Trader Joes in Des Moines

We got a Trader Joes in Des Moines! It opened up Friday. I was out of town for much of the weekend and didn't get back until late Saturday afternoon, but when I got there it was still just overwhelmingly packed. I could barely move a cart through the aisles. You had to know what you wanted, where it was, and couldn't second guess your choice. There is a good and bad to that. Yes the popularity is overwhelming, but it does demonstrate that the Des Moines market can sustain a Trader Joe's and makes sure it and all of it's gourmet goods at competitively low prices remain available to us.

Trader Joe's is a grocery store with gourmet and organic food at prices that in some cases would give Walmart a run for its money. The whole thing is just dazzling to see it all there before you. I went to get a gallon of organic milk and they had expiration dates there not until November 23rd! That may be an odd thing to remark about to some of you all, but I mean usually you're lucky if you can get an expiration a 6 days a head of when you buy it. I got two.

Above is the Youtube famous Trader Joe's song, highlighting all the things we love of these unique shop.