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My love for Trader Joe's is an undying love. I love to visit this store on weekday mornings when it's less crowded. After shopping here for 5 years, I have identified the sure-fire bargains you can't get anywhere else.
1) Cheese. Oh my goodness. The cheese selection here is vast and REASONABLE. I swear, I can't find cheap, good cheese in this city except at TJ's.
2) Bread. Bread selection here is wonderful and fresh.
3) Chips/Crackers/Cookies. Cheap and yummy.
4) Olive Oil/Salad Dressings
5) Soups/Stocks
6) Coffee/Tea
7) Almond Milk!!! (1.98?, cheap!)
8) Eggs
9) Tea Tree oil soap, less than $2 and the only soap that has cleared my skin of all blemishes.
i can't help but visit TJs at least twice a week. i heart this place. it has everything i need.
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It's Trader Joe's, so they are certainly going to have good, healthy food at reasonable prices. They are always impressive in that regard. Unlike Whole Foods, TJ's shows that most of the population does not need to be priced-out of nutritional food. For the staples, they are more or less equal in cost to many markets in Philly.
That all said, this space is way too small and I don't know why they even have a produce section. They have parking, which is nice, but they could really expand this space and have a little more variety.
Measured against other markets, this is surely 4 or 5 stars, but this is the worst Trader Joe's space that I've been to.
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- Prices are reasonable.
- There is a wide variety of produce and perishable foods. I can get most of what I need here.
- There is a parking lot for drivers.
I like Trader Joe's.
Regardless of whether it's true or not, I feel like the company really cares about the customer and what the customer wants. Maybe their branding is just super effective, but I'd like to think it's true.
I went shopping for the week today and the place wasn't as busy as I've seen it before, but the patrons of TJ's really like to get in each other's way. Not sure why this is.
Anyway, got tons of stuff and I didn't feel guilty paying a bit extra (than $1.99) for certain items. They have unique products, as well as their own private label (which ranges from Trader Joe's, to Trader Giotto's to Trader Ming's depending on which type of food you're buying). They do have some non-private label stuff, giving you and option.
The prices are really great. A common misconception is that TJ's is expensive, but child, please. Have you been to Fresh Grocer? If you haven't, don't. Come here instead.
Also, parking lot? YES.
The first thing I thought of after bringing my car into the city was "must go to Trader Joe's".
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Love it.
Wholesome, organic, vegan/vegetarian-friendly foods at low prices. Way better than spending your Whole Paycheck at Whole Foods, it's far better than the Fresh Grocer on Penn's campus.
The breads are fantastic, as are the Trader Joe's frozen foods. Pretty much everything is really good here. They're also located right next to the Green line, and there's parking available, too.
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Great TJ's location!
I wish it was re-stocked a little more frequently, but this location is clean, has friendly staff and includes a parking lot!
It is often crowded, but a staff member told me the best times to come are early on Saturday or Sunday.
Thank You to the intelligent staff member there who decided to open up the fruit/veggie section aisles! Now I can shop in peace.
Five stars - why?
PRICE:
Every store has different things on sale, all the time. Trader Joe's is a great place to go and spend $200 stock up on things.
If parking is a problem, ride your bike, as I do - and thanks to the staff again, for installing more bike racks. I did suffer from two flat tires this year, directly after shopping there, and still park my bike on the street, because things do come in threes.
If you want to really save, just call the store and ask them to order something for you in major bulk and take it home that way.
I buy the heavy stuff in bulk: Protein powder, Olive Oils, their super awesome-tasting, amazing and cheap honey, nuts and dried fruits, etc... things that can't go bad, or frozen things - you can freeze their awesome fresh pizza dough.
Anyway, a secret for raw foodists - I always get amazing raw almond butter to use in my green smoothies, and on fresh bread sandwiches - for $5 (the cheapest I can find at whole foods is an organic version for something closer to $20). They also have roasted almond butter for even cheaper!!!
Also, if you like frozen fruit to put in smoothies, TJ's can't be beat. Usually can find mango, strawberries, even non-pesticide blueberries and black raspberries for $1.99.
Lastly, I stock up on their angel hair pasta. I love the flavor, it's really good!
So, there are a few good reasons to shop there. And their fruit and veggies are great, no complaints here. Your standard fare, that's all, not whole foods - although their organic prices are cheaper.
The only other one is that they train their staff to be super friendly and to smile, so if you are having a bad day, go there, they will cheer you up.
