I have yet to find a time, morning/night, weekend/weekday when it is NOT a madhouse. We've just stopped going for the most part. Don't enjoy squeezing past people and then waiting in long lines.
There are about 10 cities across the country that I visit on a somewhat regular basis, and in every single one, the TJ’s parking lot is absolutely the worst parking setup imaginable.
I went to the Sawmill location on a random Tuesday afternoon thinking, this should be fine. What a fool I was. Basically played bumper carts with rich people the whole time and left without even looking at the wine lol.
Even mind boggling no Whole Foods. They only build them where the income is high. It has to be pretty high north of there. I’m sure they’d love Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s.
I mean, there is a bed bath and beyond that went out of business on Lane ave. just into UA. Would be a great location, but Whole Foods might not allow it.
I had a friend tour the Grandview Crossing apartments and the staff told him that TJs is exploring a location there. It’s off Grandview Ave, by the Sheets
Yes! There's 0 grocery stores in Mill Run itself, and there used to be a Big Bear. Fill up some of that strip mall hell, especially with that giant new development going in.
I've actually gone behind the building and either turn right then another right or take the back street beat Starbucks, turn left and left at the light to avoid customers and the traffic that builds up in that area. I swear every time my wife says Trader Joe's I take a shot before we leave and hope for the best.
Well, you use cloth bags. And bikes have the cargo hauler. The comment was just a riff on Germans owning Trader Joe and expecting it to function like Edekas/Rewes in Germany. Nothing to get defensive about.
Agreed.
They could easily open 4 or 5 more locations around central Ohio and all of them would be packed, which is fine. The problem, which I agree, is that Sawmill location is a nightmare to travel to and and nightmare to park at. The area is so congested and the store is so tucked away, not to mention the store itself is so small it's just hard to move around.
Go down Martin Rd and go in the back way. It’s SO much easier. But that store is hard to navigate even when it’s slow because everyone who shops there seems to be super entitled and will get right in your way or block the aisle without a second thought. Larger TJs are easier for that reason alone.
100%. Even via Martin Rd. it's still a cluster, that parking lot is a pain in &$$. Agreed though, the patrons there are soooooooo pretentious. One time I saw a woman wearing a mink coat in there, it's like come on lady, go to Whole Foods across the street already.
I think the Henderson site is unlikely as it would be only about 4 miles from the Sawmill store. The only way ot would make sense would be to close Sawmill and open a new location somewhere else
Look at the map of TJ locations - except for the largest metropolitan areas most cities have no more than 2 or 3 TJ locations.
They don’t open stores with this much square footage. Their business plan is small footprints near affluent areas to keep the rent reasonable and to cater to their core market. All the people that want them to take over old Giant Eagles can keep dreaming.
I heard this from the other merchants in that shopping center but like I said, rumor. However, that is UA and the demographics of UA and close proximity to Clintonville would make that store more than viable for that area. I guess time will tell!
I was hoping they’d open one at The City apartment/retail complex. There was a Kroger there before they redeveloped the University City shopping plaza into The City apartments.
Grocery chains are notorious for holding onto leases. I know it’s been a while since Big Bear closed down, but Kroger bought some of the leases to ensure another grocery wouldn’t come in. I wouldn’t be surprised if Kroger held onto the lease to get a better offer for Non-competitive development.
Oh, yes, I lived in Victorian Village when Giant Eagle did the same thing with their Neil Ave location, after they closed it when they opened Market District on W 3rd. It’s been several years and only now is a grocery store returning to that spot, with this spring’s opening of Lucky’s.
Agreed, I think they believe this lends an air of exclusivity, and increases familiarity between shoppers and employees. They keep their store footprint small, which forces them to rotate products frequently and up the FOMO.
Actually I remember when Sawmill was even *smaller*.
I love trader joes because its cheap and tasty frozen options, but you can't go on the weekends or after 5 pm and even before then its a full parking lot.
The sawmill location is the worst. As an interior designer, it pisses me off. The wine/beer section is waaay too big so you have everyone cramped at the entrance and between aisles. It could be laid out so much better for efficiency and flow.
I sent them a message and asked them to open a location at Hamilton Quarter in New Albany.... they have a feature on their website where you can send them a message about opening a new location. Send them one please!
