Black neighborhood rejects Trader Joe's

PRIME said:
Hank Scorpio said:
How is Trader Joe's expensive? In NYC TJ's is actually the cheaper alternative between Whole Foods and Food Emporium. The wealthy usually go to WF and FE, while everyone else just goes to Gristedes, DAG or TJ's.

I can understand why that community fought against having a Trader Joe's, but that the business would've brought in plenty of jobs for the living in that city. It's a tough issue and some things would have to be sacrificed. I think in the long run, the TJ's would've been good for the city
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C'mon bruh. Look at your example.

Any area with a Shoppers, Food Lion, or smaller neighborhood owned grocery ain't trying to hear what you saying.

Ya'll using higher, more expensive groceries as examples to prove ya'll point. When people who really live in areas where money is tight ain't shopping at none of ya'll examples anyway.


A TJ would bring in more jobs, thats without argument. But nobody is going to shop there... It probably wouldn't have lasted anyway...
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trader joes is well priced and anyone can go in there and grab a bunch of stuff for 20 bucks. you can get a weeks worth of food from there if you leave out all the unnecessary drinks and snacks by sticking to the basics.
 
andycrazn said:
PRIME said:
Hank Scorpio said:
How is Trader Joe's expensive? In NYC TJ's is actually the cheaper alternative between Whole Foods and Food Emporium. The wealthy usually go to WF and FE, while everyone else just goes to Gristedes, DAG or TJ's.

I can understand why that community fought against having a Trader Joe's, but that the business would've brought in plenty of jobs for the living in that city. It's a tough issue and some things would have to be sacrificed. I think in the long run, the TJ's would've been good for the city
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C'mon bruh. Look at your example.

Any area with a Shoppers, Food Lion, or smaller neighborhood owned grocery ain't trying to hear what you saying.

Ya'll using higher, more expensive groceries as examples to prove ya'll point. When people who really live in areas where money is tight ain't shopping at none of ya'll examples anyway.


A TJ would bring in more jobs, thats without argument. But nobody is going to shop there... It probably wouldn't have lasted anyway...
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trader joes is well priced and anyone can go in there and grab a bunch of stuff for 20 bucks. you can get a weeks worth of food from there if you leave out all the unnecessary drinks and snacks by sticking to the basics.
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True. Can't argue with that if it really is that cheap.

That cookie butter someone posted up there looks like its worth mucking someone for.

Dropten said:
Complains about abundance of unhealthy fast food restaurants in black neighborhoods

Rejects the development of healthy food store in black neighborhood
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The logic is mind blowing.
 
This thread has inspired me to seek out a trader joes and try out some of this delicious food
 
A lot of unnecessary hate for TJs. Eggs, milk, chicken breasts, yogurt, some types of healthy chips, canned foods, some vegetables (if you don't buy kale), fruit, cereal, bread--all cheaper or comparably priced to any major national chain (unless you're shopping exclusively using the weekly circular). No way a small local grocery store can compete with TJ in prices.

Don't walk in there and look at the price of the pre-made organic braised lamb shoulder. All the basics are very affordable. And people shouldn't be eating non-basics and snacks. They're bad for you.
 
ThEPoiNTGoD said:
A lot of unnecessary hate for TJs. Eggs, milk, chicken breasts, yogurt, some types of healthy chips, canned foods, some vegetables (if you don't buy kale), fruit, cereal, bread--all cheaper or comparably priced to any major national chain (unless you're shopping exclusively using the weekly circular). No way a small local grocery store can compete with TJ in prices.

Don't walk in there and look at the price of the pre-made organic braised lamb shoulder. All the basics are very affordable. And people shouldn't be eating non-basics and snacks. They're bad for you.
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Agreed.

TJ is great.

Just picked up a weeks worth of groceries for 25 bucks.

I spend around 80 bucks from outside food if i don't get groceries. So yeah.

Its worth it.
 
and TJs give their employees amazing salaries with benefits. workers in nyc get 17 an hour just being a cashier or crew worker.
 
I don't know about most of you guys, but I'm personally for gentrification.

I do feel bad for the people who are forced to move out of their homes, but if the area can be improved to bring in business and stimulate the economy, then why not have that? I understand that this is resulting in people losing homes and being put in worse situations, but what's the alternative?

We live in a country where education is easily accessible and everyone is entitled to a free one. Hell, it's been proven by countless number of examples where if someone from an impoverished area works hard and stays motivated--they can find themselves out of their previous situation and put themselves in a better one. Most countries wouldn't ever give that option to the poor, but we have that here.
 
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I understand it can ruin peoples living situation but look at all the money that can be made :lol:

thanks for the laugh hank
 
Hank Scorpio said:
I don't know about most of you guys, but I'm personally for gentrification.

I do feel bad for the people who are forced to move out of their homes, but if the area can be improved to bring in business and stimulate the economy, then why not have that? I understand that this is resulting in people losing homes and being put in worse situations, but what's the alternative?
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Huh?
 
