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Old 12-14-2019, 10:49 AM
 
Location: New Jersey and hating it
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^ Their lines move fast though. They have lots of cashiers and a new one open up every two or three seconds.

So while the line may LOOK like a long wait, it really isn't.
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Old 12-14-2019, 12:18 PM
 
Location: New York, NY
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^ Their lines move fast though. They have lots of cashiers and a new one open up every two or three seconds.

So while the line may LOOK like a long wait, it really isn't.
Still a turn-off from a shopping standpoint. I avoid such places. I don’t want to shop at a zoo. I want to be able to walk the aisles and have some time to shop without banging into people in every aisle. Plenty of other places I avoid for this reason, or I shop there during non-peak times.
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Old 12-14-2019, 12:24 PM
 
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Still a turn-off from a shopping standpoint. I avoid such places. I don’t want to shop at a zoo. I want to be able to walk the aisles and have some time to shop without banging into people in every aisle. Plenty of other places I avoid for this reason, or I shop there during non-peak times.
Because of this Trader Joes over the years had to open new locations, so there would not be such extreme crowds.
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Old 12-14-2019, 12:56 PM
 
Location: New York, NY
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Because of this Trader Joes over the years had to open new locations, so there would not be such extreme crowds.
Nevertheless, I’m still not a fan. Girlfriend shops there on occasion. I’ve tried some products. Some ok ones, some ok things. They also seem quite secretive about where they source some things, which doesn’t sit well with me.
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Old 12-15-2019, 09:41 AM
 
Location: Manhattan
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How far from the subway station will this TJ's be.?
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Old 12-15-2019, 09:53 AM
 
Location: In the heights
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How far from the subway station will this TJ's be.?
Very close to the Court Square station complex: 2243 Jackson Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101
https://goo.gl/maps/nhuaKd6z9v1qadkq7
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Old 12-15-2019, 01:18 PM
 
Location: NYC
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I always wonder if you have to be liberal to get a job there. It seems like everyone that works there looks like a libby.
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Old 12-15-2019, 04:24 PM
 
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I always wonder if you have to be liberal to get a job there. It seems like everyone that works there looks like a libby.
At the very least you have to be personable. Maybe that eliminates a fair number of people.
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Old 12-15-2019, 08:28 PM
 
Location: In the heights
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At the very least you have to be personable. Maybe that eliminates a fair number of people.
I’ve had friends do stints there, the big things are to be personable in the interview, and then prove to also be communicative and reliable to stay on. I don't see those as squarely "libby" properties, but what libbies are probably shifts radically from one person to another. You certainly can't be a constant jerk and keep working there. Supposedly it’s a pretty fun and flexible place to work.

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Old 12-16-2019, 05:53 AM
 
Location: Manhattan
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Very close to the Court Square station complex: 2243 Jackson Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101
https://goo.gl/maps/nhuaKd6z9v1qadkq7

Thanks OC. I know the station well because I often frequented MOMA PS1.
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