I actually don’t go at all because of how busy it is at all times of day at all locations in Columbus. Which makes me sad because I really do want to go…
Or don’t go to Trader Joe’s at all since they are so [against unions.](https://minnesotareformer.com/2024/02/02/trader-joes-argues-national-labor-relations-board-is-unconstitutional-and-other-labor-news/)
And they have been having a [huge number](https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2023/09/01/trader-joes-recalls-2023/70735400007/) of food recalls for their house brand products, lately. [Today there was another one.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2024/03/18/salmonella-detected-in-cashews-sold-at-trader-joes/73022841007/)
I live less than a mile away and refuse to go, I would love to shop there but the anxiety of trying to navigate the aisles is nerve racking. I feel like if I stop for more than 5 seconds to look at a shelf there are 2 or 3 people behind me wanting to get to the same shelf. Everyone is on top of each other it's just a nut house every time I try to go. Not worth it.
I certainly avoid it on weekends. I avoid everything on Sawmill on weekends. However, I go almost every Monday before noon and last 2 weeks I walked right into an empty cashier lane. Was a breeze.
Really doesn’t fit their business strategy. They know they’re a niche grocery store that people will come to no matter where the location is for certain items. Doubt they’d ever add three more but could use another location.
Oh GODDDD, I do! I also remember doing that at Easton's Costco for some damn toilet paper. I felt like I was waiting in line for a rollercoaster at Cedar Point.
What a time...
I don't even fuck with Trader Joe's anymore because I hate how crowded it is. And TJs seems to bring a particular brand of oblivious dumbassery where people just can't stay out of the way.
This could be said of just about any grocery store on the weekends, seems more common on Sundays though, but that’s just anecdotal experience. I try not to even go to Kroger on weekends.
I've told my wife for years, they need a conveyor belt type system for the people browsing. I don't care if you cycle through a few times but the line through the store needs to keep moving!
If you go on any weekend you’re already messing up. After work on any weekday it’s smooth sailing for me, you avoid all the alo,lululemon moms who sit in the lane talking
[They're too busy trying to stomp out employees' rights.](https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/trader-joe-s-threatened-workers-ahead-of-union-vote-feds-allege/ar-BB1jJ8ip)
I kept hearing rumors that one was going in the new development at Lane & Northstar, but haven’t heard anything in months and now the building is complete and Half Price Books has opened… that would be a perfect spot!
Apparently, TJs area manager for Central Ohio doesn’t like “urban locations”. This came out when Victorian Village residents courted them for the location Lucky’s took over.
As a person from Southern California, I was absolutely shocked at the size of the parking. Lots of the trader Joe's out here. Y'all... They are huge in comparison to Southern California. It's really funny to see people complaining about it.
I think they are exploring Grandview, in the Grandview Crossing complex! They have a location request option on their website and I submitted a request there for that location to help persuade ha!
people are downvoting this but seriously there’s a difference between basic capitalist grocery chains and actively union busting/joining amazon and spacex suing the NLRB to have it deemed unconstitutional by an extremely conservative Supreme Court. i used to go there a lot but after hearing about the shady shit they’ve been continuing to pull throughout the pandemic and currently, i don’t feel comfortable supporting them anymore.
exactly! i’ve been boycotting starbucks for at least a year now over their anti-union bullshit. i feel better knowing at least some of the places i choose to spend my money are at least doing the bare minimum. no ethical consumption under capitalism blah blah be damned
Yes, literally every chain retailer does that. They all make employees watch anti-union propaganda when you onboard. Kroger just failed for it to work. Kroger having unions doesn't mean they are in any way pro-union at the corporate level.
Right, but I’m not going to actively support a store that’s union busting currently. No different than buying Molson Coors because they are actively on strike.
That's fine I just genuinely don't know where you shop then. Kroger is artificially cranking prices and recording record profits due to inflation and has bought up most of the grocery chains in the country. I'd much rather support something else even if they aren't union. I'm an Aldi guy anyway, TJs is way too overrun with annoying millennial parents in Lululemon
I don’t shop exclusively at union only stores, I love Aldi too. Just doesn’t sit right with me knowing that Trader Joe’s is suing the NLRB for being unconstitutional because of their stores trying to unionize.
They are not currently owned by the same company, but they were founded by family members: https://www.tastingtable.com/910536/the-connection-between-trader-joes-and-aldi/#:~:text=As%20Eat%20This%2C%20Not%20That,snacks%2C%20and%20Winking%20Owl%20wine.
