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I'm either shopping at winco with the tweakers or the fancy organic grocery store with the boomer hippies...a shopper of many masks
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Perry Mason Jar posted:Trader Joe's is not expensive. It's budget priced or just normal priced. They specifically only open stores in predominantly white and high-income areas so the misimpression is understandable, but I'd encourage people to give it a whirl. Trader Joe's can be expensive depending on what you normally buy at a grocery store. if you tried to do all your grocery shopping there, like a full cart, it'd definitely be more than at a different grocery store, save for maybe Whole Foods. because they deal in mostly specialty products, overall they're more expensive. but individually, some items are less expensive. for example, specialty produce: baby broccoli (broccolini) is cheaper at TJ's than other stores near me. but if I just want plain rear end broccoli, I'm spending $2.50/lb for a prepackaged pound at TJ's compared to the $2/lb price at a regular grocery store. cilantro, onions, potatoes are all more expensive at TJ's If you want smoked salmon, it's cheaper at TJ's. if you want plain rear end bagels to go along with it, it's cheaper at a different grocery store. it's kind of a crap shoot.
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May 1, 2024 15:59
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I get dog treats from TJ's though, 7 bucks, 3 cal per treat, lasts like 6 weeks.
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True, it's a mixed bag. If you can manage two stores then it's a fine addition to some budget option. As a primary it'll depend on what you buy. Produce and meat seem to be the better-priced options there but like you said not necessarily
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May 1, 2024 16:05
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they do have some amazing garbage food though. those coconut almonds are incredible. yes yes guillotines etc but at least my head will be full of delicious coconut almonds as it rolls into the basket
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May 1, 2024 20:06
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it's so cute that trader guillotine is leading the way to declaring unions unconstitutional
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May 1, 2024 20:07
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the best i've got is getting some of my dairy, egg, etc staples from costco. basically loss leaders, and if you walk out without buying random boojie poo poo you're good to go
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May 1, 2024 20:10
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just picking up my weekly gross of eggs
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May 1, 2024 20:12
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buying produce at trader joes is a skills issue. that dump is for pre-made slop and junk food only.
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May 1, 2024 20:54
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mawarannahr posted:it's so cute that trader guillotine is leading the way to declaring unions unconstitutional ugh I know. aren’t Starbucks and some other poo poo places involved in the same proceedings? Although there is an upside in that invalidating the nlra would open up some opportunities for organizing. But who am I kidding, SCOTUS will just carve out the good parts and leave all the dumb restrictions
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May 1, 2024 21:09
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Crusty Nutsack posted:Trader Joe's can be expensive depending on what you normally buy at a grocery store. if you tried to do all your grocery shopping there, like a full cart, it'd definitely be more than at a different grocery store, save for maybe Whole Foods. because they deal in mostly specialty products, overall they're more expensive. but individually, some items are less expensive. for example, specialty produce: baby broccoli (broccolini) is cheaper at TJ's than other stores near me. but if I just want plain rear end broccoli, I'm spending $2.50/lb for a prepackaged pound at TJ's compared to the $2/lb price at a regular grocery store. cilantro, onions, potatoes are all more expensive at TJ's For frozen single meals TJs is king when it comes to price/ql. Also their fresh herbs are way cheaper iirc, haven't been in a while. They're also the only place I can find cultured butter ever since Kroger stopped carrying the Vermont Creamery one
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May 1, 2024 21:45
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Perry Mason Jar posted:Trader Joe's is not expensive. It's budget priced or just normal priced. They specifically only open stores in predominantly white and high-income areas so the misimpression is understandable, but I'd encourage people to give it a whirl. how about you put the groceries in the bag
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May 1, 2024 22:03
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Justin Tyme posted:For frozen single meals TJs is king when it comes to price/ql. Also their fresh herbs are way cheaper iirc, haven't been in a while. They're also the only place I can find cultured butter ever since Kroger stopped carrying the Vermont Creamery one if you normally only buy your herbs in the clamshell plastic containers, then yeah, they're cheaper. for things like dill, parsley, and cilantro that you buy in bunches, they're much more expensive because they only sell packaged herbs. like, the little plastic bags of cilantro for $2 are a total joke when I can get a huge bunch for 79 cents at a regular rear end grocery store. italian basil, on the other hand, is the cheapest at TJ's since you can normally only buy the clamshells anywhere
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May 1, 2024 22:28
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Perry Mason Jar posted:Trader Joe's is not expensive. It's budget priced or just normal priced. They specifically only open stores in predominantly white and high-income areas so the misimpression is understandable, but I'd encourage people to give it a whirl. I do remember Trader Joe's had cheap wine a long time ago (maybe they still do, though I think the cheapness was emphasized due to the lack of many other "cheap wine" options back then). When I was at this internship in Boston in college, it was a big deal that you could get this extremely cheap wine at Trader Joe's.
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May 1, 2024 22:36
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two buck chuck, baybee
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Crusty Nutsack posted:if you normally only buy your herbs in the clamshell plastic containers, then yeah, they're cheaper. for things like dill, parsley, and cilantro that you buy in bunches, they're much more expensive because they only sell packaged herbs. like, the little plastic bags of cilantro for $2 are a total joke when I can get a huge bunch for 79 cents at a regular rear end grocery store. italian basil, on the other hand, is the cheapest at TJ's since you can normally only buy the clamshells anywhere Oh yeah, the clamshells are a ripoff if you can buy in bunches, but some stuff you can only get that way
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Crusty Nutsack posted:if you normally only buy your herbs in the clamshell plastic containers, then yeah, they're cheaper. for things like dill, parsley, and cilantro that you buy in bunches, they're much more expensive because they only sell packaged herbs. like, the little plastic bags of cilantro for $2 are a total joke when I can get a huge bunch for 79 cents at a regular rear end grocery store. italian basil, on the other hand, is the cheapest at TJ's since you can normally only buy the clamshells anywhere how come the only cspam threads you post in are ones that deal with kind of insane american consumerism?
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AnimeIsTrash posted:how come the only cspam threads you post in are ones that deal with kind of insane american consumerism? because I am an insane american consumer
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May 1, 2024 23:07
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Pentecoastal Elites posted:two buck chuck, baybee Was close to four bucks, last time I checked.
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Four quarters seems quite affordable
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the colors, man!!!
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May 2, 2024 01:18
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Animal-Mother posted:Was close to four bucks, last time I checked. snagged a bottle of andre brut for $5.99 last month and it felt like a steal even though that's double just a few years ago
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Animal-Mother posted:Was close to four bucks, last time I checked. Joe Bidens America
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Pentecoastal Elites posted:Joe Bidens America yup
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4 dollar Charles
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1 dollar eggs. time to keep chickens.
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