Oh, did I mention that buying flowers there spur of the moment is completely possible ?? At $5 a bunch, you can get two and make someone feel extra special.
Best grocery store ever. Yes, this location is too small, and it turns into the Thunderdome on weekends. If you are one of those people who likes to stop and gaze at all the cheeses for a few minutes (no judgment - sometimes I am one of those people), do yourself and all the frazzled weekend customers a favor and shop during the week. On Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, when they've restocked everything that sold out during last weekend's stampede, this store is perfectly nice.
High point: lots of quick-cooking, veggie-friendly frozen food - this keeps me from eating cereal for dinner at least once a week. Low point: produce. Go to the farmer's market or Reading Terminal. High point: mint chocolate chip ice cream in an oreo. I am very thankful to whatever genius came up with that one. More high points: marinated mozzarella, veggie meatballs, organic lemonade, lemon pepper pasta, blackberry juice, pectin fruit jellies...I can stock the kitchen here with a lot better quality food than I get at ShopRite or SuperFresh, for a lot less money than I'd spend at Whole Foods.
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Love it. And you don't even need my review to tell you how wonderful it is. I grocery-shop multiple times a week because I live within walking distance and have difficulty carrying huge amounts of groceries home, and let me tell you, having TJ's right around the corner is a godsend. I've found extremely fresh veggies, great frozen fruits, the best cereal selection (notably their stock of Weetabix!), and pretty much everything else imaginable. Prices are more than reasonable; service is extremely friendly, and TJ's makes me want to cook/make food/eat all the time. I love it. Bring your own bags and you'll get a raffle ticket for their weekly drawing. Do note that this is a small-ish TJ's and gets extremely crowded on weekend afternoons and occasionally on weekdays around noon, but avoid those times and you're set for a fantastic, cart-traffic-free trip.
After doing the bulk of my grocery shopping in the Italian Market, the Ardmore TJ's, and the Reed Street Acme, I can't support a 3 star rating anymore. Everything is just so much sadder at the CC location.
I stop here infrequently and would much rather head out to the burbs. Mike G., sorry for "whining," but the truth is that this location is awful. You might be right that there are rarely obese children in the store, but a clientele made up of predominantly snooty yuppies who seem to think that they're hot shit because they shop at Trader Joe's is far from an improvement.
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Now this is a little funny. Either someone at Trader Joe's has been reading my reviews or I'm just not terribly original (possibly both) but get this: I walk into Trader Joe's and the first thing I'm confronted with is a sign above a table of plastic -boxed fruit which reads:
"Angelcots-that elusive summer fruit...white apricots...a rare delicacy"
First of all, these silly hybrids did not look impressive in any sense of the word. In fact they resembled shrunken, anemic peaches. So don't be telling me they're a "delicacy". And quite frankly there is a reason they are elusive. No one cares for them one way or the other. No one. Would YOU want to stick around if you knew your presence conjured up feelings of ambivalence? Precisely. So we should all be thankful that these poser 'cots only surface for a very short time and in select locations. Now if you want to talk about black velvet apricots....I got all night baby.
Everyone here is friendly. I have to say I have never had a bad experience with an employee. They seem to go out of their way to help which is nice. But sadly, I find this branch is more often than not out of at least three things I have on my list at any given time. I've tried varying my routine and going at different times of the week/day/planetary hour,etc. all to no avail.
They have a fair selection of potted orchids and other tropical flowers. As McThrill mentioned, their cheese section is pretty sorry and I'd like to see more fresh foods as opposed to all the frozen selections. But I can always count on them for crackers,olive tapenade, and Trois Petit Cachons mousse truffee.
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God I love Trader Joe's. I never knew what I was missing until my bf took me here and then it was like the heaven's parted, light shone down and angels descended from on high. Who knew you could get all of these organic items for relatively the same amount as at the regular supermarkets? But its even better than what you find at your local market!
This is a small location (or so I've been told - apparently I've only EVER been to small Trader Joe's), so best to know that before you go so you don't end up coming here and complaining about how they don't have this and that and blah blah blah. We're in Center City, its more expensive for supermarkets to rent their locations than outside of urban areas so its going to be smaller. However, they've laid out the store nicely, and when there is a crowd it seems to flow relatively smoothly. But still, weekends are the worst time to go here its far better to shop during the middle of the week when things are fully stocked and the store is mostly empty of customers.
