Inexplicable Reorganizations: TJ's Hides the Joe

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Frequent Trader Joe's Union Square customers know (and try to accept) that lines clog up the store most of the day, but a recent reorganization may have worsened an already bad situation. You see, it was someone's bright idea to move the coffee across the store from the coffee grinder.

In the halcyon days of yore, shoppers could pick up a can or two of TJ's French Roast, then grind it up—now, bewildered types search the bread-filled shelves near the machine in vain. For those who appreciate a caffeine jolt in the morning, the beans are now located in the beauty aisle near the sample station.
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