The great thing about Lasell’s location is it’s conveniently located to a bunch of grocery stores in the area. I am a bit of a Trader Joe’s fanatic so I always choose TJ’s over other grocery stores, but I do know that many of you probably go to the Star Market down the road. Which is totally fine, but I am here to convert you! I feel that people assume that Trader Joe’s is expensive, therefore they won’t go. Here’s a price comparison between TJ’s and Star Market to show you why you should shop with Trader Joe’s!
Let’s start with locations:
Star Market
2040 Commonwealth Ave.
Auburndale, MA 02466
0.5 miles from Lasell
Trader Joe’s
1121 Washington St.
West Newton, MA 02465
1.4 miles from Lasell
I went to both stores and chose a selection of items college students may buy and noted the prices.
Nutri-Grain Strawberry Cereal Bars
Sold at Star Market for $3.49
“This strawberry walks into a bar” Cereal Bar
Sold at Trader Joe’s for $1.99
Honey Nut Cheerios
Sold at Star Market for $4.99
Honey Nut O’s
Sold at Trader Joe’s for $2.49
Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
Sold at Star Market for $1.19
Macaroni & Cheese
Sold at Trader Joe’s for $0.99
Jif Natural Peanut Butter
Sold at Star Market for $3.69
Unsalted Peanut Butter
Sold at Trader Joe’s for $2.79
American Flatbread Sundried Tomato & Mushroom Pizza
Sold at Star Market for $9.99
Wild Mushroom & Black Truffle Flatbread Pizza
Sold at Trader Joe’s for $4.69
Now for how much each basket of food would have cost:
At Star Market you would have spent $23.35
At Trader Joe’s you would have spent $12.95
By going to Trader Joe’s you would have saved yourself $10.40, I know it’s not extreme savings, but we are in college and need to save money where we can. This is why I am a Trader Joe’s advocate, I always walk out of there with much more food than I ever did when I shopped at Star Market.
You may be wondering why Trader Joe’s is able to keep their prices so low; 80 percent of the products sold at Trader Joe’s have their name on it. They have essentially cut out the middle man, therefore they save themselves and you money.
So do yourself, and me, a favor and head down to Trader Joe’ (it’s so close to school) and check out all of the delicious and affordable food they have. I promise you will love it!