On Mar 5, 6:42*pm, "dejablues" > wrote:
> "Lynn from Fargo" > wrote in ...
>
> > We're supposedly getting a Trader Joe's grocery less than two blocks
> > from my apartment. *Right now, *I can't even walk to the closest
> > stupid market or *"real" convenience store. The little corner drug
> > store sells late dated milk $4 a loaf wonder bead and is not open
> > after 5 pm or at all on Saturdays and Sundays.
>
> > Will this be a good thing? *Do you shop Trader Joe's? what do you
> > like? what don't you like? How's the meat? fish? produce? selection?
> > Lynn in Fargo
>
> I like their frozen fish a lot, especially red snapper. My faves are their
> salsas, nuts, chocolate, and frozen ethnic and ready-made foods. We once had
> a *TJ raspberry torte on shortbread crust at a friends house that was
> absolutely wonderful.
> Their soaps *and shampoos are pretty good too!
> I used to drive quite a ways to get to a TJs but one opened up down the road
> last fall. :-)

Thank you all!
I'm betting that we will not get wine or liquor but that's OK as there
is a package shop a block in the other direction. Not sure what they
will do about pre-packaged produce as ALL of our other stores
(including Mall Wart) are you pick with a few exceptions like boxes of
mushrooms and cherry tomatoes. All the other stuff will be bulk.

We do have two good health food stores and 2 big ethnic markets (Asian/
African/Balkan/Hispanic) 8 to 10 blocks away. From late June thru
early October there is a 3 day/week Farmer's Market on the edge of
downtown and some other street vendors in a big bank lot on Saturdays.

This is a good neighborhood for prepared/frozen stuff, organic and
ethnic because housing is on three strata: subsidized housing and
cheap cheap efficiencies, then in the middle are the graduate school
types NDSU Art & Architecture and Business Administration are
downtown. That's mostly 3 or more guys/gals sharing a 2 to 4 bedroom
apartment at $700 - $900 a month. Rest is condos that START at
$200,000 and go to $500,000. Who the hell is going to buy a half a
million dollar condominium in FARGO fer chrissakes? For that I want
my OWN POOL!

Lynn in Fargo
In a teeny tiny HUD diability accessible, fifth floor, one bedroom
apartment with the same (nice) view as the $$$Condos across the
street. heheheh