Trader Joe’s is celebrated for its ability to formemotional connections with shoppers.
Here are just some of themanycherished items that TJ’s has discontinued over the years.
“Just fell to my knees,” one Redditwrotein response to the news.
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I don’t need this kind of negativity in my life ," another onecommented.
It was such a nice treat with fruit!
I would get it every single time I went, so huge disappointment when it was canceled."
“This was hands down my favorite store-bought dressing.
WTF Trader Joe’s?!”
Arrabiata Sauce
2022 kicked off with the news of Trader Joe’s Arrabiata Sauceleaving store shelves.
The user added that even the employees they discussed the discontinuation with “seemed genuinely sad.”
“So freakin sad about this.
I haven’t been able to identify anything similar ,” one Instagram user said.
“This one hurts,” someone else added.
I got them once on a whim, and then never found them again," one Redditorwrote.
“My heart broke a little when they discontinued these.
They were the best!”
Someone else went as far as calling the product’s exit “a tragedy.”
I used to leave the store with no fewer than 5 boxes at a time.
By far one of my favorite discontinued TJ items."
A few users highlighted the product’s role in their childhood, with oneresponding, “Remember?
My ma and I practically cried when they disappeared.
They were an appetizer staple growing up and we always had several boxes in the freezer.”
