tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post3192774674013591774..comments2024-03-12T00:36:02.830-07:00Comments on sweatpantsmom: Soy Rage: The Dark Secret of Trader Joessweatpantsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501471972355692992noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-30073422157470680312020-03-12T11:54:18.635-07:002020-03-12T11:54:18.635-07:00Parking lot at my TJ's is insane.. absolutley ...Parking lot at my TJ's is insane.. absolutley insane, but then again I can't go without their products. I guess it's a bearable sacrifice!Diana Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350849841113407925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-81971477234202214692019-07-06T14:42:01.373-07:002019-07-06T14:42:01.373-07:00Oh, I hear you! I have this horrible part of me th...Oh, I hear you! I have this horrible part of me that I keep tucked in deeply inside me and I never let it out. Except...I keep needing it at the Trader Joe's!Brian Routthttp://www.anobit.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-27548286971832588452012-10-29T22:22:32.958-07:002012-10-29T22:22:32.958-07:00Soy VeySoy Veygm58noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-22442200291064035242011-04-04T18:32:50.931-07:002011-04-04T18:32:50.931-07:00I had to laugh at your story. I certainly have had...I had to laugh at your story. I certainly have had a few of my own.<br /> http://ht.ly/4t8QJ<br /><br />That parking lot is terrible and some of the people are just nuts.Jackhttp://www.thejackb.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-69077647443119565012010-06-17T19:34:00.242-07:002010-06-17T19:34:00.242-07:00We call their parking lot the demon parking lot! T...We call their parking lot the demon parking lot! The crazys are always there!LoveFeast Tablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16401276625395223703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-17592718851959487012009-04-20T14:45:00.000-07:002009-04-20T14:45:00.000-07:00Just curious. Is your Trader Joes in Pacfic Grove,...Just curious. Is your Trader Joes in Pacfic Grove, CA? I ask b/c when I lived there, our Trader Joes had a security guard in the parking lot as well b/c the lot was so small people would nearly get in fistfights waiting for spots (or spot stalk each other). I'm just wondering if it's possible that another Trader Joes had to hire a security guard. For the record, though I hated the parking (I was smart enough to park in the neighboring lot and walk over) the staff at my Trader Joes was always super nice. Don't remember running into asshole shoppers anywhere but the parking lot. I live in Orlando now. No Trader Joes in the entire state. I'm very sad about that. I'd put up with the assholes to get my favorite Trader Joes snacks back.Crishttp://www.homeschoolbistro.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-30825324439357882062008-09-22T18:09:00.000-07:002008-09-22T18:09:00.000-07:00the other day I was parked right outside of trader...the other day I was parked right outside of trader joe's. I got daughter #1 buckled in, then went around to get daughter #2 all settled...her TJ's balloon touched the side of the hot car and exploded. of course, tears ensued. but they were already strapped in. so, I'm standing there thinking, the balloons are blown up right inside that door 10 feet away from me...surely someone won't mind running back in and grabbing a balloon for me?<BR/><BR/>so, I start scoping out the people coming in and out of the store...I see a older hippie lady talking to a man...she had a nice voice and was all smiley, so I approached and said, "excuse, can you do me a really quick favor?" in the nicest voice I could muster.<BR/><BR/>she looks at me with this fake nice look on her face and, with the most condescending voice I've heard in a long while, said, "I'm really sorry, but this is just NOT a good time for me." <BR/><BR/>I was shocked. didn't know what to say, so I fumbled out, "oh, my daughter's balloon just popped and she's heartbroken and they're right inside..." <BR/><BR/>"yeah, I'm sorry."<BR/><BR/>WHAT?!?<BR/><BR/>me: "okay, well, then, I'll just..."<BR/><BR/>then the man she's talking to steps in and says, "oh, well we can stand by your car if you'd like."<BR/><BR/>okay, not my top choice, but whatever. it's going to take me literally THREE seconds to grab this stupid balloon, so I take the offer, run in the store, run out and am back in the car in no time.<BR/><BR/>they completely ignored me when I said thank you. AND THEN...after getting the kids squared away, getting in the car, buckling up, turning on the car, and driving away...they are still standing there by my car talking with no signs of leaving anytime soon.