 27 2008 5:15PM
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Aaaron.
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it's freaking heaven
i lived in LA most of my life
grew up off trader joes and baja fresh

Sep 27 2008 5:16PM
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freezed
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I wish vancouver had that too!!

instead we have "red burrito", which is awful.

when I was home in oregon this summer, I ate so much baja fresh.

damn this thread is making me mad.
Sep 27 2008 5:18PM
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Rachy
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I'm seriously missing Del Taco right now.
Sep 27 2008 5:19PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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Ohhh shit, I forgot that the curry sauce I use comes from Trader Joes, and the pasta sauce, it's sooooo BOMB!!!!
I'm from WA so the sushi should be fresh, maybe it was just a bad day.  The rice was just kinda goobered up and not that fresh it seemed like, but at that price, I'll probably try it again haha.
My dad and his wife do a ton of shopping at Trader Joes so that's probably why the food is really good.
Baja Fresh is legit.  I remember the fisr time I ate there I ordered he biggest burrito I had EVER seen.  Moes is slightly better though. I wish we had one in B-Ham.
Sep 27 2008 5:23PM
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GreenStezz
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i loved the one in reno, now that i live in salt lake, i should open one up........
Sep 27 2008 6:08PM
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natedogg789435
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legit store. but i like fareway in newyork
Sep 27 2008 7:03PM
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mind_Riot39
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Oh my fuck. that store rocks my world.  best dried fruit you'll find anywhere.  randomly enough they have the dankest peanuts i've ever tasted too. but yeah my brother works there so we get an outrageous discount.  LOVE THAT SHIT.
Sep 27 2008 8:02PM
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doublexl
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i like some of the stuff they have there, Gnocci, ice cream sandwiches...

but my mom buys like verything from there and its fucking annoying.
Sep 27 2008 10:46PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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Ya, I'd hate if my parents bought EVERYTHING from there.  It has some goods and some "ohhh dude what the fuck is that shit,"
Their prices are very good though.
Sep 27 2008 11:01PM
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ReedSkis~
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fareway is such a huge store!
both really legit stores
trader joes frozen food is bomb
Sep 27 2008 11:15PM
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matthew.
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next time you be there make sure to get there sparkling lemonade
it is possibly the best drink ever
Sep 27 2008 11:35PM
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tomahawk
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Is there one of these Trader Joes near Spokane, Washington?
Sep 27 2008 11:40PM
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iggyskier
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they have a pretty damn good cheap wine selection too.  It is only like a 5 block walk from my apartment so I am there too much....

it is definitely turning me into a wino....
Sep 28 2008 2:34AM
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snwbrdmilf
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However, it was really entertaining for me to watch you get so excited. =)
Sep 28 2008 2:44AM
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freezed
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i think i know where that is...is it the one on glisan?
Sep 28 2008 2:47AM
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WONTON
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do the curry sauces have coconut milk? if so....im gonna go buy some
Sep 28 2008 2:48AM
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iggyskier
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Yeah, 21st and Glisan.  I basically live 22nd and Burnside so it is less than a five minute walk.
Sep 28 2008 2:53AM
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Rachy
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Trader Joes should see this thread and then give us all coupons for the forementioned food items.
Sep 28 2008 2:54AM
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Aaaron.
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^haha word
baja fresh is the bomb too
it was better when it was still independent
but there nachos are freakking OFF


Sep 28 2008 9:55AM
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JayDope
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^ did u ever have the 2 pound challenge at baja fresh? gave me the worst shitsss, and trader joes is pretty good i got one right by me
Sep 28 2008 10:54AM
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williams
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nuff said..

trader joes is awesome. and healthy at the same time!
Sep 28 2008 2:05PM
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Aaaron.
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their french truffles are from heaven
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Sep 28 2008 8:48PM
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anthony_B
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I'm sorry but Pengie is really pissing me off...
Sep 28 2008 9:37PM
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RudyGarmisch
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2 Buck Chuck!
Sep 28 2008 9:40PM
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iggyskier
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haha not even.  they have some many tasty wines in the $5-$10 range.....
Sep 28 2008 11:48PM
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coolhandluke
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better than costco?
Sep 29 2008 12:01AM
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Justo8484
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just hit up the center city philly one tonight. got some certified angus and made myself some tasty steak tacos. i wish there was one that was closer to my apartment; right now i really only hit it up on the way back into the city from surfing.
Sep 29 2008 1:26AM
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freezed
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yessss my roommate just got back from going home to seattle for the weekend and she brought me back a load of TJ's stuff!!
Sep 29 2008 1:29AM
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RudyGarmisch
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Come to think of it, I've never had a distinctly "bad" wine at TJ's. I've had 'bad' wine nights though, uhf.
Sep 29 2008 2:08AM
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craigenemy169
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their macaroni and cheese is the greatest ever created
Sep 29 2008 10:21AM
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Aaaron.
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trader joes > god
Jan 29 2009 10:13PM
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Slinger1x1
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there were these chocolate chip cookies, i dont remember the name, but they were like long ovals and then the bottom was coated in chocolate.

Actually the greatest cookie i have ever had in my life
Jan 29 2009 10:15PM
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Aaaron.
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dunkers?
dunkaroos?
i know exactly what you are talking about.
i am eating their "french truffles"
heavenly.  if you have never tasted these, you have never lived.
Jan 29 2009 10:18PM
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skier_boy26
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I was going to say that when I first saw this thread... I inhale those fuckers. So good.

Might as well say trader joes is great. By far the best frozen food, good cheeses, meats, and wines, sauces. It's hard since I have a safeway like half a mile away and trader joes is like 4...
Jan 29 2009 10:18PM
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no_steeze
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meh, Trader Jews doesn't stack up to whole foods but i still go there because it's way way cheaper and pretty good
Jan 29 2009 10:19PM
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Aaaron.
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i have 20 of them left....
Jan 29 2009 10:19PM
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michelle
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SO fucking good

definitely try their frozen chicken fingers. holy shit i eat like 2 bags a day, they are soo good

i could live in trader joes

and fucking baja fresh oh my god



i think im having a food orgasm
Jan 29 2009 10:34PM
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Aaaron.
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i grew up on TJ's and Baja.
neither of them are what they used to be.
but i still love baja....
Jan 29 2009 10:35PM
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michelle
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yeah, i havent been to baja fresh in a couple years because the closest one to me is a solid 30 minutes, how has it changed?
Jan 29 2009 10:42PM
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ORski21
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they have the best chocolate mint things there. A teacher from my school works at the closest one to me, but shes really tight.
I have some friends who were buying eggs one night for... stuff, and shes just like, "have fun"
Jan 30 2009 4:09AM
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reverendwrong
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dried berry medly...blueberries,strawberries, and i cant remember the 3rd one....they are like crack i go through like 3 packs a week
Jan 30 2009 7:44AM
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