The Cult of Trader Joe's
Sounds Like A Cult
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The Cult of Trader Joes
Every time you go into trader joes, it's like pulling a slap machine. People get really fixated on the products in part because of that scarcity. If they do have my favorite pumpkin spice scones? Are they going to have this super rare, in demand product? And if they do, and you get your hands on it, that makes you feel special. The friendliness is kind of eerie, not dissimilar to christian missionaries smiling too much as a way to coax you into the fold,. Almost like a mild form of love bombing. Wol plot twist. A listener messaged us with a kind of hilarious take on the trader joe's staff making strong eye contact with
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