Our first Trader Joe's is now open. What a

pain au chocolat (frozen, trust me...), naan, simmer sauces, ginger granola cereal, Italian blood orange soda, lavash... I'm forgetting a bunch of stuff... - Bren

The Indian shelf-stable meals. The Indian frozen meals are pretty good, too. They're cheaper on dairy than most grocery stores. Their ice cream is private labeled Double Rainbow and is some of the best richest non-chunky ice cream you'll find. The mushroom hors d'oeuvres are to die for. I will scarf those in one sitting if someone doesn't stop me. I second the Italian blood orange soda. Cheapest price you'll find in the US for Lindeman's fruit lambics. Pound Plus chocolate bar (not the absolute best chocolate but certainly the cheapest of the quality chocolates). Korean Kalbi style chicken sausages. Chicken andouille sausage. Hit the demo area in the back. A small cup of coffee is always free and they're usually giving out samples of food and that's how you can find the things you like. - Spidra Webster

OOH! I remembered something else: they have pre-marinated meats. kalbi, carne asada, and the like. Those have been really good, too. - Bren

Harvest Hodgepodge frozen veggies (great for stir fry), frozen chicken breasts, turkey bacon (both regular and pepper), flavored sparkling water, organic lemonade, pomegranate lime juice (great with vodka), chicken apple sausage, guacamole, hummus, salsa especial (refrigerated section), salsa autentica (near the tortilla chips), simmer sauces (the masala one is my favorite), olive tapenade (black & green olive varieties), bruschetta, gluten free corn pasta, Parmesan crisps, white cheddar popcorn, beurre meuniere popcorn, coffee, nuts, dried cranberries with orange, cinnamon swirl bread, gluten free waffles, pumpkin butter. - Corinne L

The already-cooked carnitas is good to grab when you're too tired to do more than heat something up. - Spidra Webster

OH YES. The carne asada is so good you want to slap someone. Ground beef & ground turkey are great too. - Corinne L

I need to get the pomegranate lime juice next time I'm there... this is going to be one of my favorite threads, I can tell. - Bren

They used to have a chicken salad sandwich on pretzel bread... I don't know if they still have it (pre-made, refrigerated section) but if they do... it was great. - Bren

I am so hungry now. Eric, will your Trader Joe's be selling beer & wine? If so, and you like good wine, I'd recommend getting friendly with their wine buyer as they will clue you in to some great deals. - Corinne L

I can't even imagine a TJ's not selling wine. Wine & cheese were what the store was founded on. (That is, you've introduced me to the novelty of TJ's in possibly dry counties...) - Spidra Webster

Oh, I can't stress this strongly enough: get on the Fearless Flyer mailing list, or make sure you check it regularly online. I've made a number of discoveries reading that. - Bren

In several places back east grocery stores can't sell beer, wine or liquor, Spidra. It was quite a shocker when I moved to CA 14 years ago & went to Safeway or Vons and there were ALL THE BOOZY THINGS. - Corinne L

We have a state law that a single entity can only sells alcohol at one location. They chose the Denver store for the booze. - Eric - Final Countdown

*kisses the ground of California* - Spidra Webster

HA HA HA Spidra! - Corinne L

Jo-Jo's, always get the Jo-Jo's. Never be embarrasses to impulse buy the check out counter chocolate, you can't go wrong. - Heather

I swear by their handmade tortillas. - Stephen Mack

Maple cream cookies. - Rochelle *boom* Hartman

Cheeses! Kalbi - my kids would eat it every day if I let them. Uncooked bratwurst. Their Clif bars tend to be cheaper than elsewhere. - Jaclyn aka spamgirl

Pre-made curried chicken salad. TJ's brand pita crackers. Indian simmer sauces. Naan. Their pre-made thanksgiving stuffing is tasty. - Lnorigb

Peanut butter, apple sauce, coffee, Californian olive oil, roster red pepper soup, frozen pizza, ginger cookies, meat,syrah cheese, sprouted grain bread - FriendFeedForever

The apple cider. - Julian

I should give their Fort Worth store another chance, armed with a shopping list from this post. - Greg GuitarBuster

pain au chocolat. And more pain au chocolat. - Glen Campbell

Nuts, California e.v. olive oil (local makers with $20/half liter EVOO say "get TJ's if you can't afford ours"), Israeli cous cous, maple syrup (we get Grade A Canadian, but there's also Grade B and Vermont), the three-small-chocolate-bars-in-a-wrapper Dark and Extra Dark varieties and the organic Extra Dark chocolate bars. Oh, and dried fruit. - walt crawford

Their nuts and dried fruit are wonderful! I keep a bag of the mesquite almonds in my drawer at work for snacks and their sweet and spicy pecans and dried cranberries are very tasty in salads. I also love their mild cheddar and triple cream brie cheese and they have a smoked mozzarella that was very good in my omelette the other night. - vicster.

Do they have anything that is not pre-made? - Elena

Yes - you can get cheese, meats, vegetables etc. - Glen Campbell

Lots of stuff, Elena. TJ's is like any other grocery store in many respects, just on a smaller scale. Most of their items are TJ's own label(s). You could conceivably do all your grocery shopping there, but if there are certain brand items you want (e.g., Coca Cola products, Tyson poultry) you would have to go to your local major supermarket. - Corinne L

Coffee. Nuts. Frozen green beans. Appetizers. Frozen Indian foods. Simmer sauce. Pumpkin butter - Christina Pikas

COOKIE BUTTER. - Lola Bean (Penguin)

OMG how had we forgotten about Cookie Butter? - Julian

I'm not close enough to a Trader Joe's to go very often, unfortunately. When I do visit one, I make sure to check out the cheese selection and the beer and wine. - John (bird whisperer)

I refuse to even try the cookie butter because I'd go back 4 times a week to replenish my stock of it. - vicster.

WHAT IS COOKIE BUTTER?? - Elena

The cheap wine been mentioned yet? - Joe

These are great. Joe, the cheap wine will not be available at the Colorado Springs location. Colorado only allows liquor sales at one location. This is why our Costco stores have a separate liquor store run by a small business, but obviously in partnership with Costco. - Eric - Final Countdown

Went to the TJ in Denver today. Got some cookie butter, sipping chocolate, Halloween Jo joe's, beer & wine. Didn't want to get anything that had to be refrigerated since I was an hour away from home. I'll save cheese & other cold goodies for the one her in C/S. - Elena

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