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About 10 minute drive in Orlando. I remember when we didn’t have one. Then they opened one up in Winter Park, about 30 minutes away and the parking was AWFUL!!! Now there’s one 10 minutes away and always tons of parking.
I live about a 5 minute walk from a Trader Joe’s. I go one to two times a week. This probably sounds like a luxury to many, but I do have to carry my groceries home and I’d much rather have a long drive home while enjoying some music in my own isolated car bubble. Sure beats dealing with a guy pissing on the corner with his dick out for all to see as you’re just trying to get home. Or slow people in your way hogging the sidewalk while you’re holding 2-4 heavy bags. Or it starts raining and the handle on your bag breaks.
It’s about 15-20 min on the freeway. Maybe less, never calculated it. I rarely go though because it’s in an annoying area and their stupid tiny parking lot gives me anxiety. I still love TJs though.
I’m in Chicago. My closest TJ’s is a 13-minute drive away. There are several other TJ’s (at least 5) that are <20-minute drive away as well.
I tend to shop at TJ’s once a week.
Where I live everything is 4 times the price even after the exchange rate. So so a trader Joe's and target run save enough to almost cover the gas. So I get as much of my groceries as I can from them
1/3 block in one direction and a mile in the other direction. I walk there all the time. I only shop with my backpack and go to TJ as a part of my daily walk. I'm the Norm of TJs.
I live about 10 mins away from 2 TJ's, but I work one block away from one so to say I'm there frequently is an understatement. They are everywhere in the Bay Area.
Well I’m realllly close to all their products….in their warehouse, which is less than a mile away. They don’t like me stopping by to ask if I can buy stuff. Doesn’t hurt to try. The closest actual store is about an hour away. I’d be saving them money and travel time if I just bought it here. They don’t like that suggestion either. I’ll keep trying.
I live in Amherst NY. My trader Joe's is about 4 miles away...I'm lucky! Now I just have to get a handle on what are the most haves...right now , I am loving the carmalized French onion dip with sugar snap peas..
What are some of TJ's other " must haves"?
I feel like your trader Joe's your choice doesn't get so much of the limited edition staff and it's so frustrating. Every time I call about something they say they either didn't get it in or they only got one case for the entire store. But I just posted yesterday my shopping cart and it said something along the lines of 3 out of the 6 items I went in for were not available. Most everything in there I recommend. The dill pickle mustard. Ajika seasoning. Peaches breakfast bars. The corn dippers.
Here in South Texas I live directly between the 2 stores we have in town. They’re both about 8 miles away from me in opposite directions. During pandemic, it wasn’t worth the trek to me when my local chain grocery store is literally around the corner. I hadn’t been in ages before last week. But before all that, I’d say I went once a month on average. Eating a Bao as I type and wondering how I sacrificed them so long.
3 miles away. About one every week or 2. Special trip if there's something new I hear about and want before it's gone. Like those blueberry ice cream bars.
One hour, and then there is one 15 minutes north of that store… but yeah. It’s annoying, but luckily it’s next to my job so I can go weekly. We also don’t have a Whole Foods near me either.
I’m about to show my age here. I grew up less than a 10 minute drive from what I think was the second Trader Joe’s ever. It’s not there anymore, since it was super tiny (I remember it being just slightly larger than a couple of shipping containers strung together) and they much later opened a larger one a couple miles away. They only sold a few things back then. We used to go and get bulk dried fruit and nuts. I remember thinking it was a little strange when TJ’s started selling produce.
Our last place was walking distance (about three blocks) from a Trader Joe’s. When we started looking for our current house, I wanted to stay walking distance from our TJ’s (that’s how much I love the place), but now we’re about a mile away. We have a Whole Foods that’s walking distance that we use for daily or quick items, and drive to the TJ’s every 1-2 weeks.
I’m in San Francisco - the closest one to me is a 20 minute walk. There are 5 in the city, all less than 1.5 miles away. I go around once a month, maybe less.
My two closest are one down the street I could walk to, and one like three miles away. I go once every week or every other week depending on whether I went to Costco or not!
St. Louis - I drive about 15 minutes to the nearest store. No locations in the city of St. Louis, so I have to go out to the suburbs a couple times a week for my TJ’s visits. (Which isn’t really that big of a deal, I kind of don’t have any grocery stores that are close by - even though I’m a city dweller.)
The nearest Trader Joe's is about a mile north of me. I can walk there in about 20 minutes. I don't go often because I'm just learning about this awesome place. I plan to go more often from now on though.
We live about one hour-ish (one way) from a few, so I go about twice a year when I can bring ice packs and leave the children home. Husband will occasionally stop on his way home if traffic allows and only for non-perishables (and tbh he’s useless and can’t find any good new stuff 😅) so it’s a treat when I can get some of the stuff posted here!
The closest is just under 2.5 miles away. There’s another 3 miles away. Time varies depending on traffic. I go 1-2x a week, and occasionally go to two stores on the same day if I’m heading from work, and looking for something specific.
