Marty wrote:

> After spending hundreds of dollars at the new TJs here, I may have found
> five items I would go back to buy, plus the cheap wine. I also found a whole
> lot of ho hum marginal stuff and a number of things that totally sucked
> eggs.

Trader Joe's no longer carries some of the items I used to really enjoy
from them. They used to sell a Cuban simmer sauce which was really
outstanding. They used to sell a brand of white chocolate
(Swartenbroekx? Something like that) which I really liked because unlike
most other white chocolates out there, it wasn't waxy.

Now I go there for candied ginger, cashews, and some dried fruit. If a
particular wine, beer, or cider catches my eye I might buy that too. But
those trips are few and far between; the merchandise doesn't usually
justify the trip.

Bob