TJ's is upscale/yuppy-ish, no? For the fancy people?
You can see I've never been to one.
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Jesse - Jan 18, 2006 5:33:42 am PST #1007 of 10002
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Consuela - Jan 18, 2006 5:35:31 am PST #1008 of 10002
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TJs is cheap good-quality food. Often gourmet, but not exclusively. A great place to get wine and other alcohol, pasta, and frozen foods. And snacks!
sarameg - Jan 18, 2006 5:36:17 am PST #1009 of 10002
They remind me of the old coops when I was growing up. Though slightly less crunchy. And laid out so fucking poorly. Though I think that may just be the two in this city. Bad enough I haven't been back to either.
Tom Scola - Jan 18, 2006 5:36:45 am PST #1010 of 10002
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bon bon - Jan 18, 2006 5:36:57 am PST #1011 of 10002
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It's been awhile since I've been to a TJs, so feel free to correct me, but I remember it having mostly packaged food-- lots of obscure imports and inhouse brands. But not a ton of fresh foods. So it doesn't have the same kind of cult of superiority like, well, WF or Dean & Delucas or Balduccis. It reminds me of Pier One, of all things. But the packaged food is tasty, cheap, and hard to find elsewhere, hence its popularity.
§ ita § - Jan 18, 2006 5:37:24 am PST #1012 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Anyone ever made coffee with one of these?
sarameg - Jan 18, 2006 5:37:28 am PST #1013 of 10002
See, we don't even get those because of Md's liquor laws!
§ ita § - Jan 18, 2006 5:38:05 am PST #1014 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But not a ton of fresh foods
The ones here have fresh fruit and vegetables and meats and breads.
Consuela - Jan 18, 2006 5:38:40 am PST #1015 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
My TJs has vegetables, but no, it's not where I'd go for veggies. What they have is lots of inhouse packaged food, as bon says. It's good quality, a wide variety, and they often come up with new stuff.
Jesse - Jan 18, 2006 5:38:43 am PST #1016 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OK, so that definitely is more upscale than most of the stuff in the immediate surroundings of my future new grocery store that won't be a TJ's.