I’d say their prices on **some things** are great. Their meat, for example, is outrageous. Vitamins, juices, etc., pretty good. Coffee beans good, but not as good as Costco. Whipping cream is way better than anywhere.
But the prices for meat are crazy just about everywhere, sadly.
Wall Street Journal published a chart over a year ago with types of meats and their increases over a five ( if I remember correctly ) year time frame. It was outrageous.
Pork prices had gone up the most and by a huge percentage. The days of my having steak three nights a week have long since passed.
But I do manage to pan fry the Trader Joes stew meat chunks with mushrooms, onions, garlic and whatever the heck else I can get for cheap.
The stew meat is about 5.00 or so for a package. Usually lasts two days although I can eat the whole thing without thinking twice.
I have a friend who shops at Whole Foods on a regular basis as this is his wife’s favorite food store. I’ve been there a number of times and that place is so out of control with prices its a joke.
Poor bastard is paying 6.00 and change for a dozen eggs. But they are the most healthy, most organic, super amazing, eco friendly eggs in the whole world! Yeah...right.
..and then theres the super friendly people who shop there. yikes.
Yes, prices are great on ‘some’ things (I should have went further with that post)
Their specialty cheese section has great prices compared to other stores, dry goods, snacks, chocolates have some great prices too.
I recently have started to go to TJ’s very rarely, mostly to pick up coconut oil and wander the store picking up other items that I find are cheap or unique...it’s a far bit away from me so unless I’m bringing a cooler, etc. I’m not doing regular shopping there...and it’s in one of the most liberal-progressive areas of the country - I don’t like spending too much time there - just drive through :)
Most of my shopping is done at a no-frills deep discount store where EBT’ers - the upper 10% and everyone in between shop to save money. 5 years ago only the EBT and lower-middle class shopped there..the middle and upper income-level shopper increase is amazing to see.