<BR/><BR/>yeah, she was really busy. yeah, she was a beee-otch. steer clear of the old hippie ladies at TJs, that's all I gotta say.<BR/><BR/>phew, I'm glad I got that off my chest. I don't know why it bothered me so much...I think it was the condescension and the lying that really got under my skin. AAAARRRRGGGGHHH!!! <BR/><BR/>:)jane maynardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12949930189858143454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-38250411828578614022008-09-22T12:56:00.000-07:002008-09-22T12:56:00.000-07:00I blame it on bacon and trans-fat deprivation suff...I blame it on bacon and trans-fat deprivation suffered by people who shop at TJs. I had an old lady turn, snarl and loudly SHUSH my son because he was talking. Not loudly, just asking me if he could choose some cheese. I shushed her back.<BR/><BR/>Smelly goatee guy? He's not a person, he's a cartoon. The "I'm so hip I don't need soap" guy with bad manners and even worse hygiene. Probably in an indie band. Sympathies to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-5446332934607363332008-09-22T12:50:00.000-07:002008-09-22T12:50:00.000-07:00Our TJs parking lot has REALLY skinny spaces. Onc...Our TJs parking lot has REALLY skinny spaces. Once an older crunchy looking woman in a Honda hybrid SLAMMED her door into mine as she got out of her car. When I looked over at her, she just yelled at me for having a car that is "too damn big for parking lots." It's a minivan, by the way, which I need to drive all my kids around. <BR/><BR/>These stories are kind of shocking.{sue}https://www.blogger.com/profile/09266404817244565359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-78853830200912338322008-08-22T14:30:00.000-07:002008-08-22T14:30:00.000-07:00AGH! I just moved near to a Trader Joe's and I am...AGH! I just moved near to a Trader Joe's and I am SO IN LOVE with it. But now I will prepare for battle in the parking lot. <BR/><BR/>(I ran out of their greek style yogurt today and I bought four large tubs of it less than a week ago. It is SO GOOD!)Marmite Breathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14008928254219278262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-55387819713156615582008-08-15T11:45:00.000-07:002008-08-15T11:45:00.000-07:00A little not so well known fact about people these...A little not so well known fact about people these days.......It's all about them. They want the parking sapce and it doesn't matter if you are handicapped, Pregnant, or a what. They are better then you so deserve it more. It's a world of selfish "ME" people. And it's just sickening!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-16103770632729258782008-08-09T16:11:00.000-07:002008-08-09T16:11:00.000-07:00Hilarious as usual SPM. The stress of navigating w...Hilarious as usual SPM. The stress of navigating within the stores with kids in TJs is too much for me. We almost need a traffic cop in our local TJs. It is almost an unspoken rule that you dare not read labels ... you grab and go and keep on down the isle. Don't EVEN think of cutting over from the pasta section to the cereal through the middle. And why is it, people that SEE you are putting kids in the car honk the horn to go faster when it is 100+ degrees in the car? Don't make me chuck my full canvas bag at you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-6556388704414762402008-08-04T22:06:00.000-07:002008-08-04T22:06:00.000-07:00Trader Joe's parking lots are designed by really b...Trader Joe's parking lots are designed by really bad parking lot designers, that's part of the problem. But I've personally had worse experiences with shoppers at the Costco parking lot that TJ's. Mean, crazy people who would rather park their cars than speak nicely to other humans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-14067408319357625882008-08-04T06:22:00.000-07:002008-08-04T06:22:00.000-07:00It's because Ralph's has no problem razing a fores...It's because Ralph's has no problem razing a forest to put in a big parking lot. TJs parking lots are too small even for my hatchback to feel at ease. People need their space and freak out when it's denied. <BR/><BR/>Are you talking about the one on Pico? That parking lot terrifies me.this vignettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681409951703161788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1138892277038733522008-08-03T14:49:00.000-07:002008-08-03T14:49:00.000-07:00I just had oh so pleasant experiences at TJ's whil...I just had oh so pleasant experiences at TJ's while visiting Santa Monica, but here at home, I'm finding a similar situation at Sam's Club, which is probably to be expected...RhoRhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07912391930238761944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-85534572879840267502008-07-30T11:02:00.000-07:002008-07-30T11:02:00.000-07:00Let's try that again.Most of the Trader Joe's nega...Let's try that again.