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Trader Joe's Products (2017–)

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Anna N

Anna N

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54 minutes ago, blue_dolphin said:

Nice catch, @FauxPas!  I didn't even try to read sideways!  Target offered Tim Tams for a while but I haven't seen them there in a long time. 

One thing.  Doing an "Aussie-style chocolate crème sandwich cookie slam" doesn't quite have the same ring as a Tim Tam Slam 🤣

Not having the faintest idea of the nature of a Tim Tam Slam I felt obliged to do some research. 
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at $6.49 for 200 g of Tim Tams I probably won’t be checking this out! At my age, I should know better anyway. 

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FauxPas

FauxPas

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23 hours ago, Anna N said:

at $6.49 for 200 g of Tim Tams I probably won’t be checking this out! At my age, I should know better anyway.

 

Wow, I thought they were pricey here. Regular price is $4.99 but they go on sale for $3.99 lately. Used to be on sale for $2.49. 

 

13 hours ago, rotuts said:

TJ's are milk chocolate

 

that would be better in dark.

 

yet the do  not last very long w milk chocolate 

 

You have to try the Slam and see if it works with the TJ's ones!  😄

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lemniscate

lemniscate

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I impulsed bought TJ's frozen soup dumplings this week.  Pork/ginger and steamed chicken flavors.   We came home starving for lunch from different tasks and wanted something quick(!).   I put these in the 3qt IP with a silicone steamer tray (about 1 cup water in bottom) and put on saute with a lid for 10 min.   Took 2 batches, but they are darn good for a frozen food.    I will buy these again and the saute/steam/cover method in the IP worked very well.

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Midlife

Midlife

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On 12/22/2022 at 12:21 PM, lemniscate said:

I impulsed bought TJ's frozen soup dumplings this week.  Pork/ginger and steamed chicken flavors.   We came home starving for lunch from different tasks and wanted something quick(!).   I put these in the 3qt IP with a silicone steamer tray (about 1 cup water in bottom) and put on saute with a lid for 10 min.   Took 2 batches, but they are darn good for a frozen food.    I will buy these again and the saute/steam/cover method in the IP worked very well.

I steam them in a standard two part steamer pot. I spray just a bit of oil on the bottom of the basket as they will stick a bit if I don’t and I lose some broth. These are actually quite good for a frozen item. 

heidih

heidih

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32 minutes ago, Midlife said:

 These are actually quite good for a frozen item. 

All the wonderful dumplings I buy from various Asian markets are a "frozen product".  Fresh nes kinda glom togethern the rough atmosphere of markets ;) 

chromedome

chromedome

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11 hours ago, heidih said:

 Fresh nes kinda glom togethern the rough atmosphere of markets ;) 

Not to mock - I know technical difficulties are at the root of your frequent typos - but that sounds very much like me in the mornings. :)

 

Come to think of it, that's also very much what living with hearing loss is like. When my grandson opened his toy light sabre this morning, I thought he was saying "Life Savers" and thought it was cute that he was so excited.

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heidih

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32 minutes ago, chromedome said:

Not to mock - I know technical difficulties are at the root of your frequent typos - but that sounds very much like me in the mornings. :)

 

Come to think of it, that's also very much what living with hearing loss is like. When my grandson opened his toy light sabre this morning, I thought he was saying "Life Savers" and thought it was cute that he was so excited.

Yup on  hearing - the conversations can get pretty hilarious - I try not to laugh in front of the very hard of hearing old ones - one too vain, and the other just stubborn re hearing aids.

 

I meant to say dumplings in a bag and not frozen can stick together in the rough and variable circumstances of the market.

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blue_dolphin

blue_dolphin

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34 minutes ago, palo said:

Trader Joe's Top Products:

 

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/29/business/trader-joes-fan-favorites-trnd/index.html

 

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Thanks for sharing!  I am clearly out of step with the mainstream as their top rated item, the Chili & Lime Flavored Rolled Tortilla Chips is the only TJ's product I would have returned on taste alone. I just tossed them but thought they were awful. 

 

blue_dolphin

blue_dolphin

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33 minutes ago, Paul Bacino said:

These are awesome--specially with wine or after dinner treat

 

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Dang.  They look so cute but I've resisted so far. Your comment makes it that much more difficult!

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rotuts

rotuts

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Id like to report :

 

Ive had two of the

 

TJ's Choc Palette .

 

Im a fan of dark chocolate 

 

and the sort of chocolate 

 

See's made some time ago 

 

as I have not had Buffet's offering 

 

[ Ed. : no implication intended w the above ---  Might Be Better  }

 

dark chocolate ' turtle '  

 

so :  I started on the bottom  the Milk area

 

it goes up to dark

 

and  I enjoyed each .

 

I think @Paul Bacino

 

got this right :

 

a couple after dinner ...

 

if you are really good , One on the Pillow ?

 

as these days area these days

 

approx :  $ 1 //  an Oz   

 

Free Panache ?

 

these certainly have their place 

 

and will do very finely there .

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rotuts

rotuts

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does anyone know how to complain

 

to TJ's , w the hope of Corporate Enlightenment ?

 

even the tiny-is bit ?

 

in my TJ's , theynhave varies Wraps.

 

in cellophane.  whole.

 

they have different wraps , cut at an angle 

 

in those nefarious and annoying plastic 

 

' clam shells '

 

this maybe a environmental issue

 

but for me , its Ignorant Corporate Stupidity 

 

very different from Savvy Corporate Greed.

 

my Fav Turkey wrap was ' out ' for a few days

 

only to appear 

 

Clam Shelled.

 

Im willing to actually take the time

 

to  

 

1 ) write a letter , use a stamp ect

 

or

 

2 ) study a few more bottles of Plonk , right now.

 

Balloons are one thing

 

Clam shells quite another

 

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heidih

heidih

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Is it the cut that bothers you? Exposed edges? PIA to open? Be specific with them. I can see their possible notion being that it is more enticong to customer to "see inside" poerhaps.

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blue_dolphin

blue_dolphin

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@rotuts, I read of your clamshell distaste just before heading out to TJ's myself.  No wraps in clamshells to be seen.  There were 2 types of packaging, both cardboard + plastic wrap. 

This one for most of the wraps:

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And this bigger one for the wraps that come with a sauce or hummus, etc.

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rotuts

rotuts

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@blue_dolphin 

 

thank you 

 

very interesting 

 

Coast - to - Coast

 

bit more recyclables 

 

good, but 

 

well 

 

not that this is an Intelligent 

 

qwseationg 

 

does cutting the warps 

 

really add value ?

 

guess that 

 

has oozed to the EastCoast 

 

from the West 

 

I an credentialed in saying that

 

as i am a Native Son.

 

WestCoast 

 

 

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