Trader Joe's Shrugged

Re:Trader Joe's Shrugged by jessedhillon on Wednesday February 26, 2014 @04:31PM (#7308039)

It's true and what's more, TJ's is not even close to a one-stop grocery store. They have a few general interest items and a bunch of foods specific only/mostly to their store. Only a nutritionally deficient person could shop solely at TJ, for everyone else I know it's supplemental shopping. There is a lower limit to your wealth before you get to the point where you're in the market for supplemental groceries.

*source: I lived above a TJ's in Berkeley for a few years.

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Re:Trader Joe's Shrugged by fr0sty on Wednesday February 26, 2014 @04:47PM (#7308185)

> Only a nutritionally deficient person could shop solely at TJ.

I shop almost exclusively at Trader Joe's* and am not (to my knowledge at least) nutritionally deficient. I get fruits, vegetables, dairy, meats, eggs, bread/cereal, and the odd snack. What am I missing?

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Re:Trader Joe's Shrugged by jessedhillon on Wednesday February 26, 2014 @05:37PM (#7308660)

In my experience, while it's true that technically they have items for every section of the food pyramid, you're often limited to a very small selection within many of those categories. Maybe your store is better stocked than mine was, but I could only eat there if I had the same few meals repeatedly.

I'll admit to a small bit of hyperbole in calling that nutritional deficiency, I should have better called that a distinct lack of variety.

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