Their prepared foods and frozen foods are amazingly good. In fact, they're fantastic. I have to restrain myself from buying everything that catches my eye because otherwise I won't fit everything into my fridge (let alone my stomach!). And the staff here is great - really friendly and helpful, like when I asked if they were out of their plain frozen yogurt (they were - damn weekend shopping!). Yes, it would be nicer if the location was larger, but I'll take what I can get as long as there's a Trader Joe's I can go to!
As someone who doesn't have a car, and can't just drive out to Ardmore whenever she feels like it...I think this Trader Joe's is awesome. Sure, they're sometimes out of certain foods...but that's because there are always 1,000,000 people in here! Seriously. this place is usually packed, and there's one reason for it: everything Trader Joe's makes is delicious. And cheap.
I've spent years skulking around Superfresh and Whole Foods, and TJ's is definitely the best selection, for the best value. Fruits and veggies are fresh and affordable (when i stopped by last weekend, I got a massive TUB of strawberries for $4), and the frozen burritos, enchiladas, quiches and soups are all uber-yummy. I recommend stocking up on freezer faves -- this way, if something is out of stock next time, no biggie.
The cashier are always super nice (last time, our cashier pointed out a bad spot on a nectarine, and even sent somebody out to get us a replacement). AND every time you bring your own bags, you're entered in a drawing to win a $25 gift certificate. If only this store was closer to my house!
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OH STOP YOUR WHINING all you 2 star crybabies!
There may be bigger, better Trader Joes out there, regardless, you cant deny it's one of the best choices in Center City Philly.
For anyone moronic enough to complain how it doesn't compare to the CA stores AND gripe about not having the low-priced wines... well DUHHH. Of course you should blame the store. It's nothing to do with outdated PA liqueur laws and the corrupt politicians that uphold them. Nah.
As for the genuine critique, I agree the location isn't large enough for the market here. Apparently TJ's has a strict rule of only having one store per city. I'd like to see a campaign to have em move to a super large spot if possible. I suspect the reason they are always out of stock of favorite items, and let's face it - there's no shortage of favorite items here, they simply dont have the storage space. The parking is indeed frustrating at times but if you can sometimes manage it, give mid day weekdays a try. It's rarely busy then.
One less argument of why not to complain about Trader Joe's: You never see obese children in there.
OK, Im done. I promise to be nice now.
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I'm definitely not a hater by any means. And the quality of food and customer service very much meets5 star expectations. But their are just some factors that big time suck about this location.
The thing that sucks the most by far is the wasteland factor. walk in on any certain day and you'll find a lot of aisles that look like a ransacked ghost town. The amount of things that it runs out of can border on the dreadfully ridiculous!
There's also my overall gripe with Trader Joe's is that it rarely lives up to full grocery store expectations for me. Frozen fish and and meat just isn't as good as fresh too me on the majority of occasions. So the fact that their fresh selection is predominately lacking can such to me. And as a seasoned cheese monger I can honestly say that their selection sucks overall. And what's with the serious lack of ice cream?
But gripes aside I'm still happy to say that Trader Joe's satisfies plenty of my vices.
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While I love Trader Joe's, this one fell short of almost every expectation.
1. Parking - there's a lot which fools you into thinking you may be able to park there. There's never a single spot open... GRRR
2. Food - where is the food? I've been here twice before giving up and making the trek over to the Main Line for the better TJoe's - they were out of stock on almost EVERYTHING both times I went. There was no frozen mango, no frozen berries, no tomatoes, no cilantro, really? that was half of my grocery list!
3. service - the lines were long, the people at the registers seemed bored
Not a fan of this one, make the drive out to the Main Line for the better Trader Joe's!!!
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This Trader Joe's has some super nice people there but I am not really impressed by the selection at this location. Also by the time I get there to do the grocery thing in the evening, they're all out of a bunch of stuff that I assume disappears after something of a "lunchtime rush".
I have always had a love hate relationship with TJ's, because the overpackaging is OUTTA CONTROL. Organic produce wrapped in 4 pounds of plastic wrap just seems a little weird to me.
AND ANOTHER THING!
Did you know that Trader Joe's has some really GREAT beer that's cheap because it's "trader joe's brand"..???? Everyone living here in PA should be awfully sad that they can't buy it here.
