Roundup

This is my weekly compilation of news and other links about Trader Joe's.


Trader Joe's announces recall of two products containing hard-boiled eggs

Best Trader Joe's items for a New Year's party

A last-minute Trader Joe's holiday shopping list

70 Trader Joe's frozen foods ranked by a seasonally depressed person



Best tweets of the week:

If I don't make at least one friend while I'm at #TraderJoes then it was a really unsuccessful trip.

— Kristen Montgomery (@KristenM42_) December 24, 2019

There are 3 types of people in the world.

1. People who love Trader Joe's

2. People who have never been to Trader Joe's.

3. People who have been to Trader Joes once & think people #1 are insane yuppie wanna-bees. #TraderJoes#Overrated

— should bat leadoff (@Squatchman05) December 24, 2019

When your husband is extra and knows you love #BabyYoda, Merry Christmas to me! #TheMandalorian #traderjoes pic.twitter.com/8MLKKoai51

— T.Reed (@tandanlogfel) December 25, 2019

My daughter and I sat and ate 24 days of chocolate. I don’t think that’s how this game goes. 🤣 #TraderJoes pic.twitter.com/PjuESQLpRe

— ✨ simplykatricia ✨ (@simplykatricia) December 25, 2019

I think I’m gonna ditch the dating apps and spend my time swiping the aisles at #TraderJoes pic.twitter.com/o7Ji0S64rm

— xoxo, Saneeta Renee (@ChicInspector) December 26, 2019

And finally, here's this week's cute cat with her Trader Joe's advent calendar for cats:

It's #Caturday and my sidekick found her #TraderJoes #AdventCalendar She's such a good #reader love my #literacy cat pic.twitter.com/75gylS8BbI

— Mrs. P (@MrsPstorytime) November 30, 2019

Trader Joe's Savory Corn Pie

I liked this a lot. It's peppery, cheesy corn. I fail to see how anybody could not like it.


Will I buy it again? 

Yes. It's not obviously seasonal, but it came out just before Thanksgiving, and many TJ's side dishes with that timing are gone after Christmas. So I may not get another chance at it anytime soon, but if I do, I'll pick up another one.

Roundup

This is my weekly compilation of news and other links about Trader Joe's.


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15 holiday appetizers from Trader Joe's

New Trader Joe's items will help you hibernate this winter

8 of the strangest products at Trader Joe's

Trader Joe's employees dance for customers



Best tweets of the week:

Shopping at Giant: Where can I find scallions?
Associate: Sorry dunno what those are...
Me shopping at #TraderJoes: Do you have Prosecco:
Associate: Do you prefer Spumante or Frizzante? Whats your regional preference? *proceeds analysis of regional Italian grape harvest methods*

— Claudia B (@shrillandchill) December 18, 2019

I don't know who needs to hear this, but when you're at Trader Joe's in the checkout, you could maybe do your checker & the 20 ppl in line behind u a solid & pack your own groceries instead of surfing Facebook, because really? #selfbag #TraderJoes #whereareyourreusablesyoumonster

— 🏳️‍🌈 🌔❄️MrsAllChestnutsRoasting ❄️🌖🏳️‍🌈 (@mrsallnut) December 20, 2019

Our family (and Dori) get the eye patch treatment.#TraderJoes #FearlessFlyer pic.twitter.com/gJcL2F603j

— Michael Blaustein (@m8qlaff) December 20, 2019

Today, I was just not willing to pay $5 or more for wrapping paper. So Trader Joe’s paper bags it is🎄#klontherun #traderjoes #recyclepeople #imnotpayingthat #nyclife #nyc #nopewrappingpaper #yeahchristmas pic.twitter.com/a7rOrHojUj

— KL Thomas (@KLThomasnyc123) December 21, 2019

#Recycled my #traderjoes shopping bag for wrapping paper! pic.twitter.com/NFCRualxFU

— Sriracha (@sarahnomiddle) December 21, 2019

And finally, here's this week's cute cat with its Trader Joe's advent calendar:

Gma got us the #traderjoes advent calendar!! 🎉 pic.twitter.com/ifagJDvpB8

— 🐾🔥cozy paws Dean🧤 (@ItsMeDeaner) November 23, 2019

Rosemary tree

It's pretty, it's cute, and it has a lovely fragrance. What more could you possibly need to know?


