My wife just got a call from a friend. She and her husband went to Trader’s Joe as senior citizens this morning.
They limited the shoppers in the store to ten. The areas out side the store were squared off with red tape on the sidewalk to hold 2 people. They got in the store in about 25 minutes. It was well stocked with the exception of tp*. They loaded up on fresh meat/sea food and frozen stuff.
When they left the store, TJ let another couple into the store.
Then, they drove past Whole Foods with zero people outside and basically no cars parked outside. Then, they, did their Target and Outdoor store stuff. Again, they waited outside the stores until customers came out.
As they left the shopping center, they went past Whole Foods with no one outside waiting and zero cars in the parking lot. Trader Joe had a line of customers outside waiting to get in.
tp* Last week a neighbor went to TJs and asked if we needed any. My wife said tp, and our neighbor got us 12 rolls.
I went to TJ,s last week to pick up a few items. I waited like you, and the store was well stocked. I put two lbs of the pre packaged ground beef in the cart. Immediately from nowhere came a store monitor who forcefully told me the limit was 1 and to put one back. I felt like they treated me as a hoarder. The only sign said some items have limit amount...please see store employees if you have questions. The grind beef packages were three rows of three deep...probably 200 packages. I didn’t think two packages was excessive but did what I was told. The last two aisles is the wine section. People were packing 6,10, case to several cases of wine...no restrictions. When I got through check out I had left my TJ cloth refrigerated bag in the cart. I was told that because I brought my own bag, I’d have to bag my own items. If they bagged id have to buy a new bag. I bagged them and left the store to a long line in front of exit door. To get to your car you have to enter someone’s 6 foo zone. They were mostly mask people and bitched that I quickly excused myself by entering their space to get to the parking lot. Not a good TJ experience.