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Trader Joe's

hondagirl — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:12:08 GMT

Does anyone shop at Trader Joe's? If so what are some good items to look for...

Re: Trader Joe's

terrier3 — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:15:36 GMT

I LOVE these posts -

Right now I like Cookie Butter Ice Cream, Crunch Cookie Butter, Low Cal pink lemonade, the small grapes, bagged kale, Pastry Pups, Orange Chicken & Chicken Fried Rice, the Green Supplement tablets, coconut body butter, maple leaf cookies, pumpkin and mango yogurt, mango mochi ice cream balls, almond & chocolate croissants, fresh pineapple, frozen figs.

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RedHeadedWench — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:18:50 GMT

I hope those small delicious grapes are at my TJ's. they are so good!

I buy the small party meatballs...great to have on hand..just used a bunch of them for my daughter's baby shower. I also love those thin cookies...coconut, ginger, and lemon.

My husband likes their high fiber blueberry oatmeal, and their blueberry tea scones are great too!

We also use their one pound packages of ground beef..they are so handy, and their boneless chicken breasts (bulk ones) are nice too.

I also buy myself an orchid plant every time I go..they are so reasonable and last a long time.

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AspenGrove — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:32:24 GMT

We regularly purchase: canned artichoke hearts (in water, not oil); vegetarian lentil soup; split pea soup; just about all of their fresh and frozen veggies; frozen Eggplant Parmigiana (grilled, not breaded); canned crab meat; low-sugar organic blueberry jam; vegetable wash; and fresh flowers (amazing prices and they stay fresh for a ridiculously long time).

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Caitlinh429 — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:34:26 GMT

ditto on anything cookie butter, especially the new cookie butter ice cream

veggie lasagna

any of their pizzas (they are all SO GOOD)

pre-made salads are yummy

frozen cod is wild caught

chicken and lime burgers

many of their frozen appetizers are delicious as well

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I am still oxox — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:34:57 GMT

Great fruits and dairy, we love their yogurt and its great to taste their foods, we generally end up buying the featured item

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terrier3 — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:37:32 GMT

Soon all kinds of PUMPKIN products will be on their shelves...it's pumpkin heaven for me!

I bought the one pound candy bars last year as Christmas gifts for the mailman, UPS, snow plow guy, etc. - they all LOVED them!

I forgot to add that I like their baking mixes - brownies, coffee cake and banana bread, plus gingerbread later in the fall...and their bags of chopped nuts are very well priced too.

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Ms X — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:55:39 GMT

I love their candied ginger, frozen egg rolls, and the Gingerbread coffee they have each holiday season. The coffee grounds are too big to use in the Keurig, though. It clogs up. I really hate my Keurig and have ditched the stupid thing for a $10 Mr. Coffee from a discount store. It stopped working properly.

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HonnyBrown — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 19:10:43 GMT

I LOVE these posts as well!

The hit recommendations that I got from my post a month ago:

Mac and Cheese Bites

Coffee Rub

21 Spice Salute

Cookie Butter Ice Cream

Lavender Hand Soap

Mini Peanut Butter Cups

MY Recommendations:

Pork Belly

Thom Cord Grapes

Kale

Fire Roasted Pepper and Onion Strips (frozen)

Deep Dish Pizza

Chicken Lasagna

Whole Wheat Tortillas

Re: Trader Joe's

FunkyHulaGirl — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:06:21 GMT

What are pastry pups?

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free-spirit — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:08:45 GMT

On the bread rack they have fabulous, fabulous rolls that you finish cooking in your oven.

We shop there regularly ... and I would like to mention some holiday items.

For Thanksgiving they sell brined turkeys. They also sell AMAZING pre made side dishes. The side dishes go very quickly so look for them starting in October.

For Christmas ... they sell a set of 3 different body scrubs pre-packed. They go like hot cakes and make wonderful gifts. They also sell shea butter hand cream that I stock up on for the whole year. We also bought a package of 4 exotic salts which we gave as gifts. I am sorry I did not buy more.

EVERY Trader Joe's has a new items section. Ask the workers at the store to show you where it is. That is where you find items like the body scrubs, hand creams and other one time items.

Last mention is incredible hot chocolate in a tin. Only available for a few weeks in the winter.

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BabyYoda — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:16:32 GMT

Cookie butter ice cream Bagged kale Organic strawberries Pickled sauerkraut in refrigerated section Turkey bacon Organic chicken breasts Shredded sweetened coconut (in pink bag) Semi sweet chocolate chips Frozen sweet potato fries Mandarin frozen orange chicken Chocolate chip chocolate Dunkers cookies Toasted almonds Banana chips Dark chocolate with almond pounder bar and the small 3 ok Chicken parmigiana in refrigerator section Organic Greek yogurt plain quart size

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bbluvr — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:34:47 GMT

I love all of these suggestions. TJ is about half an hour from me do I go about once a month and I get overwhelmed. I have to write these down!

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terrier3 — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:39:48 GMT

On 9/11/2014 FunkyHulaGirl said:
What are pastry pups?

Fancy Pigs in a Blanket (freezer section).

They are delicious.

I forgot to mention almond biscotti, Harvest Blend Grains, Korean scallion pancakes, and chicken pot pie (the kind in the refrigerator section).

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ROMARY — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 21:32:58 GMT

Now that I'm thinking about it, and off topic, more or less.........Oreo Pumpkin Spice Cream cookies are supposed to be available for a few weeks or so. (The exact name might be different).

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ROMARY — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 21:34:12 GMT

I love Trader Joe's. Love the good prices year around, with no need for 'sales' and/or coupons. Perfect! What I call 'Easy Shopping'........

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HonnyBrown — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 00:52:33 GMT

The simmer sauces are awesome. I have a bunch of Many Cloves of Garlic in the pantry!

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I am still oxox — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 01:01:52 GMT

Their pomegranate/blueberry sherbet is amazing

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terrier3 — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 02:40:16 GMT

On 9/11/2014 ROMARY said:
Now that I'm thinking about it, and off topic, more or less.........Oreo Pumpkin Spice Cream cookies are supposed to be available for a few weeks or so. (The exact name might be different).

Did you try the Caramel Apple?

I thought they were only so-so. We actually threw them out....didn't want to waste the calories!

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NYC Susan — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 02:52:50 GMT

On 9/11/2014 free-spirit said:
On the bread rack they have fabulous, fabulous rolls that you finish cooking in your oven.

We shop there regularly ... and I would like to mention some holiday items.

For Thanksgiving they sell brined turkeys. They also sell AMAZING pre made side dishes. The side dishes go very quickly so look for them starting in October.

For Christmas ... they sell a set of 3 different body scrubs pre-packed. They go like hot cakes and make wonderful gifts. They also sell shea butter hand cream that I stock up on for the whole year. We also bought a package of 4 exotic salts which we gave as gifts. I am sorry I did not buy more.

EVERY Trader Joe's has a new items section. Ask the workers at the store to show you where it is. That is where you find items like the body scrubs, hand creams and other one time items.

Last mention is incredible hot chocolate in a tin. Only available for a few weeks in the winter.

I've seen that posted here before, but it's not true. I've been to several TJ's in different states, and none of them have a new items section. It's certainly possible that a lot of them do, but definitely not all. Just wanted to clarify so people aren't wandering around looking for it!

And to the OP: There have been many threads about this. If you do a search, you'll find them, loaded with lots & lots of suggestions. I love TJ's - It's always a fun experience, IMO!