Trader Joe's white bread - kind of chewy

[PandaBear]

One can buy a bread maker and make their own when they want it and using ingredients of their choice. We have one at home and it makes best bread we ate, we just load ingredients before bed time and set it on timer so that fresh and hot bread is ready in AM before going to work.
I dunno how your TJ is different from WA stores but I've been to a couple stores in WA a few times and never found anything I'd go back for. It also seems that usual customers are either Hippies or Yuppies in the stores.

Went to WA and found their TJ in California being the same as the one in WA, maybe a few percent difference in price due to cost of living that's all.

Compare to Safeway TJ is typically cheaper, they aren't Costco, Walmart, or Whole Food but they are the middle of the road honest price for honest product place.

 

[dubber09]

Safeway used to be a store I shopped regularly, like 30 years ago, not anymore for many years, only a few things I can think of I'd buy there and only when on sale.

 

[y_p_w]

Went to WA and found their TJ in California being the same as the one in WA, maybe a few percent difference in price due to cost of living that's all.

Compare to Safeway TJ is typically cheaper, they aren't Costco, Walmart, or Whole Food but they are the middle of the road honest price for honest product place.

Trader Joe’s doesn’t have sales as a matter of how they operate. So everyday prices are reasonable, while Safeway can have low prices for specials.

 

[PandaBear]

Trader Joe’s doesn’t have sales as a matter of how they operate. So everyday prices are reasonable, while Safeway can have low prices for specials.

They never set themselves up as a "we have everything you need all the time" store. They only stock what is available for a good price and just don't stock them when they can't get them, and tell you to go somewhere else. Their prices for produces do go up and down based on quality and demand / supply.

It works well. They do a lot of business with a very small store and pick their battles wisely.

 

[4wd]

TJ’s still growing ?
They announced 25 new stores a couple years back …

 

[97prizm]

I admit I'm kind of price sensitive and a lot of bread these days seems to be really pricey. I typically get the least expensive sliced bread like at Target or Walmart. Or perhaps off-branded bread at bargain stores. But they tend to be soft. I found some Bimbo white bread once that was on sale and similar.

My wife was telling me that maybe Trader Joe's would be better. So I tried it. $1.99 for 20 oz. It looked about the same size, but when I tried it, the bread seemed a bit denser even though the listed weight didn't suggest it. Not sure if it might be better for making French toast of grilled cheese. But it does seem to be pretty good although it's not the kind of pillow soft white bread I'm used to.

Highly refined white bread is mostly air hence why its so fluffy. I only get daves killer bread or bread with 100% whole wheat as the first ingredient

 

[facility1]

Try a made in store bakery bread, wheat preferably.

 

[97prizm]

Try a made in store bakery bread, wheat preferably.

My local bakery makes a great whole wheat sourdough Pullman loaf.