I tried and ranked apple-cider doughnuts from Wegmans, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's. The winner tasted incredible in my air fryer.

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Apple-cider doughnuts from Wegmans, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's on a white plate atop a wooden cutting board.
I tried and ranked apple-cider doughnuts from Wegmans, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's.

Ted Berg

I ranked all of the jarred pasta sauces I found at Trader Joe's from worst to best, and I'd eat the winner by the spoonful

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I ranked every Trader Joe's pasta sauce I could find.

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I used to work at Trader Joe's. Here are 6 popular items that are worth the hype and 4 I'd skip.

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Intercut photos of a hand holding a clear bottle with a white label containing Everything but the Bagel Seasoning and a hand holding a tan carton of non-dairy beverage with an illustration of a glass of oat milk
I think items like Trader Joe's Everything but the Bagel Seasoning is worth the hype but the nondairy oat beverage can be skipped.

Leah Kern

I tried 43 of Trader Joe's fall foods, and would buy at least 31 of them again

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Trader Joe's sells an array of festive fall staples.

Savanna Swain-Wilson

I put Trader Joe's $9 gel-moisturizer dupe to the test. I'm never spending $60 on Clinique again.

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Trader Joe's has a moisturizer that's similar to a popular Clinique product.

Jen Glantz

My roommates and I share groceries. We save about $300 a month by bulk-shopping.

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René Morrell (not pictured) and her roommates share groceries and have figured out a system that works for them.

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I take the train to Trader Joe's and only buy what I can carry home. Here are 11 items I love to pick up.

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Side-by-side photo of a bag of freeze-dried berry medley and bags of romaine hearts and arugula from Trader Joe's.
Trader Joe's is my go-to grocery store now that I live just a few train stops away from it.

Lara Gale

I'm a Pilates instructor who's been shopping at Trader Joe's for 20 years. Here are 10 of my favorite items to buy.

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Bottles of Trader Joe's organic low-calorie lemonade on a shelf.
I love picking up items like Trader Joe's organic low-calorie lemonade.

Daniela Borodin

I ranked every sausage I could find at Trader Joe's, and I think the best could be used in almost any recipe

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I went to Trader Joe's and bought every kind of sausage I could find.

Ted Berg

I'm a Brit who went to Trader Joe's for the 1st time and I wish we had grocery stores like it in the UK

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A photo of packets of cheese in a fridge at a Trader Joe's store in Chicago
The store was beautifully laid out.

Grace Dean

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