Redmond's newest rock star: People flood Trader Joe's at grand opening

By Today, 1:13 PM UPDATED You would think that "Trader Joe" was a rock star. This morning, dozens of people lined up and burst through the doors at the grand opening of the Trader Joe's store at 15932 Redmond Way.

[alan sear]

Trader Joe's has done it again. A beautiful store with the wonderful Trader's brands. I can't understand how QFC can compete.

[Steve near Seattle]

First off, Keef Richards is a rock star, TJs is a specialty grocery...

I love TJs, and I endure QFC / Krogers, but lets face it; Trader Joe's does not carry a full inventory, and all the produce is in body bags, and some items -- like the canned kalamata olives -- are just plain NASTY!
For the record, we go to Costco maybe once a month, QFC every two weeks and TJs maybe every 4-6 weeks. I'd love to go more often, but their product lines just aren't deep enough to justify it...
We used to live a few blocks from PCC in Kirkland and that was a once a week experience. Excellent products!