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AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
edited April 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
I have such a love/hate relationship with that store. I LOVE the food, amazing wine prices, and just a great atmosphere. BUT...I *HATE* going there. It's always so crowded. I get so stressed out when I'm in there...I end up wanting to ram my cart into people. And, then the parking lot is always a disaster, too. It doesn't matter which TJ's I go to...they're all nightmares.

Anyone else with me on this??
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    took the words out of my mouth....i usually get less than i wanted cuz the people just drive me batshit!! best time to go is when they first open....but since i can't do that during the week, it has to be on the weekends and screw getting up at 9 when i don't have to....so i'll just continue to bitch ;):o:D
  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    cutback wrote:
    took the words out of my mouth....i usually get less than i wanted cuz the people just drive me batshit!! best time to go is when they first open....but since i can't do that during the week, it has to be on the weekends and screw getting up at 9 when i don't have to....so i'll just continue to bitch ;):o:D

    Dude, one time I went first thing...got there before they opened and there were like 10 other people waiting. It's ridiculous! :eek:
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    AmentsChick wrote:
    Dude, one time I went first thing...got there before they opened and there were like 10 other people waiting. It's ridiculous! :eek:


    yeah but 10 is better than the 150 that are crammed in there at like 5:30....and the people taking 10 minutes to decide which cheese there gonna get and standing there blocking the whole section....make up you're friggin' mind!!!! :mad: :D
  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Seriously, I hate it. I'd rather go to Costco on a Sunday afternoon than a TJ at any time.
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  • quarterpastquarterpast Posts: 185
    the TJ nearest me is in a bit of an uppity neighborhood, so I also leave feeling a little stressed. People are so incredibly rude and disrespectful!

    I constantly mutter things to my roommate (we do the shopping together since it's a bit of a drive to get to a TJ) because her mentality is "if you can't beat em, join em" and I hate having one more person act like that! I feel like a mom telling her to watch her back, someone is trying to get through, stop hogging the whole refrigerated case, move the cart out of the aisle, etc, etc...haha! But she always seems happier than me when we leave!

    The parking lot is a mess of soccer moms so distracted, they can't drive. They come out with carts overflowing and bags falling left and right...
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  • drtyfrnk29drtyfrnk29 Posts: 846
    Ahhhhh, I used to go to TJ's for Mississippi Mud. Used to be the only place you could find it. Now, there's BevMo so Trader Bloes gets the bird from JoGo
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  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    quarterpast wrote:
    the TJ nearest me is in a bit of an uppity neighborhood, so I also leave feeling a little stressed. People are so incredibly rude and disrespectful!

    I constantly mutter things to my roommate (we do the shopping together since it's a bit of a drive to get to a TJ) because her mentality is "if you can't beat em, join em" and I hate having one more person act like that! I feel like a mom telling her to watch her back, someone is trying to get through, stop hogging the whole refrigerated case, move the cart out of the aisle, etc, etc...haha! But she always seems happier than me when we leave!

    The parking lot is a mess of soccer moms so distracted, they can't drive. They come out with carts overflowing and bags falling left and right...

    SEE!! I knew it was just me!!!
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  • goldenegggoldenegg Posts: 371
    I was living in Boston for 8 months and got hooked on Trader Joe's products! I've since moved back to Toronto and really miss that store, although it's nice to have access to President's Choice (a Canadian brand) products again.
  • GraySaturdayGraySaturday Posts: 2,878
    Oh my Trader Joe's is a NIGHTMARE! I totally agree with you, its always packed. We used to shop there all the time and it really got to me, so I haven't been in ages. Shame too, because the food is great.

    Same goes with my Whole Foods. Its impossible to get around in the store. The salad bar has like 50 people around it at all times, and you can never figure out who's turn it is at the meat counter. But since I am a glutton for punishment, and I love Whole Foods more then anything.. I still go.. ugh!
  • LightYears55LightYears55 Posts: 47
    AmentsChick wrote:
    I have such a love/hate relationship with that store. I LOVE the food, amazing wine prices, and just a great atmosphere. BUT...I *HATE* going there. It's always so crowded. I get so stressed out when I'm in there...I end up wanting to ram my cart into people. And, then the parking lot is always a disaster, too. It doesn't matter which TJ's I go to...they're all nightmares.

    Anyone else with me on this??


    which one do you go to? i go to the one in encinitas...
  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    LightYears55 wrote:
    which one do you go to? i go to the one in encinitas...

    Carmel Mountain, Grossmont, or Hillcrest.

    I have a bunch of friends that live in Carlsbad and are regulars at the one in Encinitas. Bet you'd see a certain rocker's mom there on occasion.
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  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    GraySaturday wrote:
    Oh my Trader Joe's is a NIGHTMARE! I totally agree with you, its always packed. We used to shop there all the time and it really got to me, so I haven't been in ages. Shame too, because the food is great.

    Same goes with my Whole Foods. Its impossible to get around in the store. The salad bar has like 50 people around it at all times, and you can never figure out who's turn it is at the meat counter. But since I am a glutton for punishment, and I love Whole Foods more then anything.. I still go.. ugh!

    Oh yeah...Whole Foods! :rolleyes: I've only been there twice...and I refuse to go back...which is a shame because I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE their plethora of cheeses.
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  • LightYears55LightYears55 Posts: 47
    AmentsChick wrote:
    Carmel Mountain, Grossmont, or Hillcrest.

