"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
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> (at least I just found out about it)
>
> What are some "gotta have it"s from TJ's? Besides 2 Buck Chuck wine (how
> is the Cab and the Burgundy?)

I don't buy much there. Sometimes cheese. Occasionally candy. Vitamins.
I don't trust their meat. Too many recalls. The produce at the one we have
here in Lynnwood is never fresh, even when it just comes in.

They opened a TJ's where I live in Greenville, SC about a month ago.
I went once right before Thanksgiving and picked up some stuffed
flounder and a Pumpkin cheesecake. I'm not sure how much sense it
made to put the store about a half mile from a Whole Foods store,
which is much larger than the Trader Joes.

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"Michael O'Connor" > wrote in message
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> They opened a TJ's where I live in Greenville, SC about a month ago.
> I went once right before Thanksgiving and picked up some stuffed
> flounder and a Pumpkin cheesecake. I'm not sure how much sense it
> made to put the store about a half mile from a Whole Foods store,
> which is much larger than the Trader Joes.

Same reason Burger King is across the street from McDonalds.

> > They opened a TJ's where I live in Greenville, SC about a month ago.
> > I went once right before Thanksgiving and picked up some stuffed
> > flounder and a Pumpkin cheesecake. *I'm not sure how much sense it
> > made to put the store about a half mile from a Whole Foods store,
> > which is much larger than the Trader Joes.
>
> Same reason Burger King is across the street from McDonalds.

It reminds me of when I was in radio and I would have to play
commercials for McDonalds and Burger King in the same commercial
block. We could never play them back to back, just like we were not
allowed to play car ads back to back.

On Sat, 25 Dec 2010 05:46:26 -0800 (PST) in rec.food.cooking, "Michael
O'Connor" > wrote,
>flounder and a Pumpkin cheesecake. I'm not sure how much sense it
>made to put the store about a half mile from a Whole Foods store,
>which is much larger than the Trader Joes.

A Trader Joe's and a Whole Foods near here (Torrance, CA) are across a
parking lot from each other.

On Jan 8, 9:03*pm, David Harmon > wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Dec 2010 05:46:26 -0800 (PST) in rec.food.cooking, "Michael
> O'Connor" > wrote,
>
> >flounder and a Pumpkin cheesecake. *I'm not sure how much sense it
> >made to put the store about a half mile from a Whole Foods store,
> >which is much larger than the Trader Joes.
>
> A Trader Joe's and a Whole Foods near here (Torrance, CA) are across a
> parking lot from each other.

Trader Joes keeps their stores small for a reason. They consider
themselves more of a specialty store than a regular grocery store or
supermarket. They fill a niche market. They are not interested in
being everything to everyone.

That formula works very well for them. So it doesn't matter if they
are next door to a Whole Foods, or Costco or anyone else. They
always do very well.