Trader Joe’s

Drive up all the time to shop. Always finding and trying something interesting here. the staff is very friendly and helpful as well.

I totally love Trader Joe’s! Friendly out-​going employees, really cool selection of quality products at great prices, all in a fairly small footprint so you can get in and get out efficiently if that’s your thing. If you’re a cheese lover, definitely go here! TJ’s has an awesome array of cheeses — special shout out to the herbed goat cheese log and the black pepper toscano which is totally crave-​worthy and that thing on the cheese board that reliably makes my guests go «hmmmm what is this one!» I also used to love the morbier but haven’t seen it in the case in quite a while. Across the board, Trader Joe’s cheeses are a fraction of what you’d pay elsewhere. Other TJ’s products in regular rotation at our house are the artisanal chianti and pinot grigio salami logs, ginger chutney, salsa verde, masala simmer sauce (throw a jar of this into your slow cooker with a bag of TJ’s frozen mini meatballs and a side of ginger chutney dipping sauce, yum!), pesto from the fridge section, frozen naan (need a 10-​minute no-​time-​to-​cook dinner? spread the pesto on the frozen naan, top with a couple slices of fresh mozz and some chopped roasted red peppers or whatever else you want and bake. TEN MINUTES til dinner, for real), frozen lemongrass chicken stix (omg, try these wrapped in a piece of green leaf lettuce and dipped in the ginger chutney), frozen grilled vegetables such as corn and also the bell pepper mix which give your dishes a nice smoky flavor without the work, frozen edamame, greek yogurt, frozen ready-​to-​bake mini croissants, and I know I’m leaving tons out but I’m just going to stop there because this list could go on forever.
The sample table in the back corner of the store is a must-​do perk, and they always have dixie cups of fresh hot coffee available there as well. Other larger Trader Joe’s locations have full kitchens where they crank out some serious gnoshes, but this Hadley spot pretty much just has whatever they can do at their little sample stand. Think Lucy’s 5-​cent psychiatry booth; that’s about the size of it. An electric frying pan provides the occasional hot treat, but you’re just as likely to get a piece of a cracker with a shmear of something cold.
Besides the lack of a full kitchen, the downsides of this particular Trader Joe’s are: no «two-​buck Chuck» ($ 1.99 bottles of Charles Shaw wine); the stocking is sketchy and they are frequently out of things; and the small footprint that makes quick in-​and-​outs a breeze also means some seriously crowded aisles, especially during peak shopping times. But the good definitely outweighs the bad and if you haven’t checked out Trader Joe’s yet, it’s worth a trip.

Trader Joes is like a little independent supermarket. They sell little quirky items that you generally don’t find anywhere else. Staff are helpful and friendly, however the products are much more expensive than you general supermarket.
My advice is to do your main shopping at your major supermarkets, however still come here to get that something different.

Not a big fan. Very little local product in the store. Take maple syrup for example they import grade B or C un bulk from outside the country and try to pass it off as Grade A. There are likely 100 farms within 25 miles which could provide high quality product. The stock is mostly mass produced product just like Wal-​Mart just at a higher price.

Wish we had one in Keene NH. Staff is excellent. Store us always clean and we’ll stocked.

I am a big fan of Trader Joe’s so my review is of course biased! It simply has the best products at such affordable prices. Will forever be my favorite place to go grocerie shopping.

The prices are amazingly reasonable. Their business practices MOSTLY give me a happy. They have some great snacks, you won’t find anywhere else.
I find the produce to be good, and inexpensive. Some of the other things are a bit touchier. It beats Wholefoods by a mile for decent business ethics for a chain store. (I ethically boycott Wholefoods due to spurious business practices.)
The kids love to come here. They love the samples. They get so excited about the checkouts. (It’s hard to wrangle them sometimes. I’m sorry. I try.) Everyone is SO friendly and helpful.
I wish there was one a bit closer to me, but, hey… I’ll take what I can get.

Love this store! They have some of the coolest foods and snacks. The store is clean. The prices are fair and the staff is always helpful. They will run all over the store to help you find something as well as going into the back to see if there is any not on the shelves yet. Every time I’ve gone there has been someone serving samples to try out one of the food products as well as either coffee or a cold beverage do sample too. When checking out they have stickers for kids. Definitely one of my favorite places to shop.

They use to be expensive, but the prices have stayed pretty much the same for years and I would say it’s now equal with what you pay at large grocery store. I hardly ever go to big Y and Stop & Shop, cause I get better quality food here for the same price, or even less. They change their selection from season to season, which I love. You can always find some great hidden gems that you just can’t buy anywhere else. You can’t beat their Tofu quality and prices. One of the big reasons I make it a frequent stop

If I could afford it, I’d go there every chance I had.

I work nearby so when I’m in the mood for a healthy lunch but without the insanely high prices of Whole Foods I come here. Good selection of prepared foods but I wish there more vegan options. When I’m in the mood for chicken, I get the arugula and Israeli couscous salad. It has this ginger carrot dressing that is out of this world good. I don’t know why they don’t sell it! Nice staff, but they can be overbearing and too in your face at times. The parking lot leaves much to be desired so make sure you pay attention.

I absolutely adore Trader Joe’s.
And this one has a special place in my heart, because this was the first one I ever set foot in. I used to run a territory out of our West Springfield office, and one day when I was driving to see a claim out near U Mass, I saw the Trader Joe’s logo, stopped in and have been a big fan ever since.
Today being Super Bowl eve, it was crowded, really crowded. But the people here are oh so chill and laid back. It’s like Woodstock. The pushy carriage banging folks at the TJ’s in West Hartford can learn a thing or two from their neighbors to the North.
Trader Joe’s carries a great low fat peanut butter I can only buy here — so we got two jars. They have good prices on breakfast cereal with excellent nutritional stats. We got two bags of pot stickers, a few packs of smoked salmon, a pack of muffins, and a few jars of salsa.
The quality here is always good. The selection is great. The vibe in the store and from the team members is sweet.
Trader Joe’s is a pleasure to visit, and I am definitely a fan.

I’ve never seen so many «dudes» with scruffy beard-​growth and pony tails wearing sandals and flip-​flops in my life!

I have been to a few Trader Joe’s in the west coast, so comparatively, this one is much smaller. The smaller space makes it seem a little more cramped and less space for awesome Trader Joeness on the shelves! This has turned into a regular grocery store for my family. The drive from Longmeadow is pretty far, but it is worth it. When I compare this to my local Big Y, I spend the same amount of money, but I get better quality from Trader Joe’s than I would at the Big Y. Anything organic at the Big Y tends to be on the pricier side. The downer about this one is that there is no alcohol. What?!? I was pretty surprised.
They normally have a decent selection of flowers also, a total plus. The worst day to shop here is a Sunday, it’s like the store has been rampaged or something. The store is clean and the employees are really nice. We normally bring our own bags and start on the bagging while the cashier rings us up.
I normally head up there on Saturday morning, as soon as it opens and it is great. The crowd hasn’t rushed in yet and I can actually park in the Trader Joe lot, which is rarity. This place is much cheaper than Whole foods and the people here are less hoity toity. I totally recommend coming here to do your shopping. I love this place, I just wish it was closer.

Not the largest Trader Joe’s, but they use their space very well. I had a difficult time finding a few times because the layout was so different from larger Trader Joe’s, but it was easy to find a staff member who was happy to help.

Very nice alternative to the high prices of Whole Foods. To keep their prices cheap they have a limited selection. Meaning, instead of 10 varieties of say frozen corn, they’ll have one. My only problem is the quality of the produce, which can be hit or miss, like Aldi’s across the street. The Trader Joes brand is really good. They offer a lot of ethnic and unique frozen food choices. I primarily buy their frozen and dry items. Service is friendly. The store and parking lot is a madhouse on the weekends, so be prepared.
Tip: still read ingredient lists if your serious about your health. Unless it’s organic some foods have questionable ingredients such as, msg & caramel color.

More affordable than you may think. A good variety of items, friendly service, and good quality food brings me back to Trader Joes again and again. I shopped there a lot in California, and will continue to do so here in MA!

I am a local and I love this store. The staff is phenomenal and they make it a pleasure to shop here. I am always greeted with a smile and the lines move quickly. I don’t get the complaints from other Unilocalers about the produce at all; I don’t share their experience. Everything’s fresh and the prices tend to be better than Whole Foods. My one wish: that they would carry almond milk yogurt.

Even though I grew up around Trader Joes we never really shopped there. My mother wasn’t a huge fan of it and we usually opted to go to Whole Foods down the street instead.
I now live in Hawaii where there is no Trader Joes… but everyone from work always seems to bring back gifts from Trader Joes when they are on the mainland so I figured I’d do the same and purchase some goodies.
The thin almond cookies are bomb, I’ll give them that but the store is mostly filled with ready made foods and frozen foods so its not exactly the ideal grocery store for healthy eating.
I’m not totally against the store but I still prefer whole foods and will probably only stop here for snacks.
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What would I do without Trader Joes? I eat organic and I always stop at Trader Joes first and buy everything on my list there first before I go to Whole Paycheck down the road :)
No wine at this location due to Massachusetts law which only allows three stores of the same kind in the state to carry alcohol.
Not as friendly as a California store but decent for the East Coast.