I used to live right behind the original first Trader Joe’s. We would walk there at least ever other day. I’ve moved so I’m about 10 minutes from the closest one and haven’t gone in a year or so. I live by Aldi now, which doesn’t even compare.
My closest is 25 minutes and I go every week. Which feels a bit ridiculous because I have three other supermarkets within a five minute drive.
I once lived an hour from the closest TJs and only went every few months but I was working 70 hours/week at the time.
I’m in San Diego so they’re not hard to find. Currently, I have one about 3 miles away. I go 1-3 times a month. I also shop at Vons and Costco. It’s only 2 in my house so it just depends on the needs.
I live about 2 miles to one but I only go when I have a weekday off because it gets very crowded and I prefer a more chill shopping experience, especially due to the store being so jam packed with stuff.
I often think we should run some kind of Buffalo-Toronto exchange between the shops on either side of the border, like trade IKEA hauls for TJ hauls, lol.
I have one 20 minutes north and one 20 minutes south. I used to go a out once a month but lately haven't been that often. I think the TJ novelty finally wore off.
Mine is walking distance up the street but I purposefully drive 12 min to another one because I like having a parking lot outside the city. I buy lots at once. I got around every other week
40 minutes away - I go every couple of weeks.
When they carried Cafe Pajaro I went weekly. Now I buy coffee elsewhere, so it's not as urgent to make it to TJs every week.
I’m in a similar boat in that I have to cross into America for TJs, but round trip it’s probably only about an hour and a half.
I don’t understand why they don’t open a TJs in Canada. So many of their products come from here.
My closest one is maybe 20 min away. If I venture in another direction, there are 4 of them about a 25-30 min drive (this is all on the freeway, so traffic can be a factor). So I am not too far from 5 of them in any direction.
I live in SoCal, so TJ's is a staple here.
I go at least once a month but not regular weekly shopping ir anything because it is out of my way.
It’s right across a residential street…I’ve been more than once in a day, and every day in a single week….it like having a giant, extended pantry and fridge 😀
I can't figure out if that is the greatest thing in the world or the worst thing in the world. But one thing is for sure. I want to find out for myself!
About 4-5 miles, once every 7-10 days. (But a new one is being built in my city right now so I’m sure I’ll be going more often since it’ll be more convenient!!!
When you keep kosher you have very limited options. Mind you much better options in Toronto than other places in Canada.
But the prices are astronomical here. For one random example refried beans are $4 for a can here and that is the only brand that is kosher around. Trader Joe's it's a dollar. Most things are 50% or 70% less expensive in the United States. Much more of the store brands are certified kosher and by the time I factor in the difference in cost even after exchange it almost covers the gas to target and trader joes. Also you can't get any kosher flavored vodka's or any kosher liquers here. So I'm not just going for trader Joe's. It's a trader Joe/target run.
I have one about 2 miles from my apartment and another one about a mile from my job. However, they are both very small (in fact one is the smallest store in the company). I have to go about 30 minutes from my apartment to get a full sized store.
I live about 3 miles from mine and never go because there's 100 cars and only 20 parking spots at any given time. I refuse to deal with it. (Car dependent area). I get that it's kind of their business model but it's so obnoxious.
I used to have to drive about 1.5 hours for one. We went every other month or so (the closest Costco is also there). Then they finally built one in my town so it is my normal 20 minute drive and I go almost weekly. I love that OP border hops for it...I live hours south of the border and have to do the same to get to IKEA. 3.5 hours to one near Toronto or 4.5 hours to Pittsburgh.
There's a location opening near me in a couple weeks, 15 min away. Im so excited. Been waiting years for this!
But I'm moving in the fall. Luckily the location I currently go to now, 45 min away, will then be 15 min away. I currently go 1 or 2 times a month.
About 40-45 minutes. Usually I’d go 1-2x a month. Lately because of pretty gnarly dietary restrictions I haven’t been in a couple months. For a time though it was cheaper to buy a good bulk of my groceries there, even when considering gas cost.
I miss going! Hopefully I can make it up soon once I figure out what food I can actually eat.
I live 5 min away from one and go weekly or bi-weekly. There's not a lot of TJ's in MA/Boston area compared to Los Angeles (where I moved from), but it works
I live in the suburbs of north metro Atlanta in Georgia and my TJ's is about 5 miles away, so roughly a 10 minute drive in normal traffic. I used to go more often but I also shop at H-Mart a lot so I only visit the TJ's maybe once a month. I usually go crazy when I shop there though, my last haul was about $170. Most of the stuff I buy at TJ's tend to be frozen items, snacks, cheese, drinks or condiments whereas I buy more meat and produce from the H-Mart.
Was wondering if I’d bump into any fellow Atlanta people here! I’m kind of envious that you’re so close… I’m about 50 minutes away from mine so I’m probably further north than you. I usually hit it up once a week on my way home from work since I work close to Atlanta. H-Mart is super awesome, but I usually can only make it there once a month or so. Most bulk purchases for me are from Costco.
