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On an early Wednesday evening? How many of you grocery shop there often?
I happened to be in town once and wanted to pick up some TJ bread there The line was freaking long and I left without any second thought. I thought Costco lines were overly long on weekends, but nothing comparable to TJ lines. Why could not they open a couple more stores if it is so popular?
You must have run into the dinner crowd. That Trader Joes is in a popular location as well. There are other locations in Manhattan and in the other boroughs.
Because it is less expensive than other grocery stores, it gets crowded as the day goes on. I often make grocery runs to the Joes' in the morning before it gets crowded. It's really an early morning/late evening kind of store if you hate crowds- and forget about the holidays.
On an early Wednesday evening? How many of you grocery shop there often?
I happened to be in town once and wanted to pick up some TJ bread there The line was freaking long and I left without any second thought. I thought Costco lines were overly long on weekends, but nothing comparable to TJ lines. Why could not they open a couple more stores if it is so popular?
They don't have to go through the bother and expense as long as there are idiots who don't mind waiting in line forever to buy something.
The lines are also long at the Chelsea and the E 14 St ones but they have lots of cashiers and the lines move pretty quick. In other words, it looks a lot worse than it really is.
You'd think that seeing how successful TJ's is, a local grocer would come along and give it some competition (copying its quality but cheap formula) but so far there are none.
The lines are also long at the Chelsea and the E 14 St ones but they have lots of cashiers and the lines move pretty quick. In other words, it looks a lot worse than it really is.
You'd think that seeing how successful TJ's is, a local grocer would come along and give it some competition (copying its quality but cheap formula) but so far there are none.
Well,they have in a way. It's called Aldi's and there are a few around the city including 2 in the Bronx with a 3rd Bronx location to open soon.It's owned by the same family as Trader Joe's. And there is a family feud behind the split. Aldi's is cheaper than Trader Joes and just as good if not better.
I don't see Aldi giving TJ's competition. They don't take credit cards and they charge you for bags. I also think their products aren't on the same quality level as TJ's. I don't see them winning over TJ's yuppy crowd.
TJ's is a California company whereas Aldi is an Illinois company.
I don't see Aldi giving TJ's competition. They don't take credit cards and they charge you for bags. I also think their products aren't on same quality level as TJ's. I don't see them winning over TJ's yuppy crowd.
Obviously,by their locations they are not trying to win over yuppies at all but I disagree about the quality …much of it is literally EXACTLY the same( from the same producer) just with a different private label and a lower price.
Not accepting credit cards is one of the ways they manage to sell the same product for less. In the near future you will be paying for bags EVERYWHERE in supermarkets.
I don't see Aldi giving TJ's competition. They don't take credit cards and they charge you for bags. I also think their products aren't on the same quality level as TJ's. I don't see them winning over TJ's yuppy crowd.
TJ's is a California company whereas Aldi is an Illinois company.
They are both German companies…. owned by the same German family.
"But outside Germany, few know about grocery-store kingpins Karl and Theo Albrecht (who was kidnapped in 1971!)—even though Karl, with a reported net worth of more than 17 billion euros, is the richest man in Germany (Theo’s descendants are a close second).
The Brüder founded their discount-store empire together. A disagreement in 1960 over selling cigarettes hastened a partition, and an epic game of grocery-store Risk: Theo would rename his business Aldi Nord, and would control territories north of the Rhine, plus a healthy chunk of Europe. Karl would head up Aldi Süd, and get southern Germany, more of Europe, plus the U.K. and Ireland. But both companies operate stores in the United States—Aldi Süd operates as Aldi, and Aldi Nord as the now ubiquitous Trader Joe’s. "
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