I have found Safeway and even Lucky's have a much better selection than TJ's. I go to TJ's to buy Oregon Chai for my wife, but have noticed some of their in-store brands aren't very good, like much of the prepared food, TJ-branded frozen food, the "sushi", and their odwalla-like protein drinks - all pretty sub par, and I am not a foodie. :-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" <raviyogi@...> wrote: > > My favorite grocery store was Trader Joe's as well. My love affair started in > Seattle and continued for a long time. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "RoryGoff" <rorygoff@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "fflmod" <fflmod@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I shop at Trader Joe's every week. I have a friend who > > > > moved to Beverly, MA from Denver and said one of the > > > > many things his wife likes about the move is is she can > > > > shop at Trader Joe's again. > > > > My sister moved from Arlington, Mass., to rural Vermont > > five years ago. She says the only thing she *doesn't* > > like about the move is that she can no longer shop at > > Trader Joe's. ;-) > > > > > > There are eight Traders Joe's stores within 2 to 8 miles > > > > of me. Maybe you need to spend more time going east and > > > > not just down east, Rory! > > > > > > * * Ha! Eight, really? Wow, I had no idea. As you know, I > > > spent a number of years in the Cambridge area, but I don't > > > recall any TJ's from back then. My wife is from Beverly > > > and we met in Salem, where we lived from about 1988 to > > > 1995, and we go back to visit pretty regularly. > > > > Trader Joe's opened its first East Coast store in > > Brookline, Mass., in 1996, FWIW. So if you left > > the area in 1995, you missed out. They're all over > > the place there now. > > > > > > > And I think maybe I do recall going to a Trader Joe's in or near Salem > > > (Vinnin Square, maybe?) some years back, but I was entertaining a > > > somewhat different I-particle then, one that was not particularly > > > interested in food :-) > > > > > > > We don't have a state fair, though. > > > > > > * * Maybe not, but I have fond memories of the Topsfield Fair. Not in the > > > same league as the Iowa State Fair, to be sure, but still a good place to > > > simply share love and delight :-) > > > > > >