Hank Scorpio said:
I don't know about most of you guys, but I'm personally for gentrification.

I do feel bad for the people who are forced to move out of their homes, but if the area can be improved to bring in business and stimulate the economy, then why not have that? I understand that this is resulting in people losing homes and being put in worse situations, but what's the alternative?

We live in a country where education is easily accessible and everyone is entitled to a free one. Hell, it's been proven by countless number of examples where if someone from an impoverished area works hard and stays motivated--they can find themselves out of their previous situation and put themselves in a better one. Most countries wouldn't ever give that option to the poor, but we have that here.
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Gotta be kidding. Where are the low income people suppose to go? why not make the neighborhood better for the low income people? Everything is always about capitalism no matter who it steps on
 
but why do the people that live there have to be priced out of the area for improvements to be made?

why would anyone be ok with people being FORCED to move because someone else stands to make some money?
 
Dropten said:
Complains about abundance of unhealthy fast food restaurants in black neighborhoods

Rejects the development of healthy food store in black neighborhood
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and ppl who use the its more costly argument aren't even considering that a good majority of ppl in these areas spend more going out to eat aka dining out fast food then groceries anyways....not to mention the average family of 4 groceries monthly cost is 247.50 a month wll the average black family spends over 300 a month on dining out and fast food.....so they can afford even top notch food its just the oh I rather buy cheap stuff aka top ramen...off brand crapola etc.... and eat mckie dees/popeyes/pizza hut etc... 4 or 5 meals a week (btw which is more expensive) then take that money and spend it on actual top quality food etc.

It has nothing to do with cost because they are spending more eating applebees etc... on a weekly basis then the cost of groceries anyhow. Its the oh im to busy 9-10 times doing absolutely nothing to stop buy this stuff and cook it and so I rather stop at kfc and buy a 12 piece family and a bunch of microcrap ready to eat and heat convenient food then actually take the time and COOK...

its laziness and sorriness point blank period. No way can you say oh well certain groups ppl etc.... cant afford top quality groceries when they spend damn near twice as much at red lobster, chillis, papa john etc... 20 bucks is 20 bucks.... so on and so forth. You cant tell me spending close to 50 bucks at ocharleys will last a family of four more then spending 50 bucks at a grocery store no matter if its traders joes or whole foods or hell safeway or krogers.... ITS STILL 50 BUCKS...anyway you slice it. One just is lazy ad requires no effort and is right there and the other requires you to put down the tablet/phone etc.... get off twitter/facebook/instagram...step away from the boob tube and actually COOK.

It isn't the store etc... its the ppl and the values or lack there of them. These same ppl banning not wanted a traders joes/whole food... would be up in arms if a mckie dees, popeyes, checkers etc...was to be taken away from their neighborhood.  No one wants to say it but it is what it is period.
 
shoelyesses said:
Dropten said:
Complains about abundance of unhealthy fast food restaurants in black neighborhoods


Rejects the development of healthy food store in black neighborhood
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and ppl who use the its more costly argument aren't even considering that a good majority of ppl in these areas spend more going out to eat aka dining out fast food then groceries anyways....not to mention the average family of 4 groceries monthly cost is 247.50 a month wll the average black family spends over 300 a month on dining out and fast food.....so they can afford even top notch food its just the oh I rather buy cheap stuff aka top ramen...off brand crapola etc.... and eat mckie dees/popeyes/pizza hut etc... 4 or 5 meals a week (btw which is more expensive) then take that money and spend it on actual top quality food etc.

It has nothing to do with cost because they are spending more eating applebees etc... on a weekly basis then the cost of groceries anyhow. Its the oh im to busy 9-10 times doing absolutely nothing to stop buy this stuff and cook it and so I rather stop at kfc and buy a 12 piece family and a bunch of microcrap ready to eat and heat convenient food then actually take the time and COOK...

its laziness and sorriness point blank period. No way can you say oh well certain groups ppl etc.... cant afford top quality groceries when they spend damn near twice as much at red lobster, chillis, papa john etc... 20 bucks is 20 bucks.... so on and so forth. You cant tell me spending close to 50 bucks at ocharleys will last a family of four more then spending 50 bucks at a grocery store no matter if its traders joes or whole foods or hell safeway or krogers.... ITS STILL 50 BUCKS...anyway you slice it. One just is lazy ad requires no effort and is right there and the other requires you to put down the tablet/phone etc.... get off twitter/facebook/instagram...step away from the boob tube and actually COOK.

It isn't the store etc... its the ppl and the values or lack there of them. These same ppl banning not wanted a traders joes/whole food... would be up in arms if a mckie dees, popeyes, checkers etc...was to be taken away from their neighborhood.  No one wants to say it but it is what it is period.
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You KNOW you have to back all that up with a source....
 
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