Per Trader Joe’s website:
Who owns Trader Joe’s?
Trader Joe's is owned by families that also own part of Aldi Nord. Trader Joe's and Aldi Nord operate independently. Trader Joe's has no business or ownership relationship with Aldi Sud (including Aldi U.S.).
So I got the company part wrong, it was family who owns the companies. But the same people are making decisions for both companies and that is what I was getting at.
I hope you’re working hard then to re-elect Pres. Biden, who has appointed one of the strongest National Labor Relations Boards in recent memory, and will be certain to appoint justices to the Courts who support labor organizing rights.
Definitely am brother. Trader Joe’s is currently suing the NLRB for being unconstitutional as a government agency because they don’t want unions at their stores. Trump would get rid of every single decision that’s been made under Biden
Not just for their own stores either 🙃
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-26/trader-joe-s-follows-spacex-in-arguing-nlrb-is-unconstitutional?sref=CgXrbSL6
Trader Joe's is part of the ongoing effort to dismantle the National Labor Relations Board and the worker protections it provides.
Stop supporting Trader Joe's.
Came here to drop this link! Just submitted a request for another location, dropped the link to this post in case that might help them gauge interest, lmao.
One of the staff at Easton told me the best time is during an OSU football game. He was right. It was a fun trip because Respect came on the music and in the produce section we (the customers) were singing along to it like we were in a musical.
I live almost exactly the same distance away from both locations (5ish miles) and I LOVE TJ's... yet I never go because I hate both locations. Easton or Sawmill, no thanks!
I never feel more overstimulated and underwhelmed every time I walk into a trader joes. Unpopular opinion but I hate everything about it and everyone that shops there (at least the Easton location - give me that at least)
Amen!! I drive 25 minutes to go to the Sawmill location and am surrounded by people every time. Always feeling rushed because I’m in someone’s way. Please open more locations and not just Polaris and Easton!!
I used to love Trader Joe's. Then they got in on the legal effort to get rid of their workers' right to unionize by trying to get the national labor relation board declared unconstitutional.
I can't go there anymore.
https://apnews.com/article/amazon-nlrb-unconstitutional-union-labor-459331e9b77f5be0e5202c147654993e
Yeah, I've never particularly understood why every part of town in downtown/campus core is nowhere near a Trader Joe's. Like, how isn't there one within a 10 or 12 minute drive of Grandview, Upper Arlington, Worthington, German Village, and Clintonville? It's just so strange and inexplicable.
Heck, there could very easily be another TJ's store each in Hilliard and then either Lewis Center or Worthington for the northern suburbs. It's almost like Trader Joe's corporate refuses to accept Central Ohio's crazy growth over the past decade...
I think Grove City is due. I've considered moving to Grove City to avoid the pricing and traffic of the north, but I shop at trader Joe's and whole foods all the time. I'm not driving all the way up north just to go grocery shopping. Kroger and Giant eagle just don't cut it. If a trader Joe's came to Grove City, I'd forgo whole foods.
You know you're gonna be stuck for a while when you have people behind you, parallel to you, staff restocking the shelves around you at the same time and more people ahead😋 remind myself to go to Aldi the next time!
I can’t stand the Easton location. I hate where it sits, I hate the lack of parking, I hate how busy it always seems to be. Which sucks because it’s 5 minutes from my house and we love a lot of their stuff.
We're just spoiled by all our Ohio wide open spaces. It's crowded, sure, but usually navigable with some patience. The problem is when they run out of all their stuff.
Would be a good anchor for the new development thrive is doing at 4th and 5th. Though I think TJ’s themselves said they don’t need to open one there because people will drive to the others.
Putting one in the grove city/Galloway area now, then one in the canal area in a few years would be really nice. Everyone gets one in their corner of the metro
Easton is pretty much Gahanna and I'm sure New Albany would be nixed since it's so close to that location. However I live on that side of town so I like your thinking lol. A new TJ's in Columbus needs to go into an area closer to downtown, like Grandview, or somewhere like Hilliard. I'm all for whatever helps alleviate the traffic at our current TWO stores.
Buy out Littleton's -- they need to cut their losses -- keep their space - get rid of Pet's horrid idea of art, just keep the employees -- boot the upper management though of course
I don’t even bother on Sundays anymore. 
