Trader Joe’s Product Reviews – YEA/NAY/MEH – 2025 Edition

Huge NAY for discontinuing their Mango Shave Cream in a tube. It was my absolute FAVORITE TJ product. Now, there is not much else that really entices me to go except their cheese prices and selection. Oh - and their puff pastry.

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Personally, I thought it was lacking in mango flavour :melting_face:

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:rofl: :mango:

i needed two characters these seemed appropriate

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i tried the handheld chicken pot pie…crust was nice, flaky but as mentioned already….not much actual chicken. Half way through I thought, this is more a potato pie.

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YEA to the Peanut Butter Caramel Coated Popcorn, which someone brought into work today. There’s no real caramel, just a hint of sweetness–it’s the peanut that really comes through. I could eat way too much of this.

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yay for free products! - our tjs on 59th st in NYC was giving away three products due to oversupply. I took the gingerbread cookies/muffin mix, passed on the other two.

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@Aubergine - thank you for the rec! These sweet and crispy cookies are delicious!

Also a yay - these double chocolate wafer cookies - cocoa wafers with chocolate creme and a hint of hazelnut - delightful.

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Store them in the fridge - even better.
ALso the Australian chocolate coated wafer cookies

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Yes I looked for it on Saturday. That really sucks. Cremo (available at Costco) is a good alternative.

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@Saregama - Store which cookies in the fridge? Thank you!

All the chocolate ones!
The small chocolate hazelnut wafer ones you posted a pic of, the Aussie ones I’m adding a pic of, the french chocolate wafer ones – anything else with chocolate and/or cream!

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These are TJ’s version of TimTams, and I am pleased to report that they also work with hot tea for a TimTam Explosion.

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Is that the same thing as a TimTam Slam?

Yes. I’ve heard it called both things, in both Oz and NZ.

Thanks for the tip. I’ll look for that the next im in Costco.

BIG NAY for Crispy Crunchy Coated Peanuts. They are supposed to be savory, sweet and salty.
I didn’t get any sweet at all and the coating was hard and seemed like something I shouldn’t be biting into. The taste wasn’t disgusting but I thought it was kind of a weird thing to come up with. Stick with peanut M&Ms.

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Yes, I broke a tooth eating those!

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YIKES!!! I do hope you let them know and returned them!

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I did not, but you are right, I should.

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