Trader Joe’s is a privately held chain of specialty grocery stores headquartered in Monrovia, California. As of April 2010, Trader Joe’s had a total of 340 stores. Approximately half of its stores are in California, with the heaviest concentration in Southern California, but the company also has locations in 24 other states and Washington, D.C. …

I first learned of the store as a supplier of “TWO BUCK CHUCK”. … Charles Shaw for $2. Who cares what it tastes like at that price.

In 2010 Charles Shaw will cost you $3, unless it’s on sale.

… Products sold include gourmet foods, organic foods, vegetarian food, unusual frozen foods, imported foods, domestic and imported wine and beer (where local law permits), “alternative” food items, and basics like bread, cereal, eggs, dairy, coffee and produce. …

I ended up buying vegetables, specialty granola, specialty craisens. And more.

… The May 2009 issue of Consumer Reports ranked Trader Joe’s the second-best supermarket chain in the nation, after Wegmans. …

I’d best be checking out Wegman’s.

home page – TraderJoes.com