<BR/><BR/>Most of the Trader Joe's negativity I've experienced has happened in the parking lot, where I once saw a woman in a giant black SUV lay on the horn for a solid thirty seconds because pedestrians dared to cross in front of her. Then she nearly ran down the TJ employee directing traffic to pull into a spot ahead of everyone else in the queue. Her license plate read "RU4RL". Indeed.<BR/><BR/>Other than being addressed as "sir" and having eyebrows raised at my wine habit by judgemental employees, once inside everything is usually fine.<BR/><BR/>Not so Whole Foods, which we like to call "Asshole Foods." I'll have to check out Ralph's more regularly.Feral Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08456760046606299779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-23901454232543610462008-07-30T11:00:00.000-07:002008-07-30T11:00:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Feral Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08456760046606299779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-56436724904393651472008-07-28T18:07:00.000-07:002008-07-28T18:07:00.000-07:00Maybe those unkind people are sipping too much of ...Maybe those unkind people are sipping too much of the cheap wine instead of the soymilk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-46596423110582400862008-07-25T14:38:00.000-07:002008-07-25T14:38:00.000-07:00I suspect the rich people are confused. They have...I suspect the rich people are confused. They have all this money, yet are still miserable and take it out on random strangers at Trader Joes.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04455637064686856773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-53470324440732865382008-07-24T11:40:00.000-07:002008-07-24T11:40:00.000-07:00Oh, it's got to be the general sense of entitlemen...Oh, it's got to be the general sense of entitlement. You ought to see the infighting that happens at our local "community owned" co-op.<BR/><BR/>But you write it funnier ;o)Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289132267222901917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-75406230890877613822008-07-24T08:09:00.000-07:002008-07-24T08:09:00.000-07:00My story wasn't soy rage, just obliviousness - I h...My story wasn't soy rage, just obliviousness - I had to pound the trunk of a car that backed out as I was carrying my poopy 4mo and pushing my stroller with one hand. She didn't quite hit me, but it was more luck than anything else.<BR/><BR/>However, the store installed a changing table less than a month after I told them what happened.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-24398351709402130782008-07-24T00:16:00.000-07:002008-07-24T00:16:00.000-07:00Could be the hormones? Our TJ parking lot is also...Could be the hormones? Our TJ parking lot is also a nightmare - you are not alone!carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038972194323564240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-26963967503671454392008-07-23T19:48:00.000-07:002008-07-23T19:48:00.000-07:00Never been to a Trader Joes, we don't have them wh...Never been to a Trader Joes, we don't have them where I live.<BR/>You should get government funding to do a study 'Does depriving the masses of preservatives and imitation 'food' cause them to become more animalistic in behavior?'Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06227705104011572014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-76399679404434760142008-07-23T19:10:00.000-07:002008-07-23T19:10:00.000-07:00So the Dude isn't the only one who goes to Ralph's...So the Dude isn't the only one who goes to Ralph's in his bathrobe?<BR/><BR/>I've only had pleasant experiences at the Trader Joe's I shop at in Illinois. Maybe Midwestern hippie-yuppies are calmer than those in CA.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10023959769203103393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-5561990440821340432008-07-23T18:47:00.000-07:002008-07-23T18:47:00.000-07:00I have a few Trader Joe stories for you. I have s...I have a few Trader Joe stories for you. I have seen some crazy stuff in the parking lot. I nearly beat a chick one for taking the last box of Dark Chocolate Caramels...but that can be explained away easily. <BR/><BR/>I so miss Trader Joes. And wine.Issahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309906249557761472noreply@blogger.com