Trader Joe’s

Milk section thermometer at 45 degrees today. All the milk was too warm in the cooler, so I didn’t buy any. Doesn’t anyone notice this? Perishables by law need to be 40 degrees or lower, I thought. Also, too many recalled items to keep track of. Maddening. They should put a notice at the store. Bought products at least once that were currently on their recall list on their own website, the store didn’t know the were recalled. I have a 18 month old, and I don’t want to give her anything that possibly has listeria.

Love TJ… and especially all of the super nice, friendly, and helpful people working there! Always a fast shopping trip. Able to get in and out quickly and always greeted by friendly smiles!

I love Trader Joe’s and have been a loyal shopper for a while now. Not your traditional grocery store.
They have very unique items, including a great selection of meats and cheeses, and have great deals on wine!
The customer service at this location is very good, they are very helpful with finding different items in the store.
Their prices are also good, and you can use your own shopping bags which saves from using paper bags, go green!

This is terrible that I just found that I bought Persian Cucumber at Trader Joe’s in Palm Desert on this Sunday!
I really like this store, so once in a while I pick up something from this store. But first time I got awful vegetable that they were selling in that store.
I know I should check the packing date on this package which it says Package on ⁴⁄₂₉. But even so, I can’t believe this store is selling to Consumer to this package on their shelf ! Don’t you checking up for that ?! It is disgusting ! I’m going to take this back tomorrow. But what a waste time to take back though ! It is only some a couple dollars, but still it is not free, right? Consumer have to tell to big corporation system that !! Other wise nobody learn.

I love me some trader joes. This location is pretty similar to others I’ve been in. It might be a little larger than my local store but they much have the same items. I did notice they did have some higher end wines. They also have great prices on frozen fruit. I am a loyal trader joes customer !

Poor customer service, unfriendly personal, may be your corporate office can teach them how to be friendly, smile and appreciate customers coming over for shopping. The opposite is not acceptable !!!

What the heck! If the issue is plastic bags affecting the environment… Then why am I charged for a paper sack?

Love the the location in La Quinta a lot better. The staff is friendly and approachable! Not a lot of choices when it comes to produce but very convenient if you’re in a hurry.

Biggest and best little store in the world.

I started shopping at the original TJ’s in Pasadena 30+ years ago. They are still my favorite food shop. Great prices, interesting cultural options: thai, indian, asian, middle eastern — its all there. Fast & fresh lunch & dinner grab & go. Just the best. Some of my favorites are no longer available, but that’s the intrigue of TJs — what new items are on the shelves to discover?

First time in this particular Trader Joe’s.
It was «aight» (pronouced aww-​ite). Nothing special.
For these type of items and organic food, I prefer Sprouts or Whole Foods. The customer service at places like this is always iffy. And it proved to be on this trip as well.
My husband is hooked on the fresh squeezed orange juice and I like the dried chile mango but I really LOVE (I wish Unilocal had an italics/​underline option) the milk chocolate jumbles… so maybe it’s a good thing we don’t come in here too often, because I’m hooked on those things.
We only get a handful of items here and the employees seem to have bad attitudes.
When we checked out, the young man didn’t even look up at us or read us our total, let alone tell us «have a nice day.»
Probably won’t be back very often, as we have better options available.

Super cool store. Inexpensive for quality, organic products which is awesome. Usually have free samples of some of their products and always have free coffee. Staff is usually helpful and friendly. Only drawback is they pretty much just sell they’re own name brand products. A great store though! I wish they offered public stock!

Always an interesting visit to TJs. There are some items that we love that you can only get (at least the only place we’ve seen it) at Joes. The Soyaki and the Coconut milk comes to mind. Outside of that we still find ourselves going to the local grocery store for the staples.

Updating my review. This location has the freshest flowers despite outside temperature.

I love all Trader Joe’s. They always have a wonderful selection of goodies to choose from when shopping.

If you are in the Palm Desert area for any extended amount of time, you will need to get some provisions and spirits here to see you through. (That is, unless you are about to check into Betty Ford… but even then…)
I really do love this particular Trader Joe’s with its madcap and hilarious septuagenarian patrons pushing around their carts in their golf togs and partially de-​hydrated dead-​ringers of Bob Mackie shopping for hemp seed granola!
The staff is pretty friendly and dare I say «in on the joke» on the camp value of all the patrons and how seriously they take their dietary needs.
Keep an eye open– you might just find your spirit guide– Auntie Mame!

For the past three years, I have called the Corporate Office of Trader Joe’s complaining about their Ginseng to no avail. It is green, dry and stringy. They told me they sell thousands a year, and have no problem. I told them that if their customers shopped in an Asian market or Sprouts they would immediately tell the difference. Ginseng is white, juicy and soft. Also I purchased 5 boxes of Pita Bite Crackers, (they say they come from Canada) ¹⁄₃^rd of the contents in all the boxes were broken bit and pieces. When I told my guests, guess what they said? Trader Joe’s doesn’t care about what customers have to say, they do too much business to care. Well Whole Foods is coming to the desert, so we’ll see what happens then. Normally a person can call the vendor to complain about something, but with Trader Joe’s everything is «Dist. & Sold Exclusively By: Trader Joe’s, Monrovia, CA.91 016.»
Now I’m reading the other reviews here, and I’m wondering why they aren’t «shaping up» and listening to their customers? By the way I have shopped at TJ for over 30 years, in L.A. West L.A. Orange County etc., So why doesn’t this company care about me?

No crowds as compared to our SFV TJs. This one had pretty full shelves and prepacked salads, sushi, sandwiches, etc. right near the door, which is a little different from most. A lot of Crew Members keeping the aisles faced and ready to answer your questions, should you have any.

Moved away to Dallas TX from the desert 15 months ago and boy oh boy have I missed Trader Joe’s…
Stopped in yesterday to grab a few favorites: Bruschetta, Gone Bananas, Fruit Floes, Peach Pops and milk!!! Everything was amazing. Store was clean and in order, check was awesome and fast.
Went outside to head home with our goodies, car won’t start!!! WHAT? A trunk full of frozen goodies and car won’t start! 111 degrees outside, so what, 1140 in the trunk! Took our bags back into the store and the kindly placed our goods in the fridge and freezer! We called AAA, had the car towed, stopped back in Trader Joe’s about 3 hours later and picked up our things, headed home and enjoyed our cool treats!
Thanks Trader Joe’s! YOU ROCK!!!

Trader joes reigns supreme on price & selection.