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| - Trader Joe's Scottsdale. It's not your average Trader Joe's. Nor is it your extraordinary. Don't get me wrong. I like TJs. I've been intrigued by this chain of stores since stumbling into one with my best bud in Detroit. (She lives there and was the first to introduce me.) You see, in Oklahoma City, we don't have Trader Joe's. We don't really have anything like it, to be frank. Albertson's may be as upscale as ya get, unless things have changed since I moved away.
Here in Phoenix you have a slew of options for snagging a bag of groceries. Fry's. AJ's. Safeway. Fresh & Easy. World Market. Food City. Even Walgreens and Target. How does one ever decide? Where's the loyalty?
Well, I'm now a loyal shopper of Trader Joe's. It didn't take long to convince me. Nor did it take much. You see, I can run into Trader Joe's with a few things on my list to get, and then be convinced to pick up a few curiosities, like their split pea soup or chicken sausage. Even when "binging" at the store, I never walk away spending too much. You can't do that at Fry's, Safeway or AJs - believe me. Anytime I stray from my list at those places, I end up paying at least 30% more than I anticipated. Trader Joe's serves me well. I'm able to get what I want and need, as well as explore what's out there - without feeling like I went buck wild in the frozen foods aisle. I can even pick up a tasty bottle of wine or build my own 6-pack without breaking $10. Nice!
So, as for this Trader Joe's, I'd say if you like dealing with swarms of people in an overly cramped space, then go for it. As for me, the one time I went here, I soon felt trapped and claustrophobic. Not to mention it was so crowded, somebody knocked over a bottle of wine and it splattered everywhere. (Oddly, people didn't seem to think anything of it. Must happen alot in closet spaces.)
I think I'll keep shopping at the one at 20th and Camelback, or venture to Mesa or Tempe to try the ones there.
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