[Sca-cooks] About Trader Joe's

[Nancy Kiel]

Our family joke about Trader Joe's was that eggs cost $50;  the eggs were in fact cheaper than the supermarket, but there were so many other cool things there---interesting cheese, wines, crackers, etc---that you always spent more than you intended.  I usually only shopped there when buying things for a party, like interesting cheeses....
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Stefan li Rous<mailto:StefanliRous at austin.rr.com> 
  To: SCA-Cooks maillist SCA-Cooks<mailto:SCA-Cooks at ansteorra.org> 
  Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 11:47 PM
  Subject: RE: [Sca-cooks] About Trader Joe's


  While I've spent a fair amount of time at both the original (North  
  Austin) and the second (South Austin) Central Markets, I've never  
  been to a Trader Joes, although I've heard them mentioned a number of  
  times on this list. I'd appreciate a comparison of the two. You can  
  spend an awfully large amount of money at Central Market, but the  
  items are not necessarily overpriced, just exotics or very good  
  quality meat and cheeses and such. But you can easily spend $150 and  
  end up with many fewer grocery sacks than at HEB or other grocery  
  store. Is this true at Trader Joes? How do they compare on their  
  types of products?

  Thanks,
      Stefan
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  THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
      Mark S. Harris           Austin, Texas           
  StefanliRous at austin.rr.com<mailto:StefanliRous at austin.rr.com>
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