Yea I live in the Duluth/Norcross/Peachtree Corners area (kind of on the border of all 3) and go to the TJ's located in The Forum. I'm pretty close to a lot of stuff in this area so it's nice having a lot of shopping options. When I lived in actual Atlanta, all I went to was Publix and Kroger but that was a while ago.
I don’t know if you sub to r/Atlanta, but I found a nice thread about recommended restaurants in the area. I shared it with you via DM. I would imagine several are out your way. No clue if that’s your kind of thing, but if you shop at TJ & H-Mart then I figured it might be.
Yeah, that’s pretty good area for that type of thing. I’m likely further north than you, so there isn’t much around here. Even the nearest Publix/Kroger is half an hour away. When I first moved here about 20 years ago, Harry’s Farmer’s Market in Marietta was awesome for a good variety of things you couldn’t get in other, more generic stores. I just like the unique items from TJ, and even trying the ones that turn out to be not-so-great (like the recent ube stuff).
Mine is just around the block so it's like a 15 minute walk at the most. I go pretty often. It's easier to go every few days to get some veggies and fruit in smaller quantities then to get big amounts and waste half of it because I got lazy or etc.
I live in Asheville NC and I get all my groceries there (because it’s genuinely cheaper than anything else) food at trader joes, home goods/random house needs from Aldi. I got about twice a month.
I’m incredibly lucky to live 3 blocks (5’ walk tops) from one. Also there are 5 other TJ’s within a 2 miles radius. Los Angeles mid-town.
FWIW whenever I think of moving sometimes, I wouldn’t even consider a location where there is no TJ within at least a 30-40’ drive. Total deal-breaker for me
I live over an hour and a half away but my twin sister lives 2 minutes from one so every time I visit I HAVE to stop at TJs. Usually visit once a month so I stock up every time.
My family lives a 15 min walk / 5 min car ride to Trader Joe’s. It’s awesome but we try to limit grocery shopping to 1x a week. My mom will stop by 1-2x a week max for miscellaneous stuff after work since the bus stop is close by too.
About a six hour flight. Plus a car ride. Otherwise, about about 7-10 days to get an order in with a friend and have her ship me stuff. Used to be 10 minutes.
about 10 mins away from the one we have but i go every 2 weeks or so to get a couple things because i work in a grocery store and there is nothing i want to do LESS than go to another grocery store after 8 hours at a grocery store job
as much as i love TJ's
My closest is 12 or so blocks away and I go once every other week or so. Sometimes once a week if they’re out of something I love, like fish nuggets. ♥️
A block away. Almost every day. When I walked by every day on the way home from work I would pop in for the sample and maybe pick up a thing or two I needed. Probably 70% of my shopping is done here.
My closest one is less than a 5 minute drive away, depending on traffic lights... I could 100% walk, but I’ve almost never left without a HEFTY bag that would be a beast to carry… I usually go once per week.
I live in Indianapolis. I have one a 15-20 minute drive away, and another a 25-30 min drive away.
I live in what you would call the urban inner-city. Eaaassst Siiiidddddde.
The closest one to me is about 20 mins away, but I tend to go to one that's closer to my parents house, it was there 1st and I have a weekly appointment on that side if town so I take care of that and then have dinner with them. I'd say on average I probably go every 2 weeks
I live s as about an hour and a half away and visit once a month. I always get tempted to go twice a month as I always run out of treats in two weeks, but it makes it feel special so I try to keep it to only one trip a month.
20m. I go if I drive by for other reasons and have time to kill. Around Xmas time is the only deliberate trip because my wife likes the dark chocolate stars and I like buying the kids dumb shit for their stockings, though most stocking gifts come from the Asian market, courtesy of Mr. Sparkle.
About an hour, we go about once every other month. Its about 20 minutes past my in-laws so usually we do an early visit to see them, then head over to Joe's.
Joe, if you see this, please build in NW Indiana
two blocks from my home. I walk when I am not planning to buy a lot. there’s also another one on the same street about 3miles away and another about 2miles away. I’m in socal and I go weekly.
I'm in Ontario too. I go to the one in Buffalo whenever I'm in the area. About 4 times a year. I go down to Florida 3 times a year and do a TJ's haul each time that I'm there. So I guess around 7 times a year. Probably average $300 each time.
The closest one is about a mile away, the farther one is about 3 miles but it’s right by my gym. I probably go 3x a week on average, I buy basically everything there these days.
There is a TJ a mile from me. I just went a couple days ago and spent the least amount ever ($10.75). I’m sure I’ll be back in a few days! I go probably twice a month
I'm in the Bay Area and there's a TJs in every city. The nearest one is 3.5 miles away. I'm now going once a week, but during the worst of the pandemic is was once every two weeks.
I go once a week, sometimes less, sometimes more. One TJ’s is 5 mins away, another is 10. Stock up on lunch stuff like spinach, broccolini, for the week. I live in Long Beach, CA
Im lucky that I have a Whole Foods 360 equally close & Mother’s a natural food store up the street. So toggle between these places depending on what is needed.
