- Trader Joe's employees get to partake in impromptu taste tests in the stores on occasion.
- But that doesn't mean that workers love every single item that graces Trader Joe's shelves.
- Business Insider spoke to four Trader Joe's employees to find out which items they avoid.
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Trader Joe's fans flock to the grocery store thanks to its penchant for stocking out-of-the-ordinary gems alongside its go-to staples.
But four Trader Joe's employees who spoke to Business Insider said that there are a few product categories or individual items that they tend to avoid.
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Some said that Trader Joe's doesn't offer the biggest value in certain categories. Others said that they shunned specific items as a matter of taste.
With that in mind, here are a few Trader Joe's offerings that employees say they avoid: