Trader Joe wants their best customer to go away - posts his pics in stores

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21. I understand what youre saying...

but I disagree.

Lets use a restaurant as the example. If I get bad food at a restaurant (by bad I mean rancid, etc) and I get ill... am I going to ask about your suppliers? No. Im going to blame you.

Same with a grocery store, If I buy a bad container of sour cream or even hummus (as in your example), my blame doesnt go to Hood or Cedars, it goes to the grocery store. Its the grocers job to ensure the safety of the food they sell. And I think its pretty clear that by buying items at a place called "Pirate Joes" the patrons are accepting that risk.

As for their reputation, I dont think going after this one guy in Canada is doing much for it. Time will tell though, I guess.