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What Trader Joe's item would you stockpile?

Let's pretend that Trader Joe's is going out of business within the month. What single item would you buy and hoard for a future sans TJ?

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  • Kermitsex_small
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    Chicken Andouille Sausage. Veggie Sticks. And most recently, ohmygawd, their chicken lasagna. l'm still exploring the wonder that is TJ, so there may be more to add here over the next few months.

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  • Horse_ass2_small
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    Paneer Tikka Masala (frozen meal) - damn good. Mac and cheese (cheap orangey one). Chocolate covered espresso beans (cheaper here than anywhere else on the planet).

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  • Greenman5_small
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    Just one thing??? OMGs, I would have to say the Dark Chocolate-covered almonds rolled in cocoa dust and sea salt. NomNomNom.

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  • Img_2915_small
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    they have a fantastic zinfindel port there these days that is an alcohol filled jam-ish deliciousness to die for. I like their mini peanutbuttercups with I hear can be baked in cookies if you can keep them around long enough to bake said cookies.

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  • 823278-llama_small
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    Suspiciously delicious rice krispie treats. What the hell do they put in those things?!

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    Laughing Cow cheese, pesto sauce, and vegan choclate chip cookies. This question is actually making me feel a little panicky. Do you know something we don't?

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  • Funny-pictures-rabbit-sticks-his-tongue-out_small
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    I don't want to think about this too long so I'm just gonna say Tomato Basil Marinara sauce. IT'S SO EFFIN' CHEAP (if you're listening, TJ, and you raise the price because I said that, I swear to god I'll murder your babies).

    ahem, actually I'll go with Chicken Andouille Sausage.

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    Naan (plain and garlic) and mango honey shaving cream. Not to go together, of course.

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  • Cedar_photo_small
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    Supposing it wouldn't go bad, their whole wheat pizza dough, their goat cheese, and the lentil vegetable soup. We go through a rather insane amount of all of these.

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    Chocolate covered peppermint Joe Joes.

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  • Cateyes_small
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    Pretzel chips. And possibly chocolate-covered ginger.

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  • Hair_hipstamatic_small
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    I'm a big fan of the cilantro jalapeno hummus, but you can't really stockpile that.

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  • Ozomahtli_small
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    Two-buck Chuck. That ages well, doesn't it?

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  • Bike-scope_small
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    Can we only select items that TJ has on the shelf right now?

    I would stockpile the Tandoori Masala Papadum Chips but I believe they stopped making those a year or so ago.

    Fiberful "bars" - Mixed Berry
    Mini Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
    Spiced Apple Cider
    Pizza dough (how long does that stuff last?)

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  • Tomato_small
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    The salami that comes two in a bag, tied with twine. It is the best salami I've found for even twice the price - good thin casing, not to stringy so it gets stuck in your teeth, fairly low-cal (for salami) and super tasty. I love it sliced with crackers, shaved to sprinkle in salads or pasta, or chopped and used in place of sausage or other pork-product for flavoring pasta sauce, soups, etc. If TJs went out of business, I would hit every store in the state until I could fill the ice bin in my freezer with those salami.

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