Trader Joe’s

A Lesser Trader Joe’s Location
Too small a store. Inadequate parking, which seems to be a Trader Joe’s hallmark. My main complaint is that the fruit and vegetables are often old. Just opened some lettuce that is all wilted. Berries are sometime moldy. You just don’t find that at good supermarkets. The place is busy, this shouldn’t be.

(Playing: Twilight Zone theme) You are about to enter another dimension… A dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind… A dimension called Darien! hahaha. I am sorry but this town is weird. I learned that many years ago working as a nanny in this town. Just spend a day at the Darien Country Club — oh yeah, I worked there too — then you’ll see what I mean.
I am sorry that I now offended anyone who lives in Darien, I know anyone reading this is the exception, but it is a long standing joke — the ladies in this town– I’ve had for years with others when they always are out in the town and come back and say– ‘oh wow, you’re right’. I wonder if they ever smile at anyone? Anyway.
I’ve gotta get past the look-​alike snobs in too-​big suvs, the nasty looks and then this store is okay– because the workers are nice (especially the sample lady), but the store is smaller and feels more disorganized than most. And give yourself plenty of space before you take a left in from the Post Rd. because the clueless suvs will hold up traffic and leave you there in the main road just waiting to get hit.
Still, TJs is always a fun stop, though some of his products lately have changed in quality.

My 1^st trip in today; Great place, friendly folks (particularly @ 8:00 … Opening Time for them!). Usual good selection even for a smaller TJ’s.

OMG!!! The customer service is night and day!!!
I needed information for pumpkin purée which is so popular for this time of the year. I wasn’t able to find any advertised price information in both Stop & Shop and ShopRite flyers so I called both local locations. Instead of entering the information quickly, they transferred me where I waited 10 minutes to get an answer. I called Trader Joe’s, night and day I say!!! The gentleman on the other end said, «Sure let me enter it and its $ 1.99 for a 15oz can. And we’re getting daily shipments in.» I was off the phone in 3 minutes. Amazing!!!

How can you not love TJ’s? As some other reviewers have noted, the service at this store is outstanding. In this day and age, to find a retail establishment where the employees go out of their way to help you is a rarity. If the checkout lines get a little long, the bell rings and they open another one right away… or the manager jumps on a register and starts ringing you up.
This seems to be a smaller TJ’s and while they may not have a large selection of absolutely *everything* you’re looking for, they have enough eclectic items to make every trip there a treasure hunt. The whole family loves the TJ’s-labeled products as well, including my gluten-​free daughter. And compared to any other store in the area, they offer incredible value. Two thumbs way up for TJ’s Darien!

Being of Hispanic descent, I couldn’t relate very well to a lot of what I saw in Trader Joe’s the first time I went in there. =oP
I’ve gone there literally about three times over a few years but something REALLY struck me during my last visit. It was a cold weekday evening and as we walked from the car to the store, some woman pushing a cart said hello as she walked past us. New to the gluten free world, we were on a quest to see what was available.
An employee that was handing out samples was VERY helpful when we asked her about snacks and took time out to explain things to us and answered our questions as well.
At another point in our visit, someone told us they had a list of gluten free items at the front desk. The woman that was pushing the cart was (presumably) some sort of manager of the store. A manager that also collects the shopping carts! I could be wrong but that’s what I saw and what I want to believe. haha
She gave us the list and walked around the store with us, pointing out snacks and other items we asked about. She showed us gluten free cookies among other things, and moved on to other store matters. I don’t recall EXACTLY how it happened, but she came looking for us as we continued to shop to say someone overheard us talking about the cookies. She had an open bag of the cookies and offered one for us to sample! She then offered the remaining cookies to nearby customers that snapped them up.
I was astounded by my visit.
I have difficulties in accepting poor customer service and believe that ESPECIALLY in THIS day and age where everything is so bad, if people decide to spend money at your establishment when they could go to a number of other places, it should mean something to you and it should be appreciated. I’ve been places where people finish texting before acknowledging me. I’ve been places where employees talk about personal things right in front of me as if I didn’t exist. I’ve had people start ringing things up without saying a word to me other than the total. It’s disgusting.
My experience at Trader Joe’s brought to mind a saying (something along the lines of): ‘You may not remember what someone said but you’ll remember how they made you feel.’

