I’m sensing an issue in the frozen pasta aisle…
Look, I’m a loyal and avid Trader Joe’s shopper, and I love nearly everything about this grocery store chain. But of course, even T.J’s makes mistakes. Here are some of the funniest mishaps and failures that Trader Joe’s shoppers have experienced.
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This guy who discovered the hard way that the illustration does not accurately represent the product.
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And this one who opened the box only to find the wrong flavor.
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This person who accidentally bought a cheese plate instead of a pre-made salad.
–u/somasmarti / Via reddit.com
“My BBQ chicken salad was virtually all cheese, which might make it the perfect salad. The bag on the cutting board is just the cheese I removed from the salad.”
–u/somasmarti
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And this one who discovered a cone-less ice cream cone.
u/Quiet_Attitude4053 / Via reddit.com
“My Hold the Cone took the assignment a little too literally…as there is literally…no cone.”
–u/Quiet_Attitude4053
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This person who found a surprise under the apple cider vinegar beverage wrapper.
u/justic3bon3r / Via reddit.com
“TJ’s Apple Cider Vinegar Beverage is Köe Kombucha on the inside? I’m curious as to the story here.”
–u/justic3bon3r
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And this one who is going heavy on the veggies tonight.
u/simcat2 / Via reddit.com
“Chicken Chow Mein literally came with 3 pieces of chicken!”
–u/simcat2
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This guy who realized there’s more to TJ’s seltzer than what meets the eye.
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And this one who was fooled by the new spice packaging.
u/welluuasked / Via reddit.com
“PSA for inattentive people, TJ’s changed their red pepper flakes container to a flip top. So uh, don’t unscrew the whole top and shake it like you used to unless you want to end up with half a jar of red pepper in your food.”
–u/welluuasked
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Yup, that was an issue.
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This fella who realized two very different TJ’s products look way too similar.
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And this one who realized the expiration date is probably not accurate.
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This person who found a surprise in the tinned seafood.
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This person who discovered an error in the pasta-to-sauce ratio .
u/juniperdaisies / Via reddit.com
“OMG, y’all. Check out my two different bags of ravioli bought on the same shopping trip. I opened the sauce heavy bag first and would have been devastated if I didn’t have a second.”
–u/juniperdaisies
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Like….a pretty serious error.
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And this one, who got zero noodles whatsoever.
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OK, this sauce issue is becoming serious.
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And saddest of all, this mac ‘n’ cheese lover who was seriously disappointed.
u/zchvns / Via reddit.com
“Was excited to try the Butternut Squash Mac and cheese. The worst part? I live 3 hours away from my nearest Trader Joe’s. 😅”
–u/zchvns
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This person who discovered TJ’s pizza has a mind of its own.
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Or this shopper who chose a very bad day for a Trader Joe’s haul.
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This surprised pasta lover who found a lone tortellini in the mini ravioli bag.
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And this person, who discovered the expiration date simply doesn’t exist.
u/greglieb / Via reddit.com
“My salmon expires on February 30th. Is 2021 a leap-leap year? 👀”
–u/greglieb
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And finally, the lucky shopper who found this human disguised as an eggplant.
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahloewentheil/trader-joes-grocery-mishaps