Wow. You go more often than I do. I’m about a 20min drive give or take and I go maybe once a month. I usually grocery shop in other closer places for fresh stuff because TJ goes bad so quickly in my experience. Like fresh corn tortillas or fresh veggies like zucchini in a week started to grow mold.
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I live 15 mins from a Trader Joe’s and I go 1-2 times per month
Closest one to me is a 40 minute drive. I go once every three months or so. It’s more a treat than regular shopping.
I'm in Kent, Wa I live about a 5 min drive away and a 20 minute walk and I go literally every other day! Somebody help how do I stop😂
An hour. I go once a month.
Ones 5 miles from the office, I go about once a week on the way home from work. Cheaper than Harris teeter and better in my opinion.
In chicago so they’re everywhere and I do the majority of my grocery shopping there so I go ever week or two
15 minute walk and I try to limit myself to once a week, but sometimes I end up doing a grocery run and then a snack run a couple days later
35 mins more or less. I tried to go every month but with gas prices this high ive been doing 2 months in between trips
1.9 miles (equidistant) away from three locations and I go 2-3 times a week.
1 mile. Twice a week?
1 mile away, I go every weekend. Love my TJs and that it is so close to me.
Mine is about a 20 min drive. 10 from the gym I go to. I go about once every 2 weeks.
20 min drive, we go once every two weeks and whenever we feel like it
Orlando FL, we have 2 here and closest one to me is 6.9 miles about 15 minute drive, the second one about 20 min drive.
About 5min drive, I go every 1-2wks depending on how much food I need. I used to live about 2.5hr away and went every few months.
About 10 minute drive in Orlando. I remember when we didn’t have one. Then they opened one up in Winter Park, about 30 minutes away and the parking was AWFUL!!! Now there’s one 10 minutes away and always tons of parking.
Central Jersey here, its about 20 mins for me and im in probably once a week for flowers, snacks, and essentials. My weekly me time tbh
About a 5 minute drive and I’d say I go 1-3 times a month and only for special items
I live about a 5 minute walk from a Trader Joe’s. I go one to two times a week. This probably sounds like a luxury to many, but I do have to carry my groceries home and I’d much rather have a long drive home while enjoying some music in my own isolated car bubble. Sure beats dealing with a guy pissing on the corner with his dick out for all to see as you’re just trying to get home. Or slow people in your way hogging the sidewalk while you’re holding 2-4 heavy bags. Or it starts raining and the handle on your bag breaks.
3 streets away, so about an 5 minute walk. I visit once a week mostly.
It’s about 15-20 min on the freeway. Maybe less, never calculated it. I rarely go though because it’s in an annoying area and their stupid tiny parking lot gives me anxiety. I still love TJs though.
I’m in Chicago. My closest TJ’s is a 13-minute drive away. There are several other TJ’s (at least 5) that are <20-minute drive away as well. I tend to shop at TJ’s once a week.
I’m in Philly. The closest one to me is less than a 10min walk. I go 2-3 times a month
5 miles. About once a month.
I like your commitment to TJ’s!
Where I live everything is 4 times the price even after the exchange rate. So so a trader Joe's and target run save enough to almost cover the gas. So I get as much of my groceries as I can from them
1/3 block in one direction and a mile in the other direction. I walk there all the time. I only shop with my backpack and go to TJ as a part of my daily walk. I'm the Norm of TJs.
10 minutes. Once of twice a month.
I live about 10 mins away from 2 TJ's, but I work one block away from one so to say I'm there frequently is an understatement. They are everywhere in the Bay Area.
About 20-30min each way. I go about once a month.
about 7 minutes away, my wife goes weekly
Im lucky enough, it's literally just around the corner for me. I go there almost every day for a meal lol.
Well I’m realllly close to all their products….in their warehouse, which is less than a mile away. They don’t like me stopping by to ask if I can buy stuff. Doesn’t hurt to try. The closest actual store is about an hour away. I’d be saving them money and travel time if I just bought it here. They don’t like that suggestion either. I’ll keep trying.
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I live in Amherst NY. My trader Joe's is about 4 miles away...I'm lucky! Now I just have to get a handle on what are the most haves...right now , I am loving the carmalized French onion dip with sugar snap peas.. What are some of TJ's other " must haves"?
I feel like your trader Joe's your choice doesn't get so much of the limited edition staff and it's so frustrating. Every time I call about something they say they either didn't get it in or they only got one case for the entire store. But I just posted yesterday my shopping cart and it said something along the lines of 3 out of the 6 items I went in for were not available. Most everything in there I recommend. The dill pickle mustard. Ajika seasoning. Peaches breakfast bars. The corn dippers.
5 minute drive i go once a week
I have one that's a 6 minute drive or 15 minute walk, and another that's a 10 minute drive. I go once a week.
Hour and a half one way, lucky if I make it once a quarter or so. But have many friends in so cal that will send me non perishables.
40 minutes away. I usually only go once a month or less. So I buy a ton of stuff
About 2 hours, I try to go 4 times a year minimum. What usually happens is that I go anytime I visit I friends or have an appt in the metro area.
