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So Trader Joe's has a "try before you buy" policy?

Posted on 12/23/17 at 11:01 pm
Posted by hawgfaninc
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Posted on 12/23/17 at 11:01 pm
apparently employees will open nearly anything for you to sample before you buy it. more stores should do this

but how do they not have a shite ton of waste?
Posted by dboy8713
Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 12/23/17 at 11:05 pm to
Because most people aren't assholes that would want to go in and open up everything to try it.

The only thing that I could see that being useful for is fruit. I wholly agree with trying fruit before buying. A huge amount of it goes to waste anyways.
Posted by DustyDinkleman
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Posted on 12/23/17 at 11:06 pm to
quote:

more stores should do this


No...

because...they would


quote:

have a shite ton of waste
Posted by DavidTheGnome
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Member since Apr 2015
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Posted on 12/23/17 at 11:07 pm to
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Because most people aren't a-holes that would want to go in and open up everything to try it.



They exist though. Lots of adults act like children being picky eaters.
Posted by BluegrassBelle
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Posted on 12/23/17 at 11:08 pm to
Because it’s Trader Joe’s and not Walmart.
Posted by GetBackToWork
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Posted on 12/23/17 at 11:09 pm to
They've let me taste something, and I've bought it every time.
Posted by emboslice
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Posted on 12/24/17 at 12:46 am to
They don’t have waste because of opening a jar of cookie butter for you to take a spoonful out of. It goes into the budget, as you know TJs is not struggling.

Most of the time after you try it, it ends up in the breakroom for the staff to eat or donated.

All grocery stores have some sort of budget for “spoilage and spills” kind of thing
Posted by Darth Aranda
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Member since Dec 2016
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Posted on 12/24/17 at 12:52 am to
Just wait until all the culcha starting figuring this out... Trader Joe’s will be the new Cortana Mall
Posted by dawgsjw
Member since Dec 2012
2114 posts
Posted on 12/24/17 at 1:29 am to
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Just wait until all the culcha starting figuring this out... Trader Joe’s will be the new Cortana Mall
Why not just call them what they are, hillabillies.
Posted by C
Houston
Member since Dec 2007
28294 posts
Posted on 12/24/17 at 2:16 am to
Free samples have existed for decades at grocery stores
Posted by McLemore
Member since Dec 2003
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Posted on 12/24/17 at 7:27 am to
Wfm will too
Posted by tigerjjs
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Posted on 12/24/17 at 7:45 am to
Rednecks is the more politically correct term. You should know that.
Posted by LSU-MNCBABY
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Posted on 12/24/17 at 8:11 am to
They don’t take EBT so the cultcha doesn’t shop there.

Edit for spelling
This post was edited on 12/24/17 at 8:12 am
Posted by Statestreet
Gueydan
Member since Sep 2008
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Posted on 12/24/17 at 8:29 am to
I sample their tequilas before heading to the party
Posted by TH03
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Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 12/24/17 at 8:31 am to
Sprouts does this too.

Trader Joe's blows though.
Posted by LSUfan20005
Member since Sep 2012
9256 posts
Posted on 12/24/17 at 8:35 am to
Isn't Traders all private brand?

You can return any WMT private brand item after trying; they have a 100% satisfaction guarantee, there's no risk other than the inconvenience to return.
Posted by Janky
Team Primo
Member since Jun 2011
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Posted on 12/24/17 at 9:00 am to
Cookie butter FTMFW.
Posted by G I Jeaux
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Posted on 12/24/17 at 9:10 am to
HAH1
Posted by Pectus
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Posted on 12/24/17 at 9:14 am to
Let's play spot the Texan....
Posted by sgallo3
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Member since Sep 2008
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Posted on 12/24/17 at 9:24 am to
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Because most people aren't assholes that would want to go in and open up everything to try it.


the world would be a much better place if everything worked this way
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