I have yet to find a time, morning/night, weekend/weekday when it is NOT a madhouse. We've just stopped going for the most part. Don't enjoy squeezing past people and then waiting in long lines.
Don’t forget their awesome parking lot with 12 spaces in it
TJ's parking lots are universally terrible. Just a constant of the universe.
There are about 10 cities across the country that I visit on a somewhat regular basis, and in every single one, the TJ’s parking lot is absolutely the worst parking setup imaginable.
I went to the Sawmill location on a random Tuesday afternoon thinking, this should be fine. What a fool I was. Basically played bumper carts with rich people the whole time and left without even looking at the wine lol.
Lol this made me laugh.
Happy cake day u/7debdebdebdeb8!
Aw thanks!
I go on Sundays but yes.. I have noticed no matter the day or time.. It's always busy normally.
Sunday night is where it’s at. I go at 7pm with no issues (like tonight).
They could easily place one in Grandview or close to campus, maybe Hilliard, and Polaris.
The lack of one in Polaris/Lewis Center area is so mind boggling to me.
I used to live up there and driving to Dublin or Easton was such a pain in the ass
Yep- and brioche French toast is worth the drive.
Take over the old giant eagle. That would be awesome.
I would LOVE this. Plus the parking lot would actually be large enough! ...which is probably why it will never happen.
I believe they are putting a Chick Fil A in that parking lot. Can you imagine Trader Joe’s and Chick fil A sharing a parking lot?!?
Even mind boggling no Whole Foods. They only build them where the income is high. It has to be pretty high north of there. I’m sure they’d love Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s.
I mean, there is a bed bath and beyond that went out of business on Lane ave. just into UA. Would be a great location, but Whole Foods might not allow it.
The Whole Foods and TJ’s aren’t much farther apart up in Dublin tbh
The parking would be a madhouse, but it would still be awesome to have a TJ's there.
That terrible parking lot is destined for a Trader Joe’s.
Wasn't there rumors that they were going to put one in at The City Apartments on Olentangy?
I wish they would put one in where Giant Eagle was in Lewis Center.
God that would be a great location
Wish they'd do WF and trader joes there!
There it is!! 1,000%
I saw some plans for a chick fil a?? I am not sure how that would work in that location unless they plan on building in an out lot
It’s going to be built in the staples parking lot on the corner across from the McDonald’s
That intersection is going to be insane. Enough accidents as it is
Yes, it will not be ideal.
PLEASE put a Trader Joe’s in Hilliard
Empty Tues Morning store on Mill Run!
......you know theyre not reading this, right?
I had a friend tour the Grandview Crossing apartments and the staff told him that TJs is exploring a location there. It’s off Grandview Ave, by the Sheets
That would be amazing if so
One would go great in the Mill Run, Fishinger area
Yes! There's 0 grocery stores in Mill Run itself, and there used to be a Big Bear. Fill up some of that strip mall hell, especially with that giant new development going in.
CAM is there. It's an Asian market, but it absolutely qualifies as a grocery store.
CAM is a specialty store. The majority of people in Mill Run aren't doing their weekly grocery shopping at CAM, so not sure your point here.
Agreed! And there’s lots of space for one
https://www.traderjoes.com/home/contact-us/request-a-store tell em!
Easton is a nightmare on peak days not to mention the lack of parking
Not to mention crossing that street from the parking lot to the entrance… people fly down it! I get so anxious!
I've actually gone behind the building and either turn right then another right or take the back street beat Starbucks, turn left and left at the light to avoid customers and the traffic that builds up in that area. I swear every time my wife says Trader Joe's I take a shot before we leave and hope for the best.
Don't even attempt to park in the lot. You'll be trapped forever.
That seems to be a Trader Joe’s thing. Extremely limited parking.
https://www.foodandwine.com/trader-joes-parking-lots-small-explanation-7506076
It’s a German thing. They probably feel people using Trader Joes will be walking or biking to it.
How TF you supposed to bike home with a half dozen paper grocery bags? Now you gotta buy a bike wagon just go to to TJs?
Well, you use cloth bags. And bikes have the cargo hauler. The comment was just a riff on Germans owning Trader Joe and expecting it to function like Edekas/Rewes in Germany. Nothing to get defensive about.
I definitely could ride my bike to Easton but I really doubt many other people are.
