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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's part of the charm. It doesn't bother me, except at the tiny Bethesda one because the aisles are too narrow. But once the Friendship Heights one opens there will be 4 TJs within a few mile stretch of Wisconsin Ave so I won't need to go to the original Bethesda store again.[/quote]

I went to TJ for the first time last weekend. There is nothing charming about that store, its crowded aisles, crazy parking lot, and long checkout lines with yapping clerks. And the items my SIL raved about are totally mediocre!

I will never go there again. I honestly wouldn't go there again if the food was free. We're not filthy rich but I will gladly pay a premium to shop at prestige grocers to avoid all of that. People who obsess over TJ seem to be cult-like and susceptible to guerilla marking tactics... or something.[/quote]

Exactly. Parking. Ugh. Foods that are labeled from Trader Joes but are actually from Portugal or elsewhere. Ugh. Produce that doesn't last a day. Ugh. And more. [/quote]

Food from portugal sounds great.

Its a really good deal on staples like eggs, milk, cheese (esp cheese). Decent jarred olives and tomato sauce, some nice bread options. Produce is a bit iffy. The frozen prepared food is abysmal, but what frozen prepared food isnt??[/quote]

Why would you even bother going there if you're just getting staples? You can get those curb side or delivered by any other grocer.[/quote]

Its way cheaper for the organic and gourmet ingredients. The cheese is far cheaper and high quality blue cheese, mozzarella balls, hard cheeses. Milk and eggs are way cheaper than Safeway and organic milk is not ultra pasteurized which you get at conventional grocery stores. Almond flour is like 4x the cost elsewhere.

Curbside and delivery generally costs a lot of money. Again TJ is a good value for good quality. I can get behind Aldi and Lidl too, but much of their food has artificial flavors and preservatives— a rarity in TJ food.

Whole Foods I guess has good quality stuff, and I love Wegmans, but far far more expensive [/quote]

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