Wish I could give it NO stars.
My mother's dragged me in to this place many times as she likes to shop here. I always felt like no matter where I was, what I was doing, people were flying at me like I wasn't there - NO respect for personal space. I could be picking out tomatoes or browsing the cheeses and I would LITERALLY pushed out of the way by some stinky hippy.
The last time I shopped there was the LAST STRAW. My mother had BEGGED me to pick up an exclusively Trader Joe's item for a dinner party she was having. TJ's is very close to my house. I reluctantly agreed. Since I knew exactly what she needed, I told my husband to drop my fat, sweaty, pregnant ass off in the front and I'd hobble in there to get the 2-3 items my dear mummy wanted. Again with the people rushing at me. Oy vey!!!
I'm standing in a line that had 3-4 people in it holding my items, sweat dripping off my brow and my 9 month pregnant belly growing by the minute. The young man in the checkout line next to me says "Excuse me ma'am, I can take you here". I smiled and as I was hobbling over there, some ASSHOLE rushed up to the checkout counter and dumped all his organic crap on the conveyor. The clerk SAID AND DID nothing. I said "Uh EXCUSE me? He asked ME to come over." Both ignored me. I dropped my three items on the ground (two of which were in glass jars that shattered) and said "FUCK YOU, FUCK THIS PLACE, I'M NEVER SHOPPING HERE AGAIN" and walked out.
And that was the last time Trader Joe's got any of my money.