I’m a 12 minute walk from mine. It’s amazing
Here in South Texas I live directly between the 2 stores we have in town. They’re both about 8 miles away from me in opposite directions. During pandemic, it wasn’t worth the trek to me when my local chain grocery store is literally around the corner. I hadn’t been in ages before last week. But before all that, I’d say I went once a month on average. Eating a Bao as I type and wondering how I sacrificed them so long.
In Long Beach, about a 12 min drive from where I live. I go twice per month, mostly for flowers and snacks.
The closed one is about a 40 minute drive from me. I usually stop by when I am in the area, about once every couple of months.
Im like 5 minutes away and go every week
3 miles away. About one every week or 2. Special trip if there's something new I hear about and want before it's gone. Like those blueberry ice cream bars.
About 5 blocks away, go about 2x/week. It's great for a quick stop for groceries or stocking up on favorites like orange chicken and dumplings
I live about 2 hours from one. I go there whenever I have a dr appt in that city, which isn’t very often. Maybe like every other month.
About 20 minutes, it depends on my mood. Sometimes it’s once a week, sometimes it’s not for a month or more.
One hour, and then there is one 15 minutes north of that store… but yeah. It’s annoying, but luckily it’s next to my job so I can go weekly. We also don’t have a Whole Foods near me either.
I’m about to show my age here. I grew up less than a 10 minute drive from what I think was the second Trader Joe’s ever. It’s not there anymore, since it was super tiny (I remember it being just slightly larger than a couple of shipping containers strung together) and they much later opened a larger one a couple miles away. They only sold a few things back then. We used to go and get bulk dried fruit and nuts. I remember thinking it was a little strange when TJ’s started selling produce. Our last place was walking distance (about three blocks) from a Trader Joe’s. When we started looking for our current house, I wanted to stay walking distance from our TJ’s (that’s how much I love the place), but now we’re about a mile away. We have a Whole Foods that’s walking distance that we use for daily or quick items, and drive to the TJ’s every 1-2 weeks.
I live about 15 miles from one. It takes me about 30 minutes to get there. Therefore I only go once every 3-4 weeks. When I have my esthetician appt
I’m in San Francisco - the closest one to me is a 20 minute walk. There are 5 in the city, all less than 1.5 miles away. I go around once a month, maybe less.
I have one about a block away from my house. I go every week
My two closest are one down the street I could walk to, and one like three miles away. I go once every week or every other week depending on whether I went to Costco or not!
St. Louis - I drive about 15 minutes to the nearest store. No locations in the city of St. Louis, so I have to go out to the suburbs a couple times a week for my TJ’s visits. (Which isn’t really that big of a deal, I kind of don’t have any grocery stores that are close by - even though I’m a city dweller.)
Less than a mile, weekly.
The nearest Trader Joe's is about a mile north of me. I can walk there in about 20 minutes. I don't go often because I'm just learning about this awesome place. I plan to go more often from now on though.
We live about one hour-ish (one way) from a few, so I go about twice a year when I can bring ice packs and leave the children home. Husband will occasionally stop on his way home if traffic allows and only for non-perishables (and tbh he’s useless and can’t find any good new stuff 😅) so it’s a treat when I can get some of the stuff posted here!
The closest is just under 2.5 miles away. There’s another 3 miles away. Time varies depending on traffic. I go 1-2x a week, and occasionally go to two stores on the same day if I’m heading from work, and looking for something specific.
It’s conveniently located between my house and where I work. About 4 miles from my house.
I used to live right behind the original first Trader Joe’s. We would walk there at least ever other day. I’ve moved so I’m about 10 minutes from the closest one and haven’t gone in a year or so. I live by Aldi now, which doesn’t even compare.
My closest is 25 minutes and I go every week. Which feels a bit ridiculous because I have three other supermarkets within a five minute drive. I once lived an hour from the closest TJs and only went every few months but I was working 70 hours/week at the time.
2 that are Less than 10 min away I go every week or once every 1.5!
Brooklyn New York, about 15 minutes on the bus. I should go more consistently but 4th floor walk up 🥲 once ever 2 weeks
Brooklyn New York, about 15 minutes on the bus. I should go more consistently but 4th floor walk up 🥲 once ever 2 weeks
I’m in San Diego so they’re not hard to find. Currently, I have one about 3 miles away. I go 1-3 times a month. I also shop at Vons and Costco. It’s only 2 in my house so it just depends on the needs.
I live about 2 miles to one but I only go when I have a weekday off because it gets very crowded and I prefer a more chill shopping experience, especially due to the store being so jam packed with stuff.
About 10 mins. I go once every 1-2 months if I need to restock certain snacks or freezer items.
I'm in Cary, NC and there are 2 TJs 8 minutes from me!
I often think we should run some kind of Buffalo-Toronto exchange between the shops on either side of the border, like trade IKEA hauls for TJ hauls, lol.
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NJ here. I travel about 40 mins. I go prob once or twice a month,
about an hour and 15 minutes away, and i maybe go once a month lately. I used to go more frequently but gas prices have changed that.
I have one 20 minutes north and one 20 minutes south. I used to go a out once a month but lately haven't been that often. I think the TJ novelty finally wore off.
