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union sq whole foods and trader joe's -- best and worst times
I think I'm in the minority here when I say that my biggest annoyance with shopping at TJ or WF when they're busy isn't the lines (I say they go pretty fast AND the customer service of the cashiers at both places, especially TJ's is so much more pleasant than any of the traditional grocery stores where they don't even look at you or acknowledge your existence) but rather the crowded aisles and jostling to get to the products on the store shelves. TJ is such a shopping 'frenzy' that the staff can't even keep the shelves stocked in many of the items, although they certainly seem to try very hard.
Back to your original question about best times to shop - the only thing I would say is to avoid them at the very end of the night, when they start to close some registers and are 'gearing' up to close, especially TJ's.
