Trader Joe's is coming to a corner near me!
 

blake murphy wrote:

> On Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:08:40 -0500, Lou Decruss wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:27:24 GMT, blake murphy
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>> Our town has two big chain supermarkets and one independent. The
little guy
> >>> is located near senior housing and an older section of town with
generally
> >>> older residents also. He does cater to the small household. You can
buy a
> >>> package with only two pork chops to two chicken parts. Even had butter
in
> >>> half pound packages. Not a place that I'd do my weekly shopping, but
very
> >>> handy when you just need a quick item for tonight's dinner.
> >>
> >>that must be nice. i'm told you can ask the meat people to repackage
stuff
> >>into smaller quantities, but i'm too mousy.
> >
> > The stores I shop at will sell you one of whatever you want. No
> > repackaging, they just pull it out of the display case.
> >
> >>right now my refrigerator freezer is crammed with meat i've
re-portioned.
> >>
> >>my grocery really ****ed me off when they stopped offering bulk
mushrooms.
> >>i can't use up an eight-ounce carton before they turn.
> >
> > Make soup and freeze it. Can't degrade any worse than canned stuff.
> >
> > Lou
>
> there are various things i *could* do, but i'd rather grab one or two
> mushrooms if i crave an omelet. (i could goop them from the salad bar,
but
> that can be an expensive proposition.


Why not just do dried 'shrooms from the Asian store, etc. blake? They'll
do...very handy for a single person, I use them a lot meself.

Italian and Polish places have dried 'shrooms, don't know if there are many
such ethnic stores near you, but they are thick on the ground here in
Chicawgo...and I guess there is always Penzey's, etc.


--
Best
Greg

Trader Joe's is coming to a corner near me!
 

On Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:18:14 -0600, Gregory Morrow wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:08:40 -0500, Lou Decruss wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:27:24 GMT, blake murphy
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Our town has two big chain supermarkets and one independent. The
> little guy
>>>>> is located near senior housing and an older section of town with
> generally
>>>>> older residents also. He does cater to the small household. You can
> buy a
>>>>> package with only two pork chops to two chicken parts. Even had butter
> in
>>>>> half pound packages. Not a place that I'd do my weekly shopping, but
> very
>>>>> handy when you just need a quick item for tonight's dinner.
>>>>
>>>>that must be nice. i'm told you can ask the meat people to repackage
> stuff
>>>>into smaller quantities, but i'm too mousy.
>>>
>>> The stores I shop at will sell you one of whatever you want. No
>>> repackaging, they just pull it out of the display case.
>>>
>>>>right now my refrigerator freezer is crammed with meat i've
> re-portioned.
>>>>
>>>>my grocery really ****ed me off when they stopped offering bulk
> mushrooms.
>>>>i can't use up an eight-ounce carton before they turn.
>>>
>>> Make soup and freeze it. Can't degrade any worse than canned stuff.
>>>
>>> Lou
>>
>> there are various things i *could* do, but i'd rather grab one or two
>> mushrooms if i crave an omelet. (i could goop them from the salad bar,
> but
>> that can be an expensive proposition.
>
> Why not just do dried 'shrooms from the Asian store, etc. blake? They'll
> do...very handy for a single person, I use them a lot meself.
>
i'm not sure how black mushrooms would work in an omelet.

> Italian and Polish places have dried 'shrooms, don't know if there are many
> such ethnic stores near you, but they are thick on the ground here in
> Chicawgo...and I guess there is always Penzey's, etc.

whole foods has various dried varieties. expensive, though.

your pal,
blake

Trader Joe's is coming to a corner near me!
 

I assume, Lynn fom Fargo, is Fargo, ND... and you are saying you are
getting a Trader Joe's in Fargo, ND? If thats true, its the 1st time
i have heard of it, and would like valid evidence, since my trips to
minneapolis would be much fewer if we had a TJ's in Fargo.


On Mar 5, 6:09*pm, Lynn from Fargo > wrote:
> 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