ohhhhhhhhh now i know exactly what people are talking about. the box wine in a bottle. welcome back to high school

12/1/2006 4:08:48 PM

Look, there it is for $1.99

Strange!

12/1/2006 4:10:01 PM

you entirely miss the point

12/1/2006 4:14:19 PM

What was the point?
To show that you knew it was called Charles Shaw?

12/1/2006 4:45:33 PM

no, it was to show you're a huge vag spread, b

12/1/2006 4:46:51 PM

We've already established someone else makes their products.

And, I must reiterate how fucking good the bbq potato chips are.

12/1/2006 4:52:48 PM

Oh, good one, G

12/1/2006 4:54:42 PM

Yeah from my limited understanding of wine production - most wine is produced in a very similiar manner (ie your gas-station thunderbird or your 50 dollar merlot) - but the differences in price mainly reflect the level of quality control in checking for those 'bad' batches.

Which is why when you buy some cheap as fuck gas station wine you'll occasionally get a good tasting bottle.

(This was the shortened version I got from my Uncle who worked in a wine production facility for a part-time job while attending med school)

12/1/2006 5:01:39 PM

no problem. chief

12/1/2006 5:04:56 PM

trader joes is good stuff. i love their selection of chocolate covered items... fruits, nuts, etc.

12/1/2006 5:32:02 PM

I just went there a couple of days ago - they have good prices on alot of things . . eggs, milk, OJ. The only thing is that I dont think I could go there for the "normal" shopping :/ I gotsta have my frosted mini wheats!!

12/1/2006 7:39:41 PM

alot of dumb asses and jack asses are up in this thread

12/1/2006 8:23:34 PM

poor mans whole foods

homeless person's co-op

12/1/2006 8:28:57 PM

I like their bread.

12/1/2006 9:39:32 PM

I had some of their peach salsa last night.

that shit was amazing

12/2/2006 9:41:26 AM

went this morning.. i liked the variety of things, and the prices, but holy crap the crowd was horrible. can't wait to try the prepared things i got, though

12/2/2006 10:15:47 AM

I just got back. There was a 30+ minute wait to buy stuff and some shelves were totally out of stuff. Not worth it unless you go the middle of the day during the week I'd say.

12/2/2006 12:29:46 PM

i've been to the one in dc a few times and i was excited when i found out about this one. i looooove all of their chocolate covered stuff. it'll probably be a while though before it's not so busy, and then i might start shopping there.

oh, they have great fresh flowers too.

12/2/2006 12:37:08 PM

That's funny...one of the things that I like most about the one in the West End is that you can speed through the grocery lines--much quicker than at Safeway or Giant.

12/2/2006 12:38:59 PM

I got flyer or whatever for Trader Joes in the mail last week but I put it in the "to be shredded pile" as I didn't know what it was. I might pull it out and go through it to see whats up. I'm loyal to the Food lion and Lowes food stores and I'm totally against change!

12/2/2006 12:59:36 PM

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"I just got back. There was a 30+ minute wait to buy stuff and some shelves were totally out of stuff. Not worth it unless you go the middle of the day during the week I'd say."

it wasnt like that at the one in oro valley (cary of tucson). its gotta be cause its new.

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12/2/2006 1:07:55 PM

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"is this place like those Aldi stores?"

not totally like aldi, but owned by the men who own the aldi corp

12/3/2006 1:10:30 AM

vegans shop here!

12/3/2006 1:12:38 AM

I bet business is finally booming at that shopping center. About damn time!

12/3/2006 1:23:33 AM

i went an hour ago and the parking lot was full. inside, the lines stretched to the back of the store.

12/3/2006 1:43:05 PM

Yeah, a friend just posted to LJ that she waited in line a hour to check out.

My husband and I live only like 2 miles from the place, but I think that we are going to wait until the newness wears off.

12/3/2006 1:45:05 PM

I went this afternoon. They were doing very good business. The food is great and the prices rival food lions MVP prices. It took me about 15 mins to get through the line. The best part to me is the people working there. No food lion bitches that won't even look at you, let alone talk to you.

I saw a bunch of people buying like 30 bottles of wine. What's up with that?

12/3/2006 7:56:43 PM

2buckchuck

12/3/2006 7:58:14 PM

*threebuckchuck

twobuckchuck is only in Cali

where the shit is produced

12/3/2006 8:05:35 PM

what is so special that people will wait in line for an hour?

12/3/2006 8:24:58 PM

star wars tickets?

video game consoles?

hype?

12/3/2006 8:49:53 PM

the desire to be accepted manifests itself in all sorts of forms

12/3/2006 8:50:38 PM

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"what is so special that people will wait in line for an hour?"

Go and find out

I think they were exaggerating. It took about 15 mins for me to checkout.

12/4/2006 10:05:17 AM

i went sat, it was ridiculous. bare shelves and longass lines.

they do have great prices on organic and veggie stuff though, glad whole foods is getting competition.

and to my surprise, targets are carrying more and more veggie stuff too, hopefully prices will begin to come down...

12/4/2006 10:09:19 AM

The prices and the quality are both good reasons to shop there. The shelves are just stripped bare because it's a new store and EVERYONE is going like crazy... give it a few weeks and they'll be able to keep goods on the shelves better.

Plus, the lines don't take an hour to get through.. I got through a 15 person checkout line in less than 10 minutes. Most people aren't buying tons of stuff, and the cashiers bust their ass.

Good place to shop.

12/4/2006 10:18:45 AM

harris teeter works just fine for me.

12/4/2006 3:25:33 PM

within 90 seconds of entering i wanted to start throwing punches

they need an IE to work on the aisle widths and arrangements

12/4/2006 5:21:56 PM

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"15 person checkout"

There were an assload more than 15 people in line this weekend. I'd say near 30.

12/4/2006 5:40:40 PM

this is awesome. now i don't have to stock up on trader joe's specialties and stuff it all in my suitcase whenver i fly up north.

12/5/2006 1:56:56 AM

i went there over the weekend....not really impressed with their chips...one bag had overtones of plastic flavoring while the other was just bland, even though its supposed to be garlic and 3 cheese

12/5/2006 1:49:56 PM

I'm thinking about going this afternoon then finishing work at home...think they're re-stocked now?

12/5/2006 1:57:34 PM

I think I'm gonna check it out today. I need sandwich stuff.

12/5/2006 1:59:19 PM

So I went today and here's my summary

-3pm, somewhat crowded...it was the after-school crowd. The cashier said it slows down around 8pm on till close.

-They have a great selection of frozen food. I would say on average the prepared frozen food is $2 a serving. Most of them you can heat and eat. They have an amazing selection of flash frozen fish and shrimp.

-Many things they offer are individually wrapped...like chicken breasts for instance. You can take one out without having to worry about the rest being exposed to air...great idea.

-In addition to three buck chuck, they also have their own selection of beer...including their vintage ale brewed by Unibrou I am drinking one right now, and it's excellent...and $3 cheaper than all other Unibrou beers

-They have a selection of prepackaged wraps for $3.50 which all seem healthy...that's much less than Whole Foods or Fresh Market

-Their cheese selection is impressive and HALF the cost of Whole Paycheck (Whole Foods).

-The atmosphere is fun...the cashiers all seem to be having a good time. Whenever they need a manager's asistance, they ring a bell at their register. When they needed a price check, they rang the bell and held up the item. The manager would find the price and they would relay it back to the cashier by yelling from employee to employee. You can tell the people who work there like working there.

-It's smaller than I expected...maybe 7 aisles total. But what they do have is good.

The sign in front of the store said "Ok already, we get it...you love us!" It also said "Now Hiring! If we told you on Monday we were hiring, we changed our minds...we want you!"

All in all, a good experience...I will be back.

12/5/2006 5:57:03 PM

It was all right.

I don't think I'll be shopping there on a regular basis.

12/5/2006 7:18:58 PM

i'll try it out when people calm the hades down

12/5/2006 7:20:42 PM

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"Now we just need an In-N-Out Burger."

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"Now we just need an In-N-Out Burger."

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"Now we just need an In-N-Out Burger."

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"Now we just need an In-N-Out Burger."

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"Now we just need an In-N-Out Burger."

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"Now we just need an In-N-Out Burger."

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"Now we just need an In-N-Out Burger."

yea....good stuff

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12/6/2006 1:01:06 AM

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"Now we just need an In-N-Out Burger"

omfgood burgers!

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12/6/2006 9:30:13 AM

dont say In-N-Out, it would be my luck to get one here after going veggie

i <3 in-n-out

12/6/2006 9:55:53 AM

what kinda chocolate covered stuff do they have?

12/6/2006 10:46:02 AM

has In-N-Out even left cali?

12/6/2006 12:15:46 PM