Trader Joe’s business model

That place has great products but the people are weird as shite

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Every time I have been to Trader Joes in BR, it has been a fricking mad house. Lines out the arse and more crowded than I have ever seen any other grocery store. I have walked in there and immediately walked back out twice. I don't really know if it's any good, but I know it ain't worth that shite.

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i used to go there a few times a month and never waited more than a 5 minutes in line

Must be bad luck or trying to go right after 5 o clock and everyone getting off of work. I should probably try just like a saturday afternoon or something.

If you go to any store before 9:00am, you can avoid the crowds and the stupids. It works for Walmart too

Isn't every single thing in the store, except maybe some beer and wine, their own brand? That screams generic to me.

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Isn't every single thing in the store, except maybe some beer and wine, their own brand? That screams generic to me.

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They white label everything. They just cut secret deals with companies and put the Trader Joe name on it. But nothing is actually made by them

The customer service at Trader Joe’s is outstanding. Recently I was in line to check out. A young lady behind me only had 2 or 3 items, so I told the cashier to let her go ahead of me. The employee said “we like to reward people for acts of kindness” and said “your milk is on the house” and didn’t charge me for it. Small gesture but I was impressed. They come over when they see you checking out a product to tell you about it and they have even opened a package to let me try something before buying it.

For example. They have a little jar of kosher salt mixed with truffle flakes .....$3.99

That’s a good deal

They also had frozen Dover Sole fish for like $2.99/lb crazy good price on that

Their business model is to sell over-priced frozen dinners.

Everything is premade in that place.


But I will say: the Panama coffee is fricking delicious.