Trader Joe’s

My only rule when moving to AZ is I needed my house to be no more then 10 minutes from a trader joes! That was the deal. I am glad to say I’m 8 minutes away from this one. I had to get use to the AZ rules on alcohol as I love TJ LIQUOR the best. However everyone who works at this location is great. I love trader joes and it’s my favorite store by far.

Whoa Trader Joe’s. Just spent $ 100 plus in your store, cashiers were downright hostile, so rude. Long drawn out conversation with each other, not even making eye contact with me, the customer. Just wow. So sorry you have chosen retail as your gig but that is not my fault. In fact, without me, the customer, you would not have that job. Merry Christmas.

I love this store, and the only thing I wanted to add is that when it gets cold outside, I go in and stock up on the chicken pot pies ($ 3.79 each), the steak and ale pies ($ 6.49 for two), and now I see they have a chicken curry pie ($ 5.99 for two). Oh yeah. Those and some good brown beer will keep us warm in the short Arizona winters. Please build one in south Chandler. Alma School & Queen Creek would be nice in that big plaza that has the Shoppers now. Alma School and Ray would be even better. Take over that dim sum place that closed. See? I already did the location scouting for you! If you build it, they will come.

Went here today and some tiny, squirrelly looking, skinny, middle aged man with a pony tail down to his back flipped me off for no reason. he drives a tan pick up truck, Toyota Tacoma or something-​saw him drive away. not the type of experience you want when you’re shopping. people like him aggravate me. he’s obviously got some sort of social complex he’s dealing with, but come on man, there are bigger things going on in the world to worry about, grow up. (me saying this to someone 20 years my senior)

I love Trader Joe’s. Quite simply this is one of my favorite grocery stores to shop at. Everything is amazing. This particular location is a mid size store. It is not as small as the one in Mesa on Baseline. They have a nice selection of beer and wine. I also find that the employees at this store are really friendly.

I like trader joes especially their lunch section and frozen. I can always grab something healthy and fast

As of 2012, Trader Joe’s has sold more than 600 million bottles of its popular two-​buck [Now $ 3] Chuck wine. That’s a lot of wine! And as we all know, wine: It’s just «win» with an «e.»
I love Trader Joe’s just like everybody else. I see Trader Joe’s like how I see Target: You think you’re gonna go in for a few items but you always walk away with half the store. «I’m just here for the Triple Ginger Snaps.» Then why are you grabbing jars and jars of Speculoos Cookie Butter, packages of Chicken Pot Pie Raviolis, a thing of blueberry goat cheese, some bottles of melatonin [I have issues with sleep, okay?], boxes of frozen mac ‘n cheese, a stalk of Brussels sprouts, and tubs of spinach & kale Greek yogurt dip like a zombie apocalypse is about to go down!?! And really, do you need another pot of succulents or basil that will just die in this Arizona heat? Yas, yaaaaaaas, of course you do~
It can get hella crowded on the weekends and before any holiday or major sporting event [cheap booze, heygirlhey!] and parking is a nightmare. Some of the customers here are rude too. They block the lanes, are generally unpleasant, and shouldn’t be a part of society but what can you do? At least the staff is always nice!
So grab your cool looking Trader Joe’s reusable bags [go green!] and shop here!

It’s always a pleasure to shop at Trader Joe’s in Tempe. I can always find a few very favorite items — the Sardinian Parchment Crackers with olive Oil, the Morrello Cherries in syrup, and the Greek Salad. These are so delicious. The other fun thing is the chef’s tasting table — I have tried that way so many of the groceries offered in the store. I always like to read the wishes on the dollar greeting cards — this inventory changes often, and it’s fun to read them. I feel I want to buy them all.

At first I wasn’t crazy about TJs and then I saw the wine… and the popcorn kernels, the preserves, cereals and coffee. I like that they’re small stores. Sometimes the warehouse megastores can be a pain to navigate.
I usually make my way round the back of the store to see what I can sample, and so far everytime I buy what ever they’re handing out. I was real excited when they began selling red palm oil. I use it for many things and until now I had to buy it online. The staff are too cool to work there, you know? They should be in a band or do musicals or something. The relaxed casual feel of the store makes my grocery shopping enjoyable; and I don’t like to shop. If TJ began delivering groceries, it’d be the perfecto business.
PLUS: Their cheeses, pesto, and hummus are a must.

I really like this Trader Joes. The staff is so friendly as in most. The only problem here is lack of parking– could get really rough after– work hours.

