Oso planning to go pro
Still having a landline. Like why?
TRADER JOE'S
checks out, I don't get that one either.
It's not bad. Good wine prices (and legit selection), good for quick and inexpensive meals, really good if you're gluten free (wide selection and affordable). But, there is a cult following around it which I don't get
Rural areas often have spotty cell coverage. And some like to keep one as a back up, recalling the jammed cell circuits on 9/11 for example.
Inexpensive dry goods and produce. It's just a step up from Aldi (which is also a good grocery story for dry goods and produce).It's run lean, but still has some of the best customer service I've experienced at a grocery store. Plus, because they run lean, the employees they have are payed pretty well. If you've worked there for over 3 months you get full benefits, and a retirement account with a 10% match.The downside is that they don't carry a lot of brand name stuff, so you'll have to rejigger your shopping list if you're picky.
Just fyi, Aldi owns Trader Joe's.
Not quite this simple. One of the two branches of Aldi own Trader Joe's
What? It's perfectly valid to draw the distinction between the two. Live in Europe for a bit and you'll realize Aldi Nord is not as nice as Sud despite Nord owning Trader joes
I still have a landline. They are not expensive per month and they still work when the power goes out after hurricanes.
Down 1 w 5 seconds left. Doable.
Trader Joe's is marketing by Aldi executives.Most clear-minded Millennials realize that they don't have enough money to be constantly shopping at Whole Foods. On the other hand, many people see Aldi's as kind of a "blue-collar" grocery store. And Jewel/Pick n Save is too "macro." Millennials don't want to shop at Aldi's or Jewel for the same reason that they don't want to be seen drinking Miller, Coors, or Budweiser.So where to go? Trader Joe's fills the niche--Goose Island in the beer analogy.Corroborative anecdotal evidence: near my house, Oak Park has a Trader Joe's, but no Aldi's. Berwyn and Cicero have Aldis, but no Trader Joe's. Coincidence? Don't kid yourself.