# What's good at Trader Joes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 11, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-at-trader-joes/701049 "2014-10-11T16:59:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-at-trader-joes/701049/81 "2014-12-02T15:18:51Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Whatever you find that you like, don’t. they will discontinue it next week and you’ll never find it anywhere for the rest of your life. > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > ^ QFT. > > What’s good?.. > [list[li] **Triple Ginger Snaps.** Fresh ginger, ground ginger, and crystallised ginger. I grew up with Nabisco ginger snaps being about the only option. Never cared for them. TJ’s TGSs are really, really good.[/li]… I loved those, but they seem to have been discontinued. I also liked their shampoo, which has also been discontinued. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-at-trader-joes/701049/82 "2014-12-02T15:19:52Z")
What on earth is this cookie butter? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-at-trader-joes/701049/83 "2014-12-02T15:34:30Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I loved those, but they seem to have been discontinued. Ar? 😕 I never had any trouble finding them. The people at one Trader Joe’s I visit often tell people that Triple Ginger Snaps are their #1 seller. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-at-trader-joes/701049/84 "2014-12-02T15:51:25Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Ar? 😕 > > I never had any trouble finding them. The people at one Trader Joe’s I visit often tell people that Triple Ginger Snaps are their #1 seller. Hmm, maybe I should inquire at customer service. ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2014, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-at-trader-joes/701049/85 "2014-12-02T19:03:28Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > What on earth is this cookie butter? Absolute magic is what it is! But to be serious: Europeans figured out that you can grind up speculoos cookies with oil to a consistency similar to peanut butter and pretend it’s a healthy snack because you can dip apple slices into it. (Speculoos are kinda like non-molasses hard ginger snaps but not exactly.) ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-at-trader-joes/701049/86 "2014-12-03T05:36:15Z")
whoo hoo! Trader Joes is looking at properties to possibly finally open one in Memphis next year. 😃 😃 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-at-trader-joes/701049/87 "2014-12-04T00:01:36Z")
I had Five Spice Chicken And Asian Style Noodles Salad for lunch today. Not as good as going to a Vietnamese restaurant, but pretty good for a store-bought salad. I washed it down with a whole bottle of strawberry kefir (first time I’ve had kefir) and that was good too. I’m looking forward to trying the Triple Ginger Brew. Wanted it for lunch, but it wasn’t chilled. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-at-trader-joes/701049/88 "2014-12-04T03:16:58Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Second the pot stickers. Also, Trader Joe’s sells a cheap brand of bear, Simpler Times Pilsener, that is remarkably good for the price. That’s not a high bar, since it’s like $3 for a six-pack. But it’s drinkable, if not awesome. I think their hummus is pretty good, as are their animal crackers and yogurt. And the ginger snaps are definitely good. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2015, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-at-trader-joes/701049/89 "2015-03-01T05:05:27Z")
[The 13 most popular items at Trader Joe’s](https://screen.yahoo.com/13-most-popular-items-trader-113001072.html) (video, with transcript). No surprise, Triple Ginger Snaps top the list. Staff frequently mention they’re the store’s best seller. I love the Pound Plus chocolate. But when they talk about ‘easily breakable portions’, they must not have been eating the Dark Chocolate. It takes a little effort. (I only get the dark chocolate, or the dark chocolate with almonds.) ---
**Author:** ![Cartoonacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-at-trader-joes/701049/90 "2015-03-02T17:20:22Z")
Frozen langostino tails. They’re reasonably priced, you can substitute them for shrimp in any recipe, and they taste incredible. I use them to make etouffee, or toss them with pasta and pesto. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-at-trader-joes/701049/91 "2015-03-02T19:12:39Z")
The butternut squash ravioli is wonderful. And we always get the mini-pizza 4 packs. This past Valentines day, the florist next to Trader Joe’s wanted 65 bucks for a dozen roses. Got em at Trader Joe’s for under 10. I cannot see a difference between them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-at-trader-joes/701049.md?page=4)