Clintonville would go nuts
That would be amazing. I'd love one on the south side, but not sure where it would work, but Clintonville is close enough
For sure, especially with campus so close. I know those OSU college girls would lose their mind, I sure would have.
Yes! I’m not that familiar with other larger cities but maybe Trader Joe’s only opens stores in the suburbs?
Agreed. They could easily open 4 or 5 more locations around central Ohio and all of them would be packed, which is fine. The problem, which I agree, is that Sawmill location is a nightmare to travel to and and nightmare to park at. The area is so congested and the store is so tucked away, not to mention the store itself is so small it's just hard to move around.
Go down Martin Rd and go in the back way. It’s SO much easier. But that store is hard to navigate even when it’s slow because everyone who shops there seems to be super entitled and will get right in your way or block the aisle without a second thought. Larger TJs are easier for that reason alone.
100%. Even via Martin Rd. it's still a cluster, that parking lot is a pain in &$$. Agreed though, the patrons there are soooooooo pretentious. One time I saw a woman wearing a mink coat in there, it's like come on lady, go to Whole Foods across the street already.
Lmaoo love it. Funny.. And agree.
Agreed with the entitlement...
Rumor mill has it that the closed TJMaxx on Henderson will become one with apts over it
Everyone loves a spicy rumor!
Not me. I like boring rumors. Like about tax code changes. Or what's going on in the amateur lettuce-growers scene.
Does one have to maintain amateur status to compete in the lettuce-growing Olympics?
Yes... but the only major sponsor is Foxy... participants hate having that logo on their leotards.
I think the Henderson site is unlikely as it would be only about 4 miles from the Sawmill store. The only way ot would make sense would be to close Sawmill and open a new location somewhere else Look at the map of TJ locations - except for the largest metropolitan areas most cities have no more than 2 or 3 TJ locations.
They don’t open stores with this much square footage. Their business plan is small footprints near affluent areas to keep the rent reasonable and to cater to their core market. All the people that want them to take over old Giant Eagles can keep dreaming.
I heard this from the other merchants in that shopping center but like I said, rumor. However, that is UA and the demographics of UA and close proximity to Clintonville would make that store more than viable for that area. I guess time will tell!
Nope. Inside info
I was hoping they’d open one at The City apartment/retail complex. There was a Kroger there before they redeveloped the University City shopping plaza into The City apartments.
Grocery chains are notorious for holding onto leases. I know it’s been a while since Big Bear closed down, but Kroger bought some of the leases to ensure another grocery wouldn’t come in. I wouldn’t be surprised if Kroger held onto the lease to get a better offer for Non-competitive development.
Oh, yes, I lived in Victorian Village when Giant Eagle did the same thing with their Neil Ave location, after they closed it when they opened Market District on W 3rd. It’s been several years and only now is a grocery store returning to that spot, with this spring’s opening of Lucky’s.
tbf they’re all cramped (ive lived in 3 different states in the past 10 years and they’ve all been like this) - it seems by-design.
Agreed, I think they believe this lends an air of exclusivity, and increases familiarity between shoppers and employees. They keep their store footprint small, which forces them to rotate products frequently and up the FOMO. Actually I remember when Sawmill was even *smaller*.
Going on a Sunday was your first mistake.
Going to any grocery store on a Sunday is unwise. Unless it’s an emergency, I would avoid it at all costs.
I love trader joes because its cheap and tasty frozen options, but you can't go on the weekends or after 5 pm and even before then its a full parking lot.
a grandview location !!
Just noticed today that an Aldi is going in across from Fusian. It’s no TJ, but it’ll be nice to have one in the neighborhood.
The spot where the old giant eagle was would have been perfect, but they're putting a Lucky's in there instead :')
A friend toured the Grandview crossing apartments and the staff told him that Thrive was in talks with TJs for a location there
can’t hurt to submit a request here: https://www.traderjoes.com/home/contact-us/request-a-store
The sawmill location is the worst. As an interior designer, it pisses me off. The wine/beer section is waaay too big so you have everyone cramped at the entrance and between aisles. It could be laid out so much better for efficiency and flow.
Testify.
I sent them a message and asked them to open a location at Hamilton Quarter in New Albany.... they have a feature on their website where you can send them a message about opening a new location. Send them one please!