Will I buy it again? 

Probably not, because I try to buy a different holiday decoration thing every year. Besides, there's, like, a 1% chance I could manage to keep this alive until this time next year.

Dujardin Root Vegetable Fries

I found these veggie fries at Trader Joe's while Thanksgiving shopping. They seem like a very Trader Joe's sort of thing, though not branded as such. Perhaps they're on "audition," and will come back with a TJ's label if they sell well.

It's one of the rare frozen-to-oven items from TJ's that requires less time than the label says (28-30 minutes). Unfortunately, because of my previous experiences, I had just set the timer for the full 30 minutes, and didn't check along the way. I also missed, until it was too late, the last sentence in the cooking directions about flipping them over halfway through. Oops. The net result was that maybe 10% were burned past usability, another 20% were edible but more charred than one would really want, and nearly all of them showed signs of being cooked much more on one side than the other. My bad.

In spite of that, they were surprisingly good, though very bland--needed salt. (Or so I thought. Nina ate hers without, and never reached for the shaker.) But tasty. My hunch is that if you have kids who love to eat French fries, but won't eat standard veggies, this presentation would change their minds. You wouldn't even have to tell them they're not potatoes.


Will I buy it again? 

Yes. I want to try it again at least once to get the preparation right. After that, who knows? But since I liked them even overdone, why wouldn't I like them done correctly?

Roundup

This is my weekly compilation of news and other links about Trader Joe's.


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Best tweets of the week:

Dear Santa, for Christmas I would really like #TraderJoes to have self checkout lanes so I don't have to hear reviews of everything I'm buying and suggestions from cashier's. I'd like to be in and out in 5. That is all. Thank you.

Oh yeah, and impeach him and world peace.

— J. (@bostonjay22201) December 8, 2019

#LittleE: Mummy, do you know that you are very loved?
Me: Oh, sweetie. Thank you!
E: Did that fill your bucket?
Me: To the top. What fills your bucket?
E: Trader Joes. The sample station at #TraderJoes fills my bucket#SimplePleasures #ThisIs3 #pragmatist #fullBucket

— Off-balanceMum (@Off_balance_mum) December 9, 2019

Lady tried to claim her duck was a service animal. Trader Joe’s disagreed and kicked her out. #vegas pic.twitter.com/pk9WR1QwuM

— Mick Akers (@mickakers) December 11, 2019

MURPHY THE BUNS ARE YOURS. STAND YOUR GROUND. THIS WILL NEVER HOLD UP IN A COURT OF LAW. pic.twitter.com/V4himlyyl8

— Zara Rahim (@ZaraRahim) December 12, 2019

reminds me of that time when I was working at #traderjoes and the perfect version of your fav church lady walked up with her teenage granddaughter, stage whispered "watch this," and drew a penis instead of her signature on the credit card swiper #legend #grandmaandpenisstories

— Hope Montgomery (@Real_Ededdneddy) December 13, 2019

And finally, here's this week's cute cat with its Trader Joe's advent calendar:

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Yes, I just bought an #adventcalendar for #mycat #spoiledkittie #itainteventhanksgivingyet #traderjoes #traderjoesfinds #cat @matt_the_viking

A post shared by Meranie (@meranieroni) on Nov 15, 2019 at 6:15pm PST

Trader Joe's Orange Cardamom Muffins

These were just so-so. A little too dry. Orange flavor was present, but muted rather than prominent. After eating two, I couldn't detect anything that I thought might be the cardamom. But I had never tasted cardamom in isolation, so I didn't really know what to expect. So I sampled some from Nina's spice rack. Even with that experience freshly in mind, I was unable to taste any cardamom in the last two muffins.


Will I buy it again? 



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