Trader Joe’s
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Cabo book n. price list for beer and wine, named after location of warehouse where they’re stored.
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captain n. store manager. Other staff include first mate (assistant manager), merchant (specialist) and novitiate (new hire).
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case of 49 n. case of bottled water. Each 1.75-liter bottle costs 49 cents.
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frozen boy n. employee responsible for stocking frozen-food section.
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Josephite n. fanatical regular customer. syn. T.J. junkie, T.J. foodie.
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TOS abbr. temporarily out of stock. “We’re TOS on pine nuts, and that Josephite is really peeved.”
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Trader Darwin n. nickname for house brand vitamins. rel. Trader Giotto (Italian food products); Trader Jose (Mexican) and Trader Ming (Chinese).
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