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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was there yesterday. Bought romaine, cucumber, banana , bell peppers , potatoes, chicken breast, ricotta, mozzarella, pasta, bone broth, cinnamon sticks, naan, frozen organic fruit for smoothies, popcorn kernels, dog treats, peanut butter, and their less salty version of Chex Mix. All the produce except bananas was organic. I can’t get this quality at such a low price anywhere else. [/quote]

I used to do that, because I'm a divorced mom who is very, very price sensitive.

But I had to quit, because over a period of a year or so, the following items on your list were moldy when I arrived home or went bad / moldy / rank vinegar / liquidy within 3 days of arriving home:

romaine
Bell pepper
potatoes (sprouted)
chicken breast (vinegar feces smell upon opening package)
ricotta
mozarella
naan (fresh version, not the frozen)
dog treats (salmon, they were recalled)

Now i'm going to add items that have ALSO molded or decomposed within 0-48 hours upon arriving home:
blackberries
apples
that cinnamon monkey pull apart bread
strawberries
blueberries
greek yogurt
taziki 
walnut pieces

That is a huge list, isn't it? And I do not have the time to be traipsing back and forth to TJ's and standing in the customer service line to get my $3.75 back for every &%$# moldy / rancid item.  And I'm too price sensitive to be like, huh, bummer, guess I'll toss all 5 of these yogurts every week rather than spend time getting my $7 back.

Yes, I'm sure the frozen pizza or can of black beans is unlikely to have mold and, if it wasn't recalled for botulism, is probably fine to consume.  But TJ's is such a limited, limited shop if one wants to avoid likely-to-spoil food and I don't have time to go to multiple stores just to save 75 cents on a can of black beans that hopefully isn't botulistic
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It IS a limited, limited shop. No argument there. I completely bypass the flowers and baked goods, go straight to the cheese, ignore most of the prepared foods, hit up frozen, dried fruits and nuts, jarred items and a few toiletries I like. If I liked coffee or tea I would do that next as they are great deals. Then to the checkout. It is limited. It's not good for your whole shop. Everything I buy is cheaper or I like it better than other stores. But it doesn't replace other stores. [/quote]

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