What do you all know about Trader Joe's stores?

[Skidmore]

Never heard of them before?

[NMDemDist2]

1. they are on our "blue/buy" list and their food is GREAT! what else

do you need to know?

[K8-EEE]

2. Cheap And Good!!

I don't think they have a Union but the employees there are paid well and get good benefits too.

[nedbal]

3. tasty stuff , reasonable prices

and another posted it's Blue friendly,

I shipped $30 of their stuff to Madison WI for some one who loves their stuff and has none around them

[redacted]

4. Arlington Heights isn't that far from Madison

I know because my wife grew up in southern Wisconsin. Here's the address:

Arlington Heights (#687)
17 W. Rand Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
[phone]
Next to Barnes & Noble

[OnionPatch]

5. I LOVE Trader Joe's!

I always shopped there some but since joining the buy blue movement I do just about all my grocery shopping there. Not only are they "blue" but they carry "blue" foods; organics, naturally grown, grass-fed beef, etc. etc. made by "blue" companies; You won't find a bunch of giant corporation product lines there, either. Lots of small, organic companies and imported foods. Their prices are good and even less in some cases than regular grocery-store food. They're great. I don't know what I'd do without em'.

[CitySky]

6. wish we had 'em in Texas

when I lived in CA and MA I would go there to pick up my olive oil, nuts, dried fruits, some cheeses, Balance bars, frozen appetizer thingies for parties, candies, cakes, high-quality frozen veggies... mmmm... last time I was in CA I did a TJ's run! good prices, quality stuff, blue company - what more can you ask?

Well, this: "HEY TJ'S -- HOW ABOUT A COUPLA STORES IN TEXAS? HOUSTON COULD REALLY USE YA!"