Joe's Interior Design: Trading Up?

Monday, February 6, 2006, by Joey

Back-to-back TJ's? You know it! Because you simply can't! get! enough!, photoblogger A Test of Will zoomed in on the current state of Union Square's coming Trader Joe's, which is looking kinda ER waiting room-ish, wouldn't you say? A most unappetizing color scheme, as it stands right now. Another view after the jump.

· Trader Joe's [A Test of Will]
· Grocery Store Protects Against Snipers, Drive-Bys [Curbed]

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have you been to another trader joes? not really known for their interior design. sadly. i assume the staff will wear hawaiian print shirts here too . . .

By mortonstreeter at February 6, 2006 12:12 PM

I have always enjoyed my TJ's shopping experiences, tropical color schemes and nautical themes included. I am sure they will pull it together. Maybe the Robin's Egg (or ER) Blue is a primer or base coat for another finish?

By rebekah at February 6, 2006 12:34 PM

Looks like all the TJ's I've ever been in, ranging from CA to MA...

By AY at February 6, 2006 1:43 PM

Fear not. They will decorate the walls with images that are specific to the store's location. They might use old photographs of the area, for instance. As long as someone is not too obnoxiously cool and can handle a little bit of cute they should be able to enjoy the experience.

By Patrick at February 6, 2006 3:28 PM

on a related note, check out the flyer they have posted on the window- http://flickr.com/photos/acaaron816/96535645/
(apologies for low quality, cameraphone+nighttime)
anyone need a job?

By aaron at February 6, 2006 8:46 PM

I agree. I've worked at mine (in the SF Bay Area) for five years. I've seen four other stores -- you know they're all Trader Joe's by the wood paneling and nautical stuff, but each one makes an effort to reflect its community.

By L. at February 6, 2006 11:37 PM

I like the one next to LAX with the airplane crashing through the ceiling.

By bb at February 9, 2006 12:45 AM

I am originaly from California. I know that there was a Trader Joe's store in Long Beach, California. And if I remember right I think that there was a couple of other Trader Joe's stores in a few other small cities that were also close to the beach. This was around the years 1992 - 1993. I guess that this store is still in Long Beach, California today. I really do not know because I am in the Army now and I haven't seen the store in years. (I guess that I could do a computer search for the store....but is it really that important?) Well anyway, from what I remember about the Trader Joe's store in Long Beach was that it always seemed like a FAKE store to me. Yes I said the word FAKE. I do not know how else to explain that feeling that I have for Trader Joe's. Maybe the feeling that I have for Trader Joe's might seem strange to some other people but that was and still is the feeling that I always had and still have for Trader Joe's even today. I went in there a couple of times. The prices were always way too high and there was allot of crappy junk on the shelves that I never bought. And I do not really remember anyone ever saying any comments like; "Hey, lets go to Trader Joe's! It's such a great store!" or "I always stop and get something at Trader Joe's" or "I like Trader Joe's" or any other kind of positive comment about Trader Joe's at all. If anything, from what I can remember was that people in Southern California seemed to have a very bland and bored attitude about Trader Joe's that was more like: "Whatever" or "That's nice" or "Big - Deal, who cares?!?!". I have not thought about Trader Joe's at all until I started to read all the comments about the Trader Joe's store in New York City and I thought that I would add my two cents. Thank you.

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By Mary at January 1, 2007 7:52 AM