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99. They call them Grocery Outlet in Spokane, along with about 20 other stores that

Sat Jun 6, 2015, 02:43 PM

Jun 2015

sell the cast offs from places who sell to people with more money. They have found there is profit to be had in that, along with raising the prices at all the secondhand stores, stores that are now moving into more expensive real estate.

I do like the restaurant idea. I think there should be one every 12 square blocks, in a home, for the community. Run by the community.

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Trader Joe's Ex-President Opens Store With Aging Food And Cheap Meals [View all] KamaAina Jun 2015 OP

aye very strong yea cali Jun 2015 #1

Agreed, it beats just tossing the food like so many stores do. nt cstanleytech Jun 2015 #43

Sounds good to me. I'm sure residents would welcome affordable nutritious food valerief Jun 2015 #2

Totally with you. tymorial Jun 2015 #82

Have you ever had butter on a poptart? snort Jun 2015 #88

Nah, usually eat them uncooked. tymorial Jun 2015 #98

If you haven't then I think you should!! nt MADem Jun 2015 #116

Note that whenever you eat in a regular restaurant you don't get to know how close to expiration PoliticAverse Jun 2015 #3

Excellent point. The idea of this type of store in an answer to several problems. Access in food jwirr Jun 2015 #10

How close? You don't even know which side of the expiration date the food was. n/t A Simple Game Jun 2015 #18

Yes you do, it's called today's "special" FLPanhandle Jun 2015 #66

I am nay on the prices... Those are Aldi prices (a Trader Joe store) ScreamingMeemie Jun 2015 #4

In Houston, maybe KamaAina Jun 2015 #5

In Mi, CA, TX and WI. Markup is way too high. ScreamingMeemie Jun 2015 #11

Without markup, how do you pay for the store? FrodosPet Jun 2015 #93

not where I live. not even close. cali Jun 2015 #7

Here's the ad for Aldi Boston ScreamingMeemie Jun 2015 #20

again, you live in Houston. things are very different on the east coast cali Jun 2015 #40

Which tells us nothing. ieoeja Jun 2015 #41

I was able to find them. ScreamingMeemie Jun 2015 #42

How? ieoeja Jun 2015 #44

No...that is Aldi in Medford--a long way from Dorchester. MADem Jun 2015 #75

Not to mention tymorial Jun 2015 #83

If you are up on Savin Hill in Dorchester, you're doing great.... MADem Jun 2015 #97

Yup. Gormy Cuss Jun 2015 #90

It's actually pretty hard to get *out* of Dorchester on public transit. Intentionally. Recursion Jun 2015 #114

Yep, unless you live on Savin Hill it can be difficult. nt MADem Jun 2015 #115

Aldi and Trader Joe's are run by related people, billionaire brothers, but are not the same entity GreatGazoo Jun 2015 #21

I never saw a Trader Joe's in Wales geardaddy Jun 2015 #51

good information but missing a few things unapatriciated Jun 2015 #60

My first TJ's visit that I remember was Newport Beach around 1977 GreatGazoo Jun 2015 #72

now that was a memory trip NJCher Jun 2015 #84

On vacations in Miami as kids, I recall a tropical restaurant 'Trader' smthg. had to be Vics. appalachiablue Jun 2015 #92

We didn't get TJ's in the Twin Cities hifiguy Jun 2015 #105

Lots of crave-able items in their selections GreatGazoo Jun 2015 #106

those are terrific TJ selections NJCher Jun 2015 #107

I'm coming to your house for dinner tonight. hifiguy Jun 2015 #108

Wow, you guys really do live in another world in Texas. Costs more here in Mass. nt valerief Jun 2015 #53

Nope. Aldi prices are pretty much the same all over. ScreamingMeemie Jun 2015 #54

To be honest, I never even heard of Aldi, but I see there's one not far from me. valerief Jun 2015 #57

For staple stuff and some types of produce hifiguy Jun 2015 #100

I went to a nearby Aldi last evening. It was clean, small, filled mostly with valerief Jun 2015 #104

Prices are different here in NC. ladyVet Jun 2015 #109

Aldi's is not a Trader Joe's store unapatriciated Jun 2015 #63

Food is expensive in the city. MADem Jun 2015 #74

I had some maple syrup today that had a sell by date of 2014 - hollysmom Jun 2015 #6

Generally, maple syrup lasts a long time - closeupready Jun 2015 #9

For those like me who cannot afford genuine maple syrup, the artificial totodeinhere Jun 2015 #85