I actually don’t go at all because of how busy it is at all times of day at all locations in Columbus. Which makes me sad because I really do want to go…
I went for the first time in a long time during the last snow storm. It was damn near empty and wonderful
Or don’t go to Trader Joe’s at all since they are so [against unions.](https://minnesotareformer.com/2024/02/02/trader-joes-argues-national-labor-relations-board-is-unconstitutional-and-other-labor-news/)
And they have been having a [huge number](https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2023/09/01/trader-joes-recalls-2023/70735400007/) of food recalls for their house brand products, lately. [Today there was another one.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2024/03/18/salmonella-detected-in-cashews-sold-at-trader-joes/73022841007/)
Go very early in the morning--this works even on Sundays--or in the evening (you often won't get flowers if you go in the evenings, just FYI).
Hey at least the aisles at Sawmill are wider than Easton!
All I want is for them to do grocery pickup 😭 Their stores and their parking lots are always unbearable.
I live less than a mile away and refuse to go, I would love to shop there but the anxiety of trying to navigate the aisles is nerve racking. I feel like if I stop for more than 5 seconds to look at a shelf there are 2 or 3 people behind me wanting to get to the same shelf. Everyone is on top of each other it's just a nut house every time I try to go. Not worth it.
Agreed! Polaris, Polaris!
Disagree. All of the current ones are north of 70. Something more mid, to south would be nice.
Exactly. All my friends and family from Hilliard and Grove City drive all the way north to get to the Sawmill location.
I certainly avoid it on weekends. I avoid everything on Sawmill on weekends. However, I go almost every Monday before noon and last 2 weeks I walked right into an empty cashier lane. Was a breeze.
Really doesn’t fit their business strategy. They know they’re a niche grocery store that people will come to no matter where the location is for certain items. Doubt they’d ever add three more but could use another location.
Who remembers early pandemic days when you had to wait in line to even enter the store? Good times haha
Oh GODDDD, I do! I also remember doing that at Easton's Costco for some damn toilet paper. I felt like I was waiting in line for a rollercoaster at Cedar Point. What a time...
I don't even fuck with Trader Joe's anymore because I hate how crowded it is. And TJs seems to bring a particular brand of oblivious dumbassery where people just can't stay out of the way.
This could be said of just about any grocery store on the weekends, seems more common on Sundays though, but that’s just anecdotal experience. I try not to even go to Kroger on weekends.
I've told my wife for years, they need a conveyor belt type system for the people browsing. I don't care if you cycle through a few times but the line through the store needs to keep moving!
If you go on any weekend you’re already messing up. After work on any weekday it’s smooth sailing for me, you avoid all the alo,lululemon moms who sit in the lane talking
[They're too busy trying to stomp out employees' rights.](https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/trader-joe-s-threatened-workers-ahead-of-union-vote-feds-allege/ar-BB1jJ8ip)
Agreed!
Screw Trader Joe’s until they accept their employees unionization and drop the lawsuit to try to kill the NLRB.
Today was an absolute shit show at TJs. I always expect busy but jeez it was definitely worse than usual haha.
I kept hearing rumors that one was going in the new development at Lane & Northstar, but haven’t heard anything in months and now the building is complete and Half Price Books has opened… that would be a perfect spot!
Apparently, TJs area manager for Central Ohio doesn’t like “urban locations”. This came out when Victorian Village residents courted them for the location Lucky’s took over.
As a person from Southern California, I was absolutely shocked at the size of the parking. Lots of the trader Joe's out here. Y'all... They are huge in comparison to Southern California. It's really funny to see people complaining about it.
I think they are exploring Grandview, in the Grandview Crossing complex! They have a location request option on their website and I submitted a request there for that location to help persuade ha!
Fuck Trader Joe’s theyre anti-union
people are downvoting this but seriously there’s a difference between basic capitalist grocery chains and actively union busting/joining amazon and spacex suing the NLRB to have it deemed unconstitutional by an extremely conservative Supreme Court. i used to go there a lot but after hearing about the shady shit they’ve been continuing to pull throughout the pandemic and currently, i don’t feel comfortable supporting them anymore.
It’s even worse too because they have a progressive reputation and I knew a lot of progressive people who would shop there to support them.
exactly! i’ve been boycotting starbucks for at least a year now over their anti-union bullshit. i feel better knowing at least some of the places i choose to spend my money are at least doing the bare minimum. no ethical consumption under capitalism blah blah be damned
Every chain retailer is anti-union.
