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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Three roommates are eating take-out at a kitchen island and smiling and talking.
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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The store was beautifully laid out.

Grace Dean

I tried frozen stir-fry from Wegmans, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's. The best one blew the others out of the water.

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Opened bags of frozen stir-fry from Whole Foods, Wegmans, and Trader Joe's brands and a plate with stir-fry portions from each brand on a cutting board.
I tried and ranked stir-fry from Wegmans, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's.

Ted Berg

I took the same grocery list to Trader Joe's and Walmart. My money went way further at the bigger chain, and I found cool stuff.

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I bought my standard weekly groceries at Trader Joe's and Walmart.

Amena Ahmed

I'm a mom of 2. My picky eaters love these Trader Joe's staples for a quick, easy dinner.

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Composite image, on the left the author is holding green beans from Trader Joe's in front of the refrigerated section, on the right a package of meat lasagna is in the refrigerator.
Green beans and meat lasagna from Trader Joe's are staples in the author's household.

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