Apparently they discontinued some really tasty olive tapenade that my boyfriend always gets, and they replaced the product with something else. When boyfriend showed apprehension, employee dude was all "well why don't we try it?!" and proceeded to open the jar and let everyone have a taste. That is awesome. That is service!
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I'm not a hater of this location, I'm just not a big Trader Joe's fan period. For some items such as boxed cereal, dried fruit, granola, etc..., Trader Joe's is great and cheap. They also have the Virgil's All Natural Root Beer for half the price than any other grocery store. I will shop there for select items. But fresh meat? No way. Good vegetables? Not a chance. And their seafood is frozen. Plus, the prepared meals they serve are so high in salt and contain just as much crap as other regular grocery store frozen meals. I find myself occasionally stocking up on boxed and dried items and shop somewhere else for fresh items such as whole foods, greensgrow market, Almanac Market, or DiBruno Brothers.
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Trader Joe's certainly instills a sense of pride in its employees. Across the board, in any location, the employees are trained extremely well. They know their products and are good at polite banter. It's refreshing, except that pride can also be one's downfall.
There is something about Trader Joe's that gives people a sense of entitlement. I've never been to a place that is at once both so friendly and so selfish! This store is small and often over crowded (don't even think about stopping here on the weekend). The customers and the employees block the aisles like they own the place.
Today I had my best TJs experience. The place was practically empty because there were some fire trucks blocking the parking lot. It was fantastic!
The store just isn't big enough for the volume they serve.
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Great selection, great quality, great prices (seriously great), friendly employees ... it does get crazily busy, but the wait is never extreme. I always manage to find a parking spot.
They don't have everything and the sushi is kind of weird, but it's a truly great place.
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Perks: Best prices for select morningstar farms products, tofu, frozen veggies & fruit. Frozen fish is also very inexpensive.
Pitfalls: Location often runs out of the basics - ie., eggs, spinach, whole wheat bread. Afternoon and evening shoppers want the same bargains you do, but they want them MORE and are willing to push and shove to get them. Staff almost always forget to give me a raffle ticket (drawing weekly for grocery gift card) for using my own bags.
Tips: Go early, go early, go early! Shopping at TJ on a Sat or Sun morning is like entering an alternate universe! It's empty, foods are almost always stocked and the friendly staff usher you to lanes with *gasp* no wait! Also, if it looks like they're out of something ask the staff if they really are. Sometimes you'll get lucky & they'll bring you out some stock from the back.
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Overall, I like Trader Joes. They are the perfect solution when I am on my way home from work and don't feel like "cooking", but would be willing to boil some water or defrost something. I think their prices are totally fair, and the service is pretty amazing. You can try pretty much anything, they always open more registers, and when they ask you if you found everything at checkout, they really care if you did. Today when I was checking out the cashier noticed a little hole in the package of cheese I was getting, and another team member was sent to get me another one. He came back without it - they were out - but suggested I try an herbed variety and made a second trip to get me that one instead. The missing star is for their hideous produce department, which I usually bypass altogether.
Staff is friendly and knowledgeable, food is great and at a good price! my only complaint is that sometimes they are out of EVERYTHING! I would recommend shopping here in the afternoon if you can to avoid the crowd and the lack of product.
The one in Jenkintown is better. However, I do love Trader Joe's in general b/c I actually have choices when it comes to selecting organic and minimally processed foods! Much better than the 1 aisle of organic products available at most chain grocery stores. I also find TJ's to be priced quite well. The staff is pretty darn goofy, so ya best be in a sociable mood when you head there. Oh, and of course it is always insanely crowded.
Too bad they don't carry more household products like razors and face wash.
I love Trader Joe's, and while I can't rave about their frozen foods/meals section (because I don't like pre-made stuff, except for soup -- more on that later), I can most definitely rave about... most everything else.
I mostly get the basics there (milk, bread, cereal...), some ice cream (the now-discontinued gelato, ice cream bars...), BANANAS (yes, bananas, I love them so)... and then, once in a while, I'll get some Salty, Sweet & Nutty Trek Mix as well as some boxes of Sweet, Savory & Tart Trail Mix Bars. And the pita chips. I love the pita chips.
And the SOUPS! Vegetable Medley Bisque, and Tomato & Roasted Red Pepper Soup! And butternut squash and...
You know, one of the greatest, bestest things about this store is its location; as someone whose only means of transportation around the city are her feet and SEPTA, it's great to have the trolley right at the corner of 22nd and Market.
And I love the paper bags.