    I have a bunch of friends that live in Carlsbad and are regulars at the one in Encinitas. Bet you'd see a certain rocker's mom there on occasion.


    nice. i used to go to the hillcrest one a lot when i lived downtown. that was kind of the only reason i ever went to hillcrest.
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,291
    Like many have said...


    Good food, annoying people, crammed store, f'd up parking lot.

    Oh well I still like it, just could be better.
  • goldenegggoldenegg Posts: 371
    LOL

    I got a bunch of PMs regarding my post and figured I'd respond here as well.

    Yes ... in Canada we have a brand called President's Choice. I know we have a Prime Minister and not a President. I'm not the one who named the brand. LOL
  • SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    AmentsChick wrote:
    I have such a love/hate relationship with that store. I LOVE the food, amazing wine prices, and just a great atmosphere. BUT...I *HATE* going there. It's always so crowded. I get so stressed out when I'm in there...I end up wanting to ram my cart into people. And, then the parking lot is always a disaster, too. It doesn't matter which TJ's I go to...they're all nightmares.

    Anyone else with me on this??
    whaaaaat?! dont their colorful uniforms do anything for you?
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  • colorsblendcolorsblend Posts: 173
    GraySaturday wrote:
    Oh my Trader Joe's is a NIGHTMARE! I totally agree with you, its always packed. We used to shop there all the time and it really got to me, so I haven't been in ages. Shame too, because the food is great.

    Same goes with my Whole Foods. Its impossible to get around in the store. The salad bar has like 50 people around it at all times, and you can never figure out who's turn it is at the meat counter. But since I am a glutton for punishment, and I love Whole Foods more then anything.. I still go.. ugh!

    I love Whole Foods, except for the overpriced products, which I buy anyway. They make the best Veggie Hummus.

    My Trader Joe's has the world's worst parking lot. 10 spots, which only fit 8 SUVs (as I live on Long Island, it's the upper middle class soccer mom's car of choice), leaving no room for me to park.
  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    SENROCK! wrote:
    whaaaaat?! dont their colorful uniforms do anything for you?

    That falls under the category of "atmosphere". And, I stated I enjoyed their atmosphere.
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  • senninsennin Posts: 2,146
    2 buck chuck!
  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    sennin wrote:
    2 buck chuck!

    I KNOW! I love it...just hate my fellow shoppers and the freaking parking lot!! :eek:
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  • comebackwomancomebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    AmentsChick wrote:
    I have such a love/hate relationship with that store. I LOVE the food, amazing wine prices, and just a great atmosphere. BUT...I *HATE* going there. It's always so crowded. I get so stressed out when I'm in there...I end up wanting to ram my cart into people. And, then the parking lot is always a disaster, too. It doesn't matter which TJ's I go to...they're all nightmares.

    Anyone else with me on this??
    Yep...I'm with you. I love the store and the food...but the aisles seem so small and crowded. I park in a differnt lot just so I don't have to deal with the craziness.
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  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    LightYears55 wrote:
    nice. i used to go to the hillcrest one a lot when i lived downtown. that was kind of the only reason i ever went to hillcrest.

    Yeah, I used to live in North Park so I would always go to the Hillcrest one. I had one of the clerks there tell me it's the busiest out of ALL the TJ stores. Not surprised in the least!
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  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    AmentsChick wrote:
    I have such a love/hate relationship with that store. I LOVE the food, amazing wine prices, and just a great atmosphere. BUT...I *HATE* going there. It's always so crowded. I get so stressed out when I'm in there...I end up wanting to ram my cart into people. And, then the parking lot is always a disaster, too. It doesn't matter which TJ's I go to...they're all nightmares.

    Anyone else with me on this??

    it's because you live in california, dear. (overly populated)

    you need to move somewhere in the country like Montana :D with a bassist who is losing his hair.
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  • senninsennin Posts: 2,146
    AmentsChick wrote:
    I KNOW! I love it...just hate my fellow shoppers and the freaking parking lot!! :eek:

    Yeah, the TJ's in Seattle has a tiny parking lot.
  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    iluvcats wrote:
    it's because you live in california, dear. (overly populated)

    you need to move somewhere in the country like Montana :D with a bassist who is losing his hair.

    I was recently told Montana should be called "MAN-tana" due to the amount of men that live there. I am SO moving! :D
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  • gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    AmentsChick wrote:
    I was recently told Montana should be called "MAN-tana" due to the amount of men that live there. I am SO moving! :D

    Yeah, you'd really be in if you were into hunting and fly fishing.
  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    gabers wrote:
    Yeah, you'd really be in if you were into hunting and fly fishing.

    Hunting, no.
    Fly fishing I can learn.
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  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    what is trader joes? i've heard of it but never went into one.
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  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    what is trader joes? i've heard of it but never went into one.

    It's sort of a health foods store.

    http://www.traderjoes.com
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  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,938
    AmentsChick wrote:
    It's sort of a health foods store.

    http://www.traderjoes.com


    I'm gonna disagree with the 'health foods' label so as not to scare a lot of people off. While they definitely have some healthy options, the food is jus' plain ol good and unique from anything that you'd get anywhere else. From tamales to Chinese stir-frys, the place rocks, and it's just that though -- a food store. Don't go in expecting to buy paper towels or shampoo or the likes. It's a food haven though, that's for sure. I go to the one in Acton, MA a lot even though it's smaller than your average store. It's less hectic and convenient to where I work. The one near me at home in Framingham is always a zoo, like you mentioned in your initial post at the ones in California.
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