heheh Don't worry, Tommy Joe, i'm not talking about you. You're funny and
amusing with your posts! You're pretty cool, imo. :-D

Yesterday, I *finally* made it to and checked out my local Trader Joe's
store (aka: TJ). It's only been open here for almost 4 years now and only
1.5 miles from my home. It was about time that I finally checked it out.

I was at that shopping center and decided to finally take a few minutes to
investigate.

One thing I wanted to buy was in their recent newsletter....The Greek Style
Feta Dressing for salads. As I love feta cheese crumbled on salads, I
wanted to try that. So I bought that for only $1.99 for an 8oz jar...a fair
price.

The second thing I wanted to try was their "Triple Ginger Snaps" that at
least 2 people here raved about. I like those so worth a try, if they are
"all that."

The feta dressing: Disappointing taste. It's nothing more than cheap tasting
ranch dressing with just enough feta cheeze blended in smoothly to give you
a hint of that taste. I'll use it but I'll NEVER buy that crap again. Next
time, I'll crumble some real feta cheese on my salad and use a decent salad
dressing.

As for the "to die for" Triple Ginger Snaps? YAWN!!!!
This was my biggest disappointment. I've always bought Murray brand ginger
snaps. I tried the TJ brand yesterday and expected the clouds to part and
hear angels singing. Nope. Just plain old ginger snaps at twice the price.

To be fair though, I bought a bag of my regular brand this morning and did
the taste test side by side.

I think my old Murray brand is better (or at least equal) and it's much less
cost.

Murray brand ginger snaps: $2.49 for 16oz bag
Trader Joe's Triple ginger snaps: $3.99 for 14oz plastic container

I also wandered the isles while I was there and I was not impressed with
their prices. In most cases, I see that I can get better prices at my
regular grocery store.

Glad that I check out the store (finally) but I won't be going back. Trader
Joe's is nothing special, imo.

G.