The hardmunching staff has long been a patron of Trader Joe’s (Coolidge Corner chapter) and along the way we’ve noticed several syndromes.
#1: The Trader Joe’s Trance
Most people at Trader Joe’s move . . . like . . . they’re . . . shopping . . . under . . . water.
Then they stop. Justlikethat.
And simply stand there.
Idiots.
#2: The Trader Joe’s Meltdown
From time to time, Trader Joe’s discontinues certain products. Totally understandable.
But certain shoppers react like the store has just killed their dog.
“You no longer carry red bliss potato salad? Are you serious? What shall I do? How shall I live?”
Bliss (potato) free, apparently. We all have our crosses to bear, no?
#3: Crispy Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies Crisis
From Trader Joe’s Fearless Flyer:
Trader Joe’s Dress Circle Crispy Crunchy Chocolate Chip
Cookies are bite-size cookies that definitely live up to their Crispy Crunchy moniker. They’re delish dunked in cold milk or hot tea, and downright dazzling crumbled over your favorite ice cream (we’re partial to French Vanilla). You can even crush them to make a choco-riffic pie crust – similar to a graham cracker crust, but choco-riffic.
Except . . .
They’re no longer choco-riffic. Truth is, they’re barely edible.
That’s because for the past six months (at least), they’ve been consistently overbaked/outright burnt.
Consequently, on more than one occasion we have approached various Trader Joeniks to register our dismay about the situation. Each time we’ve been met by sympathetic responses and no action.
Genug!
Arise, ye Crispy Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies connoisseurs!
Make your voices heard!
Or abandon all hope of ever enjoying those crunchy cookielets again.
Campaign Outsider 
What about making a batch or 2 of Grandma Haversham’s chocolate chip cookies?
1 batch might find the way to San Jose or Porkopolis
The heck with Trader Joe’s!
Thank you for your suggestion, Carol Rosemary. The hardbaking staff has taken it under advisement.
Try Trader joes way more Chocolate chips cookies. I have a review on my website
Thanks, B-Betty. I just might.
(BTW: Have you read Finding Betty Crocker by Susan Marks? I’m guessing you have.)
I actually haven’t read it. Is it worth picking up?
Yeah – it’s a really interesting slice of 20th century American history. Plus, it has recipes!
I’ll have to check that out on Amazon. Thanks for the tip!
Those are nowhere near as good as the dress circle. The chocolate they use isn’t even semi-sweet. They taste like milk chocolate. Boooo. Of course I’m talking about when the dress circle cookies are in their prime and not like the other 11 months of the year when they suck terribly.
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