Fans are enamored withTrader Joe’sfor somany reasons.
The level of hype can have various effects beyond just attracting big crowds to the store.
In some cases,scalpers start buying up the hottest itemsand selling them for higher prices on eBay!
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Then there’s the inevitable backlash.
But some customers just don’t understand the lofty pedestal treatment at all.
“To compare this to Panda Express Orange Chicken is a crime,” wrote one reviewer forThe Vindicator.
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ARedditorcalled the dish “practically inedible,” adding, “The meat quality sucks!”
It’s all become too much.
This writer personally believes the seasoning is way too garlic heavy.
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One reviewer onShe Speaksagrees, writing that it’s “great if you like salt and are anti-vampire.”
Instagram’s@traderjoeslistrecently spotted a new cinnamon bun flavor.
Purists insist, however, that the cream-filled cookie dupe will never live up to the original.
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Tasted…stale?"
Anotherdisappointed customerwrote, “what a fail.
I finally bought some after all the hype and 1st taste, I was like wtf lol?!?
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It’s not good on anything, not even bagels or eggs.
And nowhere near as good as other Onion Crunches.”
Kringles
What’s wrong with Trader Joe’s Kringles, you ask?
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Call it a problem of expectations.
The Danish-style ring-shaped pastries sure generate a lot of buzz.
Another writerpiled on, “It was fine.
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Like any other pastry out there.
I thought, given the hype, that I would be out of my mind with delight.
Of course, not everyone is a fan.
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It’s probably unfair to compare any cauliflower-based gnocchi to an authentic potato version.
ACooking Lightreviewer described it as “a bit sticky and gummy” and “slightly chemical tasting.”
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Cinnamon Bun Spread
Remember the cinnamon bun spread thatwent viral a few years back?
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Well, apparently, it’s missing something important: the cinnamon.
The same reviewer compared the texture to “melted gummy bears.”
Commenters on Reddit were similarly underwhelmed.
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“[I]t definitely didn’t live up to my expectations,“wrote one.
“The cinnamon flavour is way too subtle for a product that literally has cinnamon in its name.”
There was even an entireReddit threaddedicated to the product.
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But not everyone felt it lived up the hype.One Redditorfound it “bland and dry.”
Another called it a “crumbly mess.”
The second time I got it, it was dry and almost flavorless.”
“There was a huge hype about the white truffle potato chips,” wroteone Redditor.
“[T]hey were disgusting.
I literally thought they had gone bad, thats how bad they were.
“Another writeralso “hated the truffle chips & wound up tossing them out.”
Commenters had similar gripes about other truffle-themed items.One wrote, “The truffle hot sauce is terrible.
People were raving about it.
There was zero heat and or flavor to it.