Sure why not? I'd shop there. closeupready Jun 2015 #8

Isn't this what most of us do daily in our homes? No Vested Interest Jun 2015 #12

there is no federal standard for expiration dates... Javaman Jun 2015 #16

I'm still drinking bottled water that expired 5 years ago. Fuddnik Jun 2015 #23

the vodka never lasts... Javaman Jun 2015 #28

Priorities! BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #29

You wouldn't want that vodka to go bad awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #55

The nice thing about booze is that hifiguy Jun 2015 #101

fairly good but I will disagree with a few airplaneman Jun 2015 #59

Those great prices for the Boston area. bunnies Jun 2015 #13

it's a sad state of affairs that someone deams this viable as a profit maker. nt Javaman Jun 2015 #14

It's nonprofit. N/t lostnfound Jun 2015 #50

I guess that's marginally better Javaman Jun 2015 #81

Why throw away perfectly edible food? hifiguy Jun 2015 #102

I agree, but giving your response to my post it appears as if it sailed over your head. Javaman Jun 2015 #113

YES Mira Jun 2015 #15

EAT RECYLED FOOD! MineralMan Jun 2015 #17

Our local grocery store allows you to purchase this food Horse with no Name Jun 2015 #19

We can buy imperfect or older produce quite cheaply here, too. nt tblue37 Jun 2015 #26

I like the idea of it being a non-profit. I hope someday all our food retailers will operate Cleita Jun 2015 #22

West Oakland has a nice food co-op KamaAina Jun 2015 #68

Those would be pretty good prices for the most part SheilaT Jun 2015 #24

Yea, indeed! nt tblue37 Jun 2015 #25

Yea! Giving people in poorer areas a chance to buy food inexpensively is great peacebird Jun 2015 #27

yea Liberal_in_LA Jun 2015 #30

It beats taking the T out of the neighborhood Warpy Jun 2015 #31

I agree. And some people would have to take the bus to the T... MADem Jun 2015 #76

Who could object? BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #32

+1 million geardaddy Jun 2015 #48

Me too, and they pop up on the Nicollet Mall hifiguy Jun 2015 #103

Yes! geardaddy Jun 2015 #117

Smell doesn't seem to work with produce anymore... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #56

Definitely BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #61

And finding a good tasting tomato awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #64

Lots of produce is coated in wax to retard spoilage. Gormy Cuss Jun 2015 #89

You make some good points but on the other hand given all of the food recalls over salmonella totodeinhere Jun 2015 #86

Yea. nt Ilsa Jun 2015 #33

Aye! This is a resourceful endeavor, and helps people who would be without. Avalux Jun 2015 #34

Caution: Story from old fart about frugal living during childhood! Doc_Technical Jun 2015 #35

Wasn't there a study that found that access to more nutritious foods didn't improve consumption? aikoaiko Jun 2015 #36

Grocery Outlet KT2000 Jun 2015 #37

Grocery Outlets definately one of my favorite stores. airplaneman Jun 2015 #49

Me too! KT2000 Jun 2015 #73

They are indeed a chain KamaAina Jun 2015 #69

It's my second favorite store shanti Jun 2015 #71

Great idea, I hope it spreads! Paper Roses Jun 2015 #38

I've had bad luck with TJ's produce while it was in the store IronLionZion Jun 2015 #39

About that deer sausage.... unapatriciated Jun 2015 #62

I'm worried about that deer sausage. IronLionZion Jun 2015 #80

We do sell a frozen bison burger but... unapatriciated Jun 2015 #94

The food banks are a good idea IronLionZion Jun 2015 #112

I've been very pleased with TJ's products, and their return policy is as good as Costco's... Hekate Jun 2015 #67

I like TJ's packaged foods and their great alcohol selection. IronLionZion Jun 2015 #79

Double yea denbot Jun 2015 #45

Sounds like a great plan to me. n/t geardaddy Jun 2015 #46

I'm in favor of the idea. Many people have no car and live in a food desert. Shrike47 Jun 2015 #47

Excellent. Saw special on MSNBC about food being wasted. lostnfound Jun 2015 #52

Yea! deathrind Jun 2015 #58

I say yea unapatriciated Jun 2015 #65

The local TJ's donates lots to our food bank The Blue Flower Jun 2015 #70

TJ's has made it the responsibility unapatriciated Jun 2015 #111

I'd love to eat there. Renew Deal Jun 2015 #77

Aldi at least local will discount stuff as it approaches due date dembotoz Jun 2015 #78

i saw a documentary on food network about this. retrowire Jun 2015 #87

Yea! ybbor Jun 2015 #91

Good idea. Meanwhile, in France ... Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #95

I love it. Lee-Lee Jun 2015 #96

They call them Grocery Outlet in Spokane, along with about 20 other stores that jtuck004 Jun 2015 #99

In theory I like the idea Egnever Jun 2015 #110