Synthaholic
Diamond Member
They have some good stuff and some bad stuff. Most of it is their house brand, especially things like mustard or mayonnaise or canned goods. They carry a few good bottles of beers that they sell as singles. It really appeals to the young professional who either hates to cook or just doesn’t want to bother. A large selection of frozen dinners, all healthy, organic, and not your usual pairings. They have really good coffee but too expensive. Their produce is top-notch.OK, I guess I'm not woke and will probably not wake any time soon. I don't get the nature of the problem with Trader Joe's. I don't think there are any in Tennessee, so it probably will not effect me. All I know of Trader Joe's is, it is a supposed to be a good place to get cheap blended wine.The humorous bullying scolds of the Great Awokening how now turned their sites on Trader Joe's. In their sour worldview, Trader Jose, Trader Giotti and Trader Ming are WACIST. Sadly, Trader Joe's is caving into the mob, and relabeling everything as "Joe's" from now on. But isn't that PATRIARCHICAL?
"While this approach to product naming may have been rooted in a lighthearted attempt at inclusiveness, we recognize that it may now have the opposite effect— one that is contrary to the welcoming, rewarding customer experience we strive to create every day," said Kenya Friend-Daniel, national director of public relations for Trader Joe's. "With this in mind, we made the decision several years ago to use only the Trader Joe's name on our products moving forward. Since then, we have been in the process of updating older labels and replacing any variations with the name Trader Joe's, and we will continue do so until we complete this important work.
"At this time, I don’t have an exact date but we expect to have the work completed very soon. Packaging for a number of the products has already been changed, but there’s a small number of products in which the packaging is still going through the process."
Petition asks Trader Joe's to change its 'racist' food packaging
As companies are hurriedly moving away from problematic depictions of race - from Aunt Jemima to the Washington NFL team - Trader Joe's is yet another brand is being asked to change its packaging of international products through a petition.www.sfgate.com