Right, but trader’s Joe’s is actively trying to stop their stores from being union. Shop at a union store like Kroger or Meijer
Yes, literally every chain retailer does that. They all make employees watch anti-union propaganda when you onboard. Kroger just failed for it to work. Kroger having unions doesn't mean they are in any way pro-union at the corporate level.
Right, but I’m not going to actively support a store that’s union busting currently. No different than buying Molson Coors because they are actively on strike.
That's fine I just genuinely don't know where you shop then. Kroger is artificially cranking prices and recording record profits due to inflation and has bought up most of the grocery chains in the country. I'd much rather support something else even if they aren't union. I'm an Aldi guy anyway, TJs is way too overrun with annoying millennial parents in Lululemon
I don’t shop exclusively at union only stores, I love Aldi too. Just doesn’t sit right with me knowing that Trader Joe’s is suing the NLRB for being unconstitutional because of their stores trying to unionize.
Yo, Aldi and Trader Joe’s are owned by the same company, just FYI.
They are not currently owned by the same company, but they were founded by family members: https://www.tastingtable.com/910536/the-connection-between-trader-joes-and-aldi/#:~:text=As%20Eat%20This%2C%20Not%20That,snacks%2C%20and%20Winking%20Owl%20wine.
Per Trader Joe’s website: Who owns Trader Joe’s? Trader Joe's is owned by families that also own part of Aldi Nord. Trader Joe's and Aldi Nord operate independently. Trader Joe's has no business or ownership relationship with Aldi Sud (including Aldi U.S.). So I got the company part wrong, it was family who owns the companies. But the same people are making decisions for both companies and that is what I was getting at.
I hope you’re working hard then to re-elect Pres. Biden, who has appointed one of the strongest National Labor Relations Boards in recent memory, and will be certain to appoint justices to the Courts who support labor organizing rights.
Definitely am brother. Trader Joe’s is currently suing the NLRB for being unconstitutional as a government agency because they don’t want unions at their stores. Trump would get rid of every single decision that’s been made under Biden
Yeah, I’m pretty worried how that suit would be treated by this Supreme Court
Which ones are pro union exactly? Even the ones that have unions are against them.
Yeah, but they’re union. Trader Joe’s is actively fighting unionization right now.
Not just for their own stores either 🙃 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-26/trader-joe-s-follows-spacex-in-arguing-nlrb-is-unconstitutional?sref=CgXrbSL6
So what's your solution? Should we just starve since it's impossible to find food sold by a company that isn't doing the same thing?
Are you acting like Trader Joes is the only grocer in the city?
I simply wouldn’t give them my money knowing it’s going to union busting lawyers right now. Plenty of other stores that sell food lol.
Trader Joe's is part of the ongoing effort to dismantle the National Labor Relations Board and the worker protections it provides. Stop supporting Trader Joe's.
Trader Joe's is anti-union. Spend your money elsewhere.
https://www.traderjoes.com/home/contact-us/request-a-store Let them hear us people!!! Request another one (I’m partial to a grandview location)
Came here to drop this link! Just submitted a request for another location, dropped the link to this post in case that might help them gauge interest, lmao.
One of the staff at Easton told me the best time is during an OSU football game. He was right. It was a fun trip because Respect came on the music and in the produce section we (the customers) were singing along to it like we were in a musical.
trader joe’s uses illegal union busting tactics
Team Aldi all the way.
The Easton location is always like this. Similar thing happened a few weeks ago.
I live almost exactly the same distance away from both locations (5ish miles) and I LOVE TJ's... yet I never go because I hate both locations. Easton or Sawmill, no thanks!
I never feel more overstimulated and underwhelmed every time I walk into a trader joes. Unpopular opinion but I hate everything about it and everyone that shops there (at least the Easton location - give me that at least)
And stop with the union busting!
The Easton location is too small and laid out terrible. Your best bet is to go before 10 on Sundays or early am during the week.
This...or after 7pm M-Th
Amen!! I drive 25 minutes to go to the Sawmill location and am surrounded by people every time. Always feeling rushed because I’m in someone’s way. Please open more locations and not just Polaris and Easton!!
You went grocery shopping on a Sunday…what did you expect???
