- November 25, 2024
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As customers made their way into the store they were given a lei and a shopping cart.
Amy Armstrong checks out Erin Smith, the first customer on opening day Friday, Sept. 7.
Mayor Suzanne Atwell smiles as customers make their way into the new Trader Joe’s Friday, Sept. 7.
Bananas for 19 cents each.
One of the hundreds of cases of Trader Joe’s special Charles Shaw wine.
Christopher Byrne and Rachael Levine traveled from St. Petersburg for the opening day of Sarasota’s Trader Joe’s. They made sure to pick up lots of Indian food, wine and spicy soy and flaxseed tortilla chips.
More than 30 different types of cereal is available at Trader Joe’s for $3.00 or less.
Buckets of flower bouquets with varying pieces were some of the first things on the right hand side of the store that customers saw when they walked in.
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A freezer case full of delicious ice creams and frozen treats.
Wendy Kaneko made up samples for people to try using packages of the frozen berry medley, a dollop of fresh house whip and a sprinkle of organic maple sugar.
Within the first half hour of Trader Joe’s being open, Karen Landry was already having to restock Joe’s O’s cereal.
Duane Morin poses with two of his favorite Trader Joe’s items Friday, Sept. 7. Morin, of North Port, has been a fan of Trader Joe’s since 1974.
Hundreds of people shopped and waited in line during the opening day of Sarasota’s Trader Joe’s.
Evelyn Sampson, 16 mos., has fun playing with some leis.
Trader Joe’s made sure to add some Sarasota flair to their displays including this one featuring an Adirondack chair with a hibiscus and the words “Trader Joe’s Sarasota, FLâ€, a beach ball and a beach scene painted on the wall.
Members of the Sarasota High School Jazz Combo played during the first hour of opening day at Trader Joe’s.
One of Trader Joe’s many entertaining signs about their great prices.
Many people made their way to the wine section of the store in hopes of getting some “two buck chuckâ€.
Ashley Wendell and his mom, Cynthia Wendell, had fun shopping during opening day at Trader Joe’s.
