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Old 11-03-2010, 10:49 AM
 
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I give, you are obviously the smartest kid on the block.
Be careful, Cyclingfan. Your true colors are starting to show...and no, I'm not the smartest kid on the block and I'm not $%#%^ joking. I've just seen enough anecdotal opinions about Boise to know they only tell part of the story.

Send me a PM when you want to have that cup of coffee.
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Old 11-04-2010, 01:56 AM
 
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Boise is unique, that is true, but so is Trader Joe's and it will do nothing to make Boise look less unique! It is not like a chain...WHY do you and others insist that it is like the big chains. It, of course, is a chain store as far as having a lot of stores, but EACH store looks like a small town grocery store with extremely friendly help and food that is not full of preservatives and other garbage. Quit lumping Trader Joes in with the big box chains as they are NOTHING like those stores!!!
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Old 11-04-2010, 09:55 AM
 
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Boise is unique, that is true, but so is Trader Joe's and it will do nothing to make Boise look less unique! It is not like a chain...WHY do you and others insist that it is like the big chains. It, of course, is a chain store as far as having a lot of stores, but EACH store looks like a small town grocery store with extremely friendly help and food that is not full of preservatives and other garbage. Quit lumping Trader Joes in with the big box chains as they are NOTHING like those stores!!!
Walks like a duck...
Quacks like a duck...
Looks like a duck...
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Old 11-04-2010, 01:17 PM
 
Location: Long Beach, CA
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All this anger over a grocery store!

Henry's, another SoCal market is coming to Boise. One of the first outside of California.

Surprise! Green Light for Henry's ... New Life for Whole Foods | citydesk
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Old 11-04-2010, 03:14 PM
 
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Henry's, another SoCal market is coming to Boise. One of the first outside of California.
Is Henry's the same as Sprout's or Wild Oat's? Either way both are good for inexpensive natural foods. Our Henry's went away (AZ) & Whole Foods bought Wild Oat's....so I'm confused on who was who. Sprout's is here & they try to keep local (or close as possible to local) produce - that's helpful at least. Supplements, good meat & hard to find herbs as well!

I can't get into a debate about grocery - if my family eats it, I buy it. If the price is right, I buy more of it. The end.
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Old 11-04-2010, 04:18 PM
 
Location: Tigard, Oregon
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I can't get into a debate about grocery - if my family eats it, I buy it. If the price is right, I buy more of it. The end.
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Old 11-05-2010, 12:16 AM
 
Location: Long Beach, CA
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Is Henry's the same as Sprout's or Wild Oat's? Either way both are good for inexpensive natural foods. Our Henry's went away (AZ) & Whole Foods bought Wild Oat's....so I'm confused on who was who. Sprout's is here & they try to keep local (or close as possible to local) produce - that's helpful at least. Supplements, good meat & hard to find herbs as well!

I can't get into a debate about grocery - if my family eats it, I buy it. If the price is right, I buy more of it. The end.
Henry's is kind of related to Sprout's and their concepts are pretty similar.
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Old 11-06-2010, 12:11 PM
 
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i hear you! i think this is true in so many places...it's why we're leaving albuquerque. driving around so many parts of the city, it could
be anywhere USA.



i used to live a block from the coop and i must have walked past it three or four times a day. never saw any shortage of oversized SUVs in the parking lot

i agree some of these chain stores are just so rediculous, particularly when there are already quality locally owned stores selling similar products.

as for TJs, i lived a mile or so from one in San Francisco and became hooked. then i moved to two cities (olympia and boise) that did not have a TJs. i was such a TJ regular that i imagined my quality of life would go downhill without one!

the reality was i hardly missed it. actually, i liked WinCo better! and i still miss WinCo! we do have a TJs here, but i've realized that 75% of what i buy there is snackfood or sugar....so, yeah, i can live without it!

I really disagree with the last paragraph of this post. 75% of what is bought at Trader Joe's is NOT snack food or sugar....and if you are only buying those products, they are STILL healthier than a regular store. As for the Boise Co-op it is expensive, and Win-Co is just another grocery store and NOT better than Trader Joe's! We made the mistake of buying boxed macaroni and cheese from Win-Co the other day because we were short of time. Ewww!! It was horrible! Trader Joe's organic mac and cheese, on the other hand, tastes like homemade and is not full of salt, hydrogenated fats, and additives. I used to buy Trader Joe's breakfast bars to take to work and their blueberry snack bar has REAL blueberries. I really miss Trader Joe's and will be making a 241 mile drive to Bend, OR as soon as the Trader Joe's products I have brought with me here run out.
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Old 11-06-2010, 01:07 PM
 
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Ravynnelyn - I do agree whole heartedly.

TJ's is a great place to shop for children who have wheat sensitivities. I buy the frozen wheat-free waffles for a fast morning food for my kids, slathered in almond butter & a smidge of agave syrup....I feel good I got a fast meal that was good for them before school.
Mac & Cheese w/ rice noodles? Perfect!

Not to mention the totally uncessary but FUN guacamole kit in the produce section! They give you the produce, you do the chopping & smashing!
Precooked beets vacuum packed? AWESOME addition to risotto or roasted veggies!
Bacon w/ no nitrites or hormones UNDER $5? I'm there!
Tj's has great things. And I save about $40 when I go there.

We can truly go on & on about why we love our particular store, everyone has one and it's hard to leave it when you love it so much. And being that my MIL lives in Oregon I too will probably hit TJ's before going home after a trip to see her....but in the meantime I'll just find another store I love to love. Change is good, even if it means I have to say goodbye to inexpensive green juice!
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Old 11-06-2010, 01:07 PM
 
Location: The City of Trees
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I really disagree with the last paragraph of this post. 75% of what is bought at Trader Joe's is NOT snack food or sugar....and if you are only buying those products, they are STILL healthier than a regular store. As for the Boise Co-op it is expensive, and Win-Co is just another grocery store and NOT better than Trader Joe's! We made the mistake of buying boxed macaroni and cheese from Win-Co the other day because we were short of time. Ewww!! It was horrible! Trader Joe's organic mac and cheese, on the other hand, tastes like homemade and is not full of salt, hydrogenated fats, and additives. I used to buy Trader Joe's breakfast bars to take to work and their blueberry snack bar has REAL blueberries. I really miss Trader Joe's and will be making a 241 mile drive to Bend, OR as soon as the Trader Joe's products I have brought with me here run out.
It all depends on the brand of mac and cheese you buy. I do not shop often at Winco, but I do know they carry organic additive free mac and cheese as well as the typical national brands. In fact I think Winco does a pretty good job at stocking their shelves with organic goods and gluten free goods.

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