I Love Trader Joe’s, I just wish that there was one closer to me. There are 2 stores near where I live and although this one is further away distance wise, I travel here because the people are so much nicer. The staff is friendly and super helpful, always asking if I need help and always smiling. The store is SMALL. VERY SMALL! But they have the Trader Joe staples and always have the seasonal selections too. Try the Pumpkin ice cream cream, yummy!

Only 3 stars as this store is really lacking in design, no one really thought about customer flow in here, especially when you don’t shop here like you would in a regular market. The parking lot is also crammed, I usually head for the back near the bank. Another TJ’s thats too small with too many people

The more I travel I’m finding that I love TJ’s even more for their consistency across the chain… I guess that’s what comes of disallowing franchisees.
This specific one had an adorable assortment of spring bulbs on sale as we walked in on a chilly March morning. All the favorites in the aisles including a few extra treats for Easter.
Clean, friendly, and some of the best pre-​made food you can buy! Definitely a must-​visit for anyone who has one in their area.

Like most Trader Joe’s, this place is no exception for great cleanliness and friendly service.
I was able to find souvenirs for family and friends during my visit and the check out was quick and easy. They have a variety of things to pick from. Everything looked so fresh and organized, it made it easy to find what I needed.

To say I am obsessed with Trader Joe’s stores would be putting it mildly. I love everything about it — the fresh produce, prepared foods, assortment of easily cookable/​not very screw up-​able partially homemade kits (hello! reduced fat brownies).
However, the Darien location continues to disappoint me. The store is really so small. With such a huge Whole Foods in town and few other grocery options, you’d think Trader Joe’s could upgrade to a location that has more than 3 aisles?! Hardly enough room for patrons even if we were all using the baby shopping carts!
On the plus side, the staff is the typical Trader Joey happy and they have super cute Darien-​themed mural on the wall behind the check out. I was recently in the TJ’s in Danbury and was giddy with excitement to find out it was actually a normal sized store.
Definitely check out Trader Joe’s, just not this one!

who doesn’t love tj’s? everything is reasonably priced. after browsing through every aisle, i usually find something new that i haven’t tried yet. the best thing that they sell, mochi ice cream! my fave flavors (mango & strawberry) are always stocked and they’re so cheap!

I have always been a fan of Trader Joes from my CA days. As much I don’t like frozen food, Trader Joe’s does a nice selection of «healthy» frozen foods and great party party appetizers.
love the layout of Trader Joe’s in general when you walk into any Trader Joe’s I don’t spend time trying to acclimate to the floor plan.
The staff at the Darien location are awesome as well.

My absolute favorite store. I buy groceries her all of the time. Absolutely delicious food and moderate prices that are certainly worth it for the taste. Convenient with helpful employees. My favorite part are the free samples.

What more can I say? I uploaded a pic and checked in over 13 times or so even when I don’t even live here. Technically, I live there but at Doubletree Hilton.
Anyway, I wish they can expand more so they have one near every corner like Starbucks (maybe not as many).
They recently had honey crisp apples and holy smoke, are they good or what?

they carry most things I need to buy (I could shop there more often if they were nearer, we live near whole foods which i dislike) and introduced things I found in California months before they hit that store
they could carry more
always nice people working there

Trader Joe’s is the cats pajamas of fresh unique grocery store. I prefer Trader Joes to almost all food shopping establishments. Everything they have is delicous. There is not one thing that I have bought there that I haven’t liked and enjoyed. Since I’m living in Greenwich and not Darien for a short period of time I have been going to whole foods instead and I must say I really don’t care for whole foods they are very pricey. At least trader joes is reasonable. Anyway, I very much miss trader joes and go out of my way to go there. Its just a great place. Great service, fresh food, tastey food, its all great.

Good store and good prices. I got a few veggie mock meat items and a few things of unique juices and for like $ 20. I was impressed. A little small but it had what I needed.

This is a pretty good Trader Joe’s location. It’s quite small, but carries a lot of the usual stuff. The salespeople here have always been super helpful to me when I’ve been here. However, with Whole Foods in Greenwich, I don’t come here as much as I used to because Whole Foods has EVERYTHING and this place is somewhat limited in their selection.

I love trader joe’s but this store just wasn’t as nice as our cozy little store in Milford. This one is really bright and upon walking in you feel like you’re in a big supermarket. The employees are still very friendly, and it’s the same food, but didn’t get that cozy trader joe’s vibe.