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I absolutely love Trader Joe's, but I don't get there as often as I would like. Usually only once every few months as it is about 30 minutes away. But I did make a point to stop there on my birthday and I spotted this delicious sounding treat. It has sugar, chocolate and coffee beans in it and you can grind it over toast, into your coffee, etc. I cannot wait to give it a try today! Anyone have any other suggestions of what I can put it on?
Oh Trader Joe's, how I love you so. Just walking in through your doors make me feel so happy. And your staff are always so cheerful and helpful, always asking if I need help finding something. That makes is such a pleasant shopping experience. Your selection of natural and organic foods is just awesome and the prices are too. No where else could I find organic chocolate syrup to make my son his morning chocolate milk. And your organic vodka sauce just may be the best vodka sauce I have ever tasted (well, except for my dad's). This past weekend I made a quick run to you to pick up a few things. I could have spent hours there, really. But I kept it short and walked out with some new treasures to try like organic alphabet pasta for the kids and organic probiotic yogurt for me (excellent, by the way). Of course, my Trader Joe's shopping trip would not be complete without a bucket of your mini chocolate chip cookies. Heaven.
However, I am sorry to say that I do have a complaint. You are just too far away. Just to drive to you takes me 30 minutes and as a mom of 3, I simply do not have the time to spend an hour round trip driving for groceries. So unfortunately, due to the distance I can only make it to your store once every other month or so. All of my online mommy friend chat about all the great stuff they get at Trader Joe's and I am jealous. I want to be able to shop there every week too!
So I am begging you to open up a location near me. I know the economy stinks right now, but I really think it would be beneficial to the both of us. Our town has a great mix of rural and business and we are in desperate need of healthy grocery store like you. And if you do come, I vow to come work for you and be a proud, happy member of your staff. So think about it, really think about it. Please. You can always email me for my location details. :)
I get so excited when I make a trip to Trader Joe's because my trips are few and far between. The closest one is a good 30 minutes away and dragging 3 boys there is not my idea of fun. They have so many yummy things there but one thing I always grab is their tub of mini-cookies. Best cookies, ever. But they are so darn addictive. They are bite-sized so I just keep on popping them into my mouth.
I bought this tub yesterday and it is almost empty. I literally had these for lunch today. Oops. For the record, I bought other things besides cookies during my trip yesterday. I picked up their Organic Vodka Sauce, which is actually cheaper than other conventional jarred sauces at the grocery store. We had it for dinner over some rigatoni and along with TJ's Italian Style Meatballs. Absolutely delicious. I love that store.
What are some of your favorite things from Trader Joe's? I need to make a list of things to try out.