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I don't think I can express my love for TJ's enough. I am a pretty picky eater and I hate cooking. If I can find something delicious that will be ready in 15 minutes, I'm sold! And grocery shopping at Trader Joe's is the mecca of easy to prepare, cheap, delicious food. It's definitely more college budget friendly than it's main competitor, Whole Foods. My favorite items are the Shu Mai, Gyoza, samosas, and other Indian entrees. The best thing about all of these is that they are not loaded with calories and fat and they actually fill you up. TJ's is definitely doing something right and I wish they had a location that was a little bit larger (the one on Market is just waaayyy too small and the store and parking lot are both always packed, just proving how much the city loves the store) and a little bit closer. Hopefully Trader Joe's will expand within the city,
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For a Trader Joe's (which are usually "knock your socks off" good, this one isn't all too great.
My biggest complaint is the quality of produce. I bought fruit once that was completely molded over by the next day. Generally, the produce does not last longer than three days. And for someone that eats a great deal of produce and lives in a city without a car, this is a major issue.
Another problem is that it is generally extremely crowded at all hours of the day. The staff does a great job diffusing the circumstances with witty banter over the loud speaker though.
For a big fan of Trader Joe's, this store is a let down.
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I love Trader Joe's, but this location is really tiny and can get incredibly crowded, especially on the weekend. Plus no booze, which I realize is just another dumb PA thing, so I can't really dock any stars for that.
However, their frozen foods are unbelievably good and relatively cheap. I love the chicken dumplings, soy ginger carrots, burritos, nan, spinach artichoke dip, and stir fries. Also, their frozen produce is the the best I've ever had, the fruit is so sweet. Good ice cream selection, too, I love Double Rainbow and mochi. However, I worry about them discontinuing products, I loved their chicken pot pie and chimichangas.
Their steaks are really good as well. They use grass-fed cows and they even cost less than the regular meat at Wegman's.
And it is a great place to buy food for camping or a road trip. They have a lot of dried fruit, nuts, and trail mixes, as well as the best ever beef jerky and fruit leather.
Finally, they have good sweets. Their peanut butter cups will make you never want a Reese's again. And their pound plus bars are absolutely perfect for baking or making chocolates. Joe-Joe's and stroopwaffles are my favorites in the cookie section, plus their popsicles are amazing and have huge pieces of fruit in them.
The employees are unusually friendly and the cashiers don't look like they want to kill themselves.
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I heart TJs. Mostly due to a) prices and b) the frozen food section, but I have a new reason: celebrity sightings! Shopping here on NYE for dinner makings a friend and I thought to ourselves, huh, that guy looks like Jay from Project Runway. Upon closer inspection (i.e. staring at him in the produce aisle) it was revealed that it WAS Jay from Project Runway. He rocks my socks. So big up to Trader Joe's for catering to the fashion elite.
I wish the produce section was bigger, and the place can get ridiculously overrun, but it still does the job.
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If you don't go on a Sunday (or after work on a Monday) you can get in and out of here and quite possibly get the items on your list. The highest quality cheap frozen veggies available=enough to get me through the winter.
Great for: frozen and dry goods
Bad for: highly specific shopping lists or general items needed for an emergency (items they haven't had when I needed them: frozen lemonade, whole wheel brie, nutmeg, heavy cream, and much more)
Go with an open mind about what you want, and the desire to pay about $50 less than you would at Whole Foods. Leave either feeling happy about your decision or frustrated that they don't carry plastic baggies or matches.
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The pros: staple Trader Joe's items. Wait, what? You don't know what you should buy at Trader Joe's? Go for the MEDITERRANEAN HUMMUS. It will be the best few bucks you spend. Also, check out their gourmet chocolate, obviously, as it's so cheap. The spicy flak seed chips are a great buy too, that don't require any dips/spreads, though the previously-mentioned BEST BUY works wonders.
The cons: it's only open until 10? It's kind of out of the way for lazy people that don't want to walk eight blocks back to the Broad line. Though it's not their fault, but rather Pennsylvania's State Government's, Trader Joe's in Philly doesn't offer their wickedly cheap wine, so no getting drunk on Trader Joe's vino and discussing Trader Joe's. You're going to have to go back up to Massachusetts for that fun.
Other cons: The staff's pretty friendly, though they are a bit strange and reclusive, or maybe just eccentrically introverted. This might be a trend among other locations of this chain.
