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Trader Joe's

Brand Publisher · Grocery, meal kits & food delivery · 17 mentions · 7 subreddits · discussed in r/EatCheapAndHealthy, r/Frugal, r/mealprep, r/camping

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Pros

  • I also haven't noticed large price increases at Trader Joe's. We mainly cook from scratch, and produce prices at Trader Joe's and the local Chinese grocery stores are fairly affordable IMO.
  • Trader Joe's also sells polenta for $1.99 per log, which is insanely cheap compared to everywhere else.
  • Seconding trader Joe's. They make it easy.
  • In between Costco trips we go to Trader Joe’s. We rarely go to any other grocery store and eat only maybe once a week.
  • I find it more affordable than grocery stores when you stick to the Whole Foods and limit buying snacks.

Cons

  • So does Trader Joe’s 🙌🏻
  • They are on the more mid-affordable end of the spectrum at least where I live. More expensive than Aldi and Walmart, less than some independent or specialty grocers.
  • Previously I’ve been spending around $450 monthly in groceries between Giant, Trader Joe’s, and Aldi
  • Right now I get traitor joes frozen meals for work

Sentiment

13 positive (76%) · 4 mixed (24%) · 0 negative (0%)

Trust + time weighted score: +78% · raw score 76%

What redditors said (10 of 17)

I also haven't noticed large price increases at Trader Joe's. We mainly cook from scratch, and produce prices at Trader Joe's and the local Chinese grocery stores are fairly affordable IMO.
positive · u/S****3 · r/Frugal · comment · Aug 15, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Trader Joe's also sells polenta for $1.99 per log, which is insanely cheap compared to everywhere else.
positive · u/a****d · r/EatCheapAndHealthy · comment · Nov 8, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Seconding trader Joe's. They make it easy.
positive · u/W****i · r/mealprep · comment · Jan 19, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
In between Costco trips we go to Trader Joe’s. We rarely go to any other grocery store and eat only maybe once a week.
positive · u/S****2 · r/personalfinance · comment · Dec 27, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
So does Trader Joe’s 🙌🏻
mixed · u/f****2 · r/Frugal · comment · Nov 17, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I find it more affordable than grocery stores when you stick to the Whole Foods and limit buying snacks.
positive · u/z****h · r/EatCheapAndHealthy · comment · Nov 9, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Yeah they’re cheap if you live in a high COL area especially, they have the same prices nationwide so they can be cheap on a lot of things.
positive · u/7****t · r/EatCheapAndHealthy · comment · Nov 9, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
They are on the more mid-affordable end of the spectrum at least where I live. More expensive than Aldi and Walmart, less than some independent or specialty grocers.
mixed · u/p****t · r/EatCheapAndHealthy · comment · Nov 9, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Previously I’ve been spending around $450 monthly in groceries between Giant, Trader Joe’s, and Aldi
mixed · u/G****a · r/Frugal · Nov 2, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
The best of the national brands are Zing Zang, Old Bay, Filthy, and Trader Joe's. They're all different. "Best" comes down to personal preference. ... Trader Joe's has a strong layer of seafood/clam to its profile.
positive · u/C****n · r/cocktails · comment · Aug 31, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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