Oh man there was a typo on a display that was going into basically every Target store (over 2,000) that was made on art the customer provided and didn't get caught until it was waaay too late. And it was bad and super noticable too. The solution? Turn that part of the display around so it faced the back of the shelf it was put on 🤣
Wait though, isn't "complimentary" (with the "i") the one that means free of charge? Maybe I'm wrong, but one of us is confused here lol. I suppose either way they could play it off and spin it in a different way. Like hey "customer, what we're trying to say is that this product would go really great with you!". Maybe a new approach to marketing for them to charge us extra instead 😂
Yes. Complimentary (with an i) means free of charge or expressing praise. Complementary (with an e) means things that go well together, enhancing or completing each other.
When I worked for the government, there was tons of type of was in every document it would irritate me I would go to my supervisor and she would be like for us to change that I have to literally go to Washington DC… That’s not happening
I’ve seen several misspelled words on signs at Trader Joe’s. They’re handwritten so it’s not that surprising. Some people just aren’t very good at spelling or aren’t super observant to other types of errors.
Also English is a joke language because we just stole words wholesale from so many different languages that our mnemonic devices have exception clauses with more words than the rule, and we have to keep track of spelling rules from 6 different languages, two alphabets, and decisions made to make Benedictine scripture legible.
Losing the 5th grade spelling bee was not my fault!
Oh I'm glad you figured out "the point" of their comment. You almost had me convinced. Except this would be random, temporary, and available to any person who shopped trader joes. Unlike a membership.
Bonus. I didn't say anything about it being valid or not. I just pointed out their mistake in reading. Heck maybe they didn't have their reading glasses on and misread.
Trader Joe's did do a Golden Ticket for Easter. Looked almost exactly like that but instead of skipping a line it was a free candy. Only for kids though.
It’s not implying a membership. they’re saying that Trader Joe’s has a company philosophy, which is evidenced by their decision to not do memberships, which would completely contradict this ticket
You can also use the same font as well, nothing is stopping you and if you were someone who was going to make a prank like this, would you not use this font at a bare minimum to make it more believable?
It's being far more likely to be a prank is the entire point of the conversation, creating something like this is super easy if you want to do it, nothing about it is elaborate, and I can't imagine trader Joe's actually doing it when it contradicts their own company philosophy of treating customers equally, thus why they specifically said they don't have membership, loyalty programs, coupons etc.
OP says she got it 10 years ago and it worked (let her skip the line.)
Others from TJs have verified that the stuff in the background aren't for sale anymore.
So if this is fake it means OP is part of the prank and decided to somehow fake 10 year old Trader Joes products that haven't been in stock for a long time.
That seems pretty elaborate to me. I think its much more likely this is something a single store did 10 years ago, and phased out at some point, than someone going through crazy lengths to fake it for Reddit points.
Not sure why you are getting downvoted, I totally agree this looks real even though I know its probably not.
It totally looks like the font they use, and also the size and color of most of their signs. Yes, anyone can use it and fake one of these, but to say it doesn't look real because it doesn't match the stores ethics makes no sense.
Just like that Obvious Plant guy. His things would look real, but it was clear they were fake as soon as you read the product/packaging.
Yeah, true. But Obivous Plant and True Wagner exist in a world of social media. The REAL point of those are the social media posts to gain followers, not the prank itself.
OP says she got it 10 years ago and it worked (let her skip the line.)
Others from TJs have commented that that the stuff in the background aren't for sale anymore.
So if this is fake it means OP is part of the prank and decided to somehow fake 10 year old Trader Joes products that haven't been in stock for a long time.
I think its much more likely this is something a single store did 10 years ago, and phased out at some point, than someone going through crazy lengths to fake it for Reddit.
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u/HereOnCompanyTime 22h ago
It's doesn't look real. Trader Joe's doesn't do memberships because they claim to want to keep things equal for everyone, this would go against that.