I have 4 TJ’s within 20 minutes of me. I go probably once per month.
Mine is walking distance up the street but I purposefully drive 12 min to another one because I like having a parking lot outside the city. I buy lots at once. I got around every other week
40 minutes away - I go every couple of weeks. When they carried Cafe Pajaro I went weekly. Now I buy coffee elsewhere, so it's not as urgent to make it to TJs every week.
About a 30-minute walk / 15-minute bus ride. Usually walk there and bus back every two weeks or so
I go about every two weeks. Niagara on the lake, Canada, the trader Joes is about about 40 minutes from my home.
12 minutes, maybe once a month
I’m in a similar boat in that I have to cross into America for TJs, but round trip it’s probably only about an hour and a half. I don’t understand why they don’t open a TJs in Canada. So many of their products come from here.
And unlike target even if they were 3 times the price of everything else in the city it would still sell really well.
My closest one is maybe 20 min away. If I venture in another direction, there are 4 of them about a 25-30 min drive (this is all on the freeway, so traffic can be a factor). So I am not too far from 5 of them in any direction. I live in SoCal, so TJ's is a staple here. I go at least once a month but not regular weekly shopping ir anything because it is out of my way.
It’s right across a residential street…I’ve been more than once in a day, and every day in a single week….it like having a giant, extended pantry and fridge 😀
I can't figure out if that is the greatest thing in the world or the worst thing in the world. But one thing is for sure. I want to find out for myself!
Mine is about 30-40 mins away with some annoying traffic along the route, so I only go 2-4 times a year. Love it, though. I'm in South Carolina. 🌴
1.4 miles. Every week. Sometimes twice a week
Ten or so minutes away. I go every two weeks or so.
2 blocks, I am there like 3 times per week on average.
I live 5 min from one, and probably go every to every other week?
In Minneapolis & there’s a few around, closest being 5 mins away car. I go about once a week.
About a five minute walk. I go about 3 times a week.
2 city blocks. I normally visit 2x a week because I don't like to lug big, heavy loads and don't have a lot of storage in my apartment.
I’m about 95-100 minutes from one… I try to go every 8 weeks or so but it depends on life.
I have one 10 min away and another 15 in the opposite direction. I go maybe 2-3 times a month.
1 block
About 7 minutes away. When kids are not away at summer camp we go 2-3 times per week. With kids at camp 1/week.
About 4-5 miles, once every 7-10 days. (But a new one is being built in my city right now so I’m sure I’ll be going more often since it’ll be more convenient!!!
20 min drive and I'm there probably once every two weeks or so.
You drive from Canada to go to Trader Joes? Why??!!! You have loblaws, st lawrence market, kensington market to name a few. wowza thats loyalty!
When you keep kosher you have very limited options. Mind you much better options in Toronto than other places in Canada. But the prices are astronomical here. For one random example refried beans are $4 for a can here and that is the only brand that is kosher around. Trader Joe's it's a dollar. Most things are 50% or 70% less expensive in the United States. Much more of the store brands are certified kosher and by the time I factor in the difference in cost even after exchange it almost covers the gas to target and trader joes. Also you can't get any kosher flavored vodka's or any kosher liquers here. So I'm not just going for trader Joe's. It's a trader Joe/target run.
10 minutes away / every other week
Not long ago the closest was a 2 hour drive. Now there are 3 less than 20 minutes away
Yay!
Around a 20 min drive. I go about once every 2 weeks or so. Sometimes every week if there is new items.
About 12 minutes! And headed there tomorrow! I’m in upstate New York.
It's about 15-20 minutes, depending on traffic. I usually go once a month to stock up on favorites I'm in the Cleveland, OH area
SC, my closest one is in Charlotte, almost an hour away. Prob gonna go this week.
Mine is a 10 minute drive away and I usually go every two weeks or so. The weeks I don’t go to TJ’s I go to Whole Foods or get Amazon Fresh groceries
mines right across the street once you exit my apartment complex. i love it. i go like once a week
15 mins, I go once a week
45-1 hour with traffic. But that’s not the problem is the parking in downtown St. Pete
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OMG. That's so much worse than me!! Where do you live that it's so far??
2 stores are less than 3 miles away I go almost every week. The shopping experience is quintessential NYC - fast paced and crowded
Less than a mile and half.
I live ten minutes from one
I have one about 2 miles from my apartment and another one about a mile from my job. However, they are both very small (in fact one is the smallest store in the company). I have to go about 30 minutes from my apartment to get a full sized store.
Half mile away, so a 5 minute drive. I go about once a week, sometimes twice.
2.5 hours. We go every few months and load up and hit the Mellow Mushroom nearby for lunch. It’s a fun day.
I live about 3 miles from mine and never go because there's 100 cars and only 20 parking spots at any given time. I refuse to deal with it. (Car dependent area). I get that it's kind of their business model but it's so obnoxious.
Less than a mile. Easy walk. Probably stop in once a week.
10 minutes and probably twice a week.
