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| - Thank god for Trader Joes! Been coming to Joes for years. Portland OR, Reno NV, Atlanta GA and now here in Cleveland OH!!
It's always the same small store with too little room too many cars BUT I love the prices and the quality you get here at TJ's.
There are so many staple foods I get here and I like that they are unique and mostly healthy.
A few things you should always get:
The Maple Pecan granola cereal
All the dried fruit
Boysenberry jam! - super inexpensive compared to other stores
Rasberry jam too
Sourdough bread
Salsa Verde sauce for pico making
The amazing Carrot Cake
Chicken Shu Mai
Asparagus risotto
All the great nuts
Dr Bonners peppermint soap - really cheap compared to other stores
That's all I got to say bout dat.
PS: almost forgot, (people without cart edicate follow closely) you know who you are!! I think. Just everyone follow.
Carts are nice. Not when pulled up right in front of where I'm looking without regard for anyone but you you you-mostly middle aged ladies with a sense of grocery store entitlement! Ok here's what ya do.
LEAVE your CART in some out of the way place (or in the way most likely) and go get what you need down the first aisle and come back to place it in ur awaiting chariot at the end of said aisle. If not done with aisle, go once again dear friend into the breach until aisle is exhausted of potential purchases. Next. Move cart to next aisle over, anywhere should do really.....now (this is important) LET THE CART GO.
That's right take your HANDS OFF the CART and walk to interesting food products and stare at labels, talk to friends, chastise husband, look longingly at chocolate bars, chocolate chips, chocolate syrup ect. Now back to cart with chocolate/wine products in hand. Unload into parked cart that may have been moved by others to see some wonder behind. STAY YOUR ANGER!!! The contents have been unbruised. (The metal cage protects all manner of wine and chocolate)
Repeat until you are all aisles are exhausted.
Remember the cart is not a battering ram or some mid evil rampart that allows you secret access to a three foot section of food products! It is but a lowly tool, best left to its own vices, drifting aimlessly in the aisles of my favorite store, awaiting your eminent return.
Just remember to LET GO of the cart!! EXCEPT EXCEPT EXCEPT at the very end when you have unloaded all the spirits and fine delicacies into your auto.... Now FIRMLY GRASP THE HANDLE and take this beast of burden back from whence it came. DO NOT let it wander aimlessly in the parking lot to damage others cars even though you may have done it for years uncounted. Turn but this new leaf and a great sense of pride may fill your heart.
So to recap: LET GO of the cart inside and GRAB HOLD outside!!
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