53 minutes ago, Ddanno said:I did warn you in my intro post about stoopid questions.
What is Trader Joe's exactly? Searching online just pegs it to any other supermarket, but you folk seem to be pretty enthusiastic about it - hence this entire thread - so there must be something I am (once again) missing.
What's different about it from err.. I dunno, Safeway?( that's still a US supermarket right?)
Actually, that's a very good question. It isn't like "any other supermarket" but, having said that, I'll start the floundering about what makes it different. It's kind of a specialty grocery store, with their own product lines and not many from outside companies. Friends who have ready access find sometimes that they have to go to the main chain stores for certain household items...cleaning agents, for example. I think they focus on organically grown produce and humanely raised (and killed) animals. Their product labels typically don't require a chemistry dictionary. In my experience, they also must have excellent employee relations because I've never run across a grumpy or harrassed employee. As I've noted before, I don't often get to one so my experience is limited.
And yes, Safeway is still a US supermarket chain. 😉
Okay, TJ's enthusiasts -- what have I missed? Let's help Ddanno understand Trader Joe's.
Edited to add: their About Us writeup gives some explanation of why/how they're different from most US grocery store chains.