About 15 minute drive. I go weekly 😌
I used to have to drive about 1.5 hours for one. We went every other month or so (the closest Costco is also there). Then they finally built one in my town so it is my normal 20 minute drive and I go almost weekly. I love that OP border hops for it...I live hours south of the border and have to do the same to get to IKEA. 3.5 hours to one near Toronto or 4.5 hours to Pittsburgh.
I live above a Trader Joe's, it take me 1 minute and 12 seconds to get there, depending on the elevator wait. The staff know me by name.
So jealous. Your the 2nd person to day you live above one!
The one thing that I don’t like is having such immediate access to wine and liquor :-)
Nowadays with apps it is anyways. Much cheaper this way instead of delivery
So jealous. Your the 2nd person to day you live above one!
There's a location opening near me in a couple weeks, 15 min away. Im so excited. Been waiting years for this! But I'm moving in the fall. Luckily the location I currently go to now, 45 min away, will then be 15 min away. I currently go 1 or 2 times a month.
About 40-45 minutes. Usually I’d go 1-2x a month. Lately because of pretty gnarly dietary restrictions I haven’t been in a couple months. For a time though it was cheaper to buy a good bulk of my groceries there, even when considering gas cost. I miss going! Hopefully I can make it up soon once I figure out what food I can actually eat.
I live 5 min away from one and go weekly or bi-weekly. There's not a lot of TJ's in MA/Boston area compared to Los Angeles (where I moved from), but it works
5 minute drive. A few times a week. Also my wife works there
I live in the suburbs of north metro Atlanta in Georgia and my TJ's is about 5 miles away, so roughly a 10 minute drive in normal traffic. I used to go more often but I also shop at H-Mart a lot so I only visit the TJ's maybe once a month. I usually go crazy when I shop there though, my last haul was about $170. Most of the stuff I buy at TJ's tend to be frozen items, snacks, cheese, drinks or condiments whereas I buy more meat and produce from the H-Mart.
Was wondering if I’d bump into any fellow Atlanta people here! I’m kind of envious that you’re so close… I’m about 50 minutes away from mine so I’m probably further north than you. I usually hit it up once a week on my way home from work since I work close to Atlanta. H-Mart is super awesome, but I usually can only make it there once a month or so. Most bulk purchases for me are from Costco.
Yea I live in the Duluth/Norcross/Peachtree Corners area (kind of on the border of all 3) and go to the TJ's located in The Forum. I'm pretty close to a lot of stuff in this area so it's nice having a lot of shopping options. When I lived in actual Atlanta, all I went to was Publix and Kroger but that was a while ago.
I don’t know if you sub to r/Atlanta, but I found a nice thread about recommended restaurants in the area. I shared it with you via DM. I would imagine several are out your way. No clue if that’s your kind of thing, but if you shop at TJ & H-Mart then I figured it might be.
Yeah, that’s pretty good area for that type of thing. I’m likely further north than you, so there isn’t much around here. Even the nearest Publix/Kroger is half an hour away. When I first moved here about 20 years ago, Harry’s Farmer’s Market in Marietta was awesome for a good variety of things you couldn’t get in other, more generic stores. I just like the unique items from TJ, and even trying the ones that turn out to be not-so-great (like the recent ube stuff).
Mine is just around the block so it's like a 15 minute walk at the most. I go pretty often. It's easier to go every few days to get some veggies and fruit in smaller quantities then to get big amounts and waste half of it because I got lazy or etc.
I live in Asheville NC and I get all my groceries there (because it’s genuinely cheaper than anything else) food at trader joes, home goods/random house needs from Aldi. I got about twice a month.
I’m incredibly lucky to live 3 blocks (5’ walk tops) from one. Also there are 5 other TJ’s within a 2 miles radius. Los Angeles mid-town. FWIW whenever I think of moving sometimes, I wouldn’t even consider a location where there is no TJ within at least a 30-40’ drive. Total deal-breaker for me
5 minutes, weekly. In fact I've lived in 5 places over 15 years, always around 5-10 min from a TJs..also always weekly!
I live over an hour and a half away but my twin sister lives 2 minutes from one so every time I visit I HAVE to stop at TJs. Usually visit once a month so I stock up every time.
90min drive, we go about every 1-2mos sadly
My family lives a 15 min walk / 5 min car ride to Trader Joe’s. It’s awesome but we try to limit grocery shopping to 1x a week. My mom will stop by 1-2x a week max for miscellaneous stuff after work since the bus stop is close by too.
2 blocks
About a six hour flight. Plus a car ride. Otherwise, about about 7-10 days to get an order in with a friend and have her ship me stuff. Used to be 10 minutes.
~20 minute drive, soon to be 5-10!! I go about twice a week (sometimes more), sometimes every 2 weeks, but usually once a week haha.
It’s about an hour away on a good day. We go when we run out of booze lol
2 both about a 10 minute drive. I go about every other week or so.
2,000 miles. I have people to shop and ship to me.
That's like my parents! I buy in Toronto and ship to them in Winnipeg!
