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Trader Joe's in San Antonio!
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11-12-2012, 05:29 AM
Trader Joe's finally opened in San Antonio (at the Quarry Market). I was surprised at how small the store was. Wife and I tried a a selection of various items. The Cookie Spread is delicious! The Apple Cider is great. I enjoyed some with rum, I put some in pork roast I slow cooked, Five stars so far.

I tried the world famous "3 buck chuck" both the Cab and the Shiraz. I like reds but these aren't my favorite varietals, given the choice I'd head for a nice Malbec. But on their on merits... I like the Cabernet and Shiraz, they are both competent bottles, nothing I'd be ashamed to serve. Yes, I've had better, but at that price...

For only slightly more I can get a Chilean Cab or Argentine Malbec (Concha y Toro Frontera is good, Gaucho not as good).

On the other hand, Chuck is better than the Lucky Duck WalMart brand I had last month!
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11-12-2012, 05:51 AM
Beware of the Cookie Butter! LOL! I just sent care packages to friends (10 in all) and each box contained a jar of Cookie Butter. I think they liked that more than the "main" gift in the box. Smile

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11-12-2012, 07:20 AM
The super food world wide food comanagement Aldi owns Trader Joe's, beware and be informed...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi
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11-12-2012, 01:01 PM
M>B> wrote:
The super food world wide food comanagement Aldi owns Trader Joe's, beware and be informed...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi

So far I haven't noticed any difference. We love TJ and welcome to the club! Lot's of good stuff... We have a minor problem at our one of our local TJ's (we have three within a 15 mile radius); they are moving!
But, they're moving closer to us, and the problem is the people who live near it are unhappy it is moving away from them! But it has always had a parking problem and it is a small store too. The new site is a closed Kroger store with lots of parking and closer to us.
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11-12-2012, 03:29 PM
No formal connection between Aldi USA and Trader Joe's.

Trader Joe's is owned, since 1979, by a family trust set up by the late German businessman Theo Albrecht, one of the two brothers behind the German discount supermarket chain Aldi Nord. USA Aldi is a division of Aldi Sud, originally owned by his brother Karl Albrecht. The two chains originally were a single family enterprise until a friendly division of assets in 1960.
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11-12-2012, 04:30 PM
The Wilmington NC store is scheduled to open in a few weeks :ftw:
We are excited to not have to drive to Raleigh to stock up on our favorite TJ's goodies.
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11-12-2012, 06:07 PM
Mr Downtown wrote:
No formal connection between Aldi USA and Trader Joe's.

Trader Joe's is owned, since 1979, by a family trust set up by the late German businessman Theo Albrecht, one of the two brothers behind the German discount supermarket chain Aldi Nord. USA Aldi is a division of Aldi Sud, originally owned by his brother Karl Albrecht. The two chains originally were a single family enterprise until a friendly division of assets in 1960.

i shop at both. some items, like in cereals, are in different packaging but otherwise the same but Aldi is cheaper. other than that there is little crossover though i have wondered if some of Aldi's wines are TJ quality.
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11-12-2012, 06:46 PM
M>B> wrote:
The super food world wide food comanagement Aldi owns Trader Joe's, beware and be informed...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi

What is one supposed to be aware of here?
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11-12-2012, 07:10 PM
Black wrote:
[quote=M>B>]
The super food world wide food comanagement Aldi owns Trader Joe's, beware and be informed...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi

What is one supposed to be aware of here?
I know. I read some of it. Sounds like a normal self-serving corporation to me. I thought maybe there were some nazzies or something lurking.
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11-13-2012, 05:58 AM
vision63 wrote:
[quote=Black]
[quote=M>B>]
The super food world wide food comanagement Aldi owns Trader Joe's, beware and be informed...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi

What is one supposed to be aware of here?
I know. I read some of it. Sounds like a normal self-serving corporation to me. I thought maybe there were some nazzies or something lurking.
The originator of Trader Joe's is a local from Pasadena, he sold out to Aldi over 30 years ago, what's your point?
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