Other pros: there's a very large parking lot behind (well, technically in front) of the store. It's also conveniently located on Market Street, which can easily be accessed by car/pedestrian. There are bike racks too.
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Trader Joe's: I'm just not sure how to take you. You've got a lot of cheap things that maybe should be more expensive, but some things that should be less expensive are over-priced.
I mean I like it and everything and I go to grab lunch here every so often. It's much cheaper than Whole Foods, but it's still strange.
I also am not a fan of not being able to buy more staples here. Like I hate the fact that I have to go to Trader Joe's for some things and then a normal super market for others. Would it kill you to get some cheap toilet tissue in? What about your toothpaste? Srsly,
Plus the hippies OMG do not go if you're allergic to patchouli
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The PRO is that we have a Trader Joe's in the city.
The CON is that it's the only one and it's really not so great as far as TJ's go....
- The produce is meh (pretty standard for TJ's)
- Their variety is so limited! (I rarely go here when I need a bunch of ingredients)
- No two-buck chuck (= wine/alcoholic beverages; but that's PA's fault, not theirs)
But the prices are right, the people are super nice, and can someone please tell me why the shoppers are always so darn attractive?
.....hopefully they're thinking the same about me
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Mehhhhhhhhhh...Whole Foods is MUCH better. And you can actually move a shopping cart through that place. Trader Joe's is too small and didnt offer anything that I had needed on my shopping list. Only go if you are not buying anything specific.
Upside is the quality of their items and the employees are very good.
Despite the constant crowd, tight isles and annoying proximity from my apartment, I still love this place. Their prices are the best for the quality of their items, I have yet to buy something from there I do not like. They offer free parking and the employees are genuinely friendly. From time to time they are out of the items I go there looking for, I have found that they're best stocked and least busy Monday afternoon. They certainly don't have everything a regular chain-type grocery store has but I think this place is best for busy people such as myself who want to eat well and don't have a lot of time to cook!
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Even without the awesome wine deals, Trader Joe's in PA is a decent place to pick up good snacks (Flax Seed Tortilla and Green Bean Crisps yum!) and lots of different nuts & dried fruits.
Also, frozen foods are great...a good place to go for prepared desserts that are frozen and ready for the surprise dinner guest.
Parking is behind store and the store is always busy.
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TJ's is a fun place to shop with really friendly, quirky, tatooed and pierced staff. I think a pre-requisite for employ is that you must let your freak flag fly. But anyhow, if you go on a non-peak time, it is simply a PLEASURE to shop here.
At "peak" times (like after work or Saturdays) it gets a little crowded and the lines can be long.
But the selection of merchandise is what keeps me returning again and again.
Oh - that and that it's NEXT DOOR to my office. SCORE!!!
Anyhow, this is not the greatest place for produce - alot of it is pre-packaged, but for FROZEN meals and appetizers, plus non-perishables from around the globe (Thai noodles, Indian curry kits, organic canned salmon, and dried fruits, nuts 7 trail mix.)
My ex-fiance SWORE by their coffee. (And its a great value, too.)
I love Trader Joe's.
Now if only they' d figure out a way to have an entrance ON MARKET Street.
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I love Trader Joe's.
They food is soo reasonable. I always put so much in my basket and think I'm going to be spending soo much and its always less than I thought.
They're frozen food selection is great and it feels like they are not full of preservatives and crap. They have everything from Organic veggies to gourmet meats. They have a fantastic selection of ready made foods so you can buy and have dinner without having to think about it. They also have a sample station.... which usually convinces me to buy whatever it is I sampled.
The staff is so very friendly and helpful. Go here!!!!
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I have mixed feelings about this location.
Coming from Orange County, CA, where there are three Trader Joe's locations within a 5-mile radius of my house, having only one [somewhat] near me is disappointing. Because there is only one location, this place is a ZOO after work! Thank goodness it's open until 10pm though, unlike Reading Terminal Market, so I think you would be able to beat the crowd if you went later (I'll test this out eventually).
As far as I can tell, the quality is the same; I made an awesome dinner last night. :)
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LOVE YOU, TJ's!!!!!
You are quite small. You may be a nightmare to shop in because of this. I may have to battle other shoppers by skillfully wielding my shopping cart through your narrow aisles. But you are totally WORTH IT. I mean, where else am I going to find unique snack food and insanely affordable gourmet and organic food? Whole Foods can go kick rocks. Trader Joe's, you own my heart.
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