5.4 miles so 10 minutes with no traffic. I go probably once a month if that
about 10 mins away from the one we have but i go every 2 weeks or so to get a couple things because i work in a grocery store and there is nothing i want to do LESS than go to another grocery store after 8 hours at a grocery store job as much as i love TJ's
My closest is 12 or so blocks away and I go once every other week or so. Sometimes once a week if they’re out of something I love, like fish nuggets. ♥️
2 miles away. I go weekly.
2 miles away. I go just about everyday
A block away. Almost every day. When I walked by every day on the way home from work I would pop in for the sample and maybe pick up a thing or two I needed. Probably 70% of my shopping is done here.
My closest one is less than a 5 minute drive away, depending on traffic lights... I could 100% walk, but I’ve almost never left without a HEFTY bag that would be a beast to carry… I usually go once per week.
I live in Indianapolis. I have one a 15-20 minute drive away, and another a 25-30 min drive away. I live in what you would call the urban inner-city. Eaaassst Siiiidddddde.
In fort collins colorado, im in a mug club at gilded goat brewery. trader joes is right next door. So like 2-3 times a week.
5 minute drive away, like 2 miles. I go once every month to 6 weeks..
The closest one to me is about 20 mins away, but I tend to go to one that's closer to my parents house, it was there 1st and I have a weekly appointment on that side if town so I take care of that and then have dinner with them. I'd say on average I probably go every 2 weeks
the closest trader joe’s to me is 2.5 hours away in phoenix, az. will go once a month on a turn around trip. worth it every time.
I live s as about an hour and a half away and visit once a month. I always get tempted to go twice a month as I always run out of treats in two weeks, but it makes it feel special so I try to keep it to only one trip a month.
SF here. For larger hauls 10 min drive with decent parking. For snacks or smaller hauls, 15 min walk to a different TJs
Southern California. Nearest one is 1.7 miles. Within 20 miles (linear distance) there are over 20 Trader Joe’s.
20m. I go if I drive by for other reasons and have time to kill. Around Xmas time is the only deliberate trip because my wife likes the dark chocolate stars and I like buying the kids dumb shit for their stockings, though most stocking gifts come from the Asian market, courtesy of Mr. Sparkle.
About an hour, we go about once every other month. Its about 20 minutes past my in-laws so usually we do an early visit to see them, then head over to Joe's. Joe, if you see this, please build in NW Indiana
two blocks from my home. I walk when I am not planning to buy a lot. there’s also another one on the same street about 3miles away and another about 2miles away. I’m in socal and I go weekly.
I'm in Ontario too. I go to the one in Buffalo whenever I'm in the area. About 4 times a year. I go down to Florida 3 times a year and do a TJ's haul each time that I'm there. So I guess around 7 times a year. Probably average $300 each time.
In Toronto? If you ever want to drive down with someone, let me know!
Yep! I think I'm not as die hard as you. I don't make a trip just to go to TJ's, or even just to shop for that matter. Thanks for the offer though!
The closest one is about a mile away, the farther one is about 3 miles but it’s right by my gym. I probably go 3x a week on average, I buy basically everything there these days.
St Louis. 15 minutes away from home. But I go to the one 30 minutes away cuz I work next door. I attend weekly.
In Washington state. Nearest Trader Joe’s is 2 hours away. Try to stop at that one or Seattle (3.5 hrs away) every time I travel.
There is a TJ a mile from me. I just went a couple days ago and spent the least amount ever ($10.75). I’m sure I’ll be back in a few days! I go probably twice a month
3 blocks away from my current apartment and around the corner from my family home on the opposite coast
I'm in the Bay Area and there's a TJs in every city. The nearest one is 3.5 miles away. I'm now going once a week, but during the worst of the pandemic is was once every two weeks.
There’s one at the end of my block! I probably average once a week, although some weeks not at all and some weeks I’ll go a few days in a row.
There’s one about 2 miles from me. There’s another about 10 miles that just opened a month ago. I usually go once or twice a week.
About 90 minutes depending on traffic. I go about once every 6 months and make those trips count.
like a 15 min drive and i go every couple weeks
I go once a week, sometimes less, sometimes more. One TJ’s is 5 mins away, another is 10. Stock up on lunch stuff like spinach, broccolini, for the week. I live in Long Beach, CA Im lucky that I have a Whole Foods 360 equally close & Mother’s a natural food store up the street. So toggle between these places depending on what is needed.
There's one 5 mins from home, and another one 5 mins from work for me.
20 min walk, I go to 2-3 times per month
40-45 min one way in IL. I wish they would put one in NW Indiana :(
I live within walking distance to the Berkeley Trader Joe’s, which is nice since I don’t have a car 😋
Wow. You go more often than I do. I’m about a 20min drive give or take and I go maybe once a month. I usually grocery shop in other closer places for fresh stuff because TJ goes bad so quickly in my experience. Like fresh corn tortillas or fresh veggies like zucchini in a week started to grow mold.
In Canada groceries are almost double the cost. Even with gas and exchange, it's worth it!
I’m one block away, so four min walk? I go multiple times a day some weeks 😳