But they said it on the Internet so it has to be true.
Me too.
Is it possible TJ’s paid for the article ?
Haha, i have never had those (cheese issue) but they’re also missing any of the various extensive mac and cheese versions they sell. I know the frozen diner style one is crazy popular.
And the broccoli slaw??? Ummm no. Worst version of broccoli slaw ever in the history of ever. Hey don’t peel the stalks before shredding so those tough fiberous shards stab your mouth raw and when cooked they never actually soften. Just too bizarre they haven’t fixed that yet!
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You have 1 hour to change, after you need to ask the moderators.
I’m aware of he hour. The question, then, is are you a moderator? I assume the answer is yes.
Please see this about the HO Collective, which I still think should be considered illegal everywhere but Nevada:
I recall something about that. Perhaps it would avoid issues if people with administrative functions were so identified in some way as such in their icon or otherwise. I appreciate their efforts, and don’t want to label them unnecessarily, but think users might appreciate knowing.
This list is just odd especially with the inclusion of relatively new items
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HO mods have red onion stamped on their icon. They are listed on the About page:
https://www.hungryonion.org/about
If anybody has questions or comments concerning the mod policy, please direct this in the “site discussions” or we can have it in private discussion. This post is about Trader Joe… have fun! 
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And it is exceedingly attractive on your icon if I may say so…
I learn new things all the time here. Not to belabor the thing, but I’m in that kindof mood… the little onion is almost invisible on my iPhone 5s.
I, for one, welcome our new onion stamped overlords…
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Sheesh. Did I suggest I DON’T?
I have to say that I much preferred Trader Joe’s 30 years ago when it was less of a prepared food store (I think the only prepared item in the freezer case back then was cheese enchiladas).
It was always fun to go there because they were buying out odds and ends from different little European suppliers (400 cases only), so it was an adventure to see what they had. Also if it was good you had to hurry back or else it was gone forever. The French paté de Campagne for example in odd sizes, the California Cheddar in odd sizes, the Gallo salami, the frozen French baked goods, etc. Those are some of the products I remember.
The increase in standardized products from store to store and the great increase in prepared foods for the chain as a whole, while useful for young professionals who can’t cook, have taken a lot of the fun out of the TJ’s experience for me personally.
Finally any TJ’s list of best selling all time priducts that does not begin and end with TWO BUCK CHUCK, just has to be plain wrong.
They have sold an ocean of that stuff, maybe two oceans.
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I would just add that the Fearless Flyer used to be an eagerly anticipated announcement of what was new and exciting based on recent purchases by their buyers (400 cases only !).
If something was good in there you hustled you butt down to the store to get it, because otherwise it was gone.
The Fearless Flyer is now a piece of unabashed shilling junk mail pushing the processed food priducts of the month, nothing newsworthy there.
It would be no better than the rest of the junk mail except it’s still printed on newsprint and therefore more easily recyclable.
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Good question.
In this months edition of the Fearless Flypaper we have such staples as Organic Siracha & Roasted Garlic BBQ sauce, Peanut Butter Pretzels, and I kid you not, Organic Purple Maize Flakes.
The maize thing kinda reminds me of screaming yellow zonkers, except that name was intentionally crazy.
The interior further features gluten free cheese pizza with an organic cauliflower crust, matcha green tea lemonade, and spatchcocked (!) chicken, all things you gotta have everyday.
I too have noticed the traditional Mexican staples like the tamales, the chili rellenos, and enchiladas are getting less shelf space these days and are sometimes missing, but what is the poor shopper to do?
Except come back next week when the truck is in according to the dude in the flowered shirt…
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This sounds like Aldi’s model (I haven’t visited but what I’ve heard, more unique buy out products). I actually didn’t visit Trader Joe’s for years because it seemed like all it was was prepared food. I finally visited a few years ago and still go weekly but it fulfills a specific niche for me and few of the new products are ever relevant to me as I don’t many prepared foods so I go weekly for cheese, some veggies, yogurt and some meat. I wish more of the new products weren’t of the type you mention.
This has also changed in recent years. When I first started shopping there which wasn’t too long ago the FF had exciting new products, now it announces run of the mill products that have been on shelves for months.
Trader Joes started out as an independent retailer in Pasadena, and for the first 25 years or so was mostly a California thing.
Trader Joes was bought out by one of the Aldi brothers in 1979, while the other brother owns the ALDI chain in the US, so both chains operate on similar concepts.
TJ’s have really expanded in the last ten years or so, the number of US stores has quintupled in that time frame.
As they have introduced more stores, the independent quirky nature of the place has kind of been ironed out of it.
You know I took a look at that list again, and whoever wrote that article is an idiot.
The 50 products listed are the 50 products in the flyer this month.
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