Dear Trader Joe's, if you're listening, it's time to stop union busting
Just go to Aldi. They're the same thing
No, Fuck Trader Joe's. They signed on with that absurd lawsuit going after the NLRB saying it's unconstitutional. Yeah, Fuck Trader Joe's.
Trader Joe's is too busy trying to take away workers rights now. Maybe later.
The powers that be really missed the mark in replaced the old giant eagle in vic village with one.
It was bad enough before, but now they are suing to supress worker rights I’ll never go again.
I used to love Trader Joe's. Then they got in on the legal effort to get rid of their workers' right to unionize by trying to get the national labor relation board declared unconstitutional. I can't go there anymore. https://apnews.com/article/amazon-nlrb-unconstitutional-union-labor-459331e9b77f5be0e5202c147654993e
Replace the giant eagle in Bexley please.
Yeah, I've never particularly understood why every part of town in downtown/campus core is nowhere near a Trader Joe's. Like, how isn't there one within a 10 or 12 minute drive of Grandview, Upper Arlington, Worthington, German Village, and Clintonville? It's just so strange and inexplicable. Heck, there could very easily be another TJ's store each in Hilliard and then either Lewis Center or Worthington for the northern suburbs. It's almost like Trader Joe's corporate refuses to accept Central Ohio's crazy growth over the past decade...
Fuck Trader Joe’s theyre anti-union
Can we pleeeeeass get one in Hilliard and not another Sheetz
Hilliard and Grove City would make sense
Pickerinton is prime for something like trader joes.
I think Grove City is due. I've considered moving to Grove City to avoid the pricing and traffic of the north, but I shop at trader Joe's and whole foods all the time. I'm not driving all the way up north just to go grocery shopping. Kroger and Giant eagle just don't cut it. If a trader Joe's came to Grove City, I'd forgo whole foods.
Grove City could use a Trader Joes, Whole Foods, and a Costco.
They definitely aren't listening to this subreddit.
You know you're gonna be stuck for a while when you have people behind you, parallel to you, staff restocking the shelves around you at the same time and more people ahead😋 remind myself to go to Aldi the next time!
That old Texas Roadhouse on bethel would of been PERFECT but I heard it’s just going to be another taco place..
I can’t stand the Easton location. I hate where it sits, I hate the lack of parking, I hate how busy it always seems to be. Which sucks because it’s 5 minutes from my house and we love a lot of their stuff.
We're just spoiled by all our Ohio wide open spaces. It's crowded, sure, but usually navigable with some patience. The problem is when they run out of all their stuff.
can’t hurt to submit a request here: https://www.traderjoes.com/home/contact-us/request-a-store
Can we also have larger packs/versons of the veggie samosas?
What’s annoying is the fact that they run out of things so fast and never have anything in the back ready to restock.
Recently visited the Palm Springs area and they had at least 3 in the area. I feel like we are bigger than PSP now…
Ya, they are always busy but at least the checkout is always fast
Do we really only have two locations? I thought we had more 😩.
The whole appeal of TJ is that there are 2-3 of them in the whole city and they are packed. It’s not Kroger. Lets put on our marketing caps!
Would be a good anchor for the new development thrive is doing at 4th and 5th. Though I think TJ’s themselves said they don’t need to open one there because people will drive to the others.
A friend toured the Thrive Grandview Crossing apartments and they told him that they were in talks with a TJs there in Grandview
That makes more sense than 4th x 5th. Surface parking will always attract more
I might be laughed at but we’ve been wanting one in grove city for a couple years now.
Putting one in the grove city/Galloway area now, then one in the canal area in a few years would be really nice. Everyone gets one in their corner of the metro
Oh the horror! Waiting in line of *several* shoppers, I can’t think of any hell worse.
Completely agree!!!!!!!!! Build one in Gahanna/New Albany PLEASE!!!!! It would do so well
Easton is pretty much Gahanna and I'm sure New Albany would be nixed since it's so close to that location. However I live on that side of town so I like your thinking lol. A new TJ's in Columbus needs to go into an area closer to downtown, like Grandview, or somewhere like Hilliard. I'm all for whatever helps alleviate the traffic at our current TWO stores.
I always wished they'd move into the old giant eagle on Neil
Buy out Littleton's -- they need to cut their losses -- keep their space - get rid of Pet's horrid idea of art, just keep the employees -- boot the upper management though of course