how to make a grand opening even grander

about two years ago, a realtor holding an open house in our building told ben and me that a trader joe's was coming to 8000 sunset - a plaza 2 blocks from us where crunch gym is located. at the time i thought he was creating rumors trying to make our neighborhood seem even better. then about a year ago, the rumors were inflated by chatter on the internets. about 8 months ago one tiny sign went up at 8000 sunset. in the past 4 months there has been visible construction. in the past 2 weeks there has been a lot of activity in the storefront.

and this morning, it happened. (well, it happened for me. the actual opening was yesterday). THE NEW TRADER JOE'S IS OPEN! it's a wonderland. wide aisles, nice sample station, even my favorite checker was there - she must have been transferred from the store on santa monica.

yes, there are now 3 trader joe's within a two mile radius of our apartment, but i can walk to this one. this one feels like mine.

to celebrate the grand opening i trotted down to BB and B in order to buy one of those granny shopping carts like the ladies in nyc have. and while the wire 2-wheeled varieties were readily available, it was this little gem that caught my eye. we also had a delightful test drive around the store.



since i had my 20% off coupon handy, i splurged and went for it. so far, the versacart has been a big hit. while walking up to TJs, two people stopped me on the street to ask where i got it. while in the store, two employees were mightily impressed. after our trip to TJs, versacart and i did the laundry.

if only versacart could be here with me visiting the family at their newport beach timeshare.


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