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I decided today needed to be an all Trader Joe's day. Actually, I got to show you.
Check out my haul. Oh, tote bag. You are styling. Take that to Europe. I've got... Some two-buck chuck. Nice.
Got so many nuts. So many nuts. Some chocolate, some cheese. A little picnic we're going to have here in the recording studio. All right, here I am popping this bottle of Charles Shaw, and we are ready to go.
All right. That might be the nicest wine opener that has ever been used. Two-buck chuck.
All right, let's do it.
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Welcome to the fall 2025 season of Acquired, the podcast about great companies and the stories and playbooks behind them. I'm Ben Gilbert. I'm David Rosenthal. And we are your hosts. Peanut butter filled pretzel nuggets. Some hold the cone mini ice cream cones. plantain chips, and mandarin orange chicken. These are a few of the items I picked up this week on my trip to Trader Joe's.
You know, David had to do a research trip. It was mandatory. Had to do the research trip. I don't think I've ever spent more money at Trader Joe's because I just said yes to everything. It felt like I needed to have it all. But you couldn't have spent that much money. That's part of the point. Listeners, America seems to have an obsession with this grocery store, Trader Joe's.
It's a strange mashup of a health food store that carries interesting and quirky products inspired by traveling the South Seas, but for value-conscious shoppers. And they break every rule in grocery retailing. It's not that convenient. They don't stock all the things you need to buy each week. You can't buy online.
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