My husband and I are from Barbados but we visit family in the US a few times a year. Living in Barbados, it's often difficult and expensive to find specialty food and ingredients, so we rely on our Trader Joe's trips to Miami to grab the items we can't find in our hometown.
We quite literally stop at the store on our way to the airport and always fill a suitcase with Trader Joe's treats before we board the nearly four-hour flight back to the Caribbean.
Though we like to grab some of our favorite items, Trader Joe's regularly introduces new products so we get to discover interesting items every time we visit the US.