I love trader joes! It’s been a long while since I’ve frequented here. I picked up some frozen indian food which in my opinion is almost as good as going to an Indian restaurant; power of 7 organic juice, mango mango yogurt gummies, chocolate tamales, beer hummus, eggplant hummus, organic carrots to name a few. I could buy a whole lot more but didn’t want to buy the entire store! I’m glad I came back for stocking up. Fridge love.
One star was deducted: When I was looking some cherry tomatoes there were some that had mold on it. Yuck!

I love this store always find something interesting to try here and I havent said yuk to anything so far my only negatives are the crazy parking lot and the parents who let their kids go wild here with the little carts everybody needs to be reminded of their manners but otherwise its a great place to try new things and on the cheap too

Such a fan of this store! Great food selections, helpful and friendly staff, and an easy to shop layout. They always have new things for you to try, and they have samples towards the back of the store to help you pair things together that I would never think of! I always have a positive shopping experience here and that’s mostly due to the wonderful staff. They are always willing and happy to help, and seem to legitimately enjoy their job (something you can’t really fake). I go out of my way to shop here, so if you have never shopped at Trader Joe’s, it’s definitely worth checking out!

I’ve been to several Trader Joe’s stores and so far, this TJ’s located in Tempe is my favorite one. It’s in a nice neighborhood and the strip mall it’s located in looks new and well-​kept. Both the employees and clientele (I’m assuming the local residents) were really friendly. In fact, there was another Trader Joe’s store a little closer to where I was staying during my visit to Arizona but I drove a little further based on all of the positive customer service reviews that this Tempe location had. Yup, great customer service is that important to me. The employees definitely lived up to the reviews. I was greeted by several different employees and the cashier that helped me chatted with me for a little while whiled she rang up my items. The employees working the floor also asked me if I needed help.
Besides the great customer service, I love shopping at Trader Joe’s for the snacks and fresh produce. They sell a lot of their own Trader Joe’s brand products and have a few other brands as well and most of the food is reasonably priced. Although TJ’s is a health food store, my favorites are the snacks that are high in sugar and salt like the Cookie Butter and the Kona Coffee Creamy Half-​Dipped Shortbread Cookies. I have a ton of other favorites but I realize I’m writing a review and not my grocery list!
The only thing I didn’t care for at this location was the crowds. The parking lot was pretty full. I didn’t have a hard time finding a stall but by the time I left, there were a couple of people waiting for me to pull out of my stall. The store itself was pretty crowded as well but it’s still a great location. It’s nice and clean, they have a pretty good fresh floral selection, a wide variety of food and excellent customer service.

Favorite grocery store for healthy, inexpensive, non gmo food with the option to buy organic.
Very affordable for quality! Makes shopping and meal prepping/​planning fun and creative.
They are always offering the best food in season to put you in the spirit.
Easy labels let you know what is Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten free etc.
Love Trader Joes and support them tremendously!

By far my favorite Trader Joe’s. The layout is great. Very easy to navigate. The staff is friendly without it being annoying. Yummy samples, super fresh produce and fast checkouts. The only down side is the parking lot is always crazy busy. I’ve never seen it empty ever. I suppose that is a great sign though that they won’t have to worry ever about staying in business.

TJ’s is one of three stores that I frequent for my groceries because: cheap bananas. Well, really it is for cheap wine, bread, cheese, flowers, and I could go on and on. Service has always been really helpful but most importantly are the free samples! Bonus that it is right next to Trading Hands Bookstore. Google top wines from here and pick out some, most have been pretty good.

Okay, first off, I just love Trader Joe’s period — it truly is, gourmet on the cheap, but this one is in an especially good location — the shopping center has an indie bookstore (changing hands), a great bakery and breakfast lunch place connected to the bookstore (Wildflower Bakery) and now it has a place that does wood fired pizza. The best part of Trader Joe’s is there is always something new and the house beer, even the lager in a can, because this company is owned by a private German firm, is wonderful — craft brew quality at about a third of the price — check it out!

Still shopping the Guadelupe & McClintock Joe’s, and have added some staples:
Nuts when good price
Omega three trail mix
Mixed greens in a bag
Soy milk
Cranberry & tart cherry juices
Le Authentiq red table wine
72% lb plus — prefer the cacao powder additive vs already plenteous fats of liquor.
A+

In my opinion Trader Joe’s is only good for hummus (their store brand hummus is better than any other hummus I’ve ever bought at any grocery store) and their frozen food section (because they carry a lot of stuff other grocery stores don’t carry). Oh and I like their boxed whipping cream that doesn’t go bad quickly so you can keep on hand in your pantry for whenever you want to bake. Their produce and other items are overpriced. Pastries are just okay. I don’t really care for their «healthy» version of chips and cookies and such.
So, because I only go there for a few items